Owner's Manual

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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
A Auto-Meter Off
The viewfinder and the control panel shutter speed and aperture displays will turn off if no
operations are performed for about 6 seconds (auto meter off), reducing the drain on the
battery.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to reactivate the display. The auto-meter
off delay can be selected using Custom Setting c2 (Auto meter-off delay, 0 214).
6 s
Exposure meters on Exposure meters off Exposure meters on
A The Built-in Flash
If additional lighting is required for correct exposure in i mode, the
built-in flash will pop up automatically when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway.
If the flash is raised, photographs can only
be taken when the flash-ready indicator (M) is displayed.
If the flash-
ready indicator is not displayed, the flash is charging; remove your
finger briefly from the shutter-release button and try again.
To save battery power when the flash is not in use, return it to its
closed position by pressing it gently downward till the latch clicks
into place.