Canon PowerShot S45 manual Pressing the Shutter Button, Pressing Halfway, Pressing Fully

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
Indicators	• Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode
	• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single
	beep sounds)
	* Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when the
	indicator blinks yellow (p. 98).
	• The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD
	monitor is on.
	• Green: Metering complete
	• Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
	* The AF frame will not appear on the LCD monitor when it is

AF Frame set to Auto Selection.

● Pressing Fully

Pressing fully releases the shutter.

• The upper indicator blinks 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.

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