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Step 3 — Focus and Shoot
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Focus
Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus
and exposure. At default settings, the camera will
automatically focus on the subject in the center of
the display. Focus and exposure will lock while the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway (
With the shutter-release button pressed halfway,
Focus indicator
check the focus and fl ash indicators in the monitor
or electronic viewfi nder.
On (green) Subject in focus.
Blinks red
On (red)
Blinks red
Flash indicator
Off
2
Take the picture
Press the shutter release button the rest of the way
down to take the picture. To prevent blur, press the
shutter-release button down smoothly.
"Out of Memory"
If the camera displays the message "OUT OF MEMORY," no further pictures can be
taken. You may be able to take additional pictures if you:
• change the image mode setting (
65)
• delete some pictures (
19, 48, 80)
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6).
Camera unable to focus. Change
composition and try again.
Flash will fi re when picture is taken.
Flash charging.
Flash off or not required.
• insert a new memory card (
10)
• remove the memory card and use inter-
nal memory (
10)
During Recording
While pictures are being recorded, the internal memory / memory card indicator (
or
) will blink. The camera can continue to take pictures until the
displayed. Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or dis-
connect the power source while the internal memory / memory card indicator is
blinking or the
icon is displayed. Cutting power or removing the memory card in
these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
The AF-Assist Illuminator
If lighting is poor, the built-in AF-assist illuminator will light
when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, allow-
ing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit.
The AF-assist illuminator has a range of about 0.4 m–2.0 m /
1´4˝– 6´7˝ (widest angle) to 1.0 m–1.5 m /3´3˝–4´11˝ (maximum
zoom). The AF-assist illuminator will not light if:
•
(portrait assist),
(landscape assist),
mode is selected or if
(Dusk / Dawn),
seum), or
(Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode (
• Manual is selected for AF-area mode (
lected
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the back-
ground and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark
or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g.,
the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow), or if there are
several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame (e.g.,
your subject is inside a cage).
Deleting Pictures in Shooting Mode
In shooting mode, pictures can be deleted one at a time by pressing the
confi rmation dialog will be displayed; press the multi selector up or down to highlight
an option and press the center of the multi selector.
• Yes: Delete the picture shown in the monitor and return to shooting mode
• No: Return to shooting mode without deleting the picture
Erase 1 image (s)?
Erase 1 image (s)?
No
Yes
(wait) icon is
(sports assist), or
(night portrait assist)
(Night landscape),
(Close up),
(Mu-
24–37)
74) and the center focus area is not se-
button. A
Done
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