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Tips for better pictures
• To avoid blurry pictures, hold your
camera steady by keeping your
elbows close to your body when
you press the shutter button.
• Stand close enough to your
subject so that it fills the viewfinder
but not closer than 4 ft (1.2 m).
• Take pictures at the subject’s level.
Kneel down to take pictures of
children and pets.
• Hold your camera vertically to
capture tall, narrow subjects, such
as a waterfall, skyscraper, or a
single person.
• Add interest to your picture by
framing it with a tree branch, a
window, or even the rails of
a fence.
• Keep the sun behind you. This
provides the best subject
illumination.
• Keep your hand, fingers, or objects
away from the flash and picture-
taking lens.
• Stand at an angle to shiny
surfaces like windows or mirrors to
avoid flash reflection and bright
spots in your pictures.