3. Compose your picture quickly.
4. Press the Shutter-release button all the way down again.
The mirror will drop, phase-detection AF will activate,
and the shutter will fire. If you don’t press the
Shutter-release button all the way down, but go only
halfway, the mirror will drop and phase-detection AF
will activate but no picture will be taken. This is a good
way to refocus if your subject has moved.
5. Repeat as necessary. When you are done with Live view
mode, be sure to set the camera back to normal
Viewfinder mode by turning away from the Lv setting
on the Release mode dial (D300) or by pressing the Lv
button again (D300S)
LV Tripod Mode (uses Contrast-detection AF):
1. Enter Live view mode, frame your subject, and press the
AF-ON button to initiate autofocus. The Shutter-release
button will not cause AF to happen in Tripod mode. You
must use the AF-ON button.
2. Use the Playback zoom in button (looks like a
magnifying glass with a plus sign in it) to enlarge the
image so that you can see whether the image is in focus.
3. Press the AF-ON button to top off the focus. This can
take some time (especially in low light) since the camera
is using Contrast-detection AF to find the best focus.
You will see the image on the Monitor go in and out of
focus before it finally settles on the correct focus. Be
patient!
4. Without moving the camera, press the Shutter-release
button all the way down to take the image. The mirror
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