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Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps
Figure 1-3 :
the lens.
a picture, you must unlock and extend the lens. (This applies to any
retractable lens, not just the kit lens.) Figure 1-3 shows the lens in its
retracted (left image) and extended (right image) positions.
To extend the lens, press the lens lock button, highlighted in Figure 1-3 ,
while rotating the lens barrel toward the shutter button side of the
camera. To retract the lens, press the button while rotating the lens in
the other direction.
Press the lens lock button while rotating the lens barrel to extend and retract
8 . Adjust the viewfinder to your eyesight.
Tucked behind the right side of
the rubber eyepiece that sur-
rounds the viewfinder is a dial
that enables you to adjust the
viewfinder focus to accommo-
date your eyesight. I highlighted
the dial in Figure 1-4 .
This step is critical: If you don't
adjust the viewfinder to your
eyesight, subjects may appear
sharp in the viewfinder when
they aren't actually in focus,
and vice versa.
To set the viewfinder focus,
remove the lens cap, look
through the viewfinder, and
then press the shutter button
halfway to display data at the bottom of the viewfinder. (In dim lighting,
the flash may pop up; ignore it for now and close the unit after you adjust
Figure 1-4 :
Rotate this dial to set the viewfinder
focus for your eyesight.
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