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LED display issue
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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 561341" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>While the manual says that the live view tries to simulate the final exposure, they dont explain that it biases this view/metering to the LV focus point. That is why you get a light/dark screen depending where you move the point. I'm not sure how it is on the d5100, but on my d7200, I have an exposure meter visible. If that meter is zeroed, LV pretty much matches the final exposure.</p><p>Another point of interest... in most of our Nikons, when we enter live view, the aperture cannot physically change once we enter live view. If we change settings, the aperture cannot change. It will take the change once the picture is snapped, but not before. The mechanism needs the shutter to cycle to set/change the aperture. I think the d800 has a separate mechanism to change the aperture during live view. I am not sure how this behavior affects what we see in live view, but its something to be aware of that the LV might or might not be the aperture that will be used for the actual shot. Entering live view from Auto mode likely starts LV with the aperture wide open. Entering LV from another mode where you previously set a high aperture will enter live view and immediately set that selected aperture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 561341, member: 4923"] While the manual says that the live view tries to simulate the final exposure, they dont explain that it biases this view/metering to the LV focus point. That is why you get a light/dark screen depending where you move the point. I'm not sure how it is on the d5100, but on my d7200, I have an exposure meter visible. If that meter is zeroed, LV pretty much matches the final exposure. Another point of interest... in most of our Nikons, when we enter live view, the aperture cannot physically change once we enter live view. If we change settings, the aperture cannot change. It will take the change once the picture is snapped, but not before. The mechanism needs the shutter to cycle to set/change the aperture. I think the d800 has a separate mechanism to change the aperture during live view. I am not sure how this behavior affects what we see in live view, but its something to be aware of that the LV might or might not be the aperture that will be used for the actual shot. Entering live view from Auto mode likely starts LV with the aperture wide open. Entering LV from another mode where you previously set a high aperture will enter live view and immediately set that selected aperture. [/QUOTE]
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