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Live View
Live View on the IQ Digital Back
All IQ Digital Backs are capable of displaying a Live View on the rear touch
screen. It is a very eective method for capturing still subjects. Using a tripod
is recommended to prevent blurred images. The preview image is displayed
at the selected Aperture, and the Aperture value may be changed by the user
during previewing to observe the eect on the depth of field. Exposure is not
simulated in order to make the screen easier to see, and so the exposure com-
pensation function is disabled.
Note, due to the faster refresh rates, the quality of the Live View image
displayed on an IQ Digital Back with a CMOS sensor is superior to that from a
CCD.
All IQ Digital Backs support tethered Live View using FireWire 800 or USB 3.0,
except for the IQ3 100MP and 50MP Digital Backs which oer Live View with
USB 3.0 only.
The IQ3 100MP Trichromatic, IQ3 100MP or IQ3 100MP Acromatic Digital
Backs have an additional live view output option to an external monitor or
screen via HDMI. The HDMI output connector is located behind the CF-port
door on the right hand side of the IQ3 100MP versions. (HDMI output is
described on next page).
Live View on the IQ Touch Screen
From the IQ Home screen, touch the context menu icon in the lower right
corner of the display. The contextual menu pop-up is displayed. Touch the
Movie-camera icon to initiate Live View. The XF Camera Body opens the
shutter and a live preview (Live view image) is displayed on the rear screen.
You can access the camera controls from live view by tapping on the exposure
settings overlay or initiate a capture simply by tapping on the shutter button
on the screen. Please note that the overlay fades out when the screen hasn’t
been touched for a few seconds. Just touch it again to access the controls.
Focus in Live View using the IQ Touch Screen
AF is not available during Live View. Select Manual Focus (MF) from the Lens
Selector Ring and focus on the subject using the Live View image.
Touch the screen and the display will enter Full Screen mode. The live preview
can be zoomed to check focus. The Zoom slider appears when touching the
left side of the screen in full screen view. To zoom in an image in full screen,
slide your fingertip upward on the Zoom slider. To zoom back out, slide your
fingertip down on the slider. To make a quick zoom to 100%, double-tap on the
area of interest. To examine other areas of the preview, the image may be
dragged with your fingertip. Double-tap the screen to return the full screen
display. To exit live view, press the upper left key of the IQ Digital Back.
Image Capture in Live View
Follow the steps outlined above to enable Live View and confirm focus. Select
the Low VIbration mode or enable the Single (or Continuous) Drive modes
and use a cable release to prevent vibration in the images.
Once you are ready to capture press the shutter release button on either the
cable release or on the camera.
Capturing from within Live View will have a little longer latency than normal,
since the camera have to step out of Live View, and close the shutter before
an actual capture can take place. Once the image is captured the camera will
show the image for a short while, and then step back into Live VIew. The
display time can be setup in Menu>Preview in LiveView.
Exposure settings overlay
Zoom slider
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