Canon PowerShot A400 User Manual page 36

Shooting - The Basics
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. 65).
If animals are your subject, turn off the
beam when shooting in the dark to avoid
startling them. However, please keep in
mind the following facts.
• If the AF-assist beam is turned off, it
may become more difficult for the
camera to focus in dark conditions.
• The red-eye reduction lamp may emit
when you press the shutter button
halfway even if the AF-assist beam is
turned off.
In order to prevent any lamp from
emitting before the flash fires, set both
the red-eye reduction function and the
AF-assist beam to [Off] in the Shooting
menu.
Reviewing an Image Right After
Shooting
After a photo is taken, the image displays on
the LCD monitor for 3 seconds. In addition,
the image will keep on displaying regardless
of the review duration setting if one of the
following operations is performed.
• Keeping the shutter button fully pressed
• Pressing the SET button while the image is
displayed*
Press the shutter button halfway again to stop
displaying it.
"[_' You can perform the following while
images are displayed.*
• Erasing Images Individually (p. 61)
• Displaythe setting details of the image
(p. 26).
• Magnifying Images (p. 55)
* This cannot be performed in Stitch Assist mode.
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