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SIMPLE
SHOOTING
SIMPLE/SHOOTING
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
handstrap.
* For shooting vertically oriented still images, you can set the shooting
orientation to the vertical (portrait) format (page 80).
Correct hold
Incorrect hold
A finger is blocking the
lens or flash.
<Holding the camera>
Example 1:
Grip the camera by wrapping
the fingers of the right hand,
from the little finger to the
middle finger, around the
camera, and hook the index
finger above the lens.
Example 2:
Grip the camera by wrapping
the fingers of the right hand,
from the little finger to the index
finger, around the camera.
