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Tu
torial—Basic Photography
Step 1—Ready the Camera
Before taking photographs, ready the camera as described below.
1
.1
Turn the camera on
The control panel will turn on and the dis-
play in the viewfinder will light.
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1
.2
Check the battery level
If the low-battery icon (
) appears in the
control panel or flashes in the viewfinder,
recharge the battery or replace it with a fully-
charged spare battery before proceeding.
1
.3
Check the number of exposures remaining
The exposure-count displays in the control
panel and viewfinder show the number of
photographs that can be taken at current
settings. When this number reaches zero,
the shutter-speed display in the control panel
will show a blinking
, the viewfinder
shutter-speed display,
. You will need
to delete pictures, insert a new memory card,
or adjust image quality and size settings be-
fore you will be able to take additional pho-
tographs.