Canon EOS 10D EOS 10D INSTRUCTIONS - Page 30

Basic Operation Main Switch The camera operates only after the < > switch is set to < >. < > : Set to this position when the camera is in use. < > : The camera does not operate. Set to this position when not using the camera. • To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after 1 minute of nonoperation (auto power off / →p.142). To turn on the camera again, just press the shutter button halfway. • Immediately after shooting, if you turn the < > switch to < >, the access lamp may continue blinking for a few seconds while the CF card records the image. After the image is recorded in the CF card, the access lamp will turn off and the camera will turn off. Shutter Button The shutter button has two stages. You can press it down halfway or fully. The two levels of shutter button operation are as follows: Halfway pressing ( ) Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates autofocusing (AF), and also activates the automatic exposure mechanism and sets the shutter speed and aperture value. The exposure (the combination of shutter speed and aperture value) appears on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder. Full pressing This releases the shutter and shoots. If you press the shutter button halfway and ( ) elapse, press it halfway again and wait a moment before pressing it fully to shoot. If you press the shutter button fully without pressing it halfway first or if you press the shutter button halfway and then press it fully immediately, the camera will still take a moment before it shoots. No matter what state the camera is in (image playback, menu operation, image recording, etc., except during direct printing), pressing the shutter button halfway will instantly make it ready for shooting. 30