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Quick Start Basics
3.
Half-press the shutter button to
focus the image.
When focus is complete, the camera
will beep, the back lamp will light
green, and the focus frame will turn
green.
4.
Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of
the way down.
This records the snapshot.
Focus frame
Back lamp
Half-press
Press lightly
until the
button stops.
Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)
When you half-press the shutter button, the
camera automatically adjusts exposure and
focuses on the subject it is currently pointed
at. Mastering how much pressure is required
for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter
button is an important technique for good-
looking images.
• The focus frame in the screen shots
included in this manual is shown at
ß
.
Note that you can change the form of the
focus frame, if you want (page 77).
Full-press
Shooting a Movie
Press [
0
] (Movie) to start
movie recording. Press [
0
]
(Movie) again to stop movie
recording. See page 50 for
details.
[
0
] (Movie)
Snap (Image is recorded.)
