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 light or blink as follows.

Upper Indicator

• Green: Metering complete (two beeps sound)

•Orange: Flash will fire

•Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning / Insufficient exposure

Lower Indicator

•Yellow: Macro Mode / Manual Focus

•Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds)

* When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the focus before shooting (p. 113).

The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD monitor is on.

•Green: Metering complete

•Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is turned on (p. 98))

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 blinks green while the image is recording onto the CF card.

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