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INCREASING DEPTH OF FIELD
■ Photograph in bright sun so the aperture closes down.
■ Zoom the lens out to a wider angle of view.
■ Move farther away from the subject.
■ Switch to aperture-priority mode and select a small aper-
ture such as f/8 (pages 29).
■ Use manual focus to set the focus distance to infinity (∞).
FOCUS LOCK FOR MAXIMUM DEPTH OF FIELD
1. Point the camera so the area you want to focus on is in the
AF target mark. In a landscape, pick something about one-
third of the way between you and the horizon. For other
scenes, pick something to focus on that’s one-third of the
way between the nearest and farthest points you want to be
sharp.
2. Press the shutter button halfway down and hold it there to
lock in the focus. The focus confirmation mark glows a
steady green.
3. Recompose the scene and press the shutter button the rest
of the way to take the picture.
FOCUS LOCK FOR MINIMUM DEPTH OF FIELD
1. Zoom in to magnify the subject that you want sharpest, or
move close to it and focus the camera on, or slightly in
front of it.
2. Press the shutter button halfway down and hold it there to
lock in the focus. The focus confirmation mark glows a
steady green.
3. Recompose the scene and press the shutter button the rest
of the way to take the picture.
REDUCING DEPTH OF FIELD
■ Photograph in dim light to open up the aperture.
■ Zoom in to enlarge the subject.
■ Move closer to the subject.
CONVEYING MOTION
■ Try blurring images in low-light situations. In bright light,
the shutter will open and close too fast.
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■ Switch to shutter-priority mode and select a slower shutter
speed (page 27).
■ If it’s dark out switch to manual mode and select a shutter
speed as slow as 16 seconds (page 30).
■ Close the flash when trying to blur nearby subjects or try
slow sync flash (page 86).
ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE
1. With the Mode Dial set to P, A/S/M, or Movie mode, press
OK/Menu to display the top menu, then press the down
arrow on the arrow pad to display the WB (white balance)
menu.
2. Press the up or down arrow on the arrow pad to do one of
the following:
■ Highlight AUTO (the default), then press OK/Menu
twice to confirm the selection and hide the menu.
■ Highlight PRESET, press the right arrow (press OK/
Menu in Movie mode) to display choices, use the up or
down arrow to highlight a choice, then press OK/Menu
three times to confirm the selection and hide the menu.
■ Highlight the One Touch WB icon below PRESET and
press the right arrow (press OK/Menu in Movie mode) to
display the one touch WB screen. Fill the display with the
view of a sheet of white paper under the same light you
want to photograph in, and press OK/Menu to set white
balance. When the camera beeps, check the results on the
monitor. If they aren’t OK try again. Press OK/Menu twice
to confirm the selection and hide the menu.
3. When finished, repeat Steps 1–2 to reset white balance to
Auto.
ZOOMING THE LENS
To use the optical zoom, press the zoom lever next to the shutter
button to the left (W) to widen the angle of view and to the right
(T) to enlarge subjects. As you zoom, the viewfinder and monitor
zoom along with the lens.
TURNING DIGITAL ZOOM ON AND OFF
1. With the Mode Dial set to P or A/S/M, press OK/Menu to
display the top menu, then press the right arrow on the
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