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Taking still pictures
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Sh
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Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor
Viewfinder
Monitor
Advantages
Camera movement does
not occur easily and
subjects can be seen
clearly even in bright
places.
Little battery power is used.
You can check the picture
area that the camera
actually records more
accurately.
Disadvantages When close to a subject,
the image in the viewfinder
is a little different from the
picture that the camera
actually records.
Camera movement can
occur easily and subjects
may be difficult to see in
bright/dark places. The
monitor uses more battery
power than the viewfinder.
Tips
Use the viewfinder for
general snapshots
(landscape pictures, casual
shots, etc.).
Use the monitor when you
want to shoot while
checking the picture area
that the camera actually
records, or when you take
close-up shots of people or
flowers (macro shooting).
• The camera records a wider area than the image in
the viewfinder.
• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image
recorded becomes lower than the one in the
viewfinder (see left).
