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When to use the monitor and viewfinder
You can take pictures using either the monitor or the viewfinder. Use the
one that is most apt for the situation.
To turn the monitor on or off, press the
DISP./GUIDE
button several times.
g
“Direct buttons” (P. 12)
Monitor
Viewfinder
Advantages
You can check the picture area
that the camera actually
records.
Camera movement does not
occur easily and subjects can be
seen clearly even in bright
places. Little battery power is
used.
Disadvantages
Camera movement occurs easily
and subjects may be difficult to
see in bright/dark places. The
monitor uses more battery power
than the viewfinder.
When close to a subject, the
image in the viewfinder differs
slightly from the picture that the
camera actually records.
Tips
Use the monitor when you need
to know the exact area the
camera records, or to take a
close-up of a person or flower
(macro shooting).
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots, landscape pictures
and other casual shots.
Viewfinder
• The camera records a wider area than the image in the
viewfinder.
• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded
(the shaded area in the illustration on the left) differs
slightly from the image in the viewfinder.
TIPS
When the monitor darkens
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If the camera is not used for 10 seconds or more, the monitor darkens
slightly. After that, if the camera is not used for 3 minutes or more, the
monitor turns off automatically. Press the shutter button or use the zoom
lever to turn the monitor on.
To adjust the brightness of the monitor
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Adjust the brightness with the [
s
] settings.
g
“Adjusting the monitor
brightness” (P. 115)
When the monitor is hard to see
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Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause vertical lines (smears) to
appear on the image in the monitor. This does not affect recorded pictures.
Note
• When a conversion lens is attached to the camera, vignetting may occur in the
viewfinder so use the monitor.
