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“Point-and-Shoot” Photography
(i and j Modes)
This section describes how to take photographs in i and j modes, an
automatic “point-and-shoot” mode in which the majority of settings
are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions.
1 Select i or j Mode.
To shoot where use of a flash is prohibited,
photograph infants, or capture natural lighting
under low light, select auto (flash off) mode by
rotating the mode dial to j. Otherwise, rotate
the dial to i (auto).
2 Ready the camera.
When framing photographs in the
viewfinder, hold the handgrip in your
right hand and cradle the camera
body or lens with your left.
Keep
your elbows propped lightly against
your torso for support and place one
foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep your upper
body stable.
When framing photographs in portrait (tall)
orientation, hold the camera as shown in the bottom of
the three illustrations at right.
In j mode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor; use
of a tripod is recommended.
A Using a Zoom Lens
Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a
larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area
visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on
the lens focal length scale to zoom in, shorter focal lengths
to zoom out).
Mode dial
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom ring