Canon S80 - Manual (Page 53)

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Using
the Mode Dial
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eliminate the noise, thereby producing high-quality images. Nevertheless, a
certain amount of processing time may be required before the next image
can be shot.
z The aperture value and shutter speed change according to the zoom state as
follows.
z The fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization is 1/250 second. The
camera automatically resets the shutter speed to 1/250 second if a faster
speed is selected.
Shutter Speed Display
The numbers in the table below indicate the shutter speed in seconds.
1/160 indicates 1/160 second. Also, quote marks indicate the decimal
place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and 2" indicates 2 seconds.
Setting the Aperture
When you set the aperture in the aperture-priority AE mode, the camera
automatically selects a shutter speed to match the brightness.
Selecting a lower aperture value (opening the aperture) allows you to blur
the background and create a beautiful portrait.
A higher aperture value (closing it) brings the entire range from
foreground to background into focus. The larger the aperture value, the
greater the range of the image brought into clear focus.
z If the image would be underexposed (too dark) or overexposed (too bright)
and the correct exposure cannot be obtained, with the shutter button pressed
halfway, the shutter speed display on the LCD monitor turns red. Turn the
multi control dial to adjust the aperture and display the shutter speed in white
characters on the display.
On the Shooting menu, set [Safety Shift] to [On]. The aperture is adjusted
Aperture value Shutter Speed (seconds)
Maximum
Wide Angle f/2.8 - f/3.5 up to 1/1250
f/4.0 - f/8.0 up to 1/2000
Maximum
Telephoto
f/5.3 - f/7.1 up to 1/1250
f/8.0 up to 1/2000
15" 13" 10" 8" 6" 5" 4" 3"2 2"5 2" 1"6 1"3 1" 0"8 0"6 0"5 0"4 0"3
1/4 1/5 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/13 1/15 1/20 1/25 1/30 1/40 1/50 1/60 1/80
1/100 1/125 1/160 1/200 1/250 1/320 1/400 1/500 1/640 1/800
1/1000 1/1250 1/1600 1/2000
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