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Green lamp indications
When you depress the shutter release button halfway down, the green lamp lights up or blinks.
Lighting up:
When the subject is in focus and the flash is fully charged, the green lamp will light up to indicate that you can take a picture.
Blinking:
If either the camera-to-subject distance is less than 0.8m
(2.6ft) or the flash is being charged, the green lamp blinks and you cannot release the shutter.
Lighting up Blinking
• While the lamp is blinking, shutter cannot be released.
• Ensure that the lamp is lit continuously, before taking pictures.
TAKING PICTURES
Shooting range 0.8m (2.6ft) to
∞
infinity
Turn the power on by depressing the main switch button.
(Fig. 8-1)
1. After zooming the lens and composing your scene, focus on the subject with autofocus frame.
(Fig. 8-2)
• When the main subject is off the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder, use the focus-lock technique.
See page 19.
2. Checking the lamp indication (Fig. 8-3)
When the subject is in focus, the green lamp will light up.
• The green lamp blinks if the subject is less than 0.8m
(2.6ft) or the flash is being charged.
3. Shooting
Depress the shutter release button fully. The film automatically advances to the next frame.
• If the autofocus window is dirty, the autofocus may not function properly.
• If you wish to focus on another subject, lift your finger from the shutter release button and depress the shutter button halfway down again.
