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Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming, Framing Assist - Lock, Easily Reacquiring Subjects

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Easily Reacquiring Subjects after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist - Seek) Still Images Movies If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out. 1 Look for the lost subject. ●●Press and hold the [ ] button. ●●The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area shown before you pressed the [ ] button. 2 Reacquire the subject. ●●Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the [ ] button. ●●The previous magnification is now restored, so that the area within the white frame fills the screen again. ●● Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is zoomed out. ●● During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you press the [ ] button. Also note that a changed zoom factor and camera operating sounds are recorded. ●● If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 1, press the shutter button all the way down. ●● You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera reverts to when you release the [ ] button by moving the zoom lever to resize the white frame while you hold the [ ] button. ●● To adjust the area displayed when the [ ] button is pressed, access MENU (=27) > [ ] tab > [ Display Area], and choose one of the three options (=27). ●● The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [ ] button after you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode (= 39). Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist - Lock) Still Images Movies You can reduce camera shake at the telephoto end, which makes it easier to compose shots. 1 Compensate camera shake at the telephoto end. ●●Press and hold the [ ] button. [ ] is displayed, and image stabilization optimal for shooting at the telephoto end is applied. 2 Shoot. ●●While holding the [ ] button, press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, and then press it all the way down. Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, and M Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Setting Menu 8 Accessories 9 Appendix Index 36

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
9
Appendix
Index
●
If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 1,
press the shutter button all the way down.
●
You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera reverts to when
you release the [
] button by moving the zoom lever to resize
the white frame while you hold the [
] button.
●
To adjust the area displayed when the [
] button is pressed,
access MENU (
=
27) > [
] tab > [
Display Area], and
choose one of the three options (
=
27).
●
The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [
] button after
you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode
(
=
39).
Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming
(Framing Assist – Lock)
Still Images
Movies
You can reduce camera shake at the telephoto end, which makes it easier
to compose shots.
1
Compensate camera shake at the
telephoto end.
●
Press and hold the [
] button. [
] is
displayed, and image stabilization optimal
for shooting at the telephoto end is
applied.
2
Shoot.
●
While holding the [
] button, press the
shutter button halfway to focus on the
subject, and then press it all the way
down.
Easily Reacquiring Subjects after Manual
Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)
Still Images
Movies
If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily
by temporarily zooming out.
1
Look for the lost subject.
●
Press and hold the [
] button.
●
The camera zooms out and displays
a white frame around the area shown
before you pressed the [
] button.
2
Reacquire the subject.
●
Aim the camera so that the subject enters
the white frame, and then release the
[
] button.
●
The previous magnification is now
restored, so that the area within the white
frame fills the screen again.
●
Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is
zoomed out.
●
During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you
press the [
] button. Also note that a changed zoom factor and
camera operating sounds are recorded.