I'm not sure what you mean about the "notch". It's probably just the warding of the keyway, but without a clear pic it's hard to see what you're talking about. Can you try and get a better pic? There should be a macro button on your camera (the icon looks like a flower), if you have macro setting on it'll focus much better on close-up objects.
That keyway gets easier with practice, don't think too much about it and you'll be fine.
