Holding Camera And Releasing Shutter - Minolta X-370s Instruction Manual

HOLDING CAMERA AND RELEASING SHUTTER
Holding the camera as shown lets you operate most controls while looking through the camera's eyepiece.
LEFT HAND To obtain sharp, blur-free photos, back and forth for horizontaifa! and
Thumb: focusing grip, aperture hold the camera as still as possible vertical(b) pictures without removing
ring and press the shutter-release button your hand from its controls. By
Index: focusing grip gently to release the shutter. The cradling the camera in your left
Middle: aperture ring camera should be steadied against hand, you can easily focus and set
your face or body. Always press the the aperture, then shoot. Fig.fcl
RIGHT HAND button with a slow, steady squeeze shows an alternative way to hold
Thumb: film-advance lever to release the shutter—never a quick the camera vertically.
Index: mode/shutter-speed jab.
selector or shutter- Some ways of holding the camera
release button are shown here. If you grasp the
Middle: AE lock camera firmly with your right hand
on its front grip, you can shift it
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