Canon C83-1004 PowerShot G1 Camera User Guide - Page 36

Pressing the Shutter Button The shutter button features a two-stage action. Pressing Halfway • Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure, focus and white balance. When metering is complete, two beeps sound and the indicator shines green. When the flash is on, the indicator shines orange. If the indicator is flashing orange, it warns of possible camera shake or low light. In macro or manual focus mode, the yellow indicator will also shine. Pressing Fully • You will hear the sound of the shutter close (shutter sound) when the shot is complete. Do not move the camera until it sounds. The indicator will flash green while the image is still recording onto the CF card. When the flashing orange indicator warns of camera shake or low light, you can still take the shot by pressing the shutter button fully. • Images are first saved into the camera's internal memory before being recorded onto the CF card, allowing the next images to be taken immediately as long as sufficient space is available in the internal memory. • The beep and shutter sound can be set On / Off in the Set up menu (p. 104). • When the shutter sound is set to Off, but the beep is set to On, one beep will sound when the shutter button is fully pressed. • There is no shutter sound in movie mode. 34 Basic Functions