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Recording Photos, Videos and Voices
Taking Photos
Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your photos.
Taking photos with your camera is very simple.
1. Turn on the camera by pressing the
Power
button.
2. Adjust the switch mode to
Photo Record
.
3. Frame the shot on the LCD monitor. See illustration on
the right.
4. Half press the
Shutter
button. The camera
automatically adjusts the focus and exposure. When
the camera is ready to take the photo, the frame
bracket turns green, the shutter speed and aperture
value are displayed.
5. Fully press the
Shutter
button to capture image.
When the shake warning icon
appears, hold the
camera steadily, with your arms at your side or use a tripod
to stabilize the camera to prevent blurred images.
Setting the Zoom Control
Your camera features up to 5x optical zoom and up to 5x of digital zoom. Optical zoom is
achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens. While digital zoom is activated through the menu
settings. Please refer to “Setting the Digital Zoom” on page 46 on how to setup digital zoom.
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AUTO
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