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TAKING PICTURES USING THE VIEWFINDER
(POWER-SAVING MODE)
5
➀
Press the shutter button down half way. If the
green viewfinder lamp stops flashing and
remains lit, the camera is focused.
➁
To take the picture, press the shutter button
down fully without lifting your finger off it. The
camera beeps and takes the picture, and the
data is then recorded.
●
!
While the image data is being recorded, the
viewfinder indicator turns orange and you cannot
take pictures. Do not switch the camera off or open
the battery cover or slot cover during data recording.
●
!
The viewfinder lamp flashes orange while the flash is
charging.
Beep
Color
Status
Meaning
◆
Viewfinder Lamp Display
Green
Lit
Flashing
Orange
Lit
Flashing
Red
Flashing
Ready to shoot
AE in progress or camera shake
warning
Flash charging
SmartMedia warning
●
No SmartMedia loaded,
SmartMedia not formatted,
incorrect format, write-protect
sticker used, SmartMedia full,
SmartMedia error, battery
charging error
✽
When the LCD monitor is
switched on, details of the
warning are displayed on the
monitor (
Image being recorded onto the
SmartMedia or battery charging in
progress
TAKING PICTURES USING THE LCD MONITOR
1
2
➀
Set the mode dial to “
”.
➁
Press the “DISP” button to switch the LCD
monitor ON.
Loop the strap over your wrist and hold the
camera firmly with both hands so that the LCD
monitor is directly in front of you.
●
!
If the date/time display on the LCD monitor is
blinking, set the date and time. (
●
!
Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the
lens as described on P.69.
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!
The image will be blurred if the camera moves when
you take the picture (camera shake).
