Attaching the Lens
Hood
In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood
will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The
lens hood cuts off excess lighting and
improves the picture quality.
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Close the flash.
1 Place the camera upside down,
align the white mark A on the
lens hood with lens hood
positioning groove B on the unit
and insert it straight in until it
clicks.
• Make sure the lens hood is properly
attached.
∫ When removing the lens hood
Press lock release button
remove the lens hood
∫ Temporarily storing the lens hood
1 Place the camera upside down,
2 Attach the lens cap.
C
and
remove the lens hood and turn it
around, aligning the white mark
A on the lens hood with lens
hood positioning groove B on
the unit, and insert it straight in
until it clicks.
• Make sure the lens hood is properly
attached.
• If you lightly turn the lens hood to the
left and right of the lens hood
positioning groove, it becomes easier to
insert.
• Ensure that the lens cap is firmly
attached.
• When temporarily storing the lens
hood, ensure that it is firmly attached
and that it is not reflected in the picture.
• When temporarily storing the lens
hood, you can detach the lens cap and
take pictures. However you cannot use
the zoom ring, focus ring, [FOCUS]
button or focus switch.
Preparation
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