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Taking Pictures in
A
(Auto) Mode
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Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter button
the rest of the way down to take
the picture.
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Tip: The Shutter Button
The shutter button has two
positions. Pressing the shutter
button halfway (
q
) sets focus
and exposure; to shoot, press
the shutter button the rest of
the way down (
w
).
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Note
If the subject is poorly lit, the fl ash may fi re when the
picture is taken. To take pictures without the fl ash,
choose another fl ash mode (pg. 25).
The Indicator Lamp
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows:
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
Camera status
Camera status
Glows green Focus locked.
Blinks green
Camera unable to focus or picture
may be blurred. Picture can be taken.
Blinks green
and orange
Recording pictures. Additional pic-
tures can be taken.
Glows
orange
Recording pictures. No additional pic-
tures can be taken at this time.
Blinks orange
Flash charging; fl ash will not fi re when
picture is taken.
Blinks red
Lens or memory error (internal memory
or memory card full or not formatted,
format error, or other memory error).
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Tip: Warnings
Detailed warnings appear in the monitor. See pages
88–91 for more information.
Double
beep
CLICK
q
w
Double
beep
CLICK
q
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