TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
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Click
Bebeep
■
Indicator Lamp Display
✽
Detailed warning messages are displayed on the screen (
➡
P.84, 85).
9
8
When you press the shutter button down halfway,
the camera emits a short double-beep and focuses
on your subject. At that point, the AF frame on the
screen becomes smaller and the camera sets the
shutter speed and aperture.
●
!
The image shown on the screen before you take the shot may
differ in its brightness, color, etc. from the image actually
recorded. If necessary, play back the recorded image to
check it (
➡
P.27).
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!
If the camera does not emit a short double-beep and “
”
appears on the screen, the camera cannot focus.
●
!
When you press the shutter button down halfway, the image
on the screen freezes temporarily. However, this image is not
the recorded image.
●
!
If “
” is displayed on the screen (e.g. the shot is too dark
for the camera to focus), try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from
your subject to take the picture.
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250
F5
F5.6
When you keep the shutter button pressed down
halfway and then press it down further (pressed
fully), the camera makes a soft clicking sound
and takes the picture.
●
!
When the number of available shots is yellow, pictures
cannot be taken until it turns white.
●
!
If you press the shutter button down fully in a single
motion, the AF frame does not change size and the
camera does not beep when the picture is taken.
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250
250
F5
F5.6
N0049
0049
0049
0049
N
Frame the shot so that the subject fills the entire
AF (Auto Focus) frame.
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!
If the subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock
to take the picture (
➡
P.25).
Display
Status
Lit green
Ready to shoot.
Blinking green
AF/AE operating or camera shake/AF warning (ready to shoot).
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording data to the media (ready to shoot).
Lit orange
Recording data to the media (not ready to shoot).
Blinking orange
Charging the flash (flash will not fire).
Blinking red
h
Media-related warning.
The media is not loaded, is not formatted, is incorrectly formatted or has a
write-protect sticker attached (SmartMedia). Media full. Media fault.
h
Lens operation error.