Taking pictures in autofiash (fuil-auto) mode, Press the main switch to turn the camera on, Decide on the size of your subject – Canon Sure Shot 115U User Manual
Page 7: Set the focus, Compose the shot and take the picture
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Taking Pictures in Autofiash (Fuil-auto) Mode
As long as the subject is in the wide area AF frame, the subject will be In
focus. The flash also fires automatically in low light or backlit conditions.
Press the main switch to turn the camera on.
Decide on the size of your subject.
• Pressing zooms in on your subject while pressing IHS zooms
out for a wide-angle shot.
Set the focus.
• Position the wide area AF frame over
your subject and lightly press the
shutter button halfway down.
^When the subject is In focus, the green
lamp lights.
• Keep the shutter button pressed
halfway.
Compose the shot and take the picture.
• Press the shutter button fully.
• Press the shutter button slowly and gently.
Wide area AF frame
|=|j • Holding the Camera
Grasp the camera firmly with both hands so that it does not move, and
make sure that your hair, fingers or camera strap etc. do not come into
contact with the lens, the AF sensor or the flash.
• Shutter Button
The shutter button is a two-stage switch. Lightly press it halfway to
automatically determine focus and exposure. Press it fully to take the
picture.
• if the lens is left extended and is not used for 4 minutes, it is
automatically retracted to wide-angle position.
• In dark places, the AF-assist beam emitter will light automatically.
O Subjects Difficult to Autofocus
The green lamp may blink 4 times pier j^œnd for subj^ with the v,
follovwng characteristics that cannot be brqu^
In situations like this, focus on SQmething rotighty the same distance away ^
as your subject and lock the focus forJhe ifip^
Main types of subjects where focusing is difficult:
• Subjects in scenes without much contrast, e.g. blue sky, or scenes of
mainly one color
• Subjects in very dark places
• Subjects in extreme backlit situations or subjects which are extremely
reflective, e.g. the body of a car which gives off a strong reflection
• Subjects in a photograph, some of which are close and some of which
are in the distance, e.g. animals in a cage
• Subjects with a repetitive pattern, e.g. continuous windows in a
building, etc.