33Preparing the Camera, Basic FunctionsPressing the Shutter ButtonThe shutter button features a two-stage action. Pressing HalfwayPressing halfway automatically sets the exposure,focus and white balance.• The indicators light or blink as follows.Upper indicator• Green: Metering complete (two beepssound)• Orange: Flash will fire• Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning /Insufficient exposureLower indicator• Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (singlebeep sounds)* Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when theindicator blinks yellow (p. 98).• The AF frame appears as follows when the LCDmonitor is on.• Green: Metering complete• Yellow: Focusing difficulty** The AF frame will not appear on the LCD monitor when it isset to Auto Selection. Pressing FullyPressing fully releases the shutter.• The upper indicator blinks green while theimage is recording onto the CF card.• You will hear the shutter sound when the shotis complete. Do not move the camera until youhear this sound.IndicatorsAF Frame
