Holding the Camera Correctly

Your images will not come out clearly if you

Horizontal

Vertical

move the camera when you press the

shutter button. When pressing the shutter

 

 

button, be sure to hold the camera as shown

 

 

in the illustration near by, and keep it still by

 

 

pressing your arms firmly against your sides

 

 

as you shoot.

 

 

Holding the camera still, carefully press the

 

 

shutter button and take care to avoid all

 

 

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.

IMPORTANT!

•Never touch the lens-barrel unit, except for cleaning. Never hold the camera by the lens when aiming it or transporting it.

 

NOTE

 

•

Take care that your fingers and the strap

Strap

 

do not cover any of the areas indicated in

 

 

 

the illustration.

 

•

To protect against accidentally dropping

Microphone

 

the camera, attach the strap and make sure

 

 

 

it is around your neck while you are

 

 

operating the camera.

 

• Never swing the camera around by its

Flash

 

strap.

 

 

•

The supplied strap is intended for use with

 

 

this camera only. Never use it for any other

Lens

 

purpose.

 

Front lamp

•

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 148).

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