Shutter Button; Shooting Modes; P Mode - Canon PowerShot SX700 HS User Manual

Shutter Button

To ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutter
button halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button all
the way down to shoot.
In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the
button halfway or all the way down.
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Press halfway. (Press lightly to
focus.)
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Press the shutter button halfway. The
camera beeps twice, and AF frames are
displayed around image areas in focus.
2
Press all the way down. (From
the halfway position, press fully
to shoot.)
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The camera shoots, as a shutter sound
is played.
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Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
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Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the
shutter button halfway.
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Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time
required for the shot. It may take longer in some shooting scenes,
and images will be blurry if you move the camera (or the subject
moves) before the shutter sound ends.

Shooting Modes

Use the mode dial to access each shooting mode.
Live View Control Mode
Customize image brightness
or colors when shooting
(= 54).
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Fully automatic shooting, with
camera-determined settings
(= 16, 28, 30).
Creative Shot Mode
You can capture multiple still
images with effects using
camera-determined settings
(= 53).
Sports Mode
Shoot continuously as the camera
focuses on moving subjects (= 54).
Before Use Before Use
Basic Guide Basic Guide
Advanced Guide Advanced Guide
P, Tv, Av, and M Modes
Take a variety of shots using
Camera Basics Camera Basics
your preferred settings
(= 68, 84).
Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode Auto Mode
Other Shooting Other Shooting
Modes Modes

P Mode

P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode Tv, Av, and M Mode
Movie Mode
For shooting movies
Playback Mode Playback Mode
(= 65).
You can also shoot movies
when the mode dial is not Wi-Fi Functions Wi-Fi Functions
set to Movie mode, simply
by pressing the movie
Setting Menu Setting Menu
button.
Accessories Accessories
Creative Filters Mode
Add a variety of effects to images
when shooting (= 57).
Appendix Appendix
Index Index
Scene Mode
Shoot with optimal settings for
specific scenes (=
55).
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