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IMT – Cholla Training Center
If you don't have a tripod, hold the camera
with both hands and keep it steady by
leaning and bracing yourself against a wall,
tree or pole, the roof of a car, anything.
You can also hold your camera in both
hands and brace your elbows against your
body.
Another way to help minimize camera
shake is to use the viewfinder instead of
the LCD to compose shots. Bracing the
camera against your face helps steady it.
Digital cameras with long telephoto lenses
are more prone to camera shake when
hand-held. Some cameras use image
stabilization technology, which helps
prevent images from becoming blurred due
to camera shake.
Don't forget to depress the shutter-release
button down in two steps. More photos
have been improperly exposed and
focused, as well as blurred, because
individuals do not use the shutter-release
button correctly.