Canon PowerShot SX230 HS PowerShot SX230 HS / SX220 HS Camera User Guide - Page 25

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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) Focus. z Press the shutter button halfway to focus. X When the camera focuses, it will beep twice and AF frames will appear where the camera focused. Several AF frames will appear when the camera focuses on more than one point. AF Frame Shoot. z Press the shutter button fully to shoot. X The camera will play the shutter sound and shoot. The flash will automatically fire in low light conditions if it has been raised. X The image will appear on the screen for approximately two seconds. z You can take a second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again. What if... • What if the color and brightness of the images do not turn out as expected? The scene icon (p. 185) that appears on the screen may not match the actual scene. If this happens, try shooting in G mode (p. 81). • What if white and gray frames appear when you point the camera toward a subject? A white frame appears on the face or subject that the camera detected as the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces. The frames will follow the subjects within a certain range (p. 91). If the subject moves, however, the gray frames will disappear, leaving only the white frame. 25

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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)
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Focus.
z
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
X
When the camera focuses, it will beep
twice and AF frames will appear where the
camera focused.
Several AF frames will appear when the
camera focuses on more than one point.
Shoot.
z
Press the shutter button fully to shoot.
X
The camera will play the shutter sound and
shoot. The flash will automatically fire in
low light conditions if it has been raised.
X
The image will appear on the screen for
approximately two seconds.
z
You can take a second picture even while
an image is displayed by pressing the
shutter button again.
AF Frame
What if...
What if the color and brightness of the images do not turn out as
expected?
The scene icon (p. 185) that appears on the screen may not match the actual
scene. If this happens, try shooting in
G
mode (p. 81).
What if white and gray frames appear when you point the camera toward
a subject?
A white frame appears on the face or subject that the camera detected as the
main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces. The frames will
follow the subjects within a certain range (p. 91).
If the subject moves, however, the gray frames will disappear, leaving only the
white frame.