Canon IXUS 50 - Manual (Page 48)

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Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
1. Pressing Halfway
Automatically sets such settings as the exposure and focus.
Press the shutter button halfway.
z Beep
• Focused: 2 beeps
• Focusing difficulty: 1 beep
z Indicator Status
Upper Indicator
• Green:
Metering complete
• Orange: Flash will fire
• Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning/
Insufficient exposure
Lower Indicator
• Yellow:
Macro mode/Infinity
mode/AF lock (p. 71,
90)
• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty *
* Use the focus lock or AF lock to shoot when the
indicator blinks yellow (p. 90).
z AF Frame Status (LCD Monitor On)
AiAF On (p. 89)
• Green Frame: Metering complete
(focused AF frame)
• No Frame: Focusing difficulty
AiAF Off (p. 89) (Center AF Frame)
• Green Frame: Metering complete
• Yellow Frame: Focusing difficulty
Indicators