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Basic Operations
Shutter Button
The
shutter button has two
steps.
You can press the shutter button
halfway.
Then
you can further press the shutter button
completely.
•
Preventing Camera Shake
Pressing Halfway
This activates autofocusing and
the
automatic exposure system that sets the
shutter speed and
aperture.
The exposure setting (shutter speed and
aperture) is displayed in the viewfinder
and on the LCD panel for
approx.
4 sec.
(metering
timer/
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Pressing Completely
This releases the shutter and takes the
picture.
Hand-held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called
camera
shake.
It
can cause blurred
pictures.
To prevent camera shake,
note the following
:
•
Hold and steady the camera as shown on the preceding page.
•
Press the shutter button halfway to
autofocus,
then slowly press the
shutter button
completely.
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•
If
you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfway
first,
or if
you press the shutter button halfway and
then
press it completely immediately.
the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture.
•
Even during menu display or image
playback,
you can go back to shooting-
ready state by pressing
the
shutter button
halfway.
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