User's Manual

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3 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus
(if the subject is poorly lit, the flash may pop up
and the AF-assist illuminator may light). When
the focus operation is complete, a beep will
sound (a beep may not sound if the subject is
moving) and the active focus point and in-focus
indicator (I) will appear in the viewfinder.
4 Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter-release button the
rest of the way down to take the photograph.
The memory card access lamp will light and the
photograph will be displayed in the monitor for a
few seconds.
Do not eject the memory card or
remove or disconnect the power source until the
lamp has gone out and recording is complete.
In-focus indicator Description
I Subject in focus.
I (flashes)
Camera unable to focus using
autofocus. See page 72.
A The Shutter-Release Button
The camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. The camera focuses when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button
the rest of the way down.
Focus: press halfway Shoot: press all the way down
Pressing the shutter-release button halfway also ends playback and readies the camera for
immediate use.
Focus point
In-focus
indicator
Buffer
capacity
Memory card access
lamp