Table Of Contents - Canon Powershot A560 Advanced User's Manual

Table of Contents

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functions or procedures.
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Before Using the Camera - Basic Operations . . . . . . . . 12
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
Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 26
Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Selecting an AF Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . . .42
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . .45
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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