Taking Pictures in M(Scene Recognition) Mode

6 Shoot.

Smoothly press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

2Tip: The Shutter Button

The shutter button has two positions. Pressing the shutter button halfway (q) sets focus and exposure; to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the way down (w).

Double

beepClick

q

w

Press halfway

Press the rest of

 

the way down

1Note

If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator may light to assist focus (pg. 34). For information on using the flash when lighting is poor, see page 36.

The Indicator Lamp

Indicator 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).

2Tip: Warnings

Detailed warnings appear in the display. See pages 116–119 for more information.

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