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BASIC SHOOTING OPERATIONS
Shooting Using the Viewfinder
Check that the lens barrier is
open.
Operating Procedure
1. Determine the image composition by
positioning the AF target mark ( )
over the subject in the viewfinder.
2.
Press the shutter button halfway (half-press).
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The green lamp on the right of the viewfinder
lights. (This condition is called half-pressed.)
The focus and exposure are set automatically.
These settings are locked as long as the
shutter button is kept half-pressed.
Green lamp
Viewfinder eyepiece
If the green lamp blinks, focus may
be incorrect. Release your finger from
the shutter button, hold the camera
securely again and half-press the
button again
( Page 40).
When the distance from the
camera to the subject is less than
0.5 m/1.6 ft., select the Macro
mode ( Page 61).
How to Press the Shutter Button and Focus on the Subject (Half-Press/Full-Press)
Half-press
AF target mark
Green lamp lights
Viewfinder eyepiece
AF target mark