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Taking still pictures
You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor.
Taking still pictures using the viewfinder
The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you compose while
looking through the viewfinder.
1
Set the mode dial to
and turn the camera on.
“Power on/off” (P.31)
2
Position the AF target
mark in the viewfinder
on the subject.
3
Press the shutter
button gently (halfway) to adjust the
focus.
• When the focus and exposure are locked, the
green lamp lights.
• If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires
automatically.
• The shutter speed and aperture value
automatically set by the camera are
displayed on the control panel.
Mode dial
Mode dial
Power switch
Shutter button
Card access lamp
AF target mark
Orange
lamp
Green
lamp
P mode