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Taking still pictures
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Shooting
When to use the monitor and viewfinder
Understanding the characteristics of the monitor and viewfinder will help
you to decide which to use in certain situations.
Precautions of taking pictures using the viewfinder
Even if the subject seems well positioned in the center when viewed through
the viewfinder, the composition of the resulting picture may differ from the
intended composition. This phenomenon is what is known as “parallax”.
Parallax is caused by the difference in the position of the subject seen
through the viewfinder and the position of the subject captured by the lens.
Here is an example of how parallax works.
The closer the subject, the greater the parallax. For macro shooting,
therefore, we recommend using the monitor.
The camera records a wider area than seen in the viewfinder.
When shooting, you can turn off the monitor.
g “Turning off the monitor (MONITOR OFF)” (P.51)
Viewfinder Monitor
Advantages
Camera shake does not occur
easily and subjects can be seen
clearly even in dark 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.
Best use
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots (landscape
pictures, casual shots, etc.).
Use when taking macro
pictures or close-ups of a
person or flower.
Subject seen
through the viewfinder
Subject captured
by the lens