Canon A510 - Manual (Page 79)

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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Advanced F
unctions
Program AE
Use the program AE mode to have the camera
automatically set the shutter speed and aperture
value to match the brightness of the scene.
z The shutter speed and aperture value will show
in red on the LCD monitor when the correct
exposure cannot be obtained. Use the following
methods to obtain the correct exposure and
make them appear in white.
• Use the flash
• Change the ISO speed setting
• Change the metering mode
Differences between the P and Modes.
z The following settings can be adjusted in P
mode, but not in mode.
z For the correlation between aperture value and
shutter speed, see page 78.
• Exposure Compensation
• ISO Speed
• AF frame selection
• Continuous Shooting
• Manual Focus • White Balance
• Flash (Flash on)
• Photo Effects
• Metering Mode
Setting the Shutter Speed
When you set the shutter speed in the shutter-
speed priority AE mode, the camera automatically
selects an aperture value to match the brightness.
Faster shutter speeds allow you to catch an
instantaneous image of a moving subject while
slower speeds create a flowing effect and allow
you to shoot without a flash in dark areas.
z If the aperture value shows in red, the
image is underexposed (insufficient light) or
overexposed (too much light). Adjust the
shutter speed using the
or button until
the aperture value display turns to white.
z The nature of CCD image sensors is such
that noise in the recorded image increases
at slow shutter speeds. This camera,
however, applies special processing to
images shot at shutter speeds slower than
1.3 seconds to 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.