Figure 10: Viewfinder LEDs
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Understanding the LEDs on the Camera
Your camera has several LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that light solid or blink to indicate that certain actions are occurring within the camera, or particular problems may have occurred while you were performing a particular task with the camera. This section describes what these LEDs are and how they behave.
Viewfinder LEDs
The LEDs on the right side of the viewfinder (see Figure 10) display either a green light, red light, or both, indicating either the focus status, flash status, a memory card problem, or that the camera is processing an image and is not ready to take a picture.
Table 6: Viewfinder LEDsRed
Green (Top) | Indicates focus status |
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Red (Bottom) | Indicates flash status |
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Lights solid when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the picture is ready to take.
Blinks when the camera cannot focus on the picture subject.
Lights solid when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the flash is charged and ready to fire.
Blinks when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the flash is charging.
In the event of a full or missing memory card, both LEDs blink when you press the shutter release button halfway down. In this case, 000 will also blink on the status LCD.
In the event of a bad or unformatted memory card, or when the camera is processing an image and is not ready to take a picture, both LEDs blink when you press the shutter release button halfway down.
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