Adjusting the flash output – Canon PowerShot SX720 HS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Index

Camera Basics

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

Other Shooting Modes

P Mode

Tv, Av, and M Mode

Playback Mode

Wi-Fi Functions

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Adjusting the Flash Output

Still Images

Movies

Choose from the three flash levels in [ ] mode.

1

Enter [ ] mode.

Set the mode dial to [ ].

2

Configure the setting.

Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the

menu, and adjust the setting by either

pressing the [ ][ ] buttons or turning

the [ ] dial (= 28).

Once the setting is complete, the flash

output level is displayed.

[

]: Minimum, [

]: Medium,

[

]: Maximum

You can also set the flash level by accessing MENU (= 29)
and choosing [

] tab > [Flash Settings] > [Flash Output].

You can set the flash level in [

] or [

] mode by accessing

MENU (= 29) and choosing [

] tab > [Flash Settings] >

[Flash Mode] > [Manual].

You can also access the [Flash Settings] screen (= 29)
when the flash is up by pressing the [ ] button and immediately
pressing the [

] button.

After you set the shutter speed and aperture value, the exposure
level may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.

Screen brightness may change depending on your specified
shutter speed and aperture value. However, screen brightness
remains the same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [ ].

To have the setting that is not chosen in step 2 (whether shutter
speed or aperture value) automatically adjusted to obtain
standard exposure, hold the shutter button halfway and press the
[ ] button. Note that standard exposure may not be possible with
some settings.

With shutter speed of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is fixed
at [80].

[

] Auto mode cannot be used in [ ] mode.

[ ]: Manual

Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified
metering method (= 71).

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