Operation Manual

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Basic Operations
• Press the shutter release button lightly with the soft pad of your fingertip. Pressing the
button roughly will result in camera shake. (See “Avoiding camera shake”
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p.4-4.)
• When the caution LED flashes rapidly before the picture is taken, this indicates that there
is a risk of camera shake occurring. Place the camera on a steady surface (table, etc.) and
use the self-timer or, depending on the subject, use the flash. (See “Avoiding camera
shake” on p.4-4 and “Using the Flash” on p.4-2.)
• When the caution LED flashes relatively slowly after the shot is taken, this indicates that
the flash is charging. Wait until the LED goes off before taking the next shot. (See “Using
the Flash”
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p.4-2.)
• When the card access LED is flashing, this indicates that the image is being recorded onto
the memory card. Do not open the card/battery cover or remove the memory card while
the LED is flashing as this could cause data corruption or, in some cases, camera damage.
• You can take pictures while the card access LED is flashing.
7 When you press the shutter release
button down fully, the camera emits
the shutter sound and takes a
picture.
Shooting Movies
1 Press the POWER button
H
to
switch the camera on and then
press
O
or
Q
on the mode
button until the “
M
” icon lights on
the mode select LED.
2 Use the LCD monitor to compose
your shot.
The remaining number of seconds of movie
shooting is shown in the top-right corner of the
LCD monitor.
“Click”
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