Basic
Taking Pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.
1: Shutter button
•The status indicator 3 lights for about 1 second when you turn this unit on 2.
1 Hold this unit gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.
A
B
C
A: When holding the camera vertically
B: Flash
C: AF assist lamp
2 Aim the AF area to the point you want to focus on.
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3 Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
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•The focus indication 2 lights green and the AF area 1 turns white to green.
3: Aperture value
4: Shutter speed
•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶ (Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) to ¶
(Tele).
•The subject is not focused in the following cases.
–When the focus indication blinks (green)
–When the AF area turns white to red or the AF area is not displayed
–Focus sound beeps 4 times.
•If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
4 Press the shutter button fully to take a picture.
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