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1 Ready the camera.
• Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping
your fingers and other objects away from the lens,
flash, and microphone.
• When taking pictures in "tall" orientation, turn the
camera counterclockwise so that the built-in flash is
above the lens.
2 Frame the picture. D
• Frame the picture with the main subject positioned
near the center of the monitor.
• Press W ([])/T (o_) to activate optical zoom. Press
W ([]) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in
the frame, or T (o_) to zoom in so that the subject
fills a larger area of the frame.
Zoom out Zoom in
• When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3x), holding T
(C{) down for approximately two seconds triggers digital zoom. The subject is
magnified up to 4x, for a total magnification of 12x.
A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
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W:
Zoom indicator displayed Optical zoom
when W (I_;;_)/T (c{) is (up to 3x)
pressed
Zoom indicator turns
yellow when digital
zoom is in effect
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