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EN
Preparat
ions for shooting
Basic guide
u
button
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
Keep your fingers and the
strap away from the lens
and flash.
Taking a picture
while viewing the
monitor
It is possible to use the LCD monitor as a
viewfinder and check the subject’s composition,
or shoot while viewing an enlarged display on
the LCD monitor.
g
“Using live view” (P. 36)
1
Press the
u
(live
view) button to switch
to live view
If no operations are performed for approximately 8 seconds while the camera is
on, the monitor backlight turns off to save battery power (when the super control
panel is lit). If no operations are performed for approximately one minute
thereafter, the camera enters the sleep mode (stand-by) and stops operating. The
camera activates again when you touch any button (the shutter button,
q
button,
etc.).
g
“BACKLIT LCD (Backlight timer)” (P. 93), “SLEEP” (P. 93)
• The subject is displayed on the
LCD monitor.
2
Press the shutter button to
take the picture
• The picture is taken with the focus
adjusted.
Shutter button
Holding the camera
When the camera stops operating
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250
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250
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F5.6
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