Canon PowerShot A2600 - Manual (Page 54)

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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images Movies
Shooting in Program AE (<P> Mode)
You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting
style.
1 Enter <G> mode.
z z Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
( = 46 ) and choose [ G].
2 Customize the settings as
desired ( = 54 – 66 ), and
then shoot.
• If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In this
case, try adjusting the ISO speed ( = 56 ) or activating the flash (if subjects
are dark, = 62 ), which may enable adequate exposure.
• Movies can be recorded in < G> mode as well, by pressing the movie button.
However, some < H> and <n> settings may be automatically
adjusted for movie recording.
• For details on the shooting range in < G> mode, see “Shooting Range”
( = 119 ).
Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Still Images Movies
Adjusting Image Brightness
(Exposure Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
z z Press the < m> button and choose [#]
in the menu. As you watch the screen,
press the < o><p> buttons to adjust
brightness ( = 30 ).
X X The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
z z When shooting movies, shoot with the
exposure compensation bar displayed.
z z When shooting still images, press the
< m> button to display the set exposure
compensation amount, and then shoot.
• You can also shoot still images with exposure compensation bar displayed.
• While recording a movie, [ &] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.