“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (iand jModes)

This section describes how to take photographs in iand jmodes, an automatic “point-and-shoot” mode in which the majority of settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions.

s1 Select ior jMode.

To shoot where use of a flash is prohibited,

Mode dial

photograph infants, or capture natural lighting

 

under low light, select auto (flash off) mode by

 

rotating the mode dial to j. Otherwise, rotate

 

the dial to i(auto).

 

2Ready the camera.

When framing photographs in the

viewfinder, hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your left. Keep your elbows propped lightly against

your torso for support and place one

foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep your upper body stable. When framing photographs in portrait (tall) orientation, hold the camera as shown in the bottom of the three illustrations at right.

In jmode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor; use of a tripod is recommended.

AUsing a Zoom Lens

Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a

Zoom in

larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area

 

visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on

Zoom ring

the lens focal length scale to zoom in, shorter focal lengths

 

to zoom out).

 

 

Zoom out

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