CAPTURING STILL IMAGES

1 Set the camera to the still image shooting mode (see page 59).2 Take a picture.

1 Point the camera lens at the subject. Slowly press and hold the shutter release button halfway.

œThe area in the center of the LCD

monitor comes clearly into focus, and the focus icon ëappears in the upper left corner (focus-lock).

œIf the Shooting Setting Screen (see page 45) or Shooting Information Screen (see page 124) was displayed, it is exited.

œThe focus icon does not appear if the focus is set to telephoto å or manual !, or during quick shot shooting (see page 121).

2 Press the shutter release button all the way.

œThe image is captured.

(Press halfway)

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(Press fully)

NOTE

œYou can view the image captured on the LCD monitor by holding the shutter release button down.

œThe stand-by indicator will flash red while the image is being written to the memory. Another image can only be captured when the stand-by indicator lights green again.

œThe camera is ready for capturing the next image after about 1 second.

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