Canon PowerShot SD990 IS User Manual - Page 23

Taking Pictures What if... • Nothing displays when the camera is turned on? Press the l button to turn on the LCD monitor. • The camera does not play any sounds? Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn on sound, press the n button, select the 3 tab, and then select the [Mute]. Use the qr buttons to select [Off]. • The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting? Subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash range of approximately 50 cm - 4.6 m (1.6 - 15 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 50 cm - 2.4 m (1.6 - 7.9 ft.) at maximum telephoto. • The indicator blinks yellow, and the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway? The subject is too close. Back up approximately 50 cm, press the shutter button halfway, and shoot when the indicator is not blinking yellow. • The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway. To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in dark areas (pp. 142 - 143). • h appears on the screen and the shot cannot be taken even though the shutter button was pressed fully. The flash is charging. Keep the shutter button pressed fully, after a while the indicator will light orange and the camera will take the shot. 23