Chapter 2

exposure, a shaking hand icon () appears. The camera will take the picture, but it may be blurry because it is difficult to hold the camera still for the length of time required. Try one of the following:

●Set the flash to Auto Flash or Flash On (see Setting the flash on page 15).

●Set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.

●Turn on more light.

If the camera is set to Fast Shot and determines there is not enough light, the message NOT ENOUGH LIGHT FOR FAST SHOT appears in the Image Display and the camera will not take the picture. Try one of the following:

●Select a different shooting mode (see Using the shooting modes on page 15).

●Turn on more light.

Using zoom

Your camera has both optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom physically extends the lens to make the subject of your picture appear closer. After you have extended the lens fully using optical zoom, the camera employs digital zoom. Digital zoom uses no moving lens parts.

Tip The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture, the more small movements of the camera are magnified (this is called camera shake). If

appears when you press the Shutter button halfway down, the picture may be blurry. Be sure to hold the camera still or add more light to the scene. Try holding the camera closer to your body or against a steady object, or set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.

Optical zoom

Optical zoom moves the lens between wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3x).

In Live View, use the buttons on the Zoom lever to control zoom.

Press to zoom in andto zoom out.

Digital zoom

In digital zoom, the Image Display shows a yellow frame around the scene.

1.In Live View, press on the Zoom lever to optically zoom to the maximum level, then release the lever.

2.Press and hold until the image you want to capture fills the yellow frame. If you zoom in too far, press .

3.To return to optical zoom, pressuntil digital zooming stops. Release , then press it again.

Note 1 Digital zoom is not available when recording video clips.

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