Lcd Monitor Display; Camera-Shake Warning; Using The Zoom Lens - Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 Instruction Manual

LCD MONITOR DISPLAY

Recording mode
Flash modes (p. 28)
Automatic digital subject program display (p. 25)
Image size (p. 42)
Image quality (p. 42)
Battery-condition indicator (p. 16)
Focus frame
Internal-memory indicator (p. 19)
Drive mode (p. 37)
Frame counter (p. 43)

Camera-shake warning

Focus signal (p. 27)
CAMERA-SHAKE WARNING
If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be hand
held safely, the camera-shake warning indicator appears on the monitor.
Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more
pronounced at the telephoto position of the lens than at the wide-angle
position. Although the warning appears, the shutter can still be released. If
the warning appears, place the camera on a tripod or use the built-in flash.
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USING THE ZOOM LENS

This camera is equipped with a unique 6.3 - 18.9mm zoom lens. This is equivalent to a 38 to
114mm lens on a 35mm camera. The lens is operated by the zoom lever at the back of the camera.
Zoom indicator
Shooting tips
The zoom lens not only affects how large the subject is in the picture, but it also influences the
depth of field and perspective. Depth of field is the area between the closest object in focus
and the furthest object in focus. As the lens zooms in to the telephoto position, the depth of
field becomes shallower, separating the subject from the background. Many portraits are taken
with telephoto lenses. Zooming the lens out to the wide-angle position makes both the fore-
ground and background appear sharper. Usually landscape photographs take advantage of the
large depth of field of wide-angle lenses. Wide-angle lenses also create a strong perspective
which gives a sense of depth in the image. Telephoto lenses compress the space between the
subject and background and create a weak perspective.
To zoom in on the subject, push the the
right side (T) of the zoom lever (1).
To zoom out, push the the left side (W)
of the zoom lever.
1
After zooming, the zoom indicator is
displayed on the LCD monitor to show
the approximate zoom position.
The digital-zoom function can increase
the power of the lens. The digital zoom
is activated in section 3 of the record-
ing menu (p. 51).
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