3Press the shutter button fully down.

The shutter sounds.

“RECORDING” appears on the LCD screen, and the image will be recorded on the “Memory Stick.” When “RECORDING” disappears, you can record the next image.

RECORDING

∗If the flashing AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly, the subject may be difficult to focus on (dark, poor contrast) or the subject may be extremely close. Release the shutter button, then focus again.

Auto power-off function

If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during recording or playback, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery. To use the camera again, slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the camera again. The auto power-off function only operates when the camera is operating using a battery pack. The auto power-off also will not operate when playing back moving images or playing back a SLIDE SHOW (page 68), or when a connector is plugged into the USB jack, the DC IN jack or the A/V OUT jack.

The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” (8 MB or 16 MB)

See pages 49 and 55 to 60.

Notes

•Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating.

•When recording a bright subject, the LCD screen color may change after AE/AF lock, but this does not affect the recorded image.

•When you press the shutter button fully down at once in step 2, the camera starts recording after the automatic adjustment is complete. However, the recording cannot be carried out while the flash charge lamp (page 21) is flashing. (During this time, the camera is charging the flash.)

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