Taking Photographs

Here is a general procedure for taking images:

Turn the mode dial to the OFF position; /* see Dials and Buttons */
Insert batteries; /* see Inserting Batteries */
Insert CompactFlash card; /* see Compact Flash Memory Card */
Turn the mode dial to the A-REC position; /* see Dials and Buttons */
while (there are more images to take) {
    Compose, zoom, and focus; /* you are using the Program Mode */

Press the shutter release button all the way down; /* see Dials and Buttons */
}
Turn the mode dial to the PLAY position;
Browse your work; /* review your work: Playback */
Turn the mode dial to the OFF position; /* see Dials and Buttons */

  • Always pay attention to the battery icon on the control panel. If it blinks, change batteries immediately.

  • When shooting images continuously using the built-in flash, the camera becomes warm. This is normal; however, the camera will stop working if it is too warm. In this case, please turn the camera off, wait for a few minutes, and then turn it back on again. The camera should work; otherwise, turn it off again and wait for more minutes.

  • It may happen occasionally that you simply cannot turn the camera off. Should this happen, open the battery bay cover or disconnect the external power. Then, close the battery bay cover or reconnect external power.

What If You Don't Want the Image You Just Take?

It is always possible that you do not want to keep the image you just take. You can certainly delete it later. Please refer to Basic Playback for the details. However, there is a simple way to delete the image you just take immediately. Right after the shutter release button is tripped to take an image, that image will be shown on the LCD monitor for a short amount of time while the camera is saving it to the CompactFlash card. While this image is still on the monitor, press the focus mode button

The following screen appears, asking you for confirmation:

If you do not want to delete this image, just press the right arrow of the multi-selection button and you will return to normal operation. If you really want to delete that image, press the down arrow of the multi-selection button to highlight Yes, followed by the right arrow to select. Then, the image will be deleted and the camera returns to normal operation.