18 EN
Preparing the camera and
fl ow of operations
1
2
Frame the shot.
• Be careful that your fi ngers
or the camera strap do not
obstruct the lens.
Horizontal
grip
Vertical
grip
3
Adjust the focus.
•
Display the subject in the center of the monitor, and lightly press the shutter button
down to the fi rst position (press the shutter button halfway).
The AF confi rmation mark (
(
or
n
) will be displayed, and a green frame (AF target)
will be displayed in the focus location.
250
250 F5.6
01:02:03
01:02:03
38
38
ISO-A
200
R
R
Press the shutter
button halfway.
AF confi rmation mark
AF target
• The ISO sensitivity, shutter speed and aperture value that have been set
automatically by the camera are displayed.
• If the in-focus indicator blinks, the subject is not in focus. (P. 98)
Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down
The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to the
fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,” that of
pressing it all the way
down to the second
position “pressing the
shutter button all (or the
rest of) the way down.”
Press halfway
Press the rest of
the way down
4
Release the shutter.
• Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
• The shutter sounds and the picture is taken.
• The shot image will be displayed on the monitor.
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Notes
• You can also take photographs using the touch screen.
g
“Using the touch screen”
(P. 43)
