Canon PowerShot A 300 User Manual page 50

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● Shooting ●
If the flash is used in macro mode, the light may not macro mode, th acro mode, t ght may not ght may not
be controlled correctly. In this case, set a higher y. In this ca y. In this cas e et a higher
ISO sensitivity or use other lightings instead of e othe e other lightings nstead of nstead of
using the flash.
When shooting with a high ISO sensitivity and a high ISO sens a high ISO sens ivity a vity
using the built-in flash, there is more of a chance of h, there is mor , there is mor
overexposure the closer you are to the subject. er you ar er you are
Please note that a slow shutter speed will be
selected in dark places when the flash is set to off
or slow synchro. Be careful to avoid camera shake
under these conditions.
• Shooting in Mode
Be careful to hold the camera still to avoid camera
shake.
• Shooting in or / Mode
Fix the camera to a tripod since the shutter speed
will be slower than in the mode. mode mode
If an image is dark in mode, res mode, res mode, reshooting in oo oti
mode will make it brighter. hter hter
The flash may take approximately 10 seconds to ake ake mate mate
charge. The LCD monitor, if it is on, will go off D monitor, if it D monitor, if it
after the indicator flashes orange while r flashes o r flashes o
recharging. The LCD monitor will come back on
after the indicator lights a steady orange when
recharging is completed.
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Recharg Recharging time may vary according to shooting echa rg g time time
condit conditions and battery charge levels. ndi diti
Th The flash fires twice. A preparatory pre-flash is Th
may
high h followed by the main flash. The exposure
ead o
readings obtained from the subject with the pre-
flash are used to set the optimal flash intensity
for the main flash, which is used to shoot the
image.
Red-Eye Reduction
Light reflecting back from the eyes may appear ck fr k fr
red when the flash is used in dark places. Use h is h is
the auto red-eye reduction* for these situations. uto red-eye red uto red-eye red
For this mode to be effective, the subject must be For For s mode to be s mode to be
looking right at the red-eye reduction indicator. loo ook ki ight at th ght at th
Try a Tr Try asking them to look at the red-eye indicator. a them them
Even better results can be obtained by E Eve ve res res
tter s tte er s increasing the lighting in indoor settings or i i he he
coming closer to the subject. er t er
in
The shutter will not activate for approximately 1
second after the red-eye reduction indicator
fires, even when the shutter button is pressed all
the way down in order to improve the effect.
0 second second
If you want to have more immediate shutter
response, set the flash setting to either
or .
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