Nikon COOLPIX8800 Focus and Shoot, Press the shutter-release button halfway to set fo, Flash

Step 3—Focus and Shoot

Basic Photography

Focus indicator

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Flash indicator

1 Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set fo-

cus and exposure ( 7). In 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. If the subject is poorly lit and the flash is on, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically.

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus and flash indicators:

		On (green)	Subject in focus.
indicator	Focus		Camera unable to focus on subject
		Blinks	at center of frame. Using focus lock,
			focus on another subject at same dis-
		green
			tance, then recompose picture and
			shoot.
indicator		On (red)	Built-in Speedlight will fire when pic-
	Flash		ture is taken.
		Blinks red	Built-in Speedlight is charging.
		Off	Built-in Speedlight is off or not re-
			quired.

2 Take the picture

Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. To prevent blur, press the shutter-release button down smoothly.

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