Datasheet

Getting to know your camera better

halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping

the button pressed halfway and take the picture.

Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the

picture. In addition, blurring is reduced when taking pictures in the h mode.

The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:

• When you zoom at a high magnification to shoot the picture

• When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject

• When the flash cannot be used or a low shutter speed set shooting mode is

selected.

Blurred images can be stabilized later.

g “DIS EDIT Stabilizing the recorded digital image” (P. 25)

The flash fires automatically when insufficient light is available and may cause

your image to blurry.

When taking pictures in low lights without the flash, set the flash mode to [$]

(flash off).

There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.

Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures

• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater

the magnification, the grainier the picture appears.

Taking pictures with the mode dial set to M or f mode set to W, S

or X

• When taking pictures of dark subjects using the above scene modes, the

picture may appear grainy.

• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.

Adjusting [F] toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades.

Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust

toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness

(exposure) that was intended.

g “OF/< button Changing picture brightness/Printing pictures” (P. 13)

• Set the flash to [#] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject

against backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is

effective not only for shooting against backlight, but also for shooting under

fluorescent and other artificial lightening.

g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P. 14)

Taking pictures without blurring

Taking pictures without the flash

The picture is too grainy

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight