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,Press the shutter button fully down.

The shutter sounds. The image will be recorded in the disc. When ACCESS lamp (page 10) goes out, you can shoot the next image.

•When operating the camera using a battery pack, if you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during recording, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (page 15).

•While the image is being recorded on the disc, the ACCESS lamp flashes. Do not shake or strike the camera while this lamp is flashing. Also do not turn off the power, remove the battery pack, or open the disc cover at this time, as the data may be damaged or the disc may become unusable.

Mode dial for still image shooting

When shooting still images with your camera, you can choose from the following shooting methods.

(Auto adjustment mode)

The focus, exposure and white balance are automatically adjusted to allow easy shooting. The image quality is set to [Fine] (page 43).

P (Program auto shooting)

You can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 41 and 112). In addition, you can change the combination of the F value and the shutter speed (Program Shift, see page 45).

S (Shutter speed priority)

You can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 41 and 112). In addition, you can select the shutter speed (page 46).

A (Aperture priority)

You can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 41 and 112). In addition, you can select the aperture value (page 47).

M (Manual)

You can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 41 and 112). In addition, you can manually adjust the shutter speed and the aperture value (page 47).

SCN (Scene selection)

You can select from the following modes to shoot according to the scene conditions (page 64).

– (Twilight mode)

– (Twilight portrait mode)

– (Landscape mode)

– (Portrait mode)

– (Snow mode)

– (Beach mode)

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