June 2019
Beginner
156 pages
4h 59m
English
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WHEN DSLRS ENTER Live View mode, the focus system is completely different than when the camera is in the standard viewing mode (Figure 15.1). As explained in the chapter on phase detection (section 12), the DSLR uses a separate and independent autofocus sensor to determine focus when the mirror is in the lowered position. When Live View is engaged on a DSLR, the mirror moves up and out of the way so that light may strike the sensor and the image can be relayed to the LCD on the back of the camera. This renders the phase detection sensor useless.
When in Live View, the DSLR can no longer make use of the separate autofocus ...
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