Step 3 Focus and Shoot

1Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Mode Auto Easy Playback: and Photography Basic

The camera focuses on the subject overlapping the focus area in the center of the monitor.

When the subject is in focus, the focus area and focus indicator (Q) glow green.

When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area and

 

focus indicator blink red. Change the composition and try

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again.

 

2Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

The picture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory.

BDuring Recording

While pictures are being recorded, the O(wait) icon will be displayed and the Cor Xicon will blink. Do not turn the camera off, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, or remove or disconnect the power source while these icons are displayed. Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

DShutter-release Button

The camera features a two-stage shutter-release button. To set focus and exposure, press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. Focus and exposure lock while the shutter-release button is held in this position. To release the shutter and take a picture, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may result in camera shake and blurred pictures.

Press the shutter-

Press the shutter-

release button

release button

halfway to set

the rest of the

focus and

way down to take

exposure.

picture.

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