Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS - Manual (Page 52)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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 “Specific Scenes”
( = 42 ) and choose [ G].
2 Customize the settings as
desired ( = 52 – 63 ), and
then shoot.
• If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In this
case, try adjusting the ISO speed ( = 54 ) or activating the flash (if subjects
are dark, = 61 ), which may enable adequate exposure.
• Movies can be recorded in [ G] mode as well, by pressing the movie button.
However, some FUNC. ( = 21 ) and MENU ( = 22 ) settings may be
automatically adjusted for movie recording.
• For details on the shooting range in [ G] mode, see “Shooting Range”
( = 155 ).
Image Brightness (Exposure)
Still Images Movies
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 Press the < o> button. As you watch the
screen, press the < q><r> buttons to
adjust brightness.
z z The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
z z When shooting movies, shoot with the
exposure compensation bar displayed.
z z When shooting still images, press the
< m> button to display the set exposure
compensation amount, and then shoot.
• You can also shoot still images with exposure compensation bar displayed.
• While recording a movie, [ &] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.