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The Basics
If using the flash...
Under default settings, the camera automatically fires the flash if you are shooting in
low light. If you think the flash will fire, keep the distance between the camera and your
subject within the flash’s working range. The standard range is 8 inches to 13 feet,
although this changes if you use the zoom lever (see page 52).
Taking a Still Image (continued)
CAUTION
• Never open the card compartment cover or cut off the power supply (remove the
batteries or disconnect the AC adapter) while the green lamp is blinking or the
processing gauge is shown on the monitor. These indications mean that the camera
is writing data to the SmartMedia card. Cutting off power at this time may cause loss
of the picture you have just taken, and may also destroy other images stored in the
card.
HELP
• The recorded picture will cover slightly more area than the image that you composed
in the monitor.
• If your subject includes diagonal edges or lines, these may appear somewhat ragged
on the monitor when you compose the shot. This occurs because the resolution of the
monitor is lower than the resolution of the recorded picture. These lines will be
reproduced correctly in the recorded image.
• If you are shooting in bright light, faint vertical stripes may appear in the recorded
image. This is not a malfunction.
• If you switch the beep function off (p.172), the camera will not beep after taking a
picture. In this case you must watch the green lamp. If the lamp blinks, the picture
was taken successfully.
• If you use flash when shooting very close to your subject (at about 8 inches), the right
side of the picture will come out relatively dark. This is a normal characteristic of this
camera’s flash mechanism.
NOTE
• Do not press on the monitor. Strong pressure may crack or otherwise damage the
monitor.
• The processing gauge may remain on the screen for anywhere from 2 to 40 seconds,
depending on the recording mode.
• The time you need to wait before you can take another picture, and also the number
of sequential shots you can take (p.119), will vary according to the recording mode
(p.121).