Scene Icons - Canon 3635B001 - PowerShot S90 Digital Camera User Manual

Taking Pictures
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a flashing appears?
Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the image.
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the camera does not play any sounds?
Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all
sounds except for warning sounds. To turn the sounds on, press the n
button, choose the 3 tab, and then choose [Mute]. Press the qr buttons to
choose [Off].
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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 – 6.5 m (1.6 – 21 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and
approximately 50 cm – 2.5 m (1.6 – 6.6 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 (1.97 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
30 cm (0.98 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.
the h icon blinks when you try to shoot?
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The flash is charging. You can shoot 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
When
Moving
Subjects Other Than
People/Landscapes
Close Subjects
Icon Background Color
* Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.
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Including Blue
Bright
Skies
Backlit
Gray Light Blue
Sunsets
Backlit
–
–
–
Orange
Dark
When
Using
Tripod
*
– –
*
–
Dark Blue