Using the monitor and viewfinder
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You can take pictures using either the monitor or the viewfinder. Use the one that is
most apt for the situation.
To turn the monitor on or off, press
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When to use the monitor and viewfinder
Monitor
Viewfinder
Advantages
You can check the picture area
that the camera actually
records.
Camera movement does not
occur easily and subjects can be
seen clearly even in bright places.
Little battery power is used.
Disadvantages
Camera movement occurs easily
and subjects may be difficult to
see in bright/dark places. The
monitor uses more battery power
than the viewfinder.
When close to a subject, the
image in the viewfinder differs
slightly from the picture that the
camera actually records.
Tips
Use the monitor when you need
to know the exact area the
camera records, or to take a
close-up of a person or flower
(macro shooting).
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots, landscape pictures
and other casual shots.
Viewfinder
• The camera records a wider area than the image in the
viewfinder.
• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded
(the shaded area in the illustration on the left) differs
slightly from the image in the viewfinder.
TIPS
When the monitor turns off automatically
→
If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off
automatically. Press the shutter button or zoom lever to turn the monitor on.
To adjust the brightness of the monitor
→
Adjust the brightness with the [
s
] settings.
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When the monitor is hard to see
→
Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause vertical lines (smears) to
appear on the image in the monitor. This does not affect recorded pictures.
To check the area the camera is focusing
on
→
If you press
f
while pressing the
shutter button halfway, the area you are
focusing on is enlarged. Pressing
f
again returns the size to normal. This
function is not available with digital
zoom.
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