Minolta X-370S - Holding Camera and Releasing Shutter

HOLDING CAMERA AND RELEASING SHUTTER
Holding the camera as shown lets you operate most controls while looking through the camera's eyepiece.
LEFT HAND To obtain sharp, blur-free photos, back and forth for horizontaifa! and
Thumb: focusing grip, aperture hold the camera as still as possible vertical(b) pictures without removing
ring and press the shutter-release button your hand from its controls. By
Index: focusing grip gently to release the shutter. The cradling the camera in your left
Middle: aperture ring camera should be steadied against hand, you can easily focus and set
your face or body. Always press the the aperture, then shoot. Fig.fcl
RIGHT HAND button with a slow, steady squeeze shows an alternative way to hold
Thumb: film-advance lever to release the shutter—never a quick the camera vertically.
Index: mode/shutter-speed jab.
selector or shutter- Some ways of holding the camera
release button are shown here. If you grasp the
Middle: AE lock camera firmly with your right hand
on its front grip, you can shift it
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