Holding the Camera Correctly

Your images will not come out

Horizontal

Vertical

clearly if you 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, and keep it still by

 

 

pressing your arms firmly

 

 

against your sides as you shoot.

 

 

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

 

 

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.

NOTE

•

Take care that your fingers and the strap do not

Flash

 

cover any of the areas indicated in the

Front lamp

 

illustration.

 

•

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.

 

•

The supplied strap is intended for use with this

Lens

 

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 158).

IMPORTANT!

• Take care to ensure that your fingers are not blocking or are not too close to the flash. Fingers can cause unwanted shadows when using the flash.

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