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USING VIEWFINDER

VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY

Position the AF frame in the center of the
viewfinder over the subject to set the focus.
If the subject is between 0.6 m and 1.5 m (2.0 ft.
and 4.9 ft.) away, the area marked by “■” in the
figure is photographed.
To take pictures using the viewfinder, press the
“DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor off
(Turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery
power).
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The viewfinder cannot be used to take pictures in Macro
mode.
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For more precise shot framing, use the LCD monitor to take
the picture.
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2Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position of your right
thumb so that it is handy for using the zoom.
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Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.
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AF frame
Viewfinder
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot
Blinking green AF/AE in progress, camera shake warning or AF warning (Ready to shoot)
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording to xD-Picture Card(Ready to shoot)
Lit orange Recording to xD-Picture Card(Not ready)
Blinking orange Flash charging (Flash will not fire)
Blinking green
(1-second intervals)
Camera in Power Save mode (➡P.50)
Blinking red hxD-Picture CardWarnings
No card loaded, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Carderror
hLens operation error
✽When the LCD monitor is switched on, more detailed warning messages are displayed (➡P.78-79).

TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE)

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE