Pressing the shutter button – Canon 430 User Manual

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asic Functions

Pressing the Shutter Button

The shutter button features a two-stage action.

Pressing Halfway

Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure and focus.

Press the shutter button halfway.

Indicator Status

Upper Indicator
• Green:

Metering complete
(two beeps sound)

• Orange:

Flash will fire

• Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning/

Insufficient exposure

Lower Indicator
• Yellow:

Macro mode/Infinity
mode/AF lock (p. 72)

• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty

*

(single beep sounds)

* Use the focus lock or AF lock to shoot when the

indicator blinks yellow (p. 72).

AF Frame Status (LCD Monitor On)

AiAF On (p. 76)

• Green Frame: Metering complete

(focused AF frame)

• No Frame:

Focusing difficulty
(single beep sounds)

AiAF Off (p. 76) (Center AF Frame)

• Green Frame: Metering complete
• Yellow Frame: Focusing difficulty

(single beep sounds)

Indicator

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