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Getting to know your camera better
There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.
When the subject is not in the center of the frame
• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then recompose your
picture.
g “Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies” (P. 11)
• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].
g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 24)
The subject is moving quickly
• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot (by
pressing the shutter button halfway); and then recompose your picture and wait for the subject to
enter the frame.
• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus.
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as
the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has no
vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function
by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position
while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the picture. In addition, blurring is
reduced when taking pictures in the h mode.
The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:
• When you zoom at a high magnification to shoot the picture
• When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject
• When the flash cannot be used or a low shutter speed set shooting mode is selected.
Most blurry images can be stabilized later.
g “PERFECT FIX Editing pictures” (P. 25)
The flash fires automatically when insufficient light is available and may cause your image to be blurry.
When taking pictures in low light without the flash, set the flash mode to [$] (flash off).
g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P. 15)
Select a higher value for [ISO]
g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23)
Shooting tips
Focusing on the subject
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Taking pictures without blurring
Taking pictures without the flash
Subject with low contrast Subject with an extremely
bright area in the center
of the frame
Subject without vertical
lines
Subjects at different
distances
Fast-moving subject The subject is not in
the center of the frame
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