Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures

Pressing the shutter button down half way.

Lightly press the shutter button to con￿rm focus and ￿ash battery charge. Press the shutter button all way down to take the picture.

[Lightly press the shutter button]

[Press the shutter button]

The available memory capacity may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings.

When shooting a low lighting conditions, the camera shake warning indicator ( Ã) may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod, support the camera on a solid surface or change to ￿ash shot mode.

Shooting against the light : It is best to take pictures with the sun in the background. Taking pictures against the sun may make the picture come out dark. To take a picture against the light, please use the [Backlight] in scene shooting mode (see page 22), ￿ll-in ￿ash (see page 41), spot metering (see page 51), exposure compensation (see page 34) or ACB (see page 81) function.

Avoid obstructing the lens or the ￿ash when you capture an image.

Compose the image by using the LCD monitor.Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform as expected.-When photographing a subject that has little contrast.-If the subject is highly re￿ective or shiny.-If the subject is moving at high speed.-When there is strong re￿ected light, or when the background is very bright.

-When the subject matter has only horizontal lines or the subject is very narrow (such as a stick or ￿agpole).

-When the surroundings are dark.

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