We went to Foto Shangri-La in Lowyat Plaza last weekend and saw a gentlemen was testing a Canon 400D. The way he hold the DSLR was wrong (see the 1st picture below) and still many people out there don’t know how to hold DSLR. Therefore we want to share how to hold DSLR properly in order to get the right grip and you will be free from blur shots, especially at slow shutter speeds.

Using your left hand to hold the side of the lens will be fine for compact point and shoot camera but you should avoid this with DSLR. If you do this, you can’t adjust the zoom and focus controls easily. The most important is this way very difficult to hold the camera steady because of your lens’ weight.

This way also wrong because if you are using heavy lens, you wouldn’t get proper support as well and most slightly your finger will blocked your view.

Below is the correct way to hold your DSLR. Keep your elbows as close to your body as possible. Use your left hand to support the weight of your lens and you will find this is better way to adjust the zoom and focus ring.

If you are using long lens without image stabilizer, tripod or monopod, you can lean your body on a solid object like wall to reduce the camera shake as well.