…because reading about the newly announced Sony Alpha 700 has taken up my time.<\/p>\n
SLR cameras traditionally need you to look through the optical viewfinder to compose. This is different from digital cameras, which let you see what you are shooting on the LCD screen. This feature is known as Live View.<\/p>\n
However, as of late, major camera brands have introduced Live View on their digital SLRs.<\/p>\n
What’s good about Live View?<\/b>
\n– You could hold your dSLR way up high and shoot a crowd while aiming accurately …or go way below and shoot from the floor. (I do this when handed a digital camera and am asked to help take pictures at gigs.)
\n– You get 100% frame coverage. Some dSLR viewfinders show less, often 95%. After you shoot you’d find the picture has more stuff on the sides.
\n– You can zoom in on the image for more accurate manual focusing.
\n– You can shoot macro, much much easier.<\/p>\n
What’s bad about Live View?<\/b>
\n– Leaving the sensor on for extended periods of time will make the sensor hot (due to current running through it, and light coming in) and thus more noise will show.
\n– Opening the shutter to go into Live View, and then shooting, probably needs the shutter to return. Thus, every time you activate Live View, you take one shutter cycle away from your camera’s life. Some cameras are rated at 100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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