Pentax 645N2 - Manual (Page 37)

HOLDING THE CAMERA
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BASIC OPERA
TION (SHOOTING)
For best results, be sure to hold the camera correctly
as shown in the illustrations.
Hold the camera firmly, with your left hand supporting the
camera and lens as shown in the illustrations. While tak-
ing a picture, hold your breath and gently depress the
shutter release button. (Sudden force on the shutter
release button will cause camera shake, making the pic-
ture blurred.)
• To reduce camera shake, support your body or the cam-
era on a solid object - a table, tree, or a wall for instance.
• Although there are individual differences among photog-
raphers, in general the shutter speed for a hand held
camera is the inverse of the focal length. For example,
1/75 of second when the focal length is 75mm, and
1/150 of second when it is 150mm. A tripod should be
used for shutter speeds slower than this.
• When using an ultra-telephoto lens, a tripod that is heav-
ier than the total weight of the camera and lens is rec-
ommended to avoid camera shake.
• This camera has provided two tripod sockets for vertical
and horizontal format positions.
• When the tripod is used, use of an optional Cable SW
CS-105/CS-130 or Cable Release is also recommend-
ed.
Camera held horizontally Camera held vertically