Canon PowerShot S30 - Manual (Page 36)

34 Basic Functions
Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
● Pressing Halfway
Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure,
focus and white balance.
• The indicators shine or flash as follows.
• Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
• Orange: Flash will fire
•
Flashing Orange: Camera shake warning /
Insufficient exposure
• Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode
•
Flashing Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single
beep sounds)
* Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when the
indicator flashes yellow (p. 86).
• The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD
monitor is on.
• Green: Metering complete
•
Yellow: Focusing difficulty
● Pressing Fully
Pressing fully releases the shutter.
• The upper indicator flashes green while the
image is recording onto the CF card.
• You will hear the shutter sound when the shot
is complete. Do not move the camera until you
hear this sound.
Indicators
AF Frame