VQT1P0930Basic1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix thefocus and exposure.2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as youcompose the picture.• You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1before pressing the shutter button fully.We recommend that you use the facedetection function when taking pictures ofpeople. (P61)∫ Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus• Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast• When the recordable range display has appeared in red.• When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects• When it is dark or when jitter occurs• When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and nearsubjectsWhen the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P65), a tripod or the self-timer (P42).• Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from themoment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommendusing a tripod.– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction– In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P45)– When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]∫ Direction detection functionPictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when[ROTATE DISP.] (P82) is set to [ON])• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.[REC] mode: ñ·¿n¨Taking Pictures with the ZoomYou can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes inwide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 7.1k], do not set the picture sizeto the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in [REC]menu.When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center ofthe composition of the picture you want to take)Preventing jitter (camera shake)Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Usingthe Digital ZoomTo make subjects appear closer use (Tele)Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.1/1251/125F2.8F2.8 ISOISO1001001/125F2.8 ISO100 1/1251/125F2.8F2.8 ISOISO1001001/125F2.8 ISO100