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If the camera determines the scene will require a very long exposure, a shaking hand
icon (
) appears. The camera will take the picture, but it may be blurry because it is
difficult to hold the camera still for the length of time required. Try one of the following:
● Set the flash to
Auto Flash or Flash On (see Setting the flash
on page 16).
● Set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.
● If the subject is out of the flash range or you do not have a tripod, set the shooting
mode to
Steady Photo (see Steady Photo under Using the shooting modes
on page 16).
● Turn on more light.
Note When you are recording a video, the camera continuously updates
exposure.
Using zoom
Your camera has both optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom physically adjusts the lens
to make the subject of your picture appear closer. After you have zoomed the lens fully
using optical zoom, the camera employs digital zoom. Digital zoom uses no moving lens
parts.
Tip The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture, the more small
movements of the camera are magnified (this is called camera shake). If
appears when you press the Shutter button halfway down, the picture may
be blurry. Hold the camera still, add more light to the scene, or use
Steady
Photo shooting mode (see Using the shooting modes on page 16). Try
holding the camera closer to your body or against a steady object, or set the
camera on a tripod or stable surface.
Optical zoom
Optical zoom moves the lens between wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3x).
While in
Picture Capture or Video Record, use the buttons
on the Zoom lever to control zoom. Press
to zoom in and to
zoom out.
Digital zoom
In digital zoom, the Image Display shows a yellow frame around the scene and the image
quality setting (MP value). As you zoom in, the scene enlarges within the yellow frame
to indicate the area of the scene the camera will capture, and the MP value decreases
to indicate the resolution at which the scene will be captured.
When capturing images using digital zoom, make sure that the MP value shown in the
Image Display is appropriate for the size at which you want to print the captured image.
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