Canon Ixus M 1 - Manual (Page 25)

Green/Orange Indicators
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the
indicators iight up or blink to indicate whether or not
shooting is possible.
Green indicator
Orange indicator
Green indicator
Lights up:
Blinks (4 times/sec ):
Orange indicator
Lights up:
Biinks (4 times/sec.):
Ready for shooting (Subject in focus)
Ciose-range warning (See ® beiow)
Flash has charged
Camera shake warning in "Flash
OFF" mode (See (D below)
® If the close-range warning appears, release the
shutter button and move away from the subject
slightly, then press the shutter button halfway
again. The close-range warning range is as
shown in the table below. However, the
indicator may light up when the subject is
closer than 30 cm (1 ft.). Make sure that you
are not too close to the subject.
Film Type Flash Mode Close Range
Warning Range
C/H
Other than
Flash OFF
30 to 60 cm
(1 to 2 ft.)
Flash OFF 30 cm to 1 m
(1 to 3.3 ft.)
P All modes 30 cm to 2 m
(1 to 6.6 ft.)
® We recommend you mount the camera on a
tripod if the camera shake warning appears.
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