Canon Power Shot A400 User Manual page 84

Shooting – Advanced Functions
When this function is on, an icon showing the
orientation of the camera appears at the
upper right corner of the LCD monitor (when
information display is on).
This function may not operate correctly
when the camera is pointed straight up
or down. Check that the arrow
pointing in the right direction and if it is
not, then set the Auto Rotate function to
[Off].
Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to
[On], the orientation of images
downloaded to a computer will depend
upon the software used to download the
images.
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Normal
Right end down
Left end down
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When the camera is held vertically to
shoot, the Intelligent Orientation sensor
judges the upper end to be "up" and the
lower end to be "down". It then regulates
the optimal white balance and exposure
for vertical photography. This function
operates regardless of the on/off status
of the Auto Rotate function.
When changing the camera's orientation
between the horizontal and vertical
positions, you may hear noise coming
from the orientation detection
mechanism. This is not a malfunction.