Nikon 4300 manual Focus and Shoot, Turn the Camera Off, Take the picture

Step 3—Focus and Shoot

The COOLPIX4300 has a two-stage shutter release button. 1 Focus

		• Press the shutter release button
		halfway to set focus and exposure.
		In a mode, the camera focuses
		on the subject in the center of the
		frame. Check the indicator lamps
		(see table below).
Lamp		Meaning
	On	Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash-ready	Blinks	Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter
lamp (red)	rapidly	release button, then try again.
	Off	Flash not required or flash set to “off”.
	On	Subject in focus.
Autofocus lamp		Camera unable to focus on subject. Use focus
(green)
	Flickers	lock to focus on another subject at the same
		distance, then recompose your picture (p. 45).

2 Take the picture

• To take a picture, press the shutter release button all the way down.

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Step 4—Turn the Camera Off

When you have finished using the camera, turn the camera off to save battery power.

Getting Started—Taking Pictures

During Recording

While pictures are being recorded to the memory card, the autofocus lamp (green) will blink.

Pictures taken while earlier images are being recorded are stored in a temporary memory buffer. When the buffer is full, an hourglass (W) icon will be displayed and the shutter release will be disabled.

Do not turn the camera off, remove the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source while W is displayed or while the green autofocus lamp is blinking.

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