Following is a short description of the problems, just in case there is a simple solution that I have overlooked:
When I try and take a picture the first time I press the shutter button all the way down the shutter appears to partially process taking a picture but it seems to stall and not take the photo. During this I can't see through the view finder and no matter how long I wait nothing happens. I have to press the button a second time to get the camera to take the photo and to reset for another photo.
Additionally the shake reduction system doesn't appear to be working.
I have my camera set to shoot in RAW and have a standard setting on just about everything on the menu. This problem happens in every mode except the Green Mode.
One thought I have is that the camera has some sort of a setting that allows for two step photo shooting where first shutter release the mirror flips and then on the second shutter button the photo takes. I am not sure where that particular feature would be hidden on the menu, but I know that I didn't change it on purpose if there is a setting for that.
I have looked through every menu on the camera and have tried everything I can think of to see if some setting has accidentily been changed that I was unaware of, but everything seems normal.
So does anybody out there have any idea if this issue is some sort of two step shutter release mode (if so how to I change it back). Or does everybody think that this is problem that needs repair.
Thanks
PS I really hope its a simple newbie thing not knowing that function. I hate looking stupid, but that's much better than a warenty repair!