BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
This section describes the basic procedure for recording an image.
Recording an Image
Your camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in accor- dance with the brightness of the subject. Images you record are stored in the camera’s flash memory.
•You can also use optionally available SD memory cards and MultiMedia Cards (MMC) to store images (page 76).
1. Press the power button to turn on the camera.
• This causes an image
Power button
or a message to appear on the monitor screen.
2.Align the mode
selector with “REC”.
• This enters the REC mode for image recording.
Mode selector
3. Compose the image | 12 |
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•The focusing range of the camera is approxi-
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mately 1 meter to
12:58 infinity (∞ ).
• When performing this step, take care so your fingers do not block the lens or any of the sensors.
•You can compose images using either the monitor screen or the optical viewfinder.
•When using the optical viewfinder, you can turn off the monitor screen to save power (page 51).
4.Press the shutter release button to
record the image.
•The number of images that can be stored in memory depends on the resolution setting you are using (pages 40, 114).
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