Canon 8120A001 PowerShot G3 Camera User Guide - Page 45

Preparing the Camera, Basic Functions Pressing the Shutter Button The shutter button features a two-stage action. Indicators ● Pressing Halfway Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure, focus and white balance. • The indicators light or blink as follows. Upper indicator • Green: Metering complete (two beeps sound) • Orange: Flash will fire • Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning / Insufficient exposure Lower indicator • Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode • Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds) * Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when the indicator blinks yellow (p. 106). • The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD monitor is on. • Green: Metering complete • Yellow: Focusing difficulty AF Frame ● Pressing Fully Pressing fully releases the shutter. • The upper indicator blinks green while the image is recording onto the CF card. • You will hear the shutter sound when the shot is complete. Do not move the camera until you hear this sound. 39