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Shutter Button
The camera features a two-stage shutter
button.
Pressing Halfway
Press the shutter button halfway to automati-
cally set the focus, exposure and white balance
to the optimal setting. When the camera
finishes metering, it will beep and lock the
shutter.
Shutter Button
• When the camera is ready to take a shot,
the upper indicator lamp will shine
green (no flash) or red (flash) and two
beeps will sound.
• When the LCD panel is turned on, the
image will freeze for an instant.
• In the Flash Off mode, the upper
indicator will flash red when there is
insufficient light for the exposure
setting. This is a warning that hand
tremors or camera movement will blur
the image.
• In the Macro mode, the lower indicator
will shine orange.
• In the Exposure Compensation mode,
the image of the photographic subject
will appear in the LCD panel after the
second beep.
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