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Basic
Tips for taking good pictures

Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep

your arms still at your side and stand with your

feet slightly apart.

•Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp A with your
fingers or other objects.
•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter
button.
•When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and
there is no danger of colliding with another person, an object
etc.
•Using the Optional Live Viewfinder, you can adjust the viewfinder angle when recording with a
low camera angle. This feature is convenient for recording low-lying subjects such as flowers,
etc. (P196)
This function detects the vertical orientation when you record with the camera vertically
orientated. When you play back the recording, the recording is automatically displayed in
vertical orientation. (Only available when [ROTATEDISP.] (P172) is set to [ON].)
•When recording with this unit, Direction Detection can be performed even if you are using a
lens that is not compatible with the Direction Detection Function.
•When the camera is held vertically and tilted significantly up or down to record, the Direction
Detection Function may not work correctly.
•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed verti cally.
•You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientat ion.

Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function)

When taking pictures When playing back pictures