Canon powershot A85 User Manual

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36Shooting – The BasicsAF-assist Beamz The AF-assist beam will sometimes emitwhen the shutter button is pressedhalfway to assist focusing in certainconditions, i.e. dark conditions.z The AF-assist beam can be turned off(p. 67).For example, if animals are your subject,turn off the beam when shooting in thedark to avoid startling them.However, please keep in mind thefollowing facts.• If the AF-assist beam is turned off, itmay become more difficult for thecamera to focus in dark conditions.• The red-eye reduction lamp may emitwhen you press the shutter buttonhalfway even if the AF-assist beam isturned off.In order to prevent any lamp fromemitting before the flash fires, set boththe red-eye reduction function and theAF-assist beam to [Off] in the Shootingmenu.Reviewing an Image Right afterShootingAfter a photo is taken, the image displays onthe LCD monitor for two seconds. In addition,the image will keep on displaying regardlessof the review duration setting if one of thefollowing operations is performed.z Keeping the shutter button fully pressedz Pressing the SET button while the imageis displayed*Press the shutter button halfway again to stopdisplaying it.You can perform the following whileimages are displayed.*• Erasing Images Individually (p. 63)• Display the setting details of the image(p. 30).• Magnifying Images (p. 58) (Whenpressing the SET button anddisplaying images)* This cannot be performed in Stitch Assist mode.Mode DialDownloaded From camera-usermanual.com Canon Manuals