Canon PowerShot A3500 IS - Manual (Page 48)

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Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images
Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)
Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this
case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent
camera shake.
1 Choose [N].
z z Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
( = 43 ) and choose [ N].
2 Choose the shutter speed.
z z Press the < m> button, choose [)] in the
menu, and choose the desired shutter
speed ( = 27 ).
3 Check the exposure.
z z Press the shutter button halfway to view
the exposure for your selected shutter
speed.
4 Shoot.
• On-screen image brightness in step 3, when you pressed the
shutter button halfway, may not match the brightness of your shots.
• With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, there will be a delay
before you can shoot again, as the camera processes images to
reduce noise.
• Set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to hold the
camera still ( = 60 ).
• If the flash fires, your shot may be overexposed. In this case, set the flash to
[ !] and shoot again ( = 59 ).
4 Join the subjects in the
shooting area and look at the
camera.
X X After the camera detects a new face, the
lamp blinking and self-timer sound will
speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp
will remain lit.) About two seconds later,
the camera will shoot.
z z To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
< n> button.
• Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area,
the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.
• To change the number of shots, press the < p> button, press the <q><r>
buttons to choose the number of shots, and then press the < m> button. [Blink
Detection] ( = 41 ) is only available for the final shot.
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