Shooting; Selecting A Shooting Mode; Changing Resolution/Compression Settings - Canon Digital IXUS 300 User Manual

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Shooting

Selecting a Shooting Mode

The camera features the following shooting modes.
Auto Mode
Manual Mode
Stitch Assist Mode
Movie Mode
• The settings selected in each shooting mode are saved when
switching between shooting modes. Some settings are also saved
when the power is turned off (p. 48).

Changing Resolution/Compression Settings

Still image resolution and compression settings and movie
resolution settings can be adjusted to suit your requirements.
Resolution settings get progressively higher ranging from the
(Small) and
resolution setting to obtain the best quality for printing an image at
a large size, but select a lower one to print on small labels, to send
images by email or to fit more images on a CF card. Compression
settings yield progressively higher image quality as one switches
from the
Still Image Resolution
(Large)
(Medium) 1024 x 768 pixels
(Small)
Most settings are automatically selected by the
camera.
The exposure compensation, white balance
and other settings can be manually selected.
Images are shot in overlapping series to create
single panoramic images.
Shoots movie clips.
• Select a shooting mode.
(Medium) to the
(Normal) and
1600 x 1200 pixels
640 x 480 pixels
(Large) settings. Use a high
(Fine) to the (Superfine) setting.
Compression
Superfine
Fine
Normal