Canon PowerShot SD500 User Guide

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Shooting
Shooting
 Shooting in Auto Mode
In this mode, all you have to do is press the shutter button and let the 
camera do everything else.
• See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 192).
• With the Review function, you can change the length of time images 
show on the LCD monitor after shooting, or set it so they do not show 
at all (p. 60).
1
Turn the mode dial to 
 (Auto).
2
Aim the camera at the subject.
3
Use the zoom lever to achieve the 
desired composition (relative size 
of subject in viewfinder) (p. 44).
4
Press the shutter button halfway (p. 45).
• Two beeps will play when the camera has 
finished metering, and the upper indicator 
beside the viewfinder will light green or 
orange. If the LCD monitor is on, the AF 
frame will appear green.
• If the subject is difficult to focus on, the lower 
indicator beside the viewfinder will blink yellow 
and the beep will play one time.
5
Press the shutter button fully (p. 46).
• You will hear the sound of the shutter 
when the shutter activates.
• The picture appears for two seconds on 
the LCD monitor.