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The shutter button has a two-step action.
The first step sets the focus and exposure, while the
second step releases the shutter.
Set the focus.
. Position the AF frame over
your subject and press the
shutter button down
halfway.
I The green indicator lights
when the camera has
focused on the subject.
. Keep the shutter button
pressed down halfway.
Take the picture.
. Press the shutter button
down fully.
. Press the button down
gently and smoothly.
I The shutter is released.
;There-is;t;ry;ldhftalat bAiween tne ihutter
i
button being pressed and the shutter releasing' ln
general, you should hold the camera still untilyou
hear the film winding noise, which indicates that it has
finished taking the picture.
. You can use the CF1 custom function setting to
specify Realtime Release photography, in which the
shutter is released instantly. (-+ p.48, a9)
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Green indicator
Orange indicator
Green indicator
!1f pamera ready to shoot (subject in focus).
Blinks (4 times/sec.): proximity warning *1
Orange indicator
Lit: Flash fuily charged.
Blinks (4 times/sec.): Camera shake warning (with
the flash
switched offl "2
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When the proximity warning appears, moveiwiy
irom
the subject until the green indicator stops blinking
and
"2 .You should use a tripod or other
camera mount
when the camera shake warning appears.
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When you are taking pictures
through a window, hold the
camera as close to the glass
as possibte (20 cm (0.7 ft.) or
less) and shoot at an angle to
the glass.
lf you are too far from the
window, the camera may focus
on the surface of the glass
rather than on the subject.
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