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Preparing the Camera, Basic Functions
Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
z Pressing Halfway
Pressing halfway automatically sets the
exposure and focus.
zThe indicators light or blink as follows.
zThe AF frame appears as follows when the
LCD monitor is on.
z Pressing Fully
Pressing fully releases the shutter.
zThe upper indicator blinks green while the
image is recording onto the CF card.
zYou will hear the shutter sound when the
shot is complete. Do not move the camera
until you hear this sound.
Indicators
AF Frame
Upper indicator
•Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
•Orange: Flash will fire
•Blinking Orange: Camera shake
warning/Insufficient exposure
Lower indicator
•Yellow: Macro mode/Super Macro
mode/Manual focus mode
•Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)
* Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to
shoot when the indicator blinks yellow
(p. 114, 115).
•Green: Metering complete
•Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
* The AF frame does not appear when the
focus area is set to be selected
automatically (AiAF), (p. 89).
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