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How to turn your Nikon DSLR into a mirrorless camera (sort of)
One of the benefits of a mirrorless camera is that you can change your camera settings and see the result of those changes in exposure right there on the screen in front of you. Whether you’re using the EVF (electronic viewfinder) or the LCD screen on the back of the camera, a mirrorless camera shows your exposure settings in real time.
But did you know, that your Nikon (and probably others) DSLR camera can also do the same thing. Well… sort of. It’s not going to be as good as a true mirrorless camera…. and it won’t work through the viewfinder so you’ll have to use the LCD and “live view” mode.
By default, the LCD when switched to live view is fine for composing the shot but it doesn’t show your exposure. If you switch to manual and change settings around the view on the LCD doesn’t change. But, if you switch on a setting called Exposure Preview. All of a sudden what you see if what you get.
When live view is active, if you press down on the i button a quick menu should come up on the side of the LCD. In this menu is the option to turn exposure preview on.
