Canon PowerShot A430 PowerShot A430 / A420 Manuals Camera User Guide Basic - Page 6

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Shooting 1 Set the mode dial to (Auto). 2 Aim the camera at the subject. Be careful not to block the flash with your finger. 3 Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. The camera beeps twice and the upper indicator lights green when the camera focuses. Upper indicator Lightly press (Pressing halfway) The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. Î See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 47) 4 Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. The shutter sound will play (a beep sound for the PowerShot A420), and the image will record. The upper indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card. Pressing fully Upper indicator (Pressing all the way) Î See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 5) Î See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method. Î See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37) Î See the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 19) Shooting 4

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Shooting
1
Set the mode dial to
(Auto).
2
Aim the camera at the subject.
Be careful not to block the flash with your finger.
3
Press the shutter button lightly
(halfway) to focus.
The camera beeps twice and the
upper indicator lights green when the
camera focuses.
4
Press the shutter button fully
(all the way) to shoot.
The shutter sound will play (a beep
sound for the PowerShot A420), and
the image will record.
The upper indicator will blink green
while the image is recorded to the
memory card.
The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on.
See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 5)
See the
Advanced Guide
to verify the advanced shooting method.
See the
Advanced Guide
: Movie Shooting (p. 37)
See the
Advanced Guide
: Indicators (p. 19)
Lightly press
(Pressing halfway)
Upper indicator
See the
Advanced Guide
: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 47)
Pressing fully
(Pressing all the way)
Upper indicator
Shooting