U.M. 1

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How to hold your camera
In horizontal position A. Hold
the camera firmly with your
left hand, and draw your arm
close to your body.
In vertical position B. Hold
your camera tightly to yo ur
forehead with your l eft hand ,
and draw your right arm
close to your body .
In vertical position C. Hold
your cam e ra tightly to your
forehead with yo ur le ft hand,
raise yo ur righ t ar m and draw
yo ur le ft arm to your bod y.
As a general rule, your camera should
be held more firmly by the left hand
which does not release the shutter.
If you hold your camera with the
right haRd-the hand which releases
the shutter-it may cause camera
movement . Very often, pictures
which are not sharp are due to move-
ment of the camera. When you focus
with the camera held horizontally
(Position A), hold the lens barrel as
illustrated in photograph. Put the
camera on your left hand thumb and
little finger. Turn the distance scale
ring with your thumb and index
finger . When holding the camera
vertically, some people release the
shutter with the thumb ( Position B ),
while
others release it with the index
finger (
Position C). Position C is
more desirable for fast focusing and
shooting. With the Honeywell
Pentax, whether held vertically or
horizontally, you see your subject
image through the taking lens, ena-
bling you to compose, focus and shoot
with a minimum of time and effort.