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Hold Camera and Focus

Lightly pressing the shutter

release button automatically

focuses the camera on the

 

subject and when the subject is

 

in focus, causes / to appear in

 

the viewfinder.

6.1

Hold the camera properly.

 

Keep your elbow propped against your body for support.

Stand with one foot forward a half step and keep your upper body still.

Grasp the camera handgrip with your right hand and use your left hand to cradle the camera (or lens).

Camera shake and shutter speed

Preventing camera shake is crucial when taking photographs. In general, you should set the shutter speed faster than 1/60 sec. Use of a tripod or Speedlight (pages 30, 78) is recommended for shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/60 sec.

NOTE: Composing frame

This camera’s viewfinder frame shows approximately 92% of the image actually exposed on the film frame. Therefore, the actual exposed frame is somewhat larger than the image you see through the viewfinder. Note that the edges of a negative film are partially cropped by most labs.

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Check points

 

OPERATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dioptre adjustment (page 66) enables you to see more clearly through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

To take a picture of a subject outside the focus area, shift the focus

 

BASIC

 

 

 

44).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area by using the focus area selector (page 42) or use focus lock (page

 

 

 

 

 

F80D/F80S only: You can imprint date and/or time (page 90) or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting data (F80S only) on your photos/negatives (page 94).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

Compose frame and focus by lightly pressing the

 

 

shutter release button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centre the focus brackets on your subject and lightly press the shutter release button. The camera focuses automatically and focus indicator appears or blinks as follows.

/appears: Subject is in focus.

/blinks: Unable to focus using autofocus.

With dark subjects, the camera’s AF-Assist Illuminator (page 43) is automatically activated to guide autofocus.

To take a picture of a subject outside the focus area, shift the focus area by using the focus area selector (page 42) or use focus lock (page 44).

In situations where autofocus may not work as expected, see page 46.

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