After having my big girls camera (Canon 450) for nearly three years today I tried out the Live View. I generally found it ok to work out how to do the settings but I just have one question, does auto-focus not work on Live View? Doesn't matter if it doesn't but having an active 1 year old it would be handy.
You might have to activate AF during Live View first...
If the 450d's UI is similar to that of the 1000d you'll have to press Menu -> scroll to one of those wrench tabs -> Custom Functions -> Auto fucos / Drive AF during Live View shooting. Select either Quick mode (screen will blank during AF, but this will focus quickly) or Live mode (cam will "search" until focus is achieved)
Annie - I've never used it before but thought after 3 years I better see what it's all about. I think when I have blinding headaches but want to capture a moment it might come in handy.
Junginger - Thank you for that info I'll try and have a play around with those tomorrow.
If it helps, I find live view most useful when the camera's perched on a tripod and I have the luxury of plenty of time to do a 10x zoom and manually focus right in. For actually taking stuff "on the fly" the viewfinder's usually the far better option.
@coolgirlsar Hey Sarah, I have the same camera and I was just searching on this subject too. It does actually auto focus, as Annie said from the button next to the magnifying one, but it takes a couple of seconds to focus than the regular one.
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If the 450d's UI is similar to that of the 1000d you'll have to press Menu -> scroll to one of those wrench tabs -> Custom Functions -> Auto fucos / Drive AF during Live View shooting. Select either Quick mode (screen will blank during AF, but this will focus quickly) or Live mode (cam will "search" until focus is achieved)
Annie - I've never used it before but thought after 3 years I better see what it's all about. I think when I have blinding headaches but want to capture a moment it might come in handy.
Junginger - Thank you for that info I'll try and have a play around with those tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UQoSJ--jfw&feature=player_embedded
Note what he does close to the 1-minute mark.