Canon 0304B001 User Manual - Page 34

Basic Operation Shutter Button The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely. Pressing halfway (9) This activates autofocusing (AF) and automatic exposure (AE) that sets the shutter speed and aperture. The exposure setting (shutter speed and aperture) is displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder. Pressing completely This releases the shutter and takes the picture. If you press the shutter button halfway and (9) elapse, you must press it halfway again and wait a moment before pressing it completely to take a picture. If you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfway first or if you press the shutter button halfway and then press it completely immediately, the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture. Regardless of the camera's current operation (image playback, menu operation, image recording, etc.), you can instantly go back to shooting by pressing the shutter button halfway. (Except during direct printing and low-level formatting.) 34