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3.
Compose the image
on the monitor
screen.
• The focusing range of
the camera is approxi-
mately 1 meter to
infinity (
!
).
• When performing this
step, take care so your
fingers do not block the
lens or any of the
sensors.
• You can compose images using either the monitor
screen or the optical viewfinder.
• When using the optical viewfinder, you can turn off
the monitor screen to save power (page 50).
4.
Press the shutter
release button to
record the image.
• The number of images that can be stored in memory
depends on the resolution setting you are using (page
40).
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Power button
Mode selector
This section describes the basic procedure for recording an
image.
Recording an Image
Your camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in accor-
dance with the brightness of the subject. Images you record
are stored in the camera’s flash memory.
• You can also use optionally available SD memory cards
and MultiMedia Cards (MMC) to store images (page 74).
1.
Press the power
button to turn on the
camera.
• This causes an image
or a message to appear
on the monitor screen.
2.
Align the mode
selector with “REC”.
• This enters the REC
mode for image
recording.
