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Preparation
Tips for taking good pictures
Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and
stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Do not swing around or pull forcefully on the unit with the strap attached. The strap may break.
• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.
• Be careful not to put your fingers on the flash, AF assist lamp, microphone, speaker or lens etc.
∫ Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.])
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated).
(Only when [Rotate Disp.] (P49) is set)
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When the camera is held vertically and tilted up and down to record pictures, the Direction Detection
function may not work correctly.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
When the Jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer] (P103), a tripod or the Self-timer (P67).
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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]
– [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully
A Flash
B AF assist lamp
C Microphone
D Speaker
E Strap
Preventing jitter (camera shake)