Shooting – The Basics

AF-assist Beam

z The AF-assist beam will sometimes emit when the shutter button is pressed halfway to assist focusing in certain conditions, i.e. dark conditions.

z The AF-assist beam can be turned off (p. 67).

For example, if animals are your subject, turn off the beam when shooting in the dark to avoid startling them.

However, please keep in mind the following facts.

•If the AF-assist beam is turned off, it may become more difficult for the camera to focus in dark conditions.

•The red-eye reduction lamp may emit when you press the shutter button halfway even if the AF-assist beam is turned off.

In order to prevent any lamp from emitting before the flash fires, set both the red-eye reduction function and the AF-assist beam to [Off] in the Shooting menu.

Reviewing an Image Right after Shooting

Mode Dial

After a photo is taken, the image displays on the LCD monitor for two seconds. In addition, the image will keep on displaying regardless of the review duration setting if one of the following operations is performed.

z Keeping the shutter button fully pressed z Pressing the SET button while the image

is displayed

Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it.

You can perform the following while images are displayed.

•Erasing Images Individually (p. 63)

•Display the setting details of the image (p. 30).

•Magnifying Images (p. 58) (When pressing the SET button and displaying images)

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