HP 618 manual Understanding the LEDs on the Camera, Viewfinder LEDs, LEDFunction, Behavior

Figure 10: Viewfinder LEDs

Green

Understanding the LEDs on the Camera

Your camera has several LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that light solid or blink to indicate that certain actions are occurring within the camera, or particular problems may have occurred while you were performing a particular task with the camera. This section describes what these LEDs are and how they behave.

Viewfinder LEDs

The LEDs on the right side of the viewfinder (see Figure 10) display either a green light, red light, or both, indicating either the focus status, flash status, a memory card problem, or that the camera is processing an image and is not ready to take a picture.

Table 6: Viewfinder LEDs

Red

LEDFunction

Green (Top) Indicates focus status

Red (Bottom) Indicates flash status

Both	Indicate a memory
	card problem, or
	that the camera is
	processing an image
	and is not ready to
	take a picture

Behavior

Lights solid when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the picture is ready to take.

Blinks when the camera cannot focus on the picture subject.

Lights solid when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the flash is charged and ready to fire.

Blinks when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down to indicate that the flash is charging.

In the event of a full or missing memory card, both LEDs blink when you press the shutter release button halfway down. In this case, 000 will also blink on the status LCD.

In the event of a bad or unformatted memory card, or when the camera is processing an image and is not ready to take a picture, both LEDs blink when you press the shutter release button halfway down.

Chapter 3: Taking Pictures 23 Understanding the LEDs on the Camera