Pentax Optio T20 2Camera Features, Enjoy Taking Pictures, 1 Point the Camera, 2 Compose Your Shot, 3 Focus On the Subject

2Camera Features

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Features Camera

Enjoy Taking Pictures

You can take beautiful pictures by simply composing your picture and pressing the shutter release button. To view and edit the pictures you have captured, just touch the LCD monitor to perform the desired operation. This section looks at the basics of how to capture, play back, and edit pictures.

1 Point the Camera

Turn on the camera (p.20) and point it in the direction of your subject. To prevent camera shake, hold the camera steady with both hands.

2 Compose Your Shot

Compose your shot using the LCD monitor. You can use the zoom lever to choose the area you want to capture (p.45).

3 Focus On the Subject

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Focus frame

Lightly press the shutter release button to set the focus.

The focus frame on the LCD monitor turns green if the subject is in focus.

•The focus frame does not appear if the subject is not in focus.

Memo

Lightly pressing the shutter release button is referred to as pressing it “halfway”. When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the focusing point and exposure (brightness) lock. When you remove your finger from the shutter release button, the locked focusing point and exposure are canceled.