Canon IXUS 400 manual Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor Shooting Mode

Basic Functions

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor

Shooting Mode

When a shooting setting is changed, information about the settings displays on the LCD monitor for approximately 6 seconds even if the LCD monitor is set to Off or to the No Display mode. (It may not display under some circumstances, depending on the selected settings.)

You may set the flash, continuous mode, self-timer, macro, infinity and metering mode settings while this information is displayed.

• After you press the shutter button and take a shot, the recorded image appears on the LCD monitor for 2 to 10 seconds (1-second increments). It will continue to display if

you press thebutton while it is shown on the screen. See Changing the Review Duration (p. 50) .

•While a recorded image is displayed on the LCD monitor, you can check the exposure with the graph (see Histogram

Function, p. 33) that shows the distribution of the brightness

data. (Press the button if the histogram and other information is not shown) If the exposure requires adjustment, set the exposure compensation and reshoot.

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A slow shutter speed has likely been selected because of insufficient lighting if the upper indicator flashes orange after the metering preparations are complete and the camera shake icon displays in the LCD monitor. Set the flash to or , or affix the camera to a tripod to shoot.