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Common Operations
Understanding the Button Functions
1 Power switch
Turns the camera on and off (p.49).
2 Shutter release button
Focuses the camera on the subject when pressed halfway in Still
Picture Capture Mode (except when the focus mode is set to 3, s ,
and \) (p.75).
Takes a still picture when pressed down fully (p.75).
Pressing down fully starts and stops movie recording in C (Movie) and
(Underwater Movie) modes (p.148, p.151).
Pressing down fully starts and stops sound file recording in O (Voice
Recording) mode (p.225).
3 w/xbutton
Changes the captured area (p.87).
4 Q button
Switches to the Q mode (p.64).
5 3 button
Displays the [A Rec. Mode] menu (p.65).
A Mode
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