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Focus frame

2 QuickStart

Quick Start

Taking Still Pictures

Shutter release button

 

Power switch

Mode Dial

 

Viewfinder

Zoom/f/y button

LCD monitor

DISPLAY button

 

The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.

1 Press the power switch.

The camera turns on.

2 Set the mode dial to R.

3 Check the image on the LCD monitor.

The focus frame in the middle of the LCD monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing. You can change the captured area by pressing the Zoom/w/x button.

x: enlarges the subject.

w: enlarges the area captured by the camera.

You can check the captured area by looking through the viewfinder.

As there is no focus frame in the viewfinder, be sure to check the focusing area on the LCD monitor.

4 Press the shutter release button halfway.

The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus.

5 Press the shutter release button fully.

The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 second (Instant Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in memory. The green and red lamps on the right of the viewfinder blink alternately while the image is being recorded.

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