TAKING PHOTOSNow let's take a picture1 To switch on the camera, press the POWER button ( ).Pressing the power button over 2 seconds changes the SOUND setting to OFF, thoughyou have set the setting to ON.If you wish to hear the buzzer sound, set the setting to ON.2 Select the desired mode (Still image / Night scene/ Movie clip) according to the imagerange or subject by using the mode dial ( ) on the top of the camera.Macro and Continuous shooting are available in STILL IMAGE mode.3 Change the menu by using the camera buttons and LCD monitor and select theappropriate settings (image quality, image size etc.).Refer to pages 29 ~ 77 for information on camera setting.4 Decide the image composition that you want to achieve by using the optical viewfinder orthe LCD monitor.5 When taking images, squeeze the shutter button gently to avoid camera shake.Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and checks thecondition of the flash.Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus. After selecting thefocus, the Green lamp will light up.To prevent camera shake, press the Shutter button gently as the autofocus might bechanged by camera shake.With lighting up the Green lamp, pressing the shutter down fully takes the image andstores the relevant data regarding the shot.