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Shooting basics
Comparison of the viewfinder and monitor
• Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger. If it is
pressed hard, the camera may move and pictures may come out
blurred.
• Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the
AC adapter while the green lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy
stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.
Viewfinder Monitor
Advantages
Camera shake does not
occur easily and subjects
can be seen clearly even in
bright places. Little battery
power is used.
You can check the picture
area that the camera
actually records more
accurately.
Disadvantages
When close to a subject,
the image in the viewfinder
is a little different from the
picture that the camera
actually records.
Camera shake can occur
easily and subjects may be
difficult to see in bright/dark
places. The monitor uses
more battery power than
the viewfinder.
Tips
Use the viewfinder for
general snapshots
(landscape pictures, casual
shots, etc.) or when taking
several pictures in a row
(approx. 60 cm/2 ft - ).
Use the monitor when you
need to know the exact
area the camera records, or
when you want to shoot a
close subject such as a
close-up portrait or flower
(approx. 25 - 60 cm/0.8 ft -
2 ft).
• The camera records a wider area than the image in the
viewfinder.
• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image
recorded becomes lower than the one in the viewfinder
(see left).
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