Any Digital SLR cameras that you can see the picture on the LCD first?

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What model #s are recommended if so? Price range?
I used the Canon XS for about a week & loved it, but I did not see an option for the Live View. Any clues on how to view it on this camera?

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3 Responses to 'Any Digital SLR cameras that you can see the picture on the LCD first?'

David M - February 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
The Canon Rebel XS, XSi, 40D, 50D, 5D MKII and the 1D’s all have live view.
For Nikon the D90, D200, D300, D700 and D3 have live view.

Some Pentax, Olympus and Sony do as well.

If this is your first SLR I would recommend either the Canon Rebel XS ($500) or XSi ($600) or the Nikon D40 ($450) or D60 ($600) to start with.

Live view on an SLR is really not very useful or important. You can’t hold several pounds of camera at arms length and not expect blurry shots. Not to mention you will look ridiculous. There are some uses in the studio or when mounted to a tripod but generally it is not necessary. Live view has been added to many SLR’s recently to appease people coming from the point and shoot world but you will be better off when you learn to use the viewfinder.
Elbert - February 7th, 2009 at 1:35 am
The Canon XS model does not have live view, the XSi and 40D do. Nikon D300, Olympus E-410, E-510 and E3, Pentax K20D and the Sony A300, A350 models all support live view.
Petra_au - February 8th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
If you’re considering a dSLR, then you also need to realize that you will mostly have to compose your shots by looking through the viewfinder like any normal SLR camera…because Live View cannot be used 100% of the time, and you will also need to mount the camera on a tripod to prevent camera shake.

You cannot expect to hold up a dSLR in front of you at half arm’s length to compose your images. It’s just not practical and your arms will tire quickly trying to do this and you will not be able to hold the camera steady enough, anyway…plus you will look slightly silly.

You can view your images immediately after taking them, so I don’t see what the problem is…

If you’re considering a Canon dSLR, I recommend the XSi (450D) over the XS (1000D) because it has a few more features worth paying the few extra dollars for.