Pressing the Shutter Button (continued)

z If the icon appears, the AF frame displays in yellow, or the orange or yellow lamp starts to blink when you press the shutter button halfway, you can still shoot the image by pressing the shutter button all the way down.

z Images are first saved into the camera’s internal memory before being recorded onto the CF card, allowing the next images to be taken immediately as long as sufficient space is available in the internal memory.

z The beep and shutter sound can be set to On or Off using the Mute option in the Set up menu.

z If the Mute option is on, the shutter will not make a sound even if the shutter sound option is on.

z There is no shutter sound in Movie mode.

z Shots cannot be taken while the flash is charging.

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. 49).

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.

•Turning the AF-assist beam off may make it more difficult for the camera to focus, e.g. 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.

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