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Taking still pictures
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Shooting and playback basics
Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor
Viewfinder Monitor
Advantages Camera movement 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 movement 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.).
(Approx. 0.8 m/2.6 ft. to
)
Use the monitor when you
want to shoot while checking
the picture area that the
camera actually records, or
take pictures when the subject
is less than 0.8 m/2.6 ft. away,
such as close-up shots of
people or flowers (macro
shooting).
• 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).