Canon PowerShot G11 - Manual (Page 27)

Taking Pictures
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• the screen does not turn on when you turn on the camera?
Press the
l button to turn on the screen.
• the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move
about 1 cm (0.4 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
30 cm (12.0 in.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
• the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in
dark areas.
• the h icon blinks when you try to shoot?
The flash is charging. You can shoot when recharging ends.
Scene Icons
The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then
automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject
brightness and color.
* Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Background Bright
Including Blue
Skies
Sunsets
Dark
Subject Backlit Backlit
When
Using
Tripod
People – *
When
Moving
– – –
Subjects Other Than
People/Landscapes
*
Close Subjects – –
Icon Background Color Gray Light Blue Orange Dark Blue
Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a
wall for example),
or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try
shooting in
G mode (p. 72).
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