Pressing the shutter button down half way

Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures

Pressing the shutter button down half way.

Lightly press the shutter button to conﬁrm focus and ﬂash battery charge. Press the shutter button all way down to take the picture.

[Lightly press the shutter button]

[Press the shutter button]

The available memory capacity may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings.

When the Flash Off, Slow synchro mode or DIS mode is selected in a low lighting condition, the camera shake warning indicator

( Ã) may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod, support the camera on a solid surface or change to ﬂash shot mode.

Shooting against the light : It is best to take pictures with the sun in the background. Taking pictures against the sun may make the picture come out dark. To take a picture against the light, please use the [Backlight] in scene shooting mode (see page 23), ﬁll-in ﬂash (see page 32), spot metering (see page 43), exposure compensation (see page 37) or ACB (see page 43) function.

Avoid obstructing the lens or the ﬂash when you capture an image.

Compose the image by using the LCD monitor.

Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform as expected.

-When photographing a subject that has little contrast.

-If the subject is highly reﬂective or shiny.

-If the subject is moving at high speed.

-When there is strong reﬂected light, or when the background is very bright.

-When the subject matter has only horizontal lines or the subject is very narrow (such as a stick or ﬂagpole).

-When the surroundings are dark.

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