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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 shine or flash as f ollows. Upper Indicator ¡ Green: Metering complete (two beeps sound) ¡ Orange: Flash will fire ¡ Flashing Orange: Camera shake warning / Insufficient exposure Lower Indicator ¡ Yellow: Macro / Snapshot / Infinity ¡ Flashing Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds) * When the indicator flashes yellow, lock the focus before shooting (p. 71). The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD monitor is on. ¡Green: Metering complete ¡Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is turned on (p. 73)) 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 flashes g reen while the image is recording onto the CF card. 38

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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 shine or flash as f ollows.
Upper Indicator
¡
Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
¡
Orange: Flash will fire
¡
Flashing Orange: Camera shake
warning / Insufficient exposure
Lower Indicator
¡
Yellow: Macro / Snapshot / Infinity
¡
Flashing Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)
*
When the indicator flashes yellow, lock
the focus before shooting (p. 71).
The AF frame appears as follows when
the LCD monitor is on.
¡
Green: Metering complete
¡
Yellow: Focusing difficulty (When AiAF is
turned on (p. 73))
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 flashes g reen
while the image is recording onto the
CF card.