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Improving your shooting skills k Shooting guides

Improving your shooting skills

Shooting guides

To familiarize yourself with the camera, you can start off by taking pictures of surrounding

subjects, such as children, flowers and pets. If the pictures taken are not to your liking, try

adjusting some of the settings below. You can take more satisfying pictures simply by

familiarizing yourself with these basic camera functions.

Focus: Operating the shutter button

A picture can become out of focus when the focus in the

picture is on the foreground, background, or other objects in

the picture instead of on the subject. To prevent out-of-focus

pictures, be sure to focus on the subject you are trying to

capture. The shutter button can be pressed halfway down

(half-press) and all the way down (full press). Once you are

able to operate the shutter button effectively, you can focus

accurately even on moving subjects.

g “Shooting” (P. 10), “If correct focus cannot be obtained

(Focus lock)” (P. 37)

Even when the subject is in focus, the picture can become

blurred if you move the camera while the shutter button is

being pressed. Make sure how to properly hold the camera.

The camera is particularly subject to shaking when using live

view to take pictures while viewing the subject on the monitor. You can reduce camera shake

by using the image stabilizer.

g “Holding the camera” (P. 10), “Shooting with the image stabilizer function” (P. 36)

In addition to incorrect focusing and camera shake problems, movement of the subject can

also cause blurring of the picture. In this case, use a shutter speed that matches the motion

of the subject. You can confirm the actual shutter speed and aperture on the displays of the

viewfinder and monitor by pressing the shutter button halfway.

g “How to use the mode dial” (P. 18), “Preview function” (P. 35), “Live view” (P. 23)

Brightness: Exposure compensation

The camera automatically determines the aperture value and

shutter speed according to the brightness level. This is called

auto exposure. However, you may not be able to capture the

intended picture with auto exposure alone. In this case, you

can increase or decrease the auto exposure setting. Increase

the exposure to enhance the brightness of a summer beach or

the whiteness of snow. Decrease the exposure when the area

to be shot is brighter but smaller compared to its surrounding

area. If you are unsure of how much exposure compensation is

required, try taking several pictures at various settings and then compare the pictures.

g “Exposure compensation k Varying the image brightness” (P. 55), “AE

bracketing” (P. 37)

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