Canon PowerShot N - Manual (Page 60)

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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Camera Basics
Creative Shot
Mode
Auto Mode/
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
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Advanced Guide
P Mode
Still Images Movies
Shooting in Program AE ([P] Mode)
You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting
style.
1
Enter [
G] mode.
z z
Follow steps 1 – 2 in “Applying Special
Effects” (
= 54) and choose [ G].
2
Customize the settings as
desired (
=
60 – 63), and
then shoot.
• If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter ring
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In this
case, try adjusting the ISO speed (
= 61) or activating the flash (if subjects
are dark,
= 63), which may enable adequate exposure.
• Movies can be recorded in [ G] mode as well, by touching [ ]. However,
some [ H] and [n] settings may be automatically adjusted for movie
recording.
Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Still Images
Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
z z
Touch [ H] and choose [#] in the
menu. Adjust brightness as you watch the
screen (
=
29).
X X The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
Still Images
Changing the Metering Method
Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
z z
Touch [ H], choose [ ] in the menu,
and choose the desired option (
=
29).
X X The option you configured is now
displayed.
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