What if, Disp, Menu – Canon IXUS 980 IS User Manual

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Taking Pictures

What if...

» Nothing displays when the camera is turned on?

Press the

DISP.

button to turn on the LCD monitor.

The camera does not play any sounds?

Pressing the

DISP.

button while turning on the camera power will turn off all

sounds except for warning sounds. To turn on sound, press the

MENU

button,

select the

tab, and then select the [Mute]. Use the buttons to select [Off].

The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?

Subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash

range of approximately 50 cm - 4.6 m (1.6 - 15 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and

approximately 50 cm - 2.4 m (1.6 - 7.9 ft.) at maximum telephoto.

» The indicator blinks yellow, and the camera beeps once when the shutter

button is pressed haifway?

The subject is too close. Back up approximately 50 cm, press the shutter button

halfway, and shoot when the indicator is not blinking yellow.

» The iamp lights when the shutter button is pressed haifway.

To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in

dark areas (see

Camera User Guide).

^ appears on the screen and the shot cannot be taken even though the

shutter button was pressed fuiiy.

The flash is charging. Keep the shutter button pressed fully, after a while the

indicator will light orange and the camera will take the shot.