Sony DSC-G1 - Manual (Page 19)

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Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
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Shoot with the shutter button.
Aside from an Original Image, a small size Album Image is recorded in the internal memory (page 7).
Still image:
1
Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus.
The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and
remains lit.
2 Press the shutter button fully down.
The shutter sounds.
Movie:
Press the shutter button fully down.
To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.
If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
• The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) mode or
Magnifying Glass mode (page 20) when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance.
• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing
slowly and the beep does not sound. The AF range finder frame disappears from the LCD screen.
Recompose the shot and focus again.
Subjects difficult to focus on are:
– Distant from the camera and dark
– The contrast between the subject and its background is poor.
– Seen through glass
– Moving fast
– Reflective light or with a lustrous finish
– Flashing
– Backlit
Using the zoom
Press the zoom button.
• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.
For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, see page 67.
AE/AF lock indicator