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∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/
AE: Auto exposure)
When recording a picture of people with a
composition as the above picture, you
cannot focus on the subject because it is
out of AF area in usual operation.
In this case,
1 Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix
the focus and the exposure.
• When the subject is focused, the focus
indication lights.
3 Keeping the focus and the exposure
fixed, move the camera as you compose
the picture.
4 Press the shutter button fully.
• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock
before pressing the shutter button.
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∫ Correct posture for taking good
pictures
To take pictures without blurring:
• Hold the camera gently with both hands,
keep arms stationary at your side and
stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Make sure that camera shake does not
occur when pressing the shutter button
halfway.
• After pressing the shutter button, keep the
camera stationary until the picture
appears on the screen.
• In the following cases, keep the camera
stationary for a longer time.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [
(P36)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in the
setting on the slow shutter speed (P64)
– [NIGHT SCENERY], [NIGHT
PORTRAIT], [FIREWORKS] and
[PARTY] in scene mode (P51)
A: Photo flash
B: AF assist lamp
• Do not cover the photo flash or the AF
assist lamp with your finger.
• Do not touch the front of the lens.
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