Basic Operation50The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter buttonhalfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.Pressing HalfwayThis activates autofocusing and theautomatic exposure system that sets theshutter speed and aperture.The exposure setting (shutter speed andaperture) is displayed in the viewfinder(0).While you are pressing the shutter buttonhalfway, the LCD monitor is turned off(p.270).Pressing CompletelyThis releases the shutter and takes thepicture.Preventing Camera ShakeHand-held camera movement during the moment of exposure is calledcamera shake. It can cause blurred pictures. To prevent camera shake,note the following:• Hold and steady the camera as shown on the preceding page.• Press the shutter button halfway to autofocus, then slowly press theshutter button completely.Shutter ButtonIf you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfwayfirst, or if you press the shutter button halfway and then press itcompletely immediately, the camera will take a moment before it takesthe picture.Even during menu display, image playback, or image recording, you caninstantly go back to shooting-ready by pressing the shutter buttonhalfway.
