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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 551628" data-attributes="member: 16749">I think you are mistaken.  In Live View mode, the mirror has to be up, and the shutter open, to expose the sensor in order to produce the live view.  When you take the picture, the shutter closes, then opens and closes for the specified time to expose the picture, then a short time later, opens again and restores the live view.  The mirror stays up the entire time.  I have just now verified this behavior with my own D3200.  If you set your Mode dial to “M”, you can remove the lens, and observe the mirror yourself as you actuate it in Live Mode.  You will see that the mirror is up, and that it stays up.</blockquote>