Taking photographs (b auto)

Select b (auto) mode for simple “point-and-shoot” photography.

Lenses with retractable barrels must be extended before use. Rotate the zoom ring as shown until the lens clicks into the extended position.

Select photo mode by rotating the photo/video selector to C.
Rotate the mode dial to b.
Ready the camera.
Holding the handgrip in your right hand and cradling the camera body or lens with your left, bring your elbows in against the sides of your chest.
Landscape (wide) orientation
Portrait (tall) orientation
Frame the photograph.

Position the main subject in the AF-area brackets (5).
- The AF-area brackets will disappear and a yellow border indicating the focus point appears around the faces of human subjects detected by the camera. If the camera detects the subject’s eyes, the yellow focus point will instead appear over one or the other of their eyes.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.
- The focus point will be displayed in green when the camera focuses. If the camera is unable to focus, the AF-area brackets will flash.
- If the camera detects human faces or eyes, the focus point will light green when the subject is in focus. The focus point will flash in red when the camera does not focus.
Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the photograph.

The memory card access lamp will light while the photograph is being recorded. Do not remove the memory card or battery.

You can also take a photograph by touching the monitor. Touch your subject to focus and lift your finger to release the shutter.

Press the X button in photo mode to zoom in on the view (up to about 31×).

The zoom ratio increases every time you press the X button, and decreases every time you press the W (Q) button.
A navigation window showing the area currently visible will appear at the bottom right corner of the display.
Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the monitor.