Nikon D3200 User Manual
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The Shutter-Release Button
The camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. The camera focuses when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button
the rest of the way down.
Focus: press halfway
Shoot: press all the way down
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The Standby Timer
The viewfinder and information display will turn off if no operations are performed for about
8 seconds, reducing the drain on the battery. Press the shutter-release button halfway to
reactivate the display. The length of time before the standby timer expires automatically can
be selected using the Auto off timers option in the setup menu (
Exposure meters on
Exposure meters off
Exposure meters on
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The Built-in Flash
If additional lighting is required for correct exposure in
i mode, the
built-in flash will pop up automatically when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway (
0 47). If the flash is raised, photographs
can only be taken when the flash-ready indicator (
M) is displayed. If
the flash-ready indicator is not displayed, the flash is charging;
remove your finger briefly from the shutter-release button and try
again.
To save battery power when the flash is not in use, return it to its
closed position by pressing it gently downward till the latch clicks
into place.
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Using a Zoom Lens
Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a
larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area
visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths
on the lens focal length scale to zoom in, shorter focal
lengths to zoom out).
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom ring