How do I see screen on Canon Rebel XTI, 400D digital camera?

Question

When I turn the camera on, the screen shows the menu screen. How do I make it show what the camera is seeing (instead of looking through the viewfinder)? What do I press? Plus, I don't think this shoots video, but does anyone know if it does?

Answer 1

Ummmm

This isn't a point and shoot camera..

this is a digital SLR.

live view is common on current digital SLR's. However, this camera came out in 2006, and this feature wasn't so popular with starter cameras in this time. This camera is a just a starter camera. To tell you the truth, most SLR photographers don't need live view, this is from the point and shoot era. These cameras are more professional, and you get better shots, sacrificing live view. If you want live view, you'll need to regress to a point and shoot camera, or get a more advanced camera than this, the the Rebel XS/XSI.

when it comes to taking videos of a SLR camera, it's just un called for, there's no way they can make it go at 30FPS, it's just not relevant for photographers. Photographers use these cameras for stills, if they wanted videos, they would just go and get a professional video camera, they don't need it in their SLR's.