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3 Gently press the shutter button.
hPress the shutter button gently, taking care not to
move the camera.
hThe image that was captured appears on the
monitor as long as the shutter button is kept
pressed (post view).
4 Release your finger from the shutter button.
hThe captured image is recorded.
HINT
When the focus mode (page74) is set
to the 9-point focus mode B...
iA target mark & on the monitor shows
the area the camera is focusing on.
iThe camera automatically determines
the correct focus by measuring from 9
different focus points within the
shooting area. If the target mark is at a
position that is different from the point
you wish to focus on, you can refocus,
for example, by changing the shooting
angle.
iThe large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area in
the center of the screen.
About the focus indicator
iA green focus indicator appears when
the subject is successfully focused, or
a red focus indicator when the camera
was not able to focus the subject.
The shutter speed and aperture are
displayed
iThe shutter speed and aperture
settings are also displayed on the
monitor. You can use them as a
reference when shooting.
If the motion alert icon appears...
iDuring still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility
that the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the
motion alert icon may appear on the monitor. In this case, use a tripod to
stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to
automatic (page59).
iWhen shooting with the fireworks H scene function, the motion alert icon
always appears, but this is normal.

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Shutter speed
Aperture
Target mark
Motion alert icon
Focus indicator