4Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands, Position the thumb ofyour
right hand so thatit is handy for using the zoom.
;t The image will be blurred if the camera moves when taking
the picture (camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera
shake, particularly for shots indark locations when the flash
isset toSuppressed flash mode.
_There may be some unevenness in the brightness at the
lower edge of the LCD monitor. This isnormal and does not
indicate a fault. This does not affect the photographed image.
5Take care to hold the camera so that your fingers
or the strap do not cover the lens, flash or flash
control sensor. If the lens, flash orflash control
sensor is obscured by your fingers or the camera
strap you may not be able to obtain the correct
brightness (exposure) for your shot.
_ Check that the lens [s clean. If it isdirty, clean the lens as
described on P.107.
6
Zoom bar J
To zoom in on your subject, press '3"" (telephoto)
button. To widen the angle of your shot, press "W"
(wide-angle) button. At that same time, the "zoom
bar" appears on the screen.
eOptical zoom focal length (35 mm camera
equivalent)
Approx. 35 mm-210 mm
Max. zoom scale: 6x
_;tZooming pauses briefly when itchanges between optical
zoom and digital zoom (_P.28). Press the same Zoom button
again to switch Zoom modes.
-,,-,----@ Using the FZ ring to adjust the zoom @
When the Focusing mode is set to S-AF or C-AF, the
FZ ring can be used instead ofthe Zoom button to
change the zoom setting.
Turn the FZ ring clockwise to zoom in and
counterclockwise to zoom out. A "zoom bar" appears
on the screen during zooming.
7Frame the shot so that the subject fills the entire AF
(Auto Focus) frame.
Ifthe subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock to take
the picture (_P.27).
8Pressing the Shutter button down halfway, the
camera emits a short double-beep and focuses on
your subject. At that point the AF frame on the
screen becomes smaller and the camera sets the
shutter speed and aperture (The indicator lamp
(green) stops blinking and remains lit).
_;tThe image shown on the screen before taking the shot may
differ in its brightness, color, etc. from the image actually
recorded. If necessary, play back the recorded image to
check it (-P.29).
_t If the camera does not emit a short double-beep and ".tAF"
appears on the screen, the camera cannot focus.
;t Pressing the Shutter button down halfway, the image on the
screen freezes temporarily. However, this image is not the
recorded image.
_;tIf "!AF" appears on the screen (e.g. the shot is too dark for
the camera tofocus), try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from the
subject to take the picture.
9Pressing the Shutter button down fully without
releasing it, the camera makes aclicking noise and
takes the picture. The camera then records the
photographed image.
_] There is a slight delay between the Shutter button being
pressed and the shot being taken. If necessary, playback the
shot to check the image.
_t Pressing the Shutter button down fully inone motion, the shot
istaken without the AF frame changing.
;Z Takingthe shot, the indicator lamp lights orange (shooting
disabled). The indicator lamp then changes to green to
indicate that the next picture can be taken.
_;tThe indicator lamp blinks orange while the flash is charging.
The monitor may go dark briefly. This isnormal and does not
indicate afault.
;t See P.111, 112 for information on the warning displays.
...........@ Support for acable release @A mechanical cable release can be used with this
camera.
Camera shake can be prevented by using a tripod
(sold separately) and cable release (sold separately).
Compatible cable releases:
ISO 6053:1979-compliant cable releases
_;t;Do not apply excessive force to a cable release that is
attached to the camera as this could damage the camera.

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