Pressing the Shutter Button23To take images that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutter buttonlightly (halfway) to focus, then press fully to shoot.Press halfway (Press lightly to focus).z Press lightly until the camera beeps twiceand AF frames appear where the camerafocused.Press fully (Press fully to shoot).X The camera plays the shutter sound andtakes the shot.z Since the shot is being taken while theshutter sound plays, be careful not to movethe camera.Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the filemanagement information on the card and does not ensure its contents arecompletely erased. Be careful when transferring or disposing of a memorycard. When disposing of a memory card, take precautions such asphysically destroying the card to prevent personal information leaks.• The total capacity of the memory card displayed in the formatting screenmay be less than indicated on the memory card.• Perform a low-level format (p. 165) of the memory card when the cameradoes not operate properly, the recording/reading speed of a memory cardhas dropped, when continuous shooting speed slows down, or whenmovie recording stops suddenly.Pressing the Shutter ButtonDoes the length of the shutter sound change?• Since the time required to shoot differs depending on the scene you want totake, the length of the shutter sound may change.• If the camera or subject moves while the shutter sound is playing, the recordedimage may be blurry.If you shoot without pressing the shutter button halfway, the image may notbe in focus.COPY
