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Taking Pictures
Silent Mode
In situations in which camera sounds or lights may be
unwelcome, hold the DISP/BACK button down until o
is displayed.
The camera speaker, flash, and AF-assist illuminator/
self-timer lamp turn off and flash and volume settings
can not be adjusted (note that the flash will still fire
when C is selected in scene mode). To restore nor-
mal operation, press the DISP/BACK button until the o
icon is no longer displayed.
The Indicator Lamp
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows:
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
Camera status
Camera status
Glows green Focus locked.
Blinks green
Blur, focus, or exposure warning. Pic-
ture can be taken.
Blinks green
and orange
Recording pictures. Additional pic-
tures can be taken.
Glows
orange
Recording pictures. No additional pic-
tures can be taken at this time.
Blinks orange
Flash charging; flash will not fire when
picture is taken.
Blinks red
Lens or memory error (memory card
full or not formatted, format error, or
other memory error).
b Warnings
Detailed warnings appear in the display. See pages
115–118 for more information.