How To Use The Is Mode - Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS Advanced User's Manual

How to Use the IS Mode

By using the IS mode, you can reduce image blur when magnifying
a distant subject or shooting in low-light situations.
Continuous
Shoot Only
Panning
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(Rec.) Menu
[Shoot Only]/[Panning]/[Off].
*Default setting.
It may not be possible to completely stabilize images when
shooting at night or at low shutter speeds. Use a tripod to
shoot under these conditions.
Excessive hand motion may not be completely stabilized.
Use the camera in its horizontal orientation for panning
(the IS mode has no effect in the vertical orientation).
In the
If you shoot a movie after setting the camera to the [Shoot
Only] or [Panning] options, the setting will change to the
[Continuous] option.
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You can check the effect of the IS mode on image blur
on the LCD monitor since the IS mode runs
continually. This makes it easier to compose images
and focus on subjects.
IS mode is only activated when the shutter button is
pressed, so subjects will be captured with reduced
blur even if their movements displayed on the LCD
monitor are not smooth. This option is not available in
the mode.
This option only stabilizes the effect of up and down
camera motions on the image. This option is
recommended for shooting objects moving horizontally.
This option is not available in the
[IS Mode]
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
mode, the IS mode is fixed to the [Shoot Only] option.
mode.
[Continuous]*/