Shooting in program ae, P] mode), Image brightness (exposure) – Canon PowerShot SX510 HS User Manual

Page 54: Shooting in program ae ([p] mode), Adjusting image brightness, Exposure compensation), Locking image brightness / exposure (ae lock)

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Before Use
Common Camera

Operations

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode
Other Shooting

Modes
P Mode

Playback Mode

Wi-Fi Functions

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

Basic Guide

Tv, Av, and M

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

Set the mode dial to [

G].

2

Customize the settings as

desired (

=

54

67

), 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 (

=

55

) or activating the flash (if subjects

are dark,

=

65

), which may enable adequate exposure.

Movies can be recorded in [

G] mode as well, by pressing the movie button.

However, some FUNC. (

=

22

) and MENU (

=

23

) settings may be

automatically adjusted for movie recording.

For details on the shooting range in [

G] mode, see “Shooting Range”

(

=

161

).

Image Brightness (Exposure)

Still Images

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 <

b> button. As you watch

the screen, turn the <

5> dial to adjust

brightness, and then press the <

b>

button again when finished.

z

z

The correction level you specified is now

displayed.

Still Images

Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE Lock)

Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and

exposure separately.

1

Lock the exposure.

z

z

Aim the camera at the subject to shoot

with the exposure locked. With the

shutter button pressed halfway, press the

<

b> button.

z

z

[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is

locked.

z

z

To unlock AE, release the shutter button

and press the <

b> button again. In this

case, [ ] is no longer displayed.

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