Nikon D700: Live view mode(s) walk through

[@j.m.5917]

Here it is, almost 2023, and I am still using my D700 for astrophotography with pretty good results. This Live View tip is a huge help for focusing through a telescope. Thanks you so very much.

[@frederikboving]

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻

[@andrewgasca9707]

Oh goodness after a long time of searching, I found the right video! Thank you!!

[@frederikboving]

Thank you for your kind words! If you want more about the D700, look no further: kzbin.info/aero/PLPjooVCTLG910wkb8TMrajbIHmA54MJ-A 😀

[@andrewgasca9707]

@@frederikboving Thank you!

[@vicpico1]

Hi! Good morning. It's good to know, that someone is doing a video on my Nikon D700. Love this camera. Awesome.! Thank you. . Stay safe.

[@frederikboving]

Thanks, stay safe too!

[@torbjorndahlquist9232]

Hallo! Jag har precis köpt en begagnad D700 och är mycket tacksam för dina klipp och tips. Prenumererar självklart på din sida nu. Är en Nikon användare sedan 80- talet och har jobbat i dedikerad Nikon återförsäljare butik. Men dina tips är guld värda. Åter igen utmärkt arbete och en eloge till dig.

[@frederikboving]

Mange tak Torbjörn! Og velkommen til! 🙂

[@adrianroyle4425]

Very interesting, I’ve only recently started using the live view on my D700 which I’ve had for about 9 years. It certainly does eat batteries. It managed 24 shots today with a fully charged battery!

[@frederikboving]

Ha ha! 24 images! Well, well - we were many that complained about battery life on mirrorless systems, but when you use your DSLR's Live View, you start to understand what the mirrorless are op against: to power a small TV constantly!

[@moryakov4165]

I’ve been told there is a secondary mirror behind the main mirror which focuses the light down beneath the main mirror where the autofocus and metering systems are located on the D700, which would explain why the mirror must move even in tripod mode

[@frederikboving]

Sounds like a plausible explanation - thank you 🙏🏻

[@C2CDisciple]

I ordered a battery grip with BL3 Chamber Cover for $54 USD so I can use my D3 battery for the d700 along with the regular battery at the same time, it will allow 8FPS and I imagine significantly increase battery usage for the camera during live view. I shoot with newer gear as second shooter but really have been enjoying the D700 as well as your videos...thank you. I've got the same 180mm AI lens also that I saw in another of your videos. Appreciate your insight and how you explain things.

[@frederikboving]

Thank you for your kind words! Much appreciated!

[@geordiejazzman]

I've assigned the camera's AE-L/AF-L button to Live View by highlighting Controls in the menu and selecting item 7. It works great for quickly composing a shot, however, It eats battery power, just as Frederick said in this video. Keep the faith!

[@frederikboving]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, Live View eats batteries for sure!

[@T3hderk87]

Omg.... I finally understand how it works. Thank you sir!

[@frederikboving]

Thank you Derek - great that the video was helpful! All the best!

[@flexjoe]

Thank you for all your videos. These are very very helpful!

[@frederikboving]

🙏🏻

[@carloscipriani2438]

Fantástico!!!!! Una demostración que también sirve para la D300, otra Nikon vigente a 15 años de su presentación.

[@frederikboving]

👍

[@desmtb]

Loving your D700 videos..

[@frederikboving]

Thank you!

[@andrewgwatking54]

Hi, love your videos on the d700. I prefer live view set to one of the front buttons, rather than turning the dial.

[@frederikboving]

Cool, thanks! Good you found a better way to work with the live view - it is a bit quirky to have it on the mode dial; it would be nice to have a dedicated LV button as is the case on later models.

[@tsdelaney]

Thank you very much for the explanation, Fred!

[@frederikboving]

Thank you Tim! Glad it was helpful! What are you drinking (the thumbnail)? Is it Guinness?

[@tsdelaney]

It was a Smithwick’s while my wife and I were visiting Kilkenny, Ireland around 2014. Always nice to sample the local ale!

[@frederikboving]

@@tsdelaney Thanks Tim! Reminds me how much I miss travelling. My last time on a plane was actually to Dublin. Will need to try a Smithwicks next time I visit Ireland!

[@maeu59]

In live view why does my camera go into manual? It doesn’t auto meter.

[@frederikboving]

That's strange - is should meter based on PASM mode..

[@maeu59]

@@frederikboving it’s locked in manual, in any mode moving the camera to different areas nothing changes.

[@frederikboving]

@@maeu59​​⁠try taking it out of live view, change PASM mode, and go back in live view mode.

[@maeu59]

@@frederikboving it turns out that it only re meters when I re focus, it’s not a live meter like modern live view cameras. So if I’m focused on something and move to another subject it won’t meter again until I re focus on the new subject, then it stays there until I release the shutter. I can change settings manually in different modes but it doesn’t auto meter when re composing without re focusing. I think that’s just the way it works.

[@frederikboving]

@@maeu59Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻

[@draganmisic6010]

I know that live view on nikon d700 is not "the best" compare to live view's of newer cameras that even have touch screen and could flip the LCD screen. But I wanted to ask about battery, whether it consumes the battery quickly on newer cameras or is it just on d700. Is it just d700 problem or every camera have problem with battery when is on live view mode.

[@frederikboving]

I cannot speak for all cameras, but I know that it is a problem for many cameras. The "little" battery that sits in a DSLR is often not designed to keep the rear LCD fired up for longer periods of time. In the eyes of the DSLR; the rear LCD is like a big TV-set to keep powered up and hence very taxing. The optical viewfinder on the other hand requires no (or very little) power relative to the rear LCD.

[@draganmisic6010]

@@frederikboving oh I understand, thank you

[@myerwerl]

Does it shows the exact exposure when we change the settings?

[@frederikboving]

Yes, why should it not`?

[@lucasunofficial55]

I like to set live view to the fn button on the front of the camera. That way you won’t have to press the shutter twice and can set the shutter mode as normal.

[@frederikboving]

It's a good tip - thanks for sharing!

[@deamonsnake1985]

Your channel is a such a pleasent discovery. :) It is kinda pushing me consider my camera repaired. Damn! the servicing and repair cost an arm and a leg. :(

[@frederikboving]

Ha-ha! Yes, these decisions are never easy...

[@songyongchang1387]

Is it natural that the Nikon d700 during live view got delayed playback?

[@frederikboving]

Hi, not sure what you mean exactly by "delayed playback", but the D700 does not have much computing power relative to what we are used to here in 2021, so if you swing your camera say left/right while live view is on, I would expect that the rear LCD shows is lagging relative to what the lens sees. Hope this helps.

[@JebbAdams]

how do I turn on live view? Thanks!

[@frederikboving]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Lclqh5mLGjm5I

[@JebbAdams]

@@frederikboving thank you

[@nameohnezahlen]

Love your accent Frederik

[@frederikboving]

Ha-ha! I get many comments for my accent (Schwarzenegger and all that).

[@aleksandardimitrijevic1389]

I wanted to ask, about live view exposure, because in new models camera we really see how will picture look when we take it, like if I'm overexposed it will be seen in live view, if I'm underexposed it will shows. But I think In d700 live view you don't see how will picture look, you see the same thing as you look through the viewfinder. Is there way to make live view to show pictures how really will they look after taking it? I hope you understand my question:)

[@frederikboving]

Hi Aleksandar, yes, I think I understand your question. Yes, it looks like the camera does not control the aperture during live view mode. I can see that pressing the DOF preview button has no effect either. So I am afraid that you are absolutely right, that the preview is not an exposure preview. My best suggestion is to keep an eye out for the exposure indicator when shooting in manual mode. Sorry that this was not very helpful.

[@aleksandardimitrijevic1389]

@@frederikboving No, it's helpful, I just wanted to confirm. And yes I'm always looking at the indicator, that's my savior 😂

[@frederikboving]

@@aleksandardimitrijevic1389 Hi Aleksandar, I studied the manual and did a bit of testing with a AF-S lens in manual mode, but no luck. I think maybe this is where the age of the D700 starts to show. After all, the Live View implementation on the D700 was one of the first ones that Nikon did, so I think that is why it is maybe not up to current standards. All the best!

[@aleksandardimitrijevic1389]

@@frederikboving Yes you are right, it's one of first live views nikon made. Thank you anyway

[@lovethepiano]

When i turn live mode on, there's nothing on my screen. Just black. Any idea why?

[@frederikboving]

Yes, it is probably because you have not hit the shutter yet. You need to hit the shutter to start activating the live view mode.

[@lovethepiano]

@@frederikboving Thank you, that's correct.

[@Ezrabastian]

@@frederikbovingYou said you need to repeat this for every shot? Two presses?

[@frederikboving]

@@Ezrabastian I think it is halfway down for it to focus and fully down with the shutter in order to take the picture. How the camera responds depends on the mode selected (tripod vs hand-held). There is a diagram page 89 in the manual that illustrates it (link here: download.nikonimglib.com/archive2/JCLag00oVq1V01uV7j850WxvZ217/D700_EU(En)04.pdf) - maybe it actually explains it better than I do 🙂

[@Ezrabastian]

@frederikboving I ordered d700. I think it's better to skip live view altogether, at this point. I'll set auto iso and aperture priority, and hopefully fix irregularities in post raw files. Hard to believe in 2008 camera tech was so far behind. Makes me appreciate my old trusty sony a6000. What Sony achieved with a $600 camera vs. $3000 d700 with no video. Puzzling!

[@АнтонКлиментьев-и1р]

I would like to know, dug up the entire Internet and never found How much is the maximum memory card size for nikon d700? 32 works but for me it is not enough, will 128 or at least 64 work?

[@frederikboving]

Its a really good question. The reference manual only talks about the type of cards, not their size. I have only tried 32GB, and as you write, that works. Sorry, I am unable to help.

[@nappandocumentary.9926]

@@frederikboving 64ГБ точно работает.

[@frederikboving]

@@nappandocumentary.9926 Thanks!

[@iyliaazrigarewal962]

quick question, would it be possible to use the d700 as a webcam with the hdmi capture card

[@frederikboving]

Sorry, I simply do not know.

[@guyo68]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@frederikboving]

Thank you!

[@lanxxafame428]

thank you sir!

[@frederikboving]

Thank you for watching! Much appreciated!

[@sythanh14]

Live view is just so handy coming to MF. I guess it should be used when you want to focus to the pixel. It only matters to very critical shots, or if you're a pixel peeper. Again photography is not about sharpness, so in most cases just eyeball with viewfinder and be done with it.

[@frederikboving]

I use LiveView a lot when shooting into the sun. Then I don't have to put my eye to the OVF. But I guess how much you use the LiveView is personal preference.

[@sythanh14]

@@frederikboving Yes I heard you, it's very practical when coming to that niche type of photography.

[@albinocavewoman]

Live View also has a tendency to overheat after a while. I experimented with using my D700 as a webcam using gPhoto and could only go for about 20 or so minutes before the camera shut down. Worked great otherwise.

[@frederikboving]

Wow! 20 minutes in LV. Makes me feel like an amateur :-D

[@52701970]

This awesome... T take so much.

[@frederikboving]

🙏🏻

[@LikePositive]

👍

[@miklosnemeth8566]

Coming from mirrorless cameras brute force high speed focusing (AF and focus peaking) experience the live view of D700 is kind of "refreshingly lovely". I especially love hand held mode where you can use the fast AF with live view. Since I am a new D700 user, too, here is my contribution, the first video of a three-part series of using a $20 WIFI CF card with D700: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp-apJhuhKxsetk The Shoot and View in STA mode is especially great, better than any built-in wifi of recent cameras.

[@frederikboving]

Thanks for sharing Miklos!