Olympus CAMEDIA C-3040 Zoom, Instructions Manual

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Press the shutter button
the rest of the way down
(press fully).
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When the camera emits a
short double-beep, it has fin-
ished taking the picture.
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The green lamp blinks as the
camera starts recording the
picture onto the card.
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The card access lamp blinks
while the data is being
recorded onto the card.
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To check the picture you’ve
just taken, you can view it on
the monitor.
→
REC VIEW
(P.185)
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When the green lamp beside
the viewfinder stops blinking,
the camera is ready for the
next shot.
●
If you press the shutter button
while the green lamp is blink-
ing, the shutter does not oper-
ate. (The time for which the
green lamp blinks varies
depending on Recording
(image quality) mode, but
should last between 0.5 and
43 seconds.)
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You can check the camera
memory status by using the
monitor to take pictures.
(P.63)
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You can also record a voice
comment when taking a pic-
ture. (P.122)
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Green lamp