Olympus C-40 ZOOM manual Taking still pictures

SHOOTING BASICS (Cont.)

Taking still pictures

1 Set the mode dial to any of the following positions and open the lens barrier.

Shooting mode: , , , , , , P, A/S/M,

2 Point the camera towards a subject

while viewing through the viewfinder.

Card access lamp

3 To focus on the subject, press the shutter button halfway, slowly and gently.

●When the subject is in focus, the green lamp lights

up.

Green lamp

4 To start shooting, press the shutter button gently all the way (fully).

●The green lamp and card access lamp blink and the camera begins storing pictures on the card.

●NEVER open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or pull the plug of an optional AC adapter when the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.

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