Nikon D5500 Reference Manual page 65

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Shoot.
Smoothly press the
shutter-release button the
rest of the way down to
take the photograph. The
memory card access lamp
will light and the
photograph will be
displayed in the monitor
for a few seconds. Do not
eject the memory card or
remove or disconnect the
power source until the lamp
has gone out and recording
is complete.
A
The Shutter-Release Button
The camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. The camera
focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. To take
the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way
down.
Pressing the shutter-release button halfway also ends playback and
readies the camera for immediate use.
Focus: press halfway
"Point-and-Shoot" Modes (i and j)
Memory card access
lamp
Shoot: press all the
way down
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