Nikon S2H05000501 manual Focus and Shoot

Tutorial— Taking Pictures

Step 5—Focus and Shoot

The COOLPIX4500 has a two-stage shutter-release button.

5	.1	Focus
		Press the shutter-release button halfway to
		set focus and exposure. In	mode, the

camera will focus on the subject in the cen- ter focus area, shown by the focus brackets

in the viewfinder. Focus will remain locked	Flash-ready
	lamp (red)
at this distance while the shutter-release but-
		Autofocus
ton is pressed halfway. If your subject is
	lamp (green)
poorly lit and the flash is set to auto, the

flash will pop up automatically and begin charging. Check the status of the autofocus (green) and flash-ready (red) lamps next to the viewfinder.

	On	Flash will fire when picture is taken.
	Blinks	Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from
	rapidly	shutter-release button, then try again.
Flash-ready		• Flash is off and subject poorly lit. Shutter
lamp		speed will slow and pictures may be blurred.
(red)	Flickers	• Finger or other object placed on top of built-
		in Speedlight, preventing it from popping
		up. Remove object from built-in Speedlight.
	Off	Flash off or not required.
Autofocus	On	Subject in focus.
lamp	Flickers	Camera unable to focus on subject in focus
(green)		brackets. See “Autofocus” (	59).
Both lamps blink		Battery exhausted. Replace with fully-charged
together slowly		EN-EL1 or new 2CR5 (DL245) battery.

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