Taking Pictures aAUTO Mode, Zoom bar

2 Using

the Camera

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE)

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1Open the lens cover.

2To take pictures using the viewfinder, press the “DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor off (turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery power).

hFocal range: Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity

●! Use Macro mode for subjects closer than 60 cm (2.0 ft.) (➡P.26).

●! The LCD monitor cannot be turned off in Macro mode. ●! If “å”, “˙”, “∆” or

“©” appears, see P.78.

Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the camera with both hands. Position your right thumb so that it is handy for using the zoom.

●! Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture (camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake, particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash mode is Suppressed flash.

●! There may be some unevenness in the brightness at the lower edge of the LCD monitor. This is normal and does not affect the image.

Hold the camera so that your fingers or the strap do not cover the lens or flash. If the lens or flash is obscured, the brightness (exposure) of your shot may be incorrect.

●! Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as described on P.74.

●! If the flash is used in very dusty conditions or when it is snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode.

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Zoom bar

To zoom in on your subject, press Zoom switch “a” ([ telephoto). To zoom out, press “b” (] wide- angle). A “zoom bar” appears on the LCD monitor.

hOptical zoom focal length (35 mm camera equivalent) Approx. 38 mm-114 mm Maximum zoom scale: 3⋅

●! Zooming stops briefly when the camera changes between optical zoom and digital zoom (➡P.21). Press the same Zoom switch again to change zoom modes.

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