5Focus.

5.1 Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. The camera will select the focus area automatically. If the subject is dark, the flash may pop up and the AF-assist illuminator may light.

5.2When the focus operation is complete, the selected focus areas will be briefly high- lighted, a beep will sound, and the in-focus indicator (●) will appear in the view- finder (the beep may not sound if the subject is moving). While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, focus will lock and the number of exposures that can be stored in the memory buffer will be displayed in the viewfinder.

Selected

 

Shutter speed Aperture

 

 

focus area

 

 

In-focus

 

Buffer

 

capacity

indicator

 

 

 

Shutter speed

Aperture

 

 

Viewfi nder

Control panel

In-focus indicator

Description

 

●Subject in focus.

●

Camera unable to focus on subject in focus area using autofocus.

(blinks)

The Shutter-Release Button

The camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

Focus

Take photograph

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