Live View - E-3 Digital SLR - Olympus America Inc.

An innovation in digital SLR imaging — shoot from unique angles with complete control. Unlimited creativity, unhindered motion, unbelievable accuracy — this is what you get with the Live Viewing capabilities of the Olympus E-3. The dual-axis variable-angle Live View monitor allows you to conveniently capture scenes that would require a difficult posture or a little bit of luck when using an optical viewfinder. With the E-3, you can easily and accurately compose and shoot wide-angle scenes over the top of a crowd or macro shots from ground level.

Display three different framing-assist patterns on the LCD monitor — a grid, golden section, or a scale — without switching the actual physical focusing screen. In addition, you can display a histogram to check for proper exposure and tone distribution before you even take a shot.

A sensor installed on the upper left side of the swivel LCD analyzes the brightness of the surroundings and then automatically adjusts the brightness of the LCD. If you are outdoors under bright sunlight, the LCD's brightness and contrast are increased to improve visibility; when in a dark setting or at night, brightness is decreased for easier viewing.

Live View shooting allows real-time hunting and framing of your subject right on the LCD. Enabling ultra high-angle and low-angle shooting, the dual-axis flexible-angle Live View monitor can be rotated freely — up and down and from side to side — allowing you to take shots from angles impossible up until now. The LCD monitor displays 100 percent of the field of view and can be used in AF shooting.

With Live View, you can check the effects of white balance adjustment and exposure compensation
right on the LCD monitor, in real time, as you compose your shot. You can even use the Gradation Auto
setting (utilizing Shadow Adjustment Technology) to adjust under-exposed areas while retaining background
brightness — and confirm it, before you shoot, on the LCD.

During Live View shooting, select any area of your image that you want to precisely focus on by moving the focusing point to various parts of the LCD. You can then magnify your point of interest by five, seven or 10 times and focus on it manually. This is a powerful feature when fine focus adjustment is required in macro or studio shooting.

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