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Pressing the Shutter Button

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Pressing the Shutter Button The shutter button features a two-stage action. Pressing Halfway Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure, focus and white balance. The indicators light or blink as follows. Upper Indicator • Green: Metering complete (two beeps sound) • Orange: Flash will fire • Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning / Insufficient exposure Lower Indicator • Yellow: Macro Mode / Manual Focus • Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds) * When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the focus before shooting (p. 113). The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD monitor is on. • Green: Metering complete • Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is turned on (p. 98)) Pressing Fully Pressing fully releases the shutter. • You will hear the shutter sound when the shot is complete. Do not move the camera until you hear this sound. • The upper indicator blinks green while the image is recording onto the CF card. 40

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Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
Pressing Halfway
Pressing halfway automatically sets the
exposure, focus and white balance.
The indicators light or blink as follows.
Upper Indicator
•
Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
•
Orange: Flash will fire
•
Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning /
Insufficient exposure
Lower Indicator
•
Yellow: Macro Mode
/
Manual Focus
•
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)
*
When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the
focus before shooting (p. 113).
The AF frame appears as follows when
the LCD monitor is on.
•
Green: Metering complete
•
Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is
turned on (p. 98))
Pressing Fully
Pressing fully releases the shutter.
• You will hear the shutter sound when
the shot is complete. Do not move the
camera until you hear this sound.
• The upper indicator blinks green while
the image is recording onto the CF
card.