Basic Photography

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

 

 

 

 

1 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

 

Red (!) lamp

 

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-

 

Green (AF) lamp

 

finder and by the focus indicator in the monitor.

 

 

Flash

status is

indicated by the red ! (flash-

 

Focus indicator

 

ready) lamp next to the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red (!)

On

Flash will fire when picture is

 

 

 

taken.

 

 

 

 

 

AF

 

Blinks

Flash charging. Wait until lamp

 

 

 

lamp

comes on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Flash off or not required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green(AF)lamp/ focusindicator

On

Subject in focus.

 

 

 

 

Camera unable to focus on sub-

 

 

 

 

 

5M

AUTO

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ject at center of frame. Using

 

 

 

 

Flashes

focus lock, focus on another

 

 

 

 

 

subject at same distance, then

 

 

 

 

 

recompose picture and shoot.

 

 

 

Monitor turns off while flash is charging.

 

 

 

2 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 94). 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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Nikon E5600, E4600 manual Focus and Shoot