Canon PowerShot SX30 IS PowerShot SX30 IS Camera User Guide - Page 26

Shoot. - manual focus

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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) AF Frame X When the camera focuses, it will beep twice and AF frames will appear where the camera focused. Several AF frames will appear when the camera focuses on more than one point. ● If [Raise the flash] appears on the screen, you should use the flash to shoot. Raise the flash manually. When you are not using the flash, manually lower it until it closes (the flash will turn off). Shoot. ● Press the shutter button fully to shoot. X The camera will play the shutter sound and shoot. The flash will automatically fire in low light conditions if it has been raised. X The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds. ● You can take a second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again. What if an icon appears in the upper right of the screen? The icon for the determined scene will appear in the upper right of the screen. For details on the icons that appear, see "Scene Icons" (p. 180). What is the rectangular gray frame? This is the area that will be recorded in a movie. Movies can be shot simply by pressing the movie button, no matter what position the mode dial is in (p. 107). To hide the frame, choose [Custom Display], then [Shooting Info] and remove the check mark (p. 160). 26

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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)
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X
When the camera focuses, it will beep
twice and AF frames will appear where the
camera focused.
Several AF frames will appear when the
camera focuses on more than one point.
If [Raise the flash] appears on the screen,
you should use the flash to shoot. Raise
the flash manually. When you are not
using the flash, manually lower it until it
closes (the flash will turn off).
Shoot.
Press the shutter button fully to shoot.
X
The camera will play the shutter sound and
shoot. The flash will automatically fire in
low light conditions if it has been raised.
X
The image will appear on the screen for
about two seconds.
You can take a second picture even while
an image is displayed by pressing the
shutter button again.
AF Frame
What if an icon appears in the upper right of the screen?
The icon for the determined scene will appear in the upper right of the screen. For
details on the icons that appear, see “Scene Icons” (p. 180).
What is the rectangular gray frame?
This is the area that will be recorded in a movie. Movies can be shot simply by
pressing the movie button, no matter what position the mode dial is in (p. 107). To
hide the frame, choose [Custom Display], then [Shooting Info] and remove the
check mark (p. 160).