Operation Manual

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Basic Operations
• Take care to avoid camera shake. (

p.4-4)
• Press the
T
side of the zoom button to enlarge the image and the
W
side to return the enlarged
image to its original size. ( p.3-3)
• A flashing shooting mark “
B
” indicates that the camera cannot set the exposure and focus. Press
the shutter release button half way again until the shooting mark “
B
” stays lit and the focus is set.
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Holding the camera
With the LCD monitor facing towards you, hold the lens unit with your left hand and the
section with the LCD monitor in your right hand. Take care that your fingers do not obstruct
the lens, flash or light sensor. The camera is easier to hold if the lens unit and LCD monitor
unit are at an angle of between 30° and 45° to each other.
6 Press the shutter release button
down half way to set exposure and
focus.
The camera gives a short beep and the green
shooting mark “
B
” lights on the LCD monitor to
indicate that the exposure and focus have been
set.
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Pressing the shutter release button half way
When you press the shutter release button, it stops
at a point on the way down to the fully pressed
position. At this point, it is said to be pressed half
way and the camera determines the exposure and
focus in readiness for taking a picture. If you then
continue pressing the shutter release button the
rest of the way down, the camera takes the picture.
Relax your shoulders.
Brace your elbows lightly
against your body.
Hold the camera
in both hands.
30˚ to 45˚
“Beep”
Not pressed
Pressed half way
Pressed fully
(starts picture
shooting)
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