Operation Manual

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Basic Photography and Playback
Taking Pictures in A (Auto) Mode
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Frame the picture.
Position the main subject in the focus area
and use the zoom control to frame the pic-
ture in the monitor.
Zoom in up to 5 × using
optical zoom, or use digital
zoom (see below) to zoom
in closer.
Select M to zoom out Select L to zoom in
AUTOAUTO
Zoom indicator
Holding the Camera
Hold the camera steady
with both hands and brace
your elbows against your
sides. Shaking or unsteady
hands can blur your shots.
To prevent pictures that are
out of focus or too dark (un-
derexposed), keep your fi n-
gers and other objects away
from the lens and fl ash.
2 Tip: Focus Lock
Use focus lock (pg. 22) to focus on subjects that are not in the focus frame.
2 Tip: Digital Zoom
Digital zoom can be activated by rotating the mode dial to D (pg. 30) or using the d DIGITAL ZOOM option in
the setup menu (pg. 76).