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DVQP1304
Basics
Holding the camera
Hold the camera gently with both hands keeping your arms close to your body 
while standing with your feet slightly apart.
 • To prevent dropping, be sure to attach the supplied strap and fit it to your wrist.
 • Do not block the flash, AF Assist Lamp, microphone, or speaker with your fingers 
or other objects.
 • Make sure that the camera does not move at the moment the shutter button is pressed.
 • Make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person 
or object in the vicinity while taking pictures.
Flash/AF Assist Lamp
Microphone
Hand strap
Speaker
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About the direction detect function
Still pictures recorded with the camera held vertically can be 
automatically displayed in portrait orientation during playback. 
(Only when [Rotate Disp.] is set to [ON].)
 • The direction detect function may not operate correctly if 
pictures are taken with the camera pointing up or down.
 • Motion pictures, 4K burst files recorded with the 4K Photo 
function, and pictures recorded in [Post Focus] cannot be 
displayed vertically.