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On half press of the shutter the red LED momentarily lights to indicate focus lock, however the camera is silent. On full press it appears as though the camera moves the lens to focus, fires the shutter then winds the film.
This is pretty standard procedure with AF compacts.
What was your question again?
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Not used an af compact before so seemed a bit weird after using af SLRs that focus on half shutter press.
I don't have the steadiest hands in the world, especially with small/light cameras, so wanted to check to see when the shutter actually fires. Generally I'll need to keep the camera steady longer I guess ?
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Autofocus compact owners - advice needed. Experimenting with a Nikon Lite Touch and unsure when the camera actually focuses and fires the shutter.
On half press of the shutter the red LED momentarily lights to indicate focus lock, however the camera is silent. On full press it appears as though the camera moves the lens to focus, fires the shutter then winds the film. Difficult to tell when the shutter actually fires as it's silent (compared to how noisy the camera is otherwise). Would be easier if I could open the back to look at the shutter firing, but I've put a roll of film in it...