Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS User Guide - Page 36

Shutter Button To ensure your shots are in focus, always press the shutter button lightly (halfway) initially. Once the subject is in focus, press the button all the way down to shoot. In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the button halfway or all the way down. Press halfway. (Press lightly to focus.) z Press the shutter button halfway. The camera beeps twice, and AF frames are displayed around image areas in focus. Press all the way down. (From the halfway position, press fully to shoot.) X The camera shoots, as a shutter sound is played. z Keep the camera still until the shutter sound ends. • Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the shutter button halfway. • Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time required for the shot. It may take longer in some shooting scenes, and images will be blurry if you move the camera (or the subject moves) before the shutter sound ends. Shooting Modes Use the mode switch to access each shooting mode. Fully automatic shooting, with camera-determined settings (p. 44). Shoot with optimal settings for specific scenes (p. 80), or take a variety of shots using your preferred settings (p. 103). 37