5
Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter
button the rest of the way down
to take the picture.
B Tip: The Shutter Button
The shutter button has
two positions. Pressing the
shutter button halfway (q)
sets focus and exposure;
to shoot, press the shutter
button the rest of the way
down (w).
A Note
If the subject is poorly lit, the flash may fire when the
picture is taken. To take pictures without the flash,
choose another flash mode (pg. 22).
Double
Double
CLICK
CLICK
beep
beep
q
q
w
w
Taking Pictures in k (Auto) Mode
The Indicator Lamp
The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows:
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
Glows green Focus locked.
Camera shake warning, AF warning,
Blinks green
or AE warning (ready to shoot)
Blinks green
Recording pictures. Additional
and orange
pictures can be taken.
Glows
Recording pictures. No additional
orange
pictures can be taken at this time.
Flash charging; flash will not fire
Blinks orange
when picture is taken.
Blinks red Recording or lens error.
B Tip: Warnings
Detailed warnings appear in the monitor. See pages
85–88 for more information.
Indicator lamp
Camera status
Camera status
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