Step 4 Focus and Shoot

Playback and Shooting of Basics The

1 Press the shutter-release button halfway, i.e., press the button slightly until you feel resistance.

•When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the camera sets the focus and exposure (shutter speed and aperture value). Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•When a face is detected:

Focuses on the face around which a double border (focus area) is displayed (see “Using Face Detection”

(A65) for more information). When the camera has focused on that face, the double border will turn green.

1/250 F3.9

Aperture value

Shutter speed

•When a face is not detected:

Focuses on the focus area selected by the camera according to the shooting scene. When the subject is in

focus, the focus area (active focus area) lights in green (maximum of nine areas).

1/250 F3.9

Aperture value

Shutter speed

•When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame, and the focus area is not displayed. When the subject is in focus, the focus indicator (A6) lights in green.

•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway and the focus area or focus indicator may blink red, the camera is unable to focus. Change the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway again.

2Press the shutter-release button all the way, i.e., press the button the rest of the way down.

• The shutter is released and the picture is recorded.

•If you press the shutter-release button with too much force, the camera may shake, causing images to be blurred. Press the button gently.

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