5Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

Hold the camera still until it beeps and the status light starts flashing red. The flashing red light indicates that the camera has captured the image and is processing it. Processing takes approximately eight seconds.

CAUTION

If you set the camera down while it is processing a picture, make sure you handle it carefully. The camera may lose your image if you set it down too hard.

When the light stops flashing and turns green , the image is saved and you can take another picture. Saved images remain in memory for at least a year, even when the camera is turned off and the batteries are removed.

TIP

When you’re taking pictures outdoors, make sure the sun is at your back. In very bright light (at the beach or in snow, for example), your pictures may come out too light. You can use Image Expert or other image editing software to correct most over-exposure problems.

Recording Messages With the Microphone

You can use the built-in microphone to annotate a picture with sound or record a voice message. After you take a picture, follow these steps to add sound to it:

1Press the VOICE button until you hear the camera beep. The voice icon appears on the display panel and the status light flashes red.

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