Basic Photography
18
Step 3 — Focus and Shoot
1
Focus
Press the shutter-release button halfway
to set fo-
cus and exposure (
7). In
mode, the camera
will automatically focus on the subject at the center
of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock while
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If the
subject is poorly lit and the fl ash is on, the built-in
Speedlight will pop up automatically and begin
charging.
With the shutter-release button pressed halfway,
check the focus and fl ash indicators in the monitor
or electronic viewfi nder.
* Always lights when focus is set to infi nity ( 37) or manual
focus is used ( 47).
2
Take the picture
Press the shutter release button the rest of the way
down
to take the picture. To prevent blur, press the
shutter-release button down smoothly.
Flash
indicator
On (red)
Flash will fi re when picture is taken.
Blinks red
Flash charging.
Off
Flash off or not required.
Focus
indicator
On (green) Subject in focus.
*
Blinks
green
Camera unable to focus on sub-
ject at center of frame. Using fo-
cus lock, focus on another subject
at same distance, then recompose
picture and shoot.
Flash indicator
Focus indicator
Display Lag
The image from the camera CCD must be processed before it can be displayed in the
monitor or electronic viewfi nder, resulting in a slight lag between the movement of
the subject and the image in the display. This lag can be reduced by selecting
Quick
response
for the
Monitor options
>
Shutter release speed
option in the setup menu
(
126).
F5.6
F5.6
F5.6
1/125
125
1/125
15
15
15
8M
8M
8M
