Canon EOS Rebel XS Instruction Manual page 45

C] Fully Automatic Shooting
FAQ
The focus ¢onfirmat{on light <0> bBnks and focus is not achieved,
Aim the AF point over an area having good contrast between light
and dark, then press the shutter button halfway (p.162) If you are
too close to the subject, move away and try again.
Sometimes mumtiple AF pog_ts f_ash simultaneousJy.
This indicates that focus has been achieved at all those AF points. As long as
the AF point covering the desired subject flashes, you can tal<ethe picture.
The beeper continues to beep softmy. (The focus confirmation
light <@> also does not Hght.)
{t indicates that the camera is focusing continuously on a moving
subject. (The focus confirmation light <@> does not light) While the
beeper is beeping, you can press the shutter button completely to
shoot a moving subject in focus
Pressing the shutter button hadway will not focus the subject.
When the focus mode switch on the lens is set to <MF> (Manual Focus),
the camera does not focus. Set the focus mode switch to <AF>
Although it is daylight, the flash popped up.
For a backlit subject, the flash may pop up to help reduce harsh
shadows on the subject.
In mow Hght, the builtoin flash fired a series of flashes.
To assist the autofocusMg, pressing the shutter button halfway may
trigger the built-in flash to fire a series of flashes. This is called AF-
assist beam. It is effective up to approx. 4 meters/13.1 feet away
Amthough flash was used, the picture came out dark.
The subject was too far away. The subject should be within 5
meters/16 4 feet from the camera.
When flash was used, the bottom part of the picture came out
unnaturally dark_
The subject was too close to the camera, and a shadow was created
by the lens. The subject should be at least 1 meter/3 3 feet away
from the camera. If a hood has been attached to the lens, remove it
before taking the flash picture
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