Setting The Shutter Speed - Canon PowerShot SX10 IS User Manual

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Setting the Shutter Speed

When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically selects an
aperture value to match the brightness of the subject.
Faster shutter speeds allow you to catch an instantaneous image of a
moving subject, while slower speeds create a flowing effect and allow
you to shoot without a flash in dark areas.
1
Set the mode dial to
2
Configure the shutter speed.
1. Use the control dial to change the
shutter speed.
• When using the control dial, the
bar will be displayed and the shutter
speed can be changed.
3
Shoot.
• If the aperture value is shown in red, the image is underexposed
(insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Use the
control dial to adjust the shutter speed until the aperture value
shows in white (you can also use Safety Shift (p. 101)).
The nature of CCDs is such that noise in the recorded image
increases at slow shutter speeds. This camera, however,
applies special processing to images shot at shutter speeds
slower than 1.3 seconds to eliminate the noise, thereby
producing high-quality images. (However, a certain amount of
processing time may be required before the next image can be
shot.)
Available Shooting Modes
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Shutter speed
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