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Af-assist beam with the built-in flash – Canon EOS 10D User Manual

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utomatic Shooting

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Fully Automatic Shooting

If the CF card becomes full, the CF Full message “

” appears on the LCD

panel and in the viewfinder, and the camera will not shoot any more. Replace the CF
card with another CF card that has capacity available.

When the focus confirmation light <

●> is blinking, the camera will not shoot. (→p.71)

If the automatic pop-up of the built-in flash is obstructed accidentally, error code

” will appear on the LCD panel. If this happens, set the <

> switch to

<

> and <

> again.

The focus and exposure are locked when AF focusing is complete.

The camera automatically focuses on the AF point that is on the subject closest to the
camera.

If multiple AF points flash in red, it means that all of them have achieved focus at the
respective points.

To focus on a subject that is not at any of the seven AF points, see “Focusing an Off-
Center Subject” (

→p.65).

In the Basic Zone modes (except <

> <

> <

>), the built-in flash will pop up and

fire automatically in low-light or backlit conditions. To retract the flash, push it back
down. For more information on the flash, see “Using the Built-in Flash” on page 96.

The self-timer can also be used. (

→p.77)

You can set the beep that indicates the subject is in focus or the beep that indicates
the self-timer is operating to [On] or [Off]. (

→p.140)

The LCD panel can be illuminated. (

→p.94)

AF-Assist Beam with the Built-in Flash

Under low-light conditions, the built-in flash fires a
brief burst of flashes when you press the shutter
button halfway. This is to illuminate the subject to
enable easier autofocusing,

The AF-assist beam does not function in the <

> <

> <

> modes.

The built-in flash’s AF-assist beam is effective up to about 4 meters/13.2 feet.

In the Creative Zone modes when the buit-in flash is popped up with the < > button,
the AF-assist beam may be emitted.