Taking Pictures in SRC(SCENE RECOGNITION) Mode

5 Focus.

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

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The lens may make a noise when the camera focuses. This is normal.

If the camera is able to focus, it will beep twice and the indicator lamp will glow green.

If the camera is unable to focus, the red colored focus frame and Rwill appear in the monitor, and the indicator lamp will blink green. Change the composition or use focus lock (pg. 26).

6 Shoot.

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

BTip: 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

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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 31.

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