Canon SD500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Basic Functions
Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
1. Pressing Halfway
Automatically sets such settings as the exposure and focus.
Press the shutter button halfway.
zBeep
Focused: 2 beeps
Focusing difficulty: 1 beep
zIndicator Status
Upper Indicator
Green: Metering complete
Orange: Flash will fire
Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning/
Insufficient exposure
Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/Infinity
mode/AF lock (p. 70,
90)
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty
*
* Use the focus lock or AF lock to shoot when the
indicator blinks yellow (p. 90).
zAF Frame Status (LCD Monitor On)
AiAF On (p. 89)
Green Frame: Metering complete
(focused AF frame)
No Frame: Focusing difficulty
AiAF Off (p. 89) (Center AF Frame)
Green Frame: Metering complete
Yellow Frame: Focusing difficulty
Indicators