Step 3 - Focus And Shoot - Nikon Coolpix 4600 Owner's Manual

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

Red (!) lamp
Green (AF) lamp
Focus indicator
AF AF
AUTO AUTO
5M 5M
20
1
Focus
Press the shutter-release button halfway to set
focus and exposure. In P mode, the camera
will automatically focus on the subject at the
center of the frame. Focus and exposure will
lock while the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway.
With the shutter-release button pressed half-
way, check focus and flash. Focus is indicated by
the green AF (autofocus) lamp next to the view-
finder and by the focus indicator in the monitor.
Flash status is indicated by the red ! (flash-
ready) lamp next to the viewfinder.
10 10
Monitor turns off while flash is charging.
2
Take the picture
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the
way down to take the picture. The shutter
sound is played when the shutter-release button
is pressed (default setting Q 94). To prevent
blur, press the shutter-release button down
smoothly. You can choose whether or not to
display the camera shake warning (Q 25).
Flash will fire when picture is
On
taken.
Flash charging. Wait until lamp
Blinks
comes on.
Off Flash off or not required.
On Subject in focus.
Camera unable to focus on sub-
ject at center of frame. Using
Flashes focus lock, focus on another
subject at same distance, then
recompose picture and shoot.