AF ILLUMINATOR

The built-in flash is used as an AF Illuminator. When the scene is too dark for the camera to focus, the built-in flash fires a few short bursts when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down to provide the light necessary for the camera to focus.

The range of the AF Illuminator is approximately 1 to 5 m ( 3.3 to

16.4ft.). When an accessory flash is attached, the flash unit is used as the AF illuminator in place of the camera’s built-in flash. The AF illuminator will not fire when flash cancel or the sports action subject program is selected. The AF illuminator may not operate with focal lengths of 300mm or longer or with the 3x-1x Macro Zoom.

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1

The AF

Illuminator

can be

turned

off and on.

While

 

 

pressing the flash mode button

 

 

(1), turn the camera on with the

 

 

function dial (2); the data panel

 

 

displays the status of the AF

 

 

Illuminator.

 

SHUTTER LOCK

Shutter can only be released when a lens is mounted on the camera. The shutter lock can be disabled when the camera is attached to a telescope or microscope.

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1 While pressing the drive mode

 

button (1), turn the camera on

 

with the function dial (2); the

 

data panel displays the status

 

of the shutter lock.

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