How to Press the Shutter Button
The shutter button can be pressed down in two stages: half way down and fully down. When pressed half way down,
AF (auto-focus) and AE (auto exposure) are carried out. When pressed fully down, the camera takes a picture.
Press the shutter button down half way 1 .
AF (auto-focus) and AE (auto exposure) (
Glossary (Page 105)) start to function.
When AF or AE are locked, the beep tone (
the viewfinder lamp lights or blinks in green. (
Press and hold the shutter button down fully 2 .
The camera takes a picture.
The viewfinder lamp turns red while image data is being recorded
onto the SmartMedia™.
IMPORTANT
• Never open the SmartMedia™ cover or remove the SmartMedia™ while an image is being recorded.
This may corrupt the data on the SmartMedia™ or damage the SmartMedia™ itself.
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Press down
1
half way.
2
Press down
fully.