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 and 
to zoom out.
Note You can set the optical zoom to the position you want just before recording video clips. However, you cannot use optical zoom while the video clip is recording.
Digital zoom
In digital zoom, the Image Display shows a yellow frame around the scene and the image quality setting (MP value). As you zoom in, the scene expands to show what the camera will capture, and the MP value decreases to indicate the resolution at which the scene will be captured.
When capturing images using digital zoom, make sure that the MP value on the Image Display is appropriate for the size at which you want to print the captured image. For MP
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