Shooting
tips
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Focusing
on
the
subject
There are several ways to focus, depending
on
the subject.
When
the
subject
is
not
in
the
center
of
the
frame
• Place the subject
in
the center of the frame, lock the focus
on
the subject, and then
recompose your picture.
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"Shutter button Shooting pictures/Recording movies" (P. 10)
The
subject
is
moving
quickly
• Focus the camera
on
a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to
shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway); and then recompose your picture and wait
for the subject to enter the frame.
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Subjects
that
are
difficult
to
focus
on
• Under certain types of conditions, it
is
difficult to focus using auto focus.
Subject with low contrast Subject with
an
extremely
bright area
in
the center
of
the frame
Subject without vertical
lines
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In
these cases, focus (focus lock)
on
an object with high contrast at the same distance
as
the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has
no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock
function by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the
horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
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The subject is not
in
the
center
of
the frame
Fast-moving subject
Subjects at different
distances
,
Taking
pictures
without
blurring
Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the picture.
In
addition, blurring
is
reduced when taking pictures
in
the
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mode.
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Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization" (P. 12)
The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:
• When you zoom at a high magnification
to
shoot the picture
• When the shutter speed
is
set low to shoot a dark subject
• When the flash cannot be used or a low shutter speed set
SCENE
mode
is
selected.
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