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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 either
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and turn the camera on.
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“Turning the power on/
off” (P.33)
• If you take pictures with the
viewfinder, press
f
to turn the
monitor off when the monitor is
on.
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 steadily.
• When the orange lamp lights steadily, the
flash fires.
• The shutter speed and aperture value are
displayed on the control panel.
Mode dial
Power switch
Card access lamp
Shutter button
Mode dial
f
Viewfinder
Green lamp
Orange lamp
AF target mark