The E-520 features Live View. What is it, and how does it work?
The Live View feature allows you to use the LCD monitor as a viewfinder to compose shots or to shoot while viewing an enlarged display on the monitor. Live View uses one of three available AF systems to determine when and how focusing is performed. Selection of the AF system is made via the following menu: > AF/MF > LIVE VIEW AF MODE. The charcteristics of the Live View AF systems are as follows: • IMAGER AF–Autofocus is acquired via contrast detection, which is the same process used in many point & shoot digital cameras. The camera searches 11 AF targets to find the one that contains the greatest contrast and focuses on it. Typically, this will identify the subject nearest the lens. The shooting sequence is as follows: • Pressing the shutter button halfway activates contrast detection using the image on the sensor. • Pressing the shutter button all the way down closes the shutter and drops the mirror. • The shutter fires, and the image is captured. • The image is displayed on the LCD
