Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual

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Preparing the Camera, Basic Functions
AF Frame
Indicators
Pressing the Shutter Button
The shutter button features a two-stage action.
● Pressing Halfway
Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure,
focus and white balance.
• The indicators light or blink as follows.
Upper indicator
• Green: Metering complete (two beeps
sound)
• Orange: Flash will fire
• Blinking Orange: Camera shake warning /
Insufficient exposure
Lower indicator
• Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode
• Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty* (single
beep sounds)
* Use the focus lock, or focus manually, to shoot when the
indicator blinks yellow (p. 106).
• The AF frame appears as follows when the LCD
monitor is on.
• Green: Metering complete
• Yellow: Focusing difficulty
● Pressing Fully
Pressing fully releases the shutter.
• The upper indicator blinks green while the
image is recording onto the CF card.
• You will hear the shutter sound when the shot
is complete. Do not move the camera until you
hear this sound.

Canon PowerShot G3 Specifications

General

Digital SLR	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)	121 x 69.9 x 73.9 mm
Digital zoom	3.6 x
Optical zoom	11 x
Focal length range	7.2 - 28.8 mm
Megapixel	4 MP
Internal memory	32 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Flash modes	Auto

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	410 g