Kyocera SL300RT manual Holding the camera, Pressing the shutter release button half way

•Take care to avoid camera shake. ( p.4-4)

•Press the T side of the zoom button to enlarge the image and the W side to return the enlarged image to its original size. ( p.3-3)

■Holding the camera

With the LCD monitor facing towards you, hold the lens unit with your left hand and the section with the LCD monitor in your right hand. Take care that your fingers do not obstruct the lens, flash or light sensor. The camera is easier to hold if the lens unit and LCD monitor unit are at an angle of between 30° and 45° to each other.

Relax your shoulders.

30˚ to 45˚

Brace your elbows lightly

against your body.Hold the camera in both hands.

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Basic Operations

6 Press the shutter release button down half way to set exposure and focus.

The camera gives a short beep and the green shooting mark “B” lights on the LCD monitor to indicate that the exposure and focus have been set.

“Beep”

•A flashing shooting mark “B” indicates that the camera cannot set the exposure and focus. Press the shutter release button half way again until the shooting mark “B” stays lit and the focus is set.

■Pressing the shutter release button half way

When you press the shutter release button, it stops at a point on the way down to the fully pressed position. At this point, it is said to be pressed half way and the camera determines the exposure and focus in readiness for taking a picture. If you then continue pressing the shutter release button the rest of the way down, the camera takes the picture.

Not pressed

Pressed half way

Pressed fully (starts picture shooting)

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