Canon PowerShot S3 IS PowerShot S3 IS Camera User Guide Basic - Page 8

Shooting Shooting (Still Images) 1 Turn the mode lever to release button (p. 3). (Shooting) while pressing the 2 Set the mode dial to . 3 Aim the camera at the subject. 4 Focus and shoot. 1. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. zTwo beeps will sound when the camera has finished focusing, and the AF frame appears green. z If the message "Raise the flash" appears, shoot with a flash (p. 11). Lightly press (Pressing halfway) z The Image Stabilizer function is [On] in the default settings. z The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. Î See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Image Stabilizer Function (p. 39) Î See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 64) 2. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. The shutter sound will play, and the image will record. The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card. Pressing fully (Pressing all the way) Î See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 8) Î See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method. 6