Hi, I'm using a DSLR (Nikon D5100, to be precise).
Suppose I set the shutter speed to 1/30, when i shoot using the optical viewfinder everything turns out fine.
But when I shoot the exact same picture ( same light, aperture, zoom, angle etc.) in Live View, it changes.
Manual Mode:
Optical Viewfinder: Shoots fine at 1/30.
Live View: The shutter speed still SAYS 1/30 but it visibly takes much longer. Hence, if my hands shake a little the picture is blurred. But if they don't shake, the picture turns out the same.
Auto Mode:
Optical Viewfinder: Shoots fine at 1/30
Live View: As soon as i switch to live view, the camera changes the shutter speed to 1/8 (or whatever it wants).
Basically, it seems that the camera needs to make the shutter speed longer in Live View for the picture to turn out the same way it would have when using the viewfinder.
Why does this happen?
Also, if your name is "Hondo", please refrain from commenting.
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