30
Taking Photographs
2
Ready the camera.
Hold the camera steady
with both hands and brace
your elbows against your
sides. Shaking or unsteady
hands can blur your shots.
To prevent pictures that
are out of focus or too dark
(underexposed), keep your
fi ngers and other objects
away from the lens, fl ash,
and AF-assist illuminator.
3
Frame the picture.
Lenses with Zoom Rings
Lenses with Zoom Rings
Use the zoom ring to frame
the picture in the display.
A
Zoom
ring
4
Focus.
Frame the picture with your sub-
ject in the center of the display and
press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
R
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illumina-
tor may light (
P
92).
If the camera is able to focus
, it will beep twice and
the focus indicator and area in focus will glow
green. Focus and exposure will lock while the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
If the camera is unable to focus
, the focus frame
will turn red,
s
will be displayed, and the fo-
cus indicator will blink white.
5
Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter button
the rest of the way down to take the
picture.
