Nikon 3500 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Tutorial—Taking Pictures
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.2 Ready the camera
Hold the camera steadily in both hands.
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.3 Frame your subject
Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject against the background.
Don’t Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pic-
tures, keep your fingers and other ob-
jects away from the lens and flash
window.
Smear
When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten to-
ward either end may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as
“smear,” does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a
malfunction. Some smearing may appear in movies.
Indicator in monitor
shows amount of
zoom while either
button is pressed
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NORMAL
When the camera is zoomed all the way in, holding the button down
for about two seconds extends the zoom range digitally (digital zoom;
47). The zoom indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is in effect.
Zoom out Zoom in