To shoot a snapshot

1. Press [ ] (REC) to turn on the camera.

The camera will enter the REC mode.

Make sure is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 45.

Snapshot mode icon

Monitor screen

 

 

Shutter button

 

[ ] (REC)

Remaining Snapshot Memory

Capacity

2. Point the camera at the subject.

You can zoom the image, if you want.

 

Wide Angle

Telephoto

Zoom controller

 

 

 

 

 

3. Half-press the shutter button to

LED Lamp

Focus frame

focus the image.

 

 

When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the LED Lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green.

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for good- looking images.

•The focus frame in the screen shots included in this manual is shown at . Note that you can change the form of the focus frame, if you want (page 51).

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