Shooting Technique
42
Shoo
ting
Te
chn
ique
Subjects that are Hard to Bring Into Focus
The following types of subjects are hard to bring into focus.
Use the focus lock function to first focus on another subject at the same distance,
then shoot the desired subject.
●
Low contrast subjects
●
Objects that consist of the same repetitive pattern
●
Dark subjects
●
Subjects made up of only horizontal lines
●
Exceedingly bright or glossy subjects
●
Any subject when there is a strong light source inside the viewfinder or nearby, or when there
is intense light such as sunlight in the LCD monitor
●
Multiple subjects at different distances from the center of the viewfinder
●
Moving subjects
Shooting Images Using Zoom (optical zoom and
digital zoom)
Using the zoom buttons is useful when you want to take a close-up of a flower you cannot get
near to such as at a school presentation of field day.
Compose your picture by pressing
the “
” (telephoto) button to
enlarge the subject and the “
”
(wide-angle) button to reduce the
size of the subject.
In addition to an optical zoom, this camera is
also equipped with an electronically con-
trolled digital zoom function for increasing
the magnification.
Although image quality is degraded, it is pos-
sible to increase magnification up to 12 times
(up to 6 times with the L3) by using the digi-
tal zoom in combination with the optical
zoom.
To use the two in combination, press the
“
”
(telephoto) button until the optical zoom is
maximized.
Release the button for an instant, then press
the button again. Digital zoom will begin.
●
You cannot use the optical zoom in the
[
] macro mode. Only digital zoom
can be used.
Press until the optical
zoom is maximized.
The image is enlarged in
the steps x1.3, x1.6,
x2.0, x3.0* and x4.0*.
* The L3 goes up to x2.0.
Press again.
00_8CQ.book Page 42 Wednesday, May 14, 2003 8:10 PM
