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Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot Still Pictures
Turning the LCD monitor off will
help conserve battery power.
Turning LCD monitor ON/OFF (page
101)
1. Set the mode select lever to
"
", then press the Power
button to turn power ON.
2. Press the "DISPLAY" button to
turn off the LCD monitor.
3. Hold the camera steadily as
shown to prevent camera
shake.
Using the optical
viewfinder to compose
your picture.
¶ See <Hints for Holding the Camera
Steady> on page 28.
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4. Look through the optical
viewfinder while composing
your picture.
Press the "T" button to enlarge
the subject, and the "W" button to
reduce the size of the subject.
<Precaution when using the
optical viewfinder>
When using the optical
viewfinder, take note of the
distance to your subject. As
distance to the subject
decreases, parallax (the
difference between what you
see in the viewfinder and the
actual image recorded through
the lens) increases. When
accurate subject composition
is required, use the LCD
monitor to take your pictures.
¶ Parallax: see page 38.
5. Press the shutter release
button to take the picture.
1 Lightly depress the shutter
button halfway to begin
focusing; the focus mark will
light and the electronic beep
will be heard when focus is
locked.
2 Press down further on the
shutter release button to take
the picture; recording of the
image begins when the
electronic beep sound.
3 The caution LED and card
access LED will light while the
camera is writing image data to
the memory card.
Caution LED
Card access LED
¶ Your next picture can be taken
when the card access LED stops
flashing.
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