Shooting in program ae, P] mode), Image brightness – Canon PowerShot A3500 IS User Manual

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Preliminary Notes and

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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

Movies

Shooting in Program AE ([P] Mode)

You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting

style.

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Enter [G] mode.

z

z

Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”

(

=

43

) and choose [

G].

2

Customize the settings as

desired (

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), and

then shoot.

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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 (

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) or activating the flash (if subjects

are dark,

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), which may enable adequate exposure.

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Movies can be recorded in [

G] mode as well, by pressing the movie button.

However, some <

H> and <n> settings may be automatically

adjusted for movie recording.

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For details on the shooting range in [

G] mode, see “Shooting Range”

(

=

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).

Image Brightness

(Exposure Compensation)

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 <

m> button and choose [#]

in the menu. As you watch the screen,

press the <

o><p> buttons to adjust

brightness (

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27

).

X

X

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.

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You can also shoot still images with exposure compensation bar displayed.

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While recording a movie, [

&] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.

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