Canon POWERSHOT A80 PowerShot A80 Camera User Guide - Page 48

Pressing the Shutter Button

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Pressing the Shutter Button The shutter button features a two-stage action. The AF frame 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 • Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single beep sounds) * When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the focus before shooting (p. 112). The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD monitor is on. When AiAF is on (p. 96) • Green: Metering complete (Focused AF frame or frames) • No AF frame: Focusing difficulty When AiAF is off (p. 96) (Center focus AF) • Green: Metering complete • Yellow: Focusing difficulty 44

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Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
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
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)
*
When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the
focus before shooting (p. 112).
The AF frame appears as follows when
the LCD monitor is on.
When AiAF is on (p. 96)
Green: Metering complete (Focused AF
frame or frames)
No AF frame: Focusing difficulty
When AiAF is off (p. 96)
(Center focus AF)
Green: Metering complete
Yellow: Focusing difficulty
The AF frame