Digital SLR Live View LCD
Since the introduction of the first single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, photographers have prized SLRs because they can see with the naked eye, through an optical viewfinder, exactly what is passing through the camera’s lens. The “reflex” of a mirrored shutter that bends light to the camera’s viewfinder, and then snaps open rapidly to create exposures, makes this possible and gives the SLR its advantage. But there is a problem: the image sensor is blocked by the mirror and shutter until the moment the shutter button is pressed, the mirror and shutter mechanism prevents a traditional digital SLR from viewing and composing a photo using only the camera’s Liquid Crystal Display as a viewfinder. The solution to this technical challenge is the revolutionary Olympus EVOLT E-330 digital SLR - the world’s first interchangeable lens digital SLR to feature a true “Live View” image on the LCD screen, in addition to the optical viewfinder, and unite the best of both worlds. Now, there are many digital SLR cameras with Live View LCD, such as Canon 450D, Canon EOS 40D, Nikon D300, Olympus E-410, Olympus E-510, Olympus E-3, Pentax K20D, Sony A300，Sony A350 and so on. Live view digital SLR cameras let you see a preview of the image you’re about to take on the camera’s LCD screen. It great for people who don’t want to be limited to viewfinder composition, and enjoy taking photos from the hip, high up, or from odd angles.
So seek out a camera with a live view LCD if:
• You don’t want to always look through the viewfinder to compose photos
• You want to take photos at odd angles
• You take photos primarily of non-moving subjects
Don’t worry about whether or not a camera has live view if:
• You want to use the camera for action photography
• You don’t mind always using the viewfinder
• You don’t intend to photograph from waist level or at arm’s length
