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Taking Pictures (B AUTO Mode)
MEMO
• The shutter button has a halfway point at which focus
and exposure are automatically optimized before taking
the picture by pressing fully down.
• When pressing the shutter button halfway, a lens
operation sound may be heard.
4Press the shutter button fully.
CAUTION
When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The
indicator lamp blinks orange during charging.
MEMO
• When th e subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lo ck
to take the picture (➝p.34).
• When pressing the shutter button down fully in one
motion, the camera takes the picture without the AF
frame changing.
• When a picture is taken, the illumination lamp on the
front of the camera lights to indicate that shooting is
complete.
Flash
Change the flash mode when you want to take pictures without
flash. See p.58 for information on flash.
CAUTION
• The image shown on the LCD monitor before the
picture is taken may differ in brightness, color, etc. from
the image actually recorded. Play back the recorded
image to check it (➝p.37).
• When selecting a slow shutter speed that will cause
camera shake, | appears on the LCD monitor. Use
flash or a tripod.
• See p.143-147 for information on warning displays. See
“Troubleshooting” (➝p.148-155) for more information.
Halfway pressed Fully pressed
F 5.6
F 5.6
250
250
250
250
F 5.6
F 5.6
When pressing the shutter
button down halfway, b
appears on the LCD monitor
before the flash fires.