46 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)Set [AF MODE] (p. 25) to [iESP].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 the centerof the frameCamera shake“Taking pictures without camera shake”Taking pictures using h mode (p. 17) or [DISMOVIE MODE] (p. 26)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. 24)Setting the scene mode to CSelecting C enables pictures to be taken at ahigh shutter speed, thereby reducing blur causedby movement of the subject.[s] (p. 26)Applying [DIS EDIT] to blurred images (p. 29)●●●●