BASIC RECORDING OPERATION

Turn the camera on and slide the recording-mode switch to the recording position.

Place the subject within the focus frame on the LCD monitor.

•The focus-lock function (p. 26) can be used with off-center subjects.

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Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock the focus

 

 

 

and exposure.

 

 

 

• The focus signals (p. 27) on the monitor will confirm that the image

 

 

 

 

 

 

is in focus. If the monitor focus signal is red, the camera was unable

 

 

 

to focus on the subject. Repeat the previous steps until the focus

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signal is white.

 

 

• If the battery power is very low, the LCD monitor turns off when

 

 

 

 

 

 

flash charges.

 

 

 

Press the shutter-release button all the way down (2) to take the pic- ture.

• After the shutter releases, the indicator lamp next to the card slot will turn red and blink indicating image data is being written to the memory card. Never remove a memory card while data is being transferred.

•The image can be previewed after it is captured by continuing to hold down the shutter-release button (p. 59).

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