•Depending on the distance or angle between the sub- ject and the camera, the image you see in the viewfinder may not be exactly the image that is re- corded.
•Press the shutter release gently to avoid camera movement.
About the REC Mode Monitor Screen
•The image shown on the monitor screen in the REC mode is a simplified image for composing purposes. The actual image is recorded in accordance with the image quality setting currently selected on your camera. The image saved on memory has much better resolution and detail than the REC mode monitor screen image.
•Certain levels of subject brightness can cause the re- sponse of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down, which causes some static noise in the monitor screen im- age.
Recording Precautions
•Never open the battery cover or place the camera onto the USB cradle while the operation/flash charge lamp is flash- ing green. Doing so not only causes the current image to be lost, it can also corrupt images already stored in camera memory and even lead to malfunction of the camera.
•Never remove the memory card while an image is being recorded to the memory card.
•Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that cannot be detected by the human eye. When using the camera indoors under such lighting, you may experience some brightness or color problems with recorded images.
•The camera automatically adjusts its sensitivity in accor- dance with the brightness of the subject. This can cause some static noise to appear in images of relatively dark subjects.
•For a dimly lit subject, the camera raises the sensitivity and uses a faster shutter speed. Because of this, you need to guard against camera movement if you have flash turned off (page 37) when recording a dimly lit subject.
•If unwanted light is shining on the lens, shade the lens with your hand when recording the image.
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