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Chapter 6 ■ Live View and D-Movies 163
■ White balance. Displays the current white balance preset or WB Auto.
■ Movie time remaining. Indicates the number of minutes and seconds remaining
for movie shooting.
■ Movie frame size. Displays the resolution of the movie frame and frames per sec-
ond rate, from 1920 × 1080 pixels to 1280 × 720, down to 640 × 424, at either 24
or 30 fps (depending on what you’ve selected in the Movie Settings entry in the
Shooting menu). (See Chapter 8.)
■ Alignment grid. (Shown in Figure 6.8.) This set of guides can be used to help line
up horizontal or vertical lines.
■ Self-timer. (Not shown in figure.) A self-timer icon appears at right when the self-
timer is active.
■ Action icons. These icons are a reminder that you can adjust the screen brightness
by pressing the WB/Help/Protect button and using the up/down directional
buttons.
■ Monitor brightness. This indicator shows the relative brightness of the back-panel
LCD during Live View as you make adjustments using the WB/Help/Protect but-
ton and up/down directional buttons.
Additional information is arrayed along the bottom of the LCD image, more or less
duplicating much of the data in the LED display that is seen through the viewfinder
when not using Live View. These indicators include:
■ Metering method. Shows whether Matrix, Center-weighted, or Spot metering is
selected. Choose before entering Live View.
■ Shutter speed. The currently selected shutter speed.
■ F/stop. The current f/stop.
■ ISO value. Shows the ISO sensitivity setting, or ISO Auto.
■ Shots remaining. Indicates the number of images remaining on your memory card
at the current Image Size and Image Quality settings.
■ Flash ready. Shows the electronic flash is fully charged and ready to shoot.
Shooting in Live View
Shooting stills and movies in Live View is easy. Just follow these steps:
1. Rotate LV switch. Activate Live View by rotating the switch. (See Figure 6.1.) The
D7000 can be hand-held or mounted on a tripod. (Using a tripod mode makes it
easier to obtain and keep sharp focus.) You can exit Live View at any time by rotat-
ing the LV button again.