Green And Red Lamps And Indicators - Olympus Stylus Verve Advanced Manual

Green and red lamps and indicators

The green lamp and flash stand-by (#) indicator on the monitor and the
lamp on the camera body indicate the following depending on whether
they are on, off or blinking.
Lamp or
indicator
Green lamp on The subject is in focus (when
the monitor the shutter button is pressed
lights halfway).
Green lamp on The subject is not in focus
the monitor (when the shutter button is
blinks pressed halfway).
Flash stand-by/ The flash is charging.
flash charging
lamp (#) blinks
Camera movement warning or
inappropriate exposure warning
(when the shutter button is
pressed halfway).
Battery check The battery is running low.
indicator (f)
on the monitor
lights
Green lamp on The camera is turned on.
the camera
The camera is in sleep mode.
lights
A computer and the camera are
connected.
Red lamp on the The picture or movie is being
camera blinks written to the card or processed.
Camera status
Possible/
Impossible actions
Pictures can be taken.
Pictures can be taken, but may
be out of focus.
No pictures can be taken.
If you want the flash to fire, wait
until the icon stops blinking.
Pictures can be taken, but may
come out blurred or dark.
Hold the camera firmly or set
the flash mode to [#].
Charge the battery or replace
with a charged battery.
Picture can be taken.
Press any button such as the
zoom button to reactivate.
Cannot shoot/playback on the
camera.
Do not open the card cover con-
nect or disconnect the battery,
or do not AC adapter or power
coupler. The pictures taken can-
not be stored or even the stored
picture data may be lost.
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