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Taking pictures with the
correct color
Set the white balance according to the light source. You
can also make fine changes to the settings.
P. 68
With WB bracket shooting, you can capture 3 to 9
images with different white balance settings for each
picture taken. This enables you to take pictures with the
desired white balance without having to make fine
changes to the settings.
P. 71
Taking pictures so that
whites come out white and
blacks come out black
Set the spot metering for highlight or shadow control. If
the subject is not in the center of the picture, use AE lock
to lock the exposure, and then change the composition
and take the picture.
P. 48,
P. 50
Adjust the exposure compensation. It may be helpful to
use AE bracketing if you are not sure about the
exposure compensation value.
P. 49,
P. 50
Set the scene mode to
[HIGH KEY]
or
[LOW KEY]
and
take a picture.
P. 5
Taking pictures without
noise
Set the ISO sensitivity to 200 or another low value.
P. 52
Set
[NOISE REDUCT.]
to
[AUTO]
or
[ON]
.
P. 103
When the ISO sensitivity is set to 1600 or another high
value, set
[NOISE FILTER]
to
[HIGH]
.
P. 103
Making the viewfinder
easier to view
Adjust the viewfinder’s diopter in accordance with your
vision.
P. 14
If the viewfinder is still difficult to view after adjusting the
diopter or you want to use the viewfinder without
eyeglasses, you can replace the viewfinder with the
optional diopter compensation eyecup.
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Optimizing the LCD
monitor
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor.
P. 93
During live view, set
[LIVE VIEW BOOST]
to
[ON]
to
make the subject easier to see without the exposure
reflecting on the LCD monitor.
P. 101
Reducing camera shake
Set the image stabilizer function.
P. 64
Hold the camera firmly when pressing the shutter button.
When using a slow shutter speed, be sure to stabilize
the camera by using a tripod or similar method.
P. 17
Fire the flash regardless of the light conditions.
P. 74
Set the scene mode to
[DIS MODE]
.
P. 5
Increase the ISO sensitivity. When ISO is set to
[AUTO]
,
set the upper limit to a high value, such as 800, so that
ISO automatically increases in low light situations.
P. 52,
P. 102
Using the self-timer can reduce camera shake that
occurs when the shutter button is pressed.
P. 62
Taking pictures while
checking the level of the
camera
Display the ruled lines in live view. Compose the shot so
that the subject and ruled lines are horizontally and
vertically aligned.
P. 40
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