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The COOLPIX S2 has a two-stage shutter-release button. Pressing the shut- ter-release button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing it the rest of the way down releases the shutter to record a picture.
Focus
Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In mode, the camera will auto- matically 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 halfway, check the focus and flash indicators:
Focus indicator
Indicator lamp
(flash lamp)
On (green) Subject in focus.
Camera unable to focus. Change compo- sition and try again.
Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash charging.
Flash off or not required.
5 | Take the picture |
Press the shutter-release button |
| the rest of the way down to take |
| the picture. To prevent blur, press |
| the shutter-release button down |
| smoothly. |