46• If the orange or yellow indicator blinks while you presshalfway, you can still press fully to take the shot.• Images are first saved into the camera’s internalmemory before being recorded onto the CF card,allowing the next images to be taken immediately aslong as sufficient space is available in the internalmemory.• The beep and shutter sound can be set on/off in the Setup menu (p. 172).• Even when the shutter sound is set to [ , , (On)](p. 157) and [Mute] is set to [On], no sound will beheard.• There is no shutter sound in movie mode.• Shots cannot be taken while the flash is charging.AF-Assist Beam• The AF-assist beam will sometimes emit when theshutter button is pressed halfway to assist focusing incertain conditions, i.e. dark conditions.• The AF-assist beam can be turned off (p. 168).For example, if animals are your subject, turn off thebeam when shooting in the dark to avoid startling them.However, please keep in mind the following facts.- Turning the AF-assist beam off may make it moredifficult for the camera to focus in a dark place.- The red-eye reduction lamp may emit when you pressthe shutter button halfway even if the AF-assist beamis turned off.In order to prevent any lamp from emitting before theflash fires, set both the red-eye reduction function andthe AF-assist beam to [Off] in the Shooting menu.
