Pressing The Shutter Button; Using The Digital Zoom - Canon PowerShot A100 User Manual

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Pressing the Shutter Button

You can press the shutter button all the way
down or halfway.
Pressing Halfway
Automatically sets the
exposure, focus and white
balance. The camera
beeps twice when settings
are completed, then the
upper indicator glows
green (orange when the
flash has been selected
(p. 6). )
Pressing Fully
The camera beeps once,
and an image is shot. An
upper green indicator light
flashes while the image is
being recorded to the CF
card (p. 6).
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AF-assist Beam
The AF-assist beam will sometimes emit
when the shutter button is pressed halfway
to assist focusing in certain conditions, i.e.
dark conditions.
The AF-assist beam can be turned off (p. 88).
If animals are your subject, turn off the beam
when shooting in the dark to avoid startling
them (this may however, make it more
difficult for the camera to focus).
Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
The images that have been shot will be
displayed for approximately 3 seconds*, even
when the shutter button is released right after
the image has been taken. You can also check
the image with the following steps.
*The display time can be changed (p. 88).
• Keeping the Shutter Button pressed.
• Press the SET button while the image is dis-
played in the LCD monitor.
Press the shutter button halfway again to stop
displaying it.
You can erase the images while they are dis-
played (p.65).
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Using the Digital Zoom

When the LCD monitor is on, you can digitally
zoom in on a subject. Images can be zoomed
up to 4 times (PowerShot A200), or 3.2 times
(PowerShot A100).
Adjust Zoom
Button: The subject
will be enlarged.
Button: The subject
will be reduced.
The digital zoom can be set to [Off] (p. 88).
The image will appear grainier as the image
is digitally zoomed.
Digital zoom is unavailable in some modes
(p. 58).
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