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HOLDING THE CAMERA 29 Camera held horizontally Camera held vertically O For best results, be sure to hold the camera correctly as shown in the illustrations. Hold the camera firmly, with your left hand supporting the camera and lens as shown in the illustrations. While taking a picture, hold your breath and gently depress the shutter release button. Sudden force on the shutter release button will cause camera shake, making the picture blurred. .mm 0)03 C) 0 I • To reduce camera shake, support your body or the camera on a solid object - a table, tree, or a z wall for instance. U) • When using an ultra-telephoto lens, a tripod that is heavier than the total weight of the camera 0 and lens is recommended to avoid camera z shake. • Although there are individual differences among photographers, in general the shutter speed for a hand held camera is the inverse of the focal length. For example, 1/50 of second when the focal length is 50mm, and 1/100 of second when it is 100mm. A tripod should be used for shutter speeds slower than this.

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HOLDING
THE
CAMERA
Camera
held
horizontally
O
For
best
results,
be
sure
to
hold
the
camera
correctly
as
shown
in
the
illustrations.
Hold
the
camera
firmly,
with
your
left
hand
sup-
porting
the
camera
and
lens
as
shown
in
the
illus-
trations.
While
taking
a
picture,
hold
your
breath
and
gen-
tly
depress
the
shutter
release
button.
Sudden
force
on
the
shutter
release
button
will
cause
cam-
era
shake,
making
the
picture
blurred.
Camera
held
vertically
29
•
To
reduce
camera
shake,
support
your
body
or
the
camera
on
a
solid
object
-
a
table,
tree,
or
a
wall
for
instance.
•
When
using
an
ultra
-telephoto
lens,
a
tripod
that
is
heavier
than
the
total
weight
of
the
camera
and
lens
is
recommended
to
avoid
camera
shake.
•
Although
there
are
individual
differences
among
photographers,
in
general
the
shutter
speed
for
a
hand
held
camera
is
the
inverse
of
the
focal
length.
For
example,
1/50
of
second
when
the
focal
length
is
50mm,
and
1/100
of
second
when
it is
100mm.
A
tripod
should
be
used
for
shutter
speeds
slower
than
this.
.mm
03
0)
C)
0
I
U)
z
0
z