Step 3 Frame a Picture

1 Ready the camera.

•Keep your fingers, hair, strap and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF-assist illuminator and microphone.

•To shoot in the “tall” orientation, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.

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2 Frame the picture.

• Point the camera at the subject.

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CUsing a Tripod

•In the following situations, use of a tripod is recommended to avoid the effects of camera shake:

-When shooting in a dark location, with the flash mode (A50) set to W(off) or in a mode in which flash is disabled

-When shooting in the telephoto zoom position

•To take a picture with the camera attached to a tripod, set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A96) to Off.

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