Scene Icons - Canon Powershot SX120 IS User Manual

Taking Pictures
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the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash
range of approximately 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and
approximately 1.0 – 2.5 m (3.3 – 8.2 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
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the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move
about 5 cm (2.0 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
1.0 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
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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.
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the screen turns off when you try to take an image?
When flash recharging begins, the screen turns off. The screen turns on again
when recharging ends.

Scene Icons

The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then
automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject
brightness and color.
Background
Subject
People
Subjects Other Than
People/Landscapes
Close Subjects
Icon Background
Color
* Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a
wall for example),
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try
shooting in G mode (p. 66).
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Including Blue
Bright
Skies
Backlit
Gray Light Blue
or the "Blue Skies" icons may appear and it may
Sunsets
Backlit
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–
Orange
Dark
When
Using
Tripod
*
*
–
Dark Blue