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4.3

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Frame your subject

Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject against the background.

Indicator in monitor shows amount of zoom while either button is pressed

Zoom out Zoom in

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When the camera is zoomed all the way in, holding the button down for about two seconds extends the zoom range digitally (digital zoom; 47). The zoom indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is in effect.

Tutorial

—Taking Pictures

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pic- tures, keep your fingers and other ob- jects away from the lens and flash window.

Smear

When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten to- ward either end may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as “smear,” does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction. Some smearing may appear in movies.

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Nikon 3500 manual Don’t Block the Shot, Smear