Step 4 Focus and Shoot

The Basics of

1Press the shutter-release button halfway (A31).

When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the subject is in focus, the focus

area that is in focus lights in green (up to three areas). See “Using Target Finding AF” (A75) for more information.

When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame and the focus area is

not displayed. When the camera has focused, the focus indicator (A9) glows green.

While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator may flash red. This indicates that the camera is unable to focus. Modify the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway again.

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Shooting and Playback

2Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down (A31).

The shutter is released and the image will be saved.

3To apply an effect to the captured image, press the k button.

The screen for selecting an effect is displayed. See “Using Quick Effects” (A39) for more information.

When you press the d button or when no operations are performed for about five seconds, the monitor display returns to the shooting screen.

 

Quick effects

Cancel

Choose effect

To not display the screen shown on the right, set Quick effects to Off (A69).

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