Sony DSC-L1 User Manual

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 Press and hold the shutter 

The beep sounds but the image is not yet 
recorded. When the AE/AF lock indicator 
changes from flashing to steadily lit, the 
camera is ready for shooting.
(The LCD screen may be frozen for a split 
second depending on the subject.)

•  If you release the shutter button, shooting will 

be canceled.

•  You can continue and shoot even when the 

camera does not beep, but in this case the focus 
is not set properly.

•  No beep sounds when [Beep] is set to [Off] on 

the Setup screen (page 113).

 Press the shutter button fully 

The shutter sounds. The image will be 
recorded in the “Memory Stick Duo”. 
The recorded image is displayed for 
approximately two seconds (Auto Review, 
page 112).

•  When operating the camera using a battery 

pack, if you do not operate the camera for a 
while during recording or playback, the camera 
turns off automatically to prevent wearing 
down the battery (page 17).

When you set the mode switch to 

, 

the functions that can be used change as 
follows according to 

 (Camera) in the 

menu.

Still image auto shooting [Auto]
The focus, exposure and white balance 
are automatically adjusted as needed to 
allow easy shooting. In addition, the image 
quality is set to [Fine] (page 47), the AF 
range finder frame is set to [Multi AF], and 
the metering mode is set to [Multi] (pages 
50 and 55). 
Only 

 (Camera), [Mode] (REC Mode) 

and   (Setup) appear in the menu.