Getting Started

18Shooting Still Images

5.Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot.

The shutter sound will play and the image will record.

Movement of the camera or subject while the shutter sound is playing may result in blurred images.

Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec. Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed.

If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will continue to display.

The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the memory card.

To Shoot Images in Focus

The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter button halfway*.

*The shutter button has a two-stage action. ressing it down to the first stage is referred to as “pressing halfway”.

Press halfway

Correct

 

Incorrect

Beep,

Press fully

Just pressing

to set the focus

beep…

 

fully

Shooting Preparations

Recording:

Complete: Lights green

Blinks green

(orange when the flash will fire)

 

AF Frame

An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus.

Mute Setting

Pressing the button while turning on the camera power will silence all camera sounds. You can change the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 59).