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Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips, Taking Still Pictures - camera video record time

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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Taking Still Pictures You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For example, if a menu is currently displayed when you press the Shutter button, the menu will be canceled, and the camera will take a picture. To take a still picture: 1 Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder. 2 Hold the camera steady (especially if using zoom) and press the Shutter button on the top of the camera halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure (the AF viewfinder light turns on solid green when focus is locked - see Using Auto Focus on page 31 for details). 3 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. You will hear a shutter click when the camera takes the picture. After a picture is taken, the image appears for several seconds on the Image Display. This is called Instant Review. You can delete the image during Instant Review by pressing the Menu/OK button. You can use Playback to review the pictures you have taken. See Using Playback on page 53. Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 27

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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips
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Chapter 2:
Taking Pictures and
Recording Video Clips
Taking Still Pictures
You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on,
regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For
example, if a menu is currently displayed when you press the
Shutter
button, the menu will be canceled, and the camera will
take a picture. To take a still picture:
1
Frame the subject for your picture
in the viewfinder.
2
Hold the camera steady
(especially if using zoom) and
press the
Shutter
button on the top
of the camera halfway down. The
camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure
(the AF viewfinder light turns on solid green when focus is
locked - see
Using Auto Focus
on page 31 for details).
3
Press the
Shutter
button all the way down to take the
picture. You will hear a shutter click when the camera takes
the picture.
After a picture is taken, the image appears for several seconds
on the Image Display. This is called
Instant Review
. You can
delete the image during
Instant Review
by pressing the
Menu/OK
button.
You can use
Playback
to review the pictures you have taken.
See
Using Playback
on page 53.