Operating Instructions

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Basic
Taking a Still picture
• Set the drive mode to [ ] (single) by pressing 4().
1
Select the Recording Mode. (P74)
2
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
A Aperture value
B Shutter speed
• Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed.
(It will flash in red if the correct exposure is not
achieved, except when set to flash.)
• When the image is correctly focused, the
picture will be taken, since the [Focus/
Release Priority] (P156) is set initially to
[FOCUS].
¢1 When AF Mode is set to [ ], the first AF area at which focus is achieved may be
displayed momentarily while pressing halfway.
¢2 A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the pressing halfway.
• When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if
[AFS] has been set. In this case, the display will change to the yellow [AFS].
• The focus indication is displayed as [ ] in a dark environment, and focusing may take
longer than usual.
3
Press the shutter button fully (push it in
further), and take the picture.
Focus Mode AFS
Focus
When the subject is
focused
When the subject is not
focused
Focus indication C On Blinks
AF area D Green —
Sound Beeps 2 times —
Focus Mode AFF/AFC
Focus
When the subject is
focused
When the subject is not
focused
Focus indication C On Blinks or Off
AF area D
Green
¢1
—
Sound
Beeps 2 times
¢2
—
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C
B
A
LOW