Holding the Camera Correctly
Your images will not come out | Horizontal | Vertical |
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when you press the shutter |
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button. When pressing the |
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shutter button, be sure to hold |
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the camera as shown in the |
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illustration, and keep it still by |
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pressing your arms firmly |
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against your sides as you shoot. |
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Holding the camera still, | Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens. | |
carefully press the shutter button | ||
and take care to avoid all |
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movement as the shutter
releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter speed.
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• | Hold the camera securely in your left hand, with | Flash |
| your fingers around the grip on the right front of the | |
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• | Take care that your fingers and the strap do not |
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•To protect against accidentally dropping the camera, attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera.
•Never swing the camera around by its strap.Lens
•The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only. Never use it for any other purpose.
•When the “Auto Rotate” setting is turned on, the camera will detect whether it is being held vertically or horizontally when a snapshot image is shot. When you display an image shot with the camera held vertically, the image is rotated automatically 90 degrees when displayed on the monitor screen (page 162).
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