Taking Photographs
The basic steps involved in taking photographs are described below.
Lenses with Retractable Barrels
Lenses with retractable barrels must be extended before use. Rotate the zoom ring as shown until the lens clicks into the extended position.
Select photo mode by rotating the
photo/video selector to C.
Ready the camera.
Holding the handgrip in your right hand and cradling the camera body or lens with your left, bring your elbows in against the sides of your chest.
Landscape (wide) orientation
Portrait (tall) orientation
Frame the photograph.
Position the main subject near the center of the frame.
To focus,
press the shutter-release button halfway (i.e., lightly press the shutter-release button, stopping when it is pressed halfway).
- The focus point will be displayed in green when the camera focuses. If the camera is unable to focus, the focus point will flash red.
- The AF-assist illuminator may light to assist the focus operation if the subject is poorly lit.
- You can also focus by pressing the AF-ON button.
Without lifting your finger from the shutter-release button,
press the button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
The memory card access lamp will light while the photograph is being recorded. Do not remove the memory card or battery.
You can also take a photograph by touching the monitor. Touch your subject to focus and lift your finger to release the shutter (0The Touch Shutter).
Framing Photos in Portrait (“Tall”) Orientation
The camera is equipped with controls for use in portrait (“tall”) orientation, including vertical shutter-release, S, Fn, AF-ON, and i buttons, main and sub-command dials, and a multi selector.
Rotate the vertical shooting shutter-release button lock to L to avoid accidentally operating these controls when the camera is in landscape (“wide”) orientation.
To zoom in on the display in photo mode (to a maximum of approximately 16×), press the X button.
- Use the X and W (Q) buttons to zoom in and out.
- A navigation window showing the area currently visible will appear at the bottom right corner of the display.
- Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the monitor.
