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Using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, frame your
shot so that the subject fills the entire AF (Auto
Focus) frame.
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If your subject is not in the center of the picture, use
AF lock to take the picture(➡P.30).
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For dimly lit scenes where the subject is difficult to
see in the LCD monitor, you should use the viewfinder. ●
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If the image on the LCD monitor is difficult to see,
adjust the monitor brightness.
When you are using the viewfinder to take a
picture at a distance of 0.8 to 1.5 meters (2.6 to
4.8 ft.), only the shaded area in the figure is
photographed.
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LCD monitor
AF frame
Viewfinder

TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)

Press the shutter button down half way. The
image is focused when the AF frame on the LCD
monitor becomes smaller and the shutter speed
and aperture setting appear (and the green
viewfinder lamp stops blinking and remains lit).
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When you press the shutter button down halfway,
the video image on the LCD monitor freezes briefly.
However, this is not the image that is recorded.
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If it is too dark for the camera to focus, move at least
1.5 m (4.8 ft.) away from your subject before taking
the picture.
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To take the picture, press the shutter button
down fully without lifting your finger off it. The
camera beeps and takes the picture, and the
data is then recorded.
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If you press the shutter button down fully in one
motion, the shot is taken without the AF frame
changing.
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When you take a picture, the viewfinder lamp lights
orange (camera not ready) before switching back to
green to indicate that the camera is again ready for
shooting.
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The viewfinder lamp flashes orange while the flash is
charging.
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Since the amount of image data recorded is not fixed
and varies depending on the subject (level of image
detail, etc.), the number of available shots may not
decrease after the image is recorded, or may
decrease by 2.
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See P.112 for information on the warning displays.
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AF frame