Taking Pictures

Silent Mode

In situations in which camera sounds or lights may be unwelcome, hold the DISP/BACK button down until o is displayed.

The camera speaker, flash, and AF-assist illuminator/ self-timer lamp turn off and flash and volume settings can not be adjusted (note that the flash will still fire when C is selected in scene mode). To restore normal operation, press the DISP/BACK button until the o icon is no longer displayed.

The Indicator LampIndicator lamp The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows:

Indicator lamp

Camera status

Glows green

Focus locked.

Blinks green

Blur, focus, or exposure warning. Pic-

ture can be taken.

Blinks green

Recording pictures. Additional pic-

and orange

tures can be taken.

Glows

Recording pictures. No additional pic-

orange

tures can be taken at this time.

Blinks orange

Flash charging; flash will not fire when

picture is taken.

 

Lens or memory error (memory card

Blinks red

full or not formatted, format error, or

 

other memory error).

 

 

bWarningsDetailed warnings appear in the display. See pages 115–118 for more information.

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