Step 2 Frame a Picture
1 Ready the camera.
Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, and
When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the camera so that the
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2 Frame the picture. | M | M |
Position the main subject near the center of the mon- |
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Using the Zoom |
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Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. | Zoom out | Zoom in |
Press to t (j) to zoom out, increasing the area |
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visible in the frame, or to v (k) to zoom in so that |
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the subject fills a larger area of the frame. |
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When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding the zoom control down to v (k) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.
A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
Zoom indicator dis- | Optical zoom | Zoom indicator turns |
played when the zoom | (up to 3×) | yellow when digital |
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jDigital Zoom
Unlike optical zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally with digital zoom. Details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.
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