Canon PowerShot S30 - Manual (Page 72)

70 Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture
You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.
This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to
set the correct exposure automatically.
1
Turn the shooting mode dial to .
• The shutter speed and aperture settings appears on the
LCD monitor if it is on.
2
Select a shutter speed using B or A on
the multicontroller.
3
Select an aperture setting using C or D
on the multicontroller.
4
Shoot the image.
• When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the
difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure
appears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than
±2 steps, “-2”
or “+2” appears in red.
* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering method.
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• The exposure compensation, AE lock, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, AEB
and ISO speed (AUTO) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.
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• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using B or A on the
multicontroller, or adjust the aperture using C or D on the multicontroller.
• When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place, set the
flash to (Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or (Flash On) so that the LCD monitor
does not darken and you can check the image before shooting.
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• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 67.