Canon A650 IS - Manual (Page 5)

Table of Contents 3
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring the Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Embedding the Date in the Image Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shooting Using the Mode Dial 72
Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . 80
Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . 87
Various Shooting Methods 88
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Checking the Focus and Peoples' Expressions
(Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting (Auto ISO Shift) . 106
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . 116
Adjusting Flash Compensation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Setting the Flash Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires. . . . . . . . 119