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Using the Camera
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6Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position your right thumb
so that it is handy for using the zoom.
!
Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to prevent camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.
!
There may be some uneven brightness at the lower edge of
the screen. This is normal and does not affect the image.
!
The zoom setting is retained even when the camera is turned
off.

7

!
Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as
informed on P.107.
Hold the camera so that your fingers or the strap do
not cover the lens, flash, AF-assist illuminator or
flash control sensor. If the lens, flash, AF-assist
illuminator or flash control sensor is obscured, the
brightness (exposure) of your shot may be
incorrect.
8Press “T” (telephoto) button to zoom in. Press “W
(wide-angle) button to zoom out. A zoom bar
appears on the screen.
hOptical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 37 mm to 370 mm
Max. zoom scale: 10×
Zoom bar
5Press the Flash pop-up button to pop up the flash.
!
When the flash pops up, the image may disappear and go
dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp blinks
orange during charging.
!
If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing,
white dots may appear in the image. This is due to the flash
reflecting off the dust particles or snowflakes. Use
Suppressed flash mode to fix the problem.
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3
1Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the Mode dial to “B”.
hFocal range
Wide-angle: approx. 90 cm (3.0 ft.) to infinity
Telephoto: approx. 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity
!
Use Macro mode for subjects closer than 90 cm (3.0 ft.)
(P.39)
!
When “7”, “-”, “q
or “=” appears, see P.111.
Lock the Focus mode selector lock switch to
prevent the switch moves.
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1Unlock the Focus mode selector lock switch.
2Press the Focus mode selector button to set the
Focus mode to “S-AF”.
!
See P.47-48 for information on the manual focus “MF” and
the continuous AF “C-AF”.
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4Press the “EVF/LCD” button to alternate the display
between the viewfinder (EVF) and the LCD
monitor. Press the “EVF/LCD” button to select the
viewfinder (EVF).
When the AF frame in the viewfinder is difficult to
see, adjust the viewfinder using the Diopter
adjustment dial.
EVF
LCD
Diopter adjustment dial
The EVF/LCD selection is retained even when the
camera is off or the Mode dial setting is changed.
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TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE)

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE