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BASIC OPERATION
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
For best results
Hold the camera securely, keeping your elbows close to your body and
making sure the camera is stable.
Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or the grip
belt.
* For shooting vertically oriented still images, you can set the shooting
orientation to the vertical (portrait) format (page 62).
Correct hold
Incorrect hold
A finger is blocking the lens
or flash.
<When not using the grip belt>
i
Grip the camera by
wrapping the fingers of
the right hand, from the
little finger to the middle
finger, around the
camera, with the index
finger above the lens.
<When using the grip belt>
i
Insert the fingers of the
right hand (little finger to
index finger) in the grip
belt, gripping the camera
by wrapping the little
finger to the middle finger
around the camera body.
