How To Hold Your Camera - Pentax SP 500 Operating Manual

How to hold your camera
In horizontal position A. Hold
the camera firmly with your
left hand, and draw your arm
close to your body.
In vortical position B. Hold
your camera tightly to your fore¬
head with your left hand, and
draw your right arm close to
your body.
In vertical position C. Hold
your camera tightly to your fore¬
head with your left hand, raise
your right arm and draw your
left arm to your body.
As a general rule, your camera should
be held more firmly by the left hand
which does not release the shutter.
If you hold your camera with the
right hand—the hand which releases
the shutter — it may cause camera
movement. Very often, pictures
which are not sharp are due to move¬
ment of the camera. When you focus
with the camera held horizontally
(Position A\ hold the lens barrel as
illustrated. Cradle the camera with
your left hand thumb and little fin¬
ger. Turn the distance scale ring with
your thumb and index finger. When
holding the camera vertically, some
people release the shutter with the
thumb (Position B), while others re¬
lease it with the index finger (Posi¬
tion C). Position C is more desirable
for fast focusing and shooting. With
the Honeywell Pentax, whether held
vertically or horizontally, you see
your subject image through the tak¬
ing lens, enabling you to compose,
focus and shoot with a minimum of
time and effort.
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