Taking Pictures in k (Auto) Mode
6Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
BTip: The Shutter ButtonThe 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 |
ANote
If the subject is poorly lit, the flash may fire when the picture is taken. For information on using the flash when lighting is poor, see page 28.
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. | |
| Picture can be taken. | |
Blinks green | Recording pictures. Additional | |
and orange | pictures can be taken. | |
Glows | Recording pictures. No additional | |
orange | pictures can be taken at this time. | |
Blinks orange | Flash charging; flash will not fire | |
when picture is taken. | ||
| Lens or memory error (internal | |
Blinks red | memory or memory card full or not | |
formatted, format error, or other | ||
| ||
| memory error). |
Detailed warnings appear in the display. See pages
18