Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 64)

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Tutorial—T
aking Photographs
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Step 3—Frame the Photograph
After adjusting camera settings, you are ready to frame your photograph.
3 .1 Ready the camera
To prevent blurred photographs caused by unsteady hands (camera
shake), hold the camera steadily in both hands. Photographs can be
framed in the monitor (A) or viewfinder (B).
3 .2 Frame your subject
Frame your subject using the zoom button.
Press
to zoom out from your subject, in-
creasing the area visible in the frame. Press
to zoom in on your subject so that it fills
a larger area of the frame.
When the camera is zoomed all the way in
to the T (Telephoto) side of the zoom indi-
cator, holding
down for two seconds ac-
tivates digital zoom, which can be used to
magnify your subject even further (
69).
Indicator in monitor
shows amount of zoom
while button is pressed
Zoom out Zoom in
To avoid blocking
photocell, keep
f i n g e r s b e l o w
ridges on camera
grip