
Taking Pictures in AUTO Mode
5Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.



The shutter button has two positions. Pressing the shutter button halfway sets focus and exposure; to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the way down.
Double
beepClick
Press | Press the rest of the |
halfway | way down |
Note
If the subject is poorly lit, the fl ash may fi re when the picture is taken. To take pictures without the f lash, choose another fl ash mode (pg. 24).

Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows:
Indicator lamp | Camera status |
Glows green | Focus locked. |
Blinks green | Camera unable to focus. Picture can |
be taken. | |
Blinks green | Recording pictures. Additional pic- |
and orange | tures can be taken. |
Glows | Recording pictures. No additional pic- |
orange | tures can be taken at this time. |
Blinks orange | Flash charging; shutter disabled. |
Blinks red | Recording or lens error. |



Detailed warnings appear in the monitor. See pages
Playback and Photography Basic
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