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Pressing the Shutter Button

The shutter button features a two-stage action.

Pressing Halfway

Pressing halfway automatically sets the
exposure, focus and white balance.
The indicators shine or flash as follows.
Upper Indicator
¡Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
¡Orange: Flash will fire
¡Flashing Orange: Camera shake
warning / Insufficient exposure
Lower Indicator
¡Yellow: Macro / Snapshot / Infinity
¡Flashing Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)
* When the indicator flashes yellow, lock
the focus before shooting (p. 71).
The AF frame appears as follows when
the LCD monitor is on.
¡Green: Metering complete
¡Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is
turned on (p. 73))

Pressing Fully

Pressing fully releases the shutter.
¡You will hear the shutter sound when
the shot is complete. Do not move the
camera until you hear this sound.
¡The upper indicator flashes green
while the image is recording onto the
CF card.