44 ENShooting tipsWhen you are unsure of how to take a picturethat you envision, refer to the information below.Focusing“Focusing on the subject”Taking a picture of a subject not in the centerof the screenAfter focusing on an object at the same distanceas the subject, compose the shot, and take thepicture.Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 14)AF lock (p. 18)Taking a picture of subjects where autofocusis diffi cultIn the following cases, after focusing on an object(by pressing the shutter button halfway down) withhigh contrast at the same distance as the subject,compose the shot and take the picture.Subjects with low contrastWhen extremely bright objectsappear in the center of thescreenObject with no vertical lines *1*1 It is also effective to compose the shot by holdingthe camera vertically to focus, and then returning tothe horizontal position to take the picture.●●When objects are at differentdistancesFast-moving objectThe subject is not in thecenter of the frameCamera shake“Taking pictures without camera shake”Taking pictures using h mode (p. 18)Taking picture with [j SPORT] (p. 17)Since you can take pictures with a high shutterspeed by setting [j SPORT], it’s also effective forblurry subjects.Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivityIf a high ISO sensitivity is selected, pictures canbe taken at a high shutter speed even at locationswhere a flash cannot be used.[ISO] (p. 25)●●●