The [ ! ] icon appears when the shutter button is pressed halfway (PowerShot SX270 HS / PowerShot SX280 HS)

Last Updated : 21-Mar-2013
Issue Number : 8201820000

A yellow AF frame is displayed with (

) if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway.

One reason may be that the subject is too close for the camera to achieve proper focus.

For details on how to focus on a close subject when shooting, see the link below.