Sony DSLR-A100K User Guide - Page 13

Basic techniques for better images, Focus

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Basic techniques for better images Focus Exposure Color Quality This section describes the basics so you can enjoy your camera. It tells you how to use various camera functions such as the mode dial (page 31), the function dial (page 42), the menus (page 80), and so on. Focus Focusing on a subject successfully When you look into the viewfinder, or you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera adjusts the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Make it a habit to press the shutter button only halfway down to confirm that the subject is visually in focus. Press the shutter button fully down straight away. Press the shutter button halfway AE/AF lock down. , z Then press the shutter button fully down. If the image looks blurred even after focusing, it may be because of camera shake. t See "Hints for preventing blur" (as follows). 13

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Basic techniques for better images
When you look into the viewfinder, or you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera
adjusts the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Make it a habit to press the shutter button only
halfway down to confirm that the subject is visually in focus.
If the image looks blurred even after focusing, it may be because of camera shake.
t
See
“Hints for preventing blur” (as follows).
Focus
Focusing on a subject successfully
Press the shutter
button fully down
straight away.
Press the shutter
button halfway
down.
AE/AF lock
,
z
Then press the
shutter button
fully down.
Focus
Exposure
Color
Quality
This section describes the basics so you can
enjoy your camera. It tells you how to use
various camera functions such as the mode
dial (page 31), the function dial (page 42), the
menus (page 80), and so on.