Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down

The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to the first position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,” that of pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter button all (or the rest of) the way down.”

Press halfway

Press the rest of

the way down

guide Basic

3 Release the shutter.
Taking photographs

Press halfway

Press the rest of

Press the shutter button all the way

the way down

 

 

(fully).

 

 

• The shutter sounds and the picture is taken.Recording movies

Release the shutter button and press the Rbutton to begin recording. Press the Rbutton again to end recording.

operations Basic

Rbutton

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%Tips

•If no operations are performed for a minute, the camera enters “sleep” (stand-by) mode to turn off the monitor and to cancel all actions. The camera activates again when you touch any button (the shutter button, qbutton, etc.). [SLEEP]: g “Custom menu” (P. 78)

#Caution

•Bright light sources appear black when framed in the monitor but are recorded normally in the final picture.

•If the camera is used for extended periods, the temperature of the image pickup device will rise and noise and colored fog may appear in images recorded at high ISO sensitivities. Choose a lower ISO sensitivity or turn the camera off for a short period.

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