Pressing the shutter release button

Press the shutter release button slowly in two steps. This allows for exact focusing as well as preventing camera shake.

Basic way of shutter release

1 Press the shutter release button halfway.

Lightly press the shutter release button until you feel the click on your finger.

2 Confirm the focus frame on the display turns green.

Hold the shutter release button and wait

until the focus frame turns green. The The camera is in focus. camera is in focus.

3 Press the shutter release button fully.

Press it down slowly until the shutter is released.

The picture is taken.

You can press the shutter release button all the way down (single step) when Focus Mode is set to Standard (Autofocus) and One push PF in the [A Rec.Mode] menu is set to On. (1 p.114)

This allows you to release the shutter at the right moment. The pictures are taken as deep-focus (pan focus) shots.

Even if you press the shutter button all the way down when using the flash, you cannot take a picture until the flash is charged.

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