Pressing The Shutter Button - Canon PowerShot SD100 User Manual

Pressing the Shutter Button

The shutter button features a two-stage action.
Pressing Halfway
Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure, focus and white balance.
Indicator
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Press the shutter button halfway.
Indicator Status
Upper Indicator
• Green:
• Orange:
• Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning/
Lower Indicator
• Yellow:
• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty
* When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the focus
before shooting (p. 76).
AF Frame Status (LCD Monitor On)
AiAF On (p. 80)
• Green Frame: Metering complete (AF
• No Frame:
AiAF Off (p. 80) (Center AF Frame)
• Green Frame: Metering complete
• Yellow Frame: Focusing difficulty
Metering complete
(two beeps sound)
Flash will fire
Insufficient exposure
Macro mode/Infinity
mode/Focus lock
(Method 2, p. 76)
(single beep sounds).
frame when focus
achieved)
Focusing difficulty
*