Basic Photography and Playback: L (Auto) Mode18Step2 Frame a Picture1 Ready the camera.• Hold the camera steadily in both hands,keeping your fingers and other objectsaway from the lens, flash, and micro-phone.• When taking pictures in “tall” orientation,turn the camera counterclockwise so thatthe built-in flash is above the lens.2 Frame the picture.• Frame the picture with the main subjectpositioned near the center of the monitor.Using the ZoomUse the zoom buttons to activate opticalzoom. Press t (j) to zoom out, increasingthe area visible in the frame, or v (k) tozoom in so that the subject fills a larger areaof the frame.When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×),holding v (k) down triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified upto 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.5L5Zoom out Zoom inZoom indicator displayedwhen the zoom buttonsare pressed.Optical zoom(up to 3×)Zoom indicator turnsyellow when digitalzoom is in effect.
