Canon PowerShot A430 User Manual page 6

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Set the mode dial to
0
(Auto).
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Aim the camera at the subject.
Be careful not to block the flash with your finger.
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Press the shutter button lightly
(halfway) to focus.
Upper indicator
The camera beeps twice and the
upper indicator lights green when the
camera focuses.
Lightly press
(Pressing halfway)
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The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on.
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~See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 47)
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Press the shutter button fully
(all the way) to shoot.
The shutter sound will play (a beep
sound for the PowerShot A420), and
the image will record.
The upper indicator will blink green
while the image is recorded to the
memory card.
Pressing fully
Upper indicator (Pressing all the way)
~See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 5)
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See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method.
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See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37)
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See the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 19)
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