《19》Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures Using the camera buttons to set the camera■ The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.● Used for turning the camera’s power on / off.● If there is no operation during the specified time,the camera's power will be turned off automaticallyto save battery life.Refer to page 62 for more information about theauto power off function.POWER button● Used for taking an image or recording voice in theRECORDING mode.● In MOVIE CLIP modePressing the shutter button down fully starts theprocess for recording a movie clip. Press theshutter button once and the movie clip is recordedfor as long as the available recording time in thememory allows. If you wish to stop recording, press the shutter button again.● In STILL IMAGE modePressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and checksthe condition of the flash. Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and storesthe image. If you select voice memo recording, the recording will start after thecamera has finished storing the image data.Shutter button■ Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform as expected.- When photographing a subject that has little contrast.- If the subject is highly reflective or shiny.- If the subject is moving at high speed.- When there is strong reflected light, or when the background is very bright.- When the subject matter has only horizontal lines or the subject is very narrow(such as a stick or flagpole).- When the surroundings are dark.