Nikon 7600 manual Focus and Shoot, Take the picture, Monitor turns off while flash is charging

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

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Red (!) lamp

Green (AF) lamp

Focus indicator

		AF
Basic	7M	AUTO	7	2
Photography

Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In P mode, the camera will automatically focus on the subject at the center of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed half- way, check focus and flash. Focus is indicated by the green AF (autofocus) lamp next to the view- finder and by the focus indicator in the monitor. Flash status is indicated by the red ! (flash- ready) lamp next to the viewfinder.

Red (!)		On	Flash will fire when picture is
			taken.
		Blinks	Flash charging. Wait until lamp
lamp			comes on.
		Off	Flash off or not required.
		On	Subject in focus.
focus	Green		Camera unable to focus on sub-
			ject at center of frame. Using
indicator	(AF) lamp/
		Flashes	focus lock, focus on another
			subject at same distance, then
			recompose picture and shoot.

Monitor turns off while flash is charging.

Take the picture

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. The shutter sound is played when the shutter-release button is pressed (default setting Q 103). To prevent blur, press the shutter-release button down smoothly. You can choose whether or not to display the camera shake warning (Q 25).

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