Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

Photography Basic

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Red (!) lamp

Green (AF) lamp

 

Focus indicator

 

 

 

AF

 

 

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AUTO

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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

lamp/ (AF)

 

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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