Taking CPictures in Auto Mode
7Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take
the picture.
2Tip: 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 |
1Note
If the subject is poorly lit, the fl ash may fi re when the picture is taken. For information on using the fl ash when lighting is poor, see page 23.
The Indicator Lamp
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows (see page 6 for information on the charging display):
Indicator lamp | Camera status | ||
Glows green | Focus locked. |
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Blinks green | Blur, focus, or exposure warning. Pic- | ||
| ture can be taken. |
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Blinks green | Recording pictures. | Additional pic- | |
and orange | tures can be taken. |
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Glows orange | Recording pictures. | No additional | |
pictures can be taken at this time. | |||
Blinks orange | Flash charging; fl ash will not fi re when | ||
picture is taken. |
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| Lens or memory error (internal mem- | ||
Blinks red | ory or memory card full or not format- | ||
ted, format error, or other memory | |||
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| error). |
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2Tip: Warnings
Detailed warnings appear in the display. See pages
Playback and Photography Basic
17