Specifications

Chapter 1 Section 2 Basic Shooting
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Check the Focus and Shoot
(Half-press)
Turn the Mode Dial to 5
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5(Shooting Mode).
Compose your shot either by looking
through the Viewfinder or at the LCD
Monitor.
Put the subject of your photo right in the
center and press the shutter button half-
way.
The f-stop (aperture size) and shutter speed are dis-
played in the bottom part of the screen, and the cam-
era focuses.
Once the shot is in focus, the exposure and white bal-
ance are fixed and the crosshair in the center of the
LCD Monitor turns green, as does the auto-focus
lamp in the lower left of the Viewfinder. Check one of
these to make sure the subject is in focus.
Gently press the shutter button all the
way.
The still image you have taken freezes for a moment
on the LCD Monitor and is recorded.
When the image confirmation time is set to OFF, the still image you have taken does not appear on the LCD Monitor. See P.126.
Shooting Still Images
Use the Shooting Mode to take your still images.
There are two methods of using the shutter button, pressing the shutter in two stages (half-press) and
pressing it all the way down at once (full-press). When you use half-press, you can confirm that your
shot is in focus on the LCD Monitor. When you want to capture the moment, full-press is convenient.
• For how to shoot with Zoom, see P.46.
• For how to shoot Close-ups, see P.48.