Adjusting the flash output – Canon PowerShot SX540 HS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

3

Other Shooting Modes

4

P Mode

6

Playback Mode

7

Wi-Fi Functions

8

Setting Menu

9

Accessories

10

Appendix

Index

5

Tv, Av, and M Mode

Adjusting the Flash Output

Still Images

Movies

Choose from the three flash levels in [ ] mode.

1

Enter [ ] mode.

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Set the mode dial to [ ].

2

Configure the setting.

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Raise the flash, press the [ ] button and

immediately turn the [

] dial to choose

the flash level, and then press the [ ]

button.

●

Once the setting is complete, the flash

output level is displayed.

[

]: Minimum, [

]: Medium, [

]:

Maximum

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

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

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You can set the flash level in [

] or [

] mode by accessing

MENU (= 29) and choosing [

] tab > [Flash Settings] >

[Flash Mode] > [Manual].

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

] button.

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After you set the shutter speed or 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 or aperture value. However, screen brightness
remains the same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [ ].

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

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With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is [ ]
and cannot be changed.

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[ ]: Manual

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Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified
metering method (= 69).

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