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Preparation
Tips for taking good pictures
Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and
stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Do not swing around or pull forcefully on the unit with the strap attached. The strap may break.
• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.
• Be careful not to put your fingers on the flash, AF assist lamp, microphone, speaker or lens etc.
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Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.])
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated).
(Only when [Rotate Disp.]
is set)
• When the camera is held vertically and tilted up and down to record pictures, the Direction Detection
function may not work correctly.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
When the Jitter alert [
, a tripod or the Self-timer
.
• Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen.
– Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
– [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in [Min. Shtr Speed]
Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully
A
Speaker
B
Microphone
C
Flash
D
Strap
E
AF assist lamp
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
