Shutter Button; Pressing Halfway - Canon EOS 60D Instruction Manual

Basic Operation

Shutter Button

The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button
halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.
Preventing Camera Shake
Hand-held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called
camera shake. It can cause blurred pictures. To prevent camera shake,
note the following:
• Hold and steady the camera as shown on the previous page.
• Press the shutter button halfway to autofocus, then slowly press the
shutter button completely.
In Creative Zone modes, pressing he <p> button will be the
same as pressing the shutter button halfway.
If you press the shutter button completely wi hout pressing it halfway first
or if you press he shutter button halfway and then press it completely
immediately, the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture.
Even during the menu display, image playback, and image recording,
you can instantly go back to shooting-ready by pressing the shutter
button halfway.
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Pressing halfway

This activates autofocusing and the
automatic exposure system that sets
shutter speed and aperture.
The exposure setting (shutter speed and
aperture) is displayed on the LCD panel
and in the viewfinder (0).
Pressing completely
This releases the shutter and takes the
picture.