Canon Powershot A590 IS User Manual page 18

16
Shooting Still Images
5.
Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot.
• The shutter sound will play once and the image will record.
• Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for
approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec.
Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even
when an image is being displayed.
• If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will
continue to display.
• The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the
memory card.
To Shoot Images in Focus
The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter
button halfway*.
* The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is
referred as "pressing halfway".
Press halfway to
set the focus
Shooting Preparations
Complete: lights green
(orange when the flash will fire)
Mute Setting
When you hold down the DISP. button while turning on the
camera, the mute setting will be set to [On]. You can change
the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu
Correct
Beep,
Press fully
beep...
Recording:
blinks green
AF Frame
An AF frame will
display in green on
the LCD monitor at
the point of focus.
Incorrect
Just pressing
fully
(p. 52).