70 ENShooting tipsWhen you are unsure of how to take a picture thatyou envision, refer to the information below.Focusing“Focusing on the subject”Ɣ Taking a picture of a subject not in thecenter of the monitorAfter focusing on an object at the samedistance as the subject, compose the shot, andtake the picture.Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 11)Ɣ Set [AF Mode] (p. 32) to [Face/iESP]Ɣ Taking a picture in [AF Tracking] mode (p. 32)The camera tracks the subject movementautomatically to focus on it continuously.Ɣ Taking a picture of a shadowy subjectUsing the AF illuminator makes focusingeasier. [AF Illuminat.] (p. 34)Ɣ Taking a picture of subjects whereautofocus is difcultIn the following cases, after focusing on anobject (by pressing the shutter button halfwaydown) with high contrast at the same distanceas the subject, compose the shot, and takethe picture.Subjects with low contrastWhen extremely bright objectsappear in the center of themonitorObject with no vertical lines *1When objects are at differentdistancesFast-moving objectThe subject is not in thecenter of the frame*1 It is also effective to compose the shot by holdingthe camera vertically to focus, and then returningto the horizontal position to take the picture.