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

Indicators

Lower indicator

Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds)

*Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when the indicator blinks yellow (p. 106).

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

Green: Metering complete

Yellow: Focusing difficulty

Preparing the Camera, Basic Functions

AF Frame

● Pressing Fully

Pressing fully releases the shutter.

• The upper indicator blinks green while the image is recording onto the CF card.

• You will hear the shutter sound when the shot is complete. Do not move the camera until you hear this sound.

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