Preparations
Tips for taking good pictures
VQT5B76- 28 -
Hold the camera gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
 • Be careful not to put your fingers on 
the flash, AF Assist Lamp, microphone, 
speaker or lens etc.
 • Be careful not to cover the speaker with 
your finger. Doing so may make sound 
difficult to hear. (→11)
 • Be careful not to move the camera when 
you press the shutter button.
 • When taking pictures, make sure your 
footing is stable and there is no danger of 
colliding with another person, an object etc.
 • Do not hold the lens barrel as you take 
pictures. There is a risk that your finger will 
be trapped as the lens retracts.
AF Assist Lamp Stereo microphone
Holding the 
camera vertically
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Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.])
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). 
(Only when [Rotate Disp.] (→72) is set)
 • When the camera is held vertically and tilted up and down to record pictures, the 
Direction Detection function may not work correctly.
 • Motion pictures cannot be displayed in portrait orientation.
 • You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the Jitter alert [
] appears, use [Stabilizer] (→150), a tripod or the Self-timer (→86).
 • Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. 
-  Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
-  [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky] ([Scene Mode])
-  When the shutter speed is slowed in [Min. Shtr Speed]