90kFraming Pictures in the Monitor(Live View)Select live view (a) mode to frame pictures in the monitor. Thefollowing options are available:• Hand-held (g): Choose when taking hand-held shots of movingsubjects, or when framing photographs at angles that make itdifficult to use the viewfinder (pg. 91). Camera focuses normallyusing phase-detection autofocus.• Tripod (h): Choose when the camera is mounted on a tripod (pg.94). You can zoom in on the image displayed in the monitor forprecise focus, making this option suitable for static subjects.Contrast-detect autofocus can be used to compose photographswith the subject positioned anywhere in the frame.A Phase-Detection Versus Contrast-Detect AFThe camera normally uses phase-detection autofocus, in which focus isadjusted based on data from a special focusing sensor. When [Tripod] isselected in live view, however, the camera uses contrast-detect autofocus,in which the camera analyses the data from the image sensor and adjustsfocus to produce the greatest contrast. Contrast-detect autofocus takeslonger than phase-detection autofocus.
