Konica Minolta KD-420Z user manual Taking Pictures Cont’d

Taking Pictures (Cont’d)

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4.Compose the shot on the LCD monitor and use the zoom buttons to set the size of the subject. Take care also to position the auto-focus mark on the subject you want to focus on.

•If you press the TELE (Telephoto) Zoom button, the camera zooms in, while if you press the WIDE (Wide-angle) button, it zooms out.

•If the subject you wish to focus on is not in the screen center, use “Shooting with Focus Lock” (p.41).

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5.Press the shutter button half way and a green LED lights in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor, indicating that the focus and exposure are locked.

•The icon also appears.

•If it is difficult to focus, the green LED will flash. See page 37.

6.Take a picture by pressing the shutter button further. When it makes a sound, the shot has been taken, and the image will be recorded on the card.

•If you set the shutter sound to “OFF” in the Sound settings (p.117), the camera makes no sound when you press the shutter button.

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