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Step3 Focus and Shoot
Basic Photography and Playback: L (Auto) Mode
j During Recording
While pictures are being recorded, the y icon will be displayed, or the M or O icon will blink.
Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power
source while these icons are displayed. Cutting power or removing the memory card in these
circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
l Shutter-Release Button
To set focus and exposure, press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel
resistance. Focus and exposure lock while the shutter-release button is held in this position.
To release the shutter and take a picture, press the shutter-release button down the rest of
the way down. Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may result
in camera shake and blurred pictures.
l Focus Lock
To focus on off-center subject, use focus lock as described blow.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus
is locked.
k Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly; if there
are objects of significantly differing levels of brightness in the scene (as when the sun is
behind the subject, throwing their features into shadow); if the primary subject exhibits little
contrast (as when the subject is generally the same color as the background); or if the scene
contains several objects at differing distances from the camera (as when the primary subject is
in a cage or behind a fence).
Set focus and
exposure
Take a picture
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Position the sub-
ject in the center
of the frame.
Press the
shutter-
release
button
halfway.
Confirm that the
focus indicator
(p) is green.
Continue holding
down the shutter
release button
halfway and
recompose the
picture.
Press the
shutter-
release
button the
rest of the
way down.