Canon A510 - Manual (Page 82)

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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Manually Setting the Shutter
Speed and Aperture
You can manually set the shutter speed and
aperture to shoot images. You can select settings
such as a long exposure to suit your purpose.
z When you press the shutter button halfway, the
difference between the standard exposure* and
the selected exposure appears on the LCD
monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 stops,
“–2” or “+2” appears in red.
* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function
according to the selected metering method.
z See page 159 for settings that can be
changed in this mode.
z If you wish to change the exposure, select
the shutter speed or the aperture with the
SET button and change the value using the
or button.
z If the zoom is adjusted after these values
are set, the aperture value may change in
accordance with the zoom position.
z The LCD monitor’s brightness matches the
selected shutter speed and aperture value.
When you select a fast shutter speed or
shoot a subject in a dark place, the image
will always be bright if the flash is set to
(Flash On, with Red-eye Reduction)
or (Flash On).
z For the correlation between aperture value
and shutter speed, see page 78.