Canon A580 PowerShot A580 Camera User Guide - Page 18

Getting Started 16 Shooting Still Images 5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. • The shutter sound will play once and the image will record. • Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec. Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed. • If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will continue to display. • The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the memory card. To Shoot Images in Focus The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter button halfway*. * The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is referred as "pressing halfway". Correct Incorrect Press halfway to set the focus Beep, beep... Press fully Just pressing fully Shooting Preparations Complete: Lights green (orange when the flash will fire) Recording: Blinks green AF Frame An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus. Mute Setting When you hold down the DISP. button while turning on the camera, the mute setting will be set to [On]. You can change the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 51).