28Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) ModeStep 3 Focus and Shoot1 Press the shutter-release buttonhalfway.When the shutter-release button is pressedhalfway (A 9), the camera sets focus andexposure (shutter speed and aperture value).Focus and exposure remain locked while theshutter-release button is pressed halfway.When a face is detected:• The camera focuses on the face framed by the doubleborder. When the subject is in focus, the double borderglows green.When a face is not detected:• The camera has nine focus areas, and automaticallyselects the focus areas containing the subject closestto the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focusareas that are in focus (up to nine areas) glow green.The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed whendigital zoom is in effect. Once focus has been acquired, the focus indicator (A 6) glowsgreen.While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicatormay blink red. This indicates that the camera is unable to focus. Modify the compositionand press the shutter-release button halfway again.2 Press the shutter-release button the rest ofthe way down.The shutter is released and the image will be saved to thememory card or internal memory.F 3 5F 3.51 / 2 5 01 / 2 5 0Shutter speed ApertureF 3 5F 3.51 / 2 5 01 / 2 5 0Shutter speed Aperture
