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See Chapter 5 for more help with both automatic and manual focusing.
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Zooming: If you bought a zoom lens, it has a movable zoom ring. The
location of the zoom ring on the kit lens is shown in Figure 1-19 . To zoom
in or out on this lens, rotate the ring. (Some lenses instead use a push/
pull setup, where you push and pull the lens away from you or toward
you to zoom.)
You can determine the current focal length of the lens by looking at the
number that's aligned with the white dot labeled focal-length indicator in
Figure 1-19 . (If you're new to the term focal length, the sidebar "Focal length
and the crop factor," elsewhere in this chapter, explains the subject.)
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Enabling Vibration Reduction: Many Nikon lenses, including the kit
lens, offer Vibration Reduction, which compensates for small amounts of
camera shake that can occur when you handhold the camera. Camera
movement during the exposure can produce blurry images, so turning
on Vibration Reduction can help you get sharper handheld shots. When
you use a tripod, however, turn off the feature so that the camera doesn't
try to compensate for movement that isn't occurring. Turn Vibration
Reduction on or off by using the VR switch. (Refer to Figure 1-19 .) The
available settings vary depending on the lens, so again, see the lens
manual for details.
Vibration Reduction is initiated when you depress the shutter button half-
way. If you pay close attention, the image in the viewfinder may appear to
be a little blurry immediately after you take the picture. That's a normal
result of the Vibration Reduction operation and doesn't indicate a prob-
lem with your camera or focus.
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Removing a lens: After turning off the camera, press the lens-release
button on the camera (refer to Figure 1-19 ) and turn the lens toward that
button until it detaches from the lens mount. Put the rear protective cap
onto the back of the lens and, if you aren't putting another lens on the
camera, cover the lens mount with its cap, too.
Always switch lenses in a clean environment to reduce the risk of getting
dust, dirt, and other contaminants inside the camera or lens. Changing
lenses on a sandy beach, for example, isn't a good idea. For added safety,
point the camera body slightly down when performing this maneuver;
doing so helps prevent any flotsam in the air from being drawn into the
camera by gravity.
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