Adjusting the flash output – Canon PowerShot SX540 HS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

3

Other Shooting Modes

4

P Mode

6

Playback Mode

7

Wi-Fi Functions

8

Setting Menu

9

Accessories

10

Appendix

Index

5

Tv, Av, and M Mode

Adjusting the Flash Output

Still Images

Movies

Choose from the three flash levels in [ ] mode.

1

Enter [ ] mode.

Set the mode dial to [ ].

2

Configure the setting.

Raise the flash, press the [ ] button and

immediately turn the [

] dial to choose

the flash level, and then press the [ ]

button.

Once the setting is complete, the flash

output level is displayed.

[

]: Minimum, [

]: Medium, [

]:

Maximum

You can also set the flash level by accessing MENU (= 29)
and choosing [

] tab > [Flash Settings] > [Flash Output].

You can set the flash level in [

] or [

] mode by accessing

MENU (= 29) and choosing [

] tab > [Flash Settings] >

[Flash Mode] > [Manual].

You can also access the [Flash Settings] MENU screen (= 29)
when the flash is up by pressing the [ ] button and immediately
pressing the [

] button.

After you set the shutter speed or aperture value, the exposure
level may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.

Screen brightness may change depending on your specified
shutter speed or aperture value. However, screen brightness
remains the same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [ ].

To have the setting you did not configure in step 2 (whether
shutter speed or aperture value) automatically adjusted to obtain
standard exposure, hold the shutter button halfway, and then
press the [ ] button (Note that standard exposure may not be
possible with some settings.).

With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is [ ]
and cannot be changed.

[ ]: Manual

Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified
metering method (= 69).

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