Owner's Manual

"Point-and-Shoot" Photography (A8' (Auto) Mode)
Step 3 Focus and Shoot
When the focus operation is complete, a beep will sound, and the in-
focus indicator
(e) will appear in the viewfinder. The selected focus
point will be highlighted in red in the viewfinder.
Ifthe in-focus indicator
(e) in the viewfinder display blinks, the
subject
is not in focus. Recompose the shot and press the shutter-
release
button halfway to try focusing again.
When shooting the subject
with which autofocus does not perform
well
(tI! 38), the camera may be unable to focus on the subject using
autofocus. The
number of exposures that can be recorded in the memory buffer (!ISS) is
shown in the viewfinder display while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. ",." is
displayed in front of the number.
If
the subject is dark, the AF-assist illuminator may light to assist the
focus operation and the flash may
pop up.
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera will automatically select the focus point containing the
main subject closest
to the camera and focus on this subject.
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2 Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the
way
down to release the shutter and record the
photograph.
The memory card access lamp will light.
Do not open the memory card slot cover or battery-chamber cover,
or remove or disconnect the power source until the memory card
access
lamp has gone out and recording is complete.
Photographs will be played back in the monitor for a few seconds
after they are taken.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to immediately enable
shooting, even when playing photographs back.
Rotate the
power switch to turn the camera off when you have
finished taking pictures.