Question re: Nikon LCD Screens

[annnewjerz]

So, I am borrowing a friend's D60 while they are out of town on vacation for the week and there is something that has really been bugging me. While out at Best Buy the other night I was playing around the the D90 and could see the "live feed" on the LCD rather than using the viewfinder while I was taking pictures.

I can't figure out how to get the D60 to do this, or even if it does offer this function...for all I know it was added to the newest versions of the Nikons dSLRs but the D60 doesn't have it.

If anyone could let me know if it's something the D60 offers, I can at least go from there and try to find out how in the owner's manual.

Thank you!!!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I can't figure out how to get the D60 to do this, or even if it does offer this function...for all I know it was added to the newest versions of the Nikons dSLRs but the D60 doesn't have it.

From Wikipedia:

Digital SLRs with live preview
Live-preview functionality is becoming more and more common on digital SLR cameras, and as of mid 2008 almost all new DSLRs have the feature. The following is a partial list of DSLRs with live preview:

Canon EOS 20Da
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EOS 450D
Canon EOS 1D Mark III
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Leica Digilux 3
Nikon D90
Nikon D300
Nikon D700
Nikon D3
Olympus E-330
Olympus E-410
Olympus E-420
Olympus E-510
Olympus E-520
Olympus E-3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10
Sony Alpha A300 and A350
Pentax K20D
Samsung GX20

Live preview in some or all of these cameras is not conventionally generated (the image formed by the lens is either not directly or not continuously projected over the main sensor). Also the live preview in these DSLRs does not typically serve as their principal means of framing and previewing before taking a photograph. (As DSLRs, they have an optical view reflected in the OVF (Optical Viewfinder) for that purpose and the live preview is an additional feature).

While live-preview technology has been advancing, as for March 2008, there are no DSLRs which show a live preview as seamlessly as a fixed-lens camera. The main issues are with slow focus and lack of exposure-priority display. Among the DSLRs that do manage to focus using the standard phase-detection sensor used by DSLRs, none has managed to show 100% frame coverage like conventional digital cameras, thereby removing the key advantage of live preview over optical viewfinders. Additionally, 100% coverage optical viewfinders have recently become more common and affordable with the appearance of the Nikon D300 and Olympus E-3.

Canon's EOS 1000D/XS can be added to the above list also.

 

[annnewjerz]

From Wikipedia:

Thank you!!! I've been driving myself absolutely nutso trying to get this thing to switch over. I swear, she will be lucky if I haven't permanently altered some setting by the time she gets back.

Oh well, I guess that's what she gets for agreeing to lend me her camera and then leaving for the Bahamas

 

[pxlbarrel]

I've only used the live feed of my Canon 40D a couple of times. For one thing, you can't autofocus with it. It's extremely difficult to manually focus using the screen (it's hard enough doing it through the viewfinder!) and presumably you're using the live feed because you're shooting something from an awkward angle which makes focusing even harder!

 

[YesDear]

I have the live view on my D300 and have never used it. It is really designed for the times you are in a really bad position to look through the viewfinder.

It uses a different exposure method and it uses a much more battery. I have played with it and do not think it would be something I would use.

 

[emer95]

Thank you so much for posting this! My husband bought me a D60 for my birthday, and I was so disappointed that you can't view the live feed through the screen. I was almost going to return it and pay for the restocking fee and buy a cheaper camera, because it's what I was used to. I'm still fiddling with it and becoming more comfortable, but I've decided to keep it.