Tips For Taking Good Pictures; Fit The Strap And Hold The Camera Carefully; Preventing Jitter (Camera Shake) - Panasonic lumix DMC-SZ8 Owner's Manual

Tips for taking good pictures

Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully

Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and
stand with your feet slightly apart.
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Do not swing around or pull forcefully on the unit with the strap attached. The strap may break.
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Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.
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Be careful not to put your fingers on the flash, AF assist lamp, microphone, speaker or lens etc.
A Speaker
B Microphone
C Flash

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the Jitter alert [
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen.
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Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
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[Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
Preparation
] appears, use [Stabilizer] (P78), a tripod or the Self-timer (P53).
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D Strap
E AF assist lamp