Pressing the shutter button, Pressing halfway, The shutter button features a two-stage action – Canon A80 User Manual

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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 light or blink as follows.

Upper Indicator

Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)

Orange: Flash will fire

Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning /
Insufficient exposure

Lower Indicator

Yellow: Macro Mode

/

Manual Focus

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
(single beep sounds)

* When the indicator blinks yellow, lock the

focus before shooting (p. 112).

The AF frame appears as follows when
the LCD monitor is on.
When AiAF is on (p. 96)

• Green: Metering complete (Focused AF

frame or frames)

• No AF frame: Focusing difficulty

When AiAF is off (p. 96)
(Center focus AF)

• Green: Metering complete
• Yellow: Focusing difficulty

The AF frame

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