Manually Setting The Shutter Speed And Aperture - Canon PowerShot S50 User Manual

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture

You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.
This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to
set the correct exposure automatically.
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Select a shutter speed using B or A on
the multicontroller.
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Select an aperture value using C or D on
the multicontroller.
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Shoot the image.
When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the
difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure
appears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 steps, "-2" or
"+2" appears in red.
* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering mode.
• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)
• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using B or A on the
multicontroller, or adjust the aperture using C or D on the multicontroller.
• The LCD monitor's brightness matches the selected shutter speed and aperture
value. When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place and
set the flash to
monitor will always light up.
• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 70.
Turn the shooting mode dial to
The shutter speed and aperture value appears on the LCD
monitor if it is on.
(Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or
.
(Flash On) the LCD
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