camera shake on s230

[george888]

hello,

i recently purchased a s230. my question is regarding the camera shake alert. when i am in manual mode and have the flash off, it is always on. when i have the flash on, it doesn't appear. is there something i'm doing wrong? thanks for your help.

george

 

[majorkimba]

hello,

i recently purchased a s230. my question is regarding the camera
shake alert. when i am in manual mode and have the flash off, it is
always on.

You must be kidding right? As I am sure its explained in the manual, it means the you're indoors or there isn't enough light to prevent your camera from shaking and producing blurry pictures.

When you have the flash on, obviously the flash will provide more light... you need to re-read your manual and just practice with your camera.

when i have the flash on, it doesn't appear. is there

something i'm doing wrong? thanks for your help.

george

 

[george888]

unfortunately, i was a serious. i couldn't find anything in the manual regarding this symbol. you're explaination makes sense now that i think about it. didn't mean to ask a stupid question, but i just couldn't figure it out. thanks.

hello,

i recently purchased a s230. my question is regarding the camera
shake alert. when i am in manual mode and have the flash off, it is
always on.

You must be kidding right? As I am sure its explained in the
manual, it means the you're indoors or there isn't enough light to
prevent your camera from shaking and producing blurry pictures.

When you have the flash on, obviously the flash will provide more
light... you need to re-read your manual and just practice with
your camera.

when i have the flash on, it doesn't appear. is there

something i'm doing wrong? thanks for your help.

george

 

[Kazak]

Whenever the camera doesn't see enough light that icon will come on. If you have the flash off, about 90% of the time it will be on, unless it's very bright, such as noon on a sunny day. It doesn't matter if you are in manual or auto mode either.

hello,

i recently purchased a s230. my question is regarding the camera
shake alert. when i am in manual mode and have the flash off, it is
always on. when i have the flash on, it doesn't appear. is there
something i'm doing wrong? thanks for your help.

george

 

[Greg Liverman]

The answers are correct. Manual reference: p. 17 (middle) and p. 29 (bottom).

Greg
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Nikon FE, buncha Nikor glass, motor winder, Sunpak 544 flash

 

[Mark77]

unfortunately, i was a serious. i couldn't find anything in the
manual regarding this symbol. you're explaination makes sense now
that i think about it. didn't mean to ask a stupid question, but i
just couldn't figure it out. thanks.

I overlooked the explanation for that symbol after reading my manual thoroughly. Eventually, but not immediately, I surmised what it was before finding the explanation later in the manual.

By the way, don't be afraid to shoot with the camera shake symbol on. Sometimes the blur will be slight and better than no photo at all or the harsh light of the flash. Also check out the thread that's posted on holding a camera steady while shooting.

 

[Kazak]

Greg, stop misleading people, s230 camera manual is not a bible, you do not have to memorize it by heart!

The answers are correct. Manual reference: p. 17 (middle) and p. 29
(bottom).

Greg
--
Take great pictures and share them with people you love.
Canon S230 (Ixus V3), 128Mb Ridata CF cards
Oly Stylus 105
Nikon FE, buncha Nikor glass, motor winder, Sunpak 544 flash

 

[george888]

thanks for the help guys. i guess i was too excited with this new toy and just tried skimming the manual for the answer. thanks greg for the manual reference

The answers are correct. Manual reference: p. 17 (middle) and p. 29
(bottom).

Greg
--
Take great pictures and share them with people you love.
Canon S230 (Ixus V3), 128Mb Ridata CF cards
Oly Stylus 105
Nikon FE, buncha Nikor glass, motor winder, Sunpak 544 flash