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 self-timer lamp.

Mode Auto Playback: and Photography Basic

2 Frame the picture.

Position the main subject near the center of the mon- itor.

Using the Zoom

Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom. Press t (j) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame, or v (k) to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame.

LM

W

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Zoom out Zoom in

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding down 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

buttons are pressed.

 

zoom is in effect.

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