Step 3 Focus and Shoot

Mode Auto Playback: and Photography Basic

1 Press the shutter-release button halfway.

• The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway (A11).

• When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows green.

When a face is detected:

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Shutter speed Aperture

When a face is not detected:

•The camera automatically selects the focus area (one of

nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows green.

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Shutter speed Aperture

•When digital zoom is used, the focus area is not

displayed and the camera focuses at the center of the frame. Once focus has been acquired, the focus indicator (A6) will glow green.

•When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture values also appear.

•Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•If the focus area or focus indicator blinks red when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will be unable to focus. Change the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway again.

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

• The shutter is released and the picture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory.

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