Canon A550 - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
Items marked with a  are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 26
Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . .28
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Selecting an AF Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . . .40
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . .43
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Shooting in Long Shutter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before Using the Camera – Basic Operations . . . . . . . . 12
Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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