4Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. If a face is detected, the camera

 

will focus on the face;

Focus area

 

otherwise, the camera will

 

 

 

focus on the subject in the

 

 

focus area selected with the

 

 

multi selector before the

 

 

shutter-release button was

 

s

pressed halfway. When the

 

 

focus operation is complete,

 

 

the focus area will light

 

 

green, the AF lamp/memory-

 

 

card access lamp will light,

 

 

and focus will lock (if the

AF lamp/memory-

 

camera is unable to focus,

 

the focus area will flash red

card access lamp

 

and the AF lamp/memory-

 

card access lamp will flash). If the subject is poorly lit, the AF- assist illuminator (0 180) may light to assist the focus operation.

5Shoot.

Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to release the shutter and record the

photograph. The AF lamp/memory-card access lamp will light while the photograph is being recorded to the memory card. Do not eject the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source until the lamp has gone out and recording is complete. The photograph will be displayed in the monitor for about a second when shooting is complete.

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