Step 4: Focus
1Press the shutter-release button halfway.Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. The camera will select the focus points automatically. If the subject is poorly lit, the flash may pop up and the AF-assist illuminator may light.
s2 Check the indicators in the viewfinder.When the focus operation is complete, the selected focus points will be briefly highlighted, a beep will sound (a beep may not sound if the subject is moving), and the in-focus indicator (I) will appear in the viewfinder.
In-focus indicator | Description |
ISubject in focus.
| I(blinks) | Camera unable to focus using |
| autofocus. See page 56. |
| |
In-focus Buffer
indicator capacity
While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the number of exposures that can be stored in the memory buffer (“t”; 0 53) will be displayed in the viewfinder.
Step 5: Shoot | |
Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of | |
the way down to release the shutter and record the | |
photograph. The access lamp next to the memory | |
card slot cover will light and the photograph will be | |
displayed in the monitor for a few seconds (the photo | |
will automatically clear from the display when the | Access lamp |
shutter-release button is pressed halfway). Do not eject the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source until the lamp has gone out and recording is complete.
