Recording pictures (basic)
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Correct posture for taking good
pictures
To take pictures without blurring:
• Hold the camera gently with both hands,
keep arms stationary at your side and
stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Be careful not to move the camera when
you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the microphone or the AF
assist lamp with your finger
s
or other
objects.
• Do not touch the lens part.
• Do not cover the photo flash with your
finger or other objects.
1
: When holding the camera sideways
2
: When holding the camera vertically
A
: Photo flash
B
: AF assist lamp
• For the following modes and methods,
keep the camera steady. Use a tripod for
best results. By combining the use of a
tripod with the self-timer (P44), you can
avoid blurring caused when you press the
shutter button.
–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [
u
]
(P41)
–[NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P64), [NIGHT
SCENERY] (P64), [CANDLE LIGHT]
(P66), [FIREWORKS] (P67), [PARTY]
(P67), [STARRY SKY] (P68) in scene
mode (P61)
–When you have reduced shutter speed
(P55, 56)
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Focusing
• The focus range is 50 cm to
Z
(Wide),
1.2 m to
Z
(Tele).
• If you press the shutter button fully without
prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or
unfocused.
• When the focus indication is blinking, the
subject is not focused. Press the shutter
button halfway and focus on the subject
again.
• If the camera will not focus after a few
tries, turn it off and on and try again.
• In the following cases, the camera cannot
focus on subjects properly.
–When including both near and distant
subjects in a scene.
–When there is dirt or dust on the glass
between the lens and the subject.
–When there are illuminated or glittering
objects around the subject.
–When taking a picture in a dark place.
–When the subject is moving fast.
–When the scene has low contrast.
–When jitter occurs.
–When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using
manual focus (P83), prefocus (P84) or
AF/AE lock (P85). In dark places, the AF
assist lamp (P77) may turn on to focus on
the subject.
• Even if the focus indication appears and
the subject is focused, it is cancelled
when you release the shutter button.
Press the shutter button halfway again.
B
A
1
B
A
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