Chapter 2
For the icons you may see displayed on additional buttons, see the entries for camera features in “Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 18.
Taking pictures
You can take a picture when the camera is set to 
Picture Capture.
1.Slide 
to 
.
2. Frame the subject for your picture in the Image Display.
3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure and lock the focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked (see “Auto focus and exposure” on page 12).
4.Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture.
Recording video clips
You can record a video clip when the camera is set to 
Video Record.
1.Slide 
to 
.
2. Frame the subject in the Image Display.
3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked (see “Auto focus and exposure” on page 12).
4.Press the Shutter button all the way down and release to begin recording video.
5.To stop recording video, press and release the Shutter button again.
Instant Review
After you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, touch 
, then touch This Image in the 
Delete menu. To exit Instant Review, touch 
.
Auto focus and exposure
When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera automatically measures and locks the focus (for pictures and video clips) and exposure (for pictures only). When you auto focus:
| Indicator | Description | |
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Green focus brackets | Focus found. | |
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Red focus brackets | Focus not found (see “Optimizing focus” on page 13). | |
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(shaking hand icon) | (Pictures only) Long exposure required (see “Optimizing | |
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12 Taking pictures and recording video clips