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Basic Photography and Playback: Easy Auto Mode
Step 3 Focus and Shoot
1 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• Press halfway (A 13) to focus. When the subject is in
focus, the focus area will glow green.
• When using the digital zoom, the
camera focuses on the center of the
frame, but the focus area is not
displayed. When the subject is in focus,
the focus indicator will glow green.
• The shutter speed and aperture are
displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter release button is pressed
halfway.
• When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area, or focus indicator, blinks red.
Change the composition and try again.
2 Press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down.
• The picture will be recorded to the memory card or
internal memory.
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When people's faces
(front view) are
recognized:
When shooting non-
human subjects or when
no faces are recognized:
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Shutter
Speed
Aperture
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Focus indicator