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<blockquote data-quote="ScottinPollock" data-source="post: 484346" data-attributes="member: 40111">There has been a lot of confusion on this. Here is how it works on my D3300 (which I would assume is the same on the D5500).The reason you do not see a change in LV when you change the Aperture, is because you can't change aperture in LV. When you change the aperture in LV, the aperture isn't set until you release the shutter. The shot will be taken with the newly set aperture, and LV will return showing that aperture (it just won't show the change ahead of taking a shot). You can however change ISO and shutter speed in LV and see the exposure changes. The only exception to this is shooting movies. If you adjust the aperture and then hit the movie button, the aperture will not change as it does when taking a still. You either have to take a still, or exit LV change the aperture, and return to LV to start movie recording with the correct aperture.Capisce?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ScottinPollock, post: 484346, member: 40111"] There has been a lot of confusion on this. Here is how it works on my D3300 (which I would assume is the same on the D5500). The reason you do not see a change in LV when you change the Aperture, is because you can't change aperture in LV. When you change the aperture in LV, the aperture isn't set until you release the shutter. The shot will be taken with the newly set aperture, and LV [I]will[/I] return showing that aperture (it just won't show the change ahead of taking a shot). You can however change ISO and shutter speed in LV and see the exposure changes. The only exception to this is shooting movies. If you adjust the aperture and then hit the movie button, the aperture will not change as it does when taking a still. You either have to take a still, or exit LV change the aperture, and return to LV to start movie recording with the correct aperture. Capisce? [/QUOTE]

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