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Basic Photography and Playback : Auto Mode
Step 3 Focus and Shoot
1
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• When people's faces (front view) are recognized:
Camera will focus on the face surrounded by a double
border.
Once focus has been locked the double border will
glow green.
• When shooting non-human subjects or when no faces
are recognized:
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing the subject closest to the camera.
When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows
green.
• When digital zoom is in effect, the focus area is not displayed. When the camera focuses
on the subject in the center of the frame, the focus indicator (A6) will glow green.
• Press the shutter-release button halfway to display the shutter speed and aperture.
• Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• When the camera is unable to focus, while the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway, the double border in face priority blinks, or the focus area or focus indicator
blinks red. Change the composition and try again.
• See AF area mode (A110) or “Shooting with Face Priority” (A112) for more
information about face priority.
2
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the
way down.
• The shutter will be released and the picture will be
recorded to the memory card or internal memory.
Shutter speed Aperture
F3.5
F3.5
1/250
1/250
1/250 F3.5
F3.5
F3.5
1/250
1/250
1/250 F3.5