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First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph
Step 6—Compose a photograph
Frame your subject in the viewfinder or the color LCD monitor. Press the
zoom-in switch (T/▲) to magnify the subject so that only a portion of it
fills the frame, or use the zoom-out switch (W/▼) to expand the field-of-
view so that more of the subject is visible. While the zoom switch is
pressed, an indicator showing the amount of zoom is displayed in the color
LCD monitor.
Note: Wait a moment for the camera to focus after zooming in or out.
At maximum zoom, the subject can be further magnified by holding the
zoom-in switch down for two seconds. If the LCD monitor is on, the
camera will enter digital-zoom mode, magnifying the subject digitally by
two times. While the camera is in digital-zoom mode, the zoom indicator
and AF lamp will blink.
Note: The viewfinder is equipped with optical zoom linked to the lens.
The viewfinder does not however show images framed in digital-zoom
mode at the actual zoom ratio. Use the monitor when taking photographs
with digital zoom.
Zoom indicator