Quick Start Guide

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
• When taking pictures in portrait (“tall”) orientation,
turn the camera so that the flash is above the lens.
3 Frame the picture.
• Move the zoom control to change the zoom lens position.
• If you lose sight of the subject while shooting with the lens in telephoto position,
press the q (snap-back zoom) button to temporarily widen the visible area so that
you can frame the subject more easily.
4 Press the shutter-release button
halfway.
• To press the shutter-release button “halfway”
means to press and hold the button at the point
where you feel a slight resistance.
• When the subject is in focus, the focus area or
focus indicator is displayed in green.
• When taking self-portraits (A6), the focus area is
not displayed.
• When you are using digital zoom, the camera
focuses in the center of the frame and the focus
area is not displayed.
• If the focus area or focus indicator flashes, the camera
is unable to focus. Modify the composition and try
pressing the shutter-release button halfway again.
5 Without lifting your finger, press the
shutter-release button all the way
down.
Zoom out Zoom in
q button
F3.71/250
1/250 F3.7
Focus area