Nikon 29842-9425-19 D80 User's Manual - Page 33

Holding the Camera, Using a Zoom Lens, Frame a photo in the viewfinder with the main subject po

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4 Frame a photograph in the viewfinder. The monitor remains off during shooting. 4.1 Hold the camera as shown. Holding the Camera Hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your left. Keep your elbows propped lightly against your torso for support and place one foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep you upper body stable. 4.2 Frame a photo in the viewfinder with the main subject positioned in any of the eleven focus areas. Focus area Using a Zoom Lens Zoom in Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larg- er area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on the lens fo- cal length scale index to zoom in, shorter focal lengths to zoom out). Zoom out Tutorial: "Point-and-Shoot" Photography ( Mode) 21

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Tutorial: “Point-and-Shoot” Photography (
Mode)
4
Frame a photograph in the viewfinder.
The monitor remains off during shooting.
4.1
Hold the camera as shown.
Holding the Camera
Hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body
or lens with your left.
Keep your elbows propped lightly against
your torso for support and place one foot half a pace ahead of the
other to keep you upper body stable.
4.2
Frame a photo in the viewfinder with the main subject po-
sitioned in any of the eleven focus areas.
Focus area
Using a Zoom Lens
Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larg-
er area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area visible in
the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on the lens fo-
cal length scale index to zoom in, shorter focal lengths to zoom
out).
Zoom in
Zoom out