How The Shutter Button Works - Canon EOS ELAN7NE-30V Instructions Manual

How the Shutter Button Works

The shutter button has two stages. You can press it down halfway or fully.
The two levels of shutter button operation are as follows:
If an Extender (sold separately) is used and the maximum aperture (the
lowest f/number) of the lens becomes smaller than f/5.6, autofocusing will not
operate.
• After pressing the shutter button halfway, wait a moment before pressing it
completely to take the picture. If you press the shutter button completely at
one stroke or right after pressing it halfway, it will take a moment before the
picture is taken.
• Camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake.
Camera shake can cause blurred pictures. To prevent blurred pictures due to
camera shake:
Hold the camera steady.
·
Use your finger tip to touch the shutter button, grasp the camera with your
·
entire right hand, then press the shutter button gently.
• If the AF Mode Dial has been set to <5>, the focus confirmation
light <n> will not light.
• If the AF Mode Dial has been set to <5> and automatic AF point
selection is set (p.42), the AF point will not flash in red.
When it is pressed halfway:
Pressing the shutter button down
s
halfway activates autofocusing (AF)
and automatic exposure (AE) and the
shutter speed and aperture value are
set.
The exposure (the combination of
s
shutter speed and aperture value)
appears on the LCD panel and in the
0
viewfinder (
When it is pressed fully:
The shutter is released to take the
s
picture and the film advances by one
frame.
).
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