Image Brightness (Exposure); Playback; Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation); Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (Ae Lock) - Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Camera User Manual

Image Brightness (Exposure)

Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of -3 to +3.
● Press the
the screen, turn the
brightness, and then press the
again when finished.

Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE Lock)

Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Lock the exposure.
● Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
button.
● [ ] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
● This setting is unlocked automatically
after the metering timer runs out.
Still Images Movies
button. As you watch
dial to adjust
button
Still Images Movies
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
● AE is unlocked once [
displayed.
● In , , , , or mode, an exposure value is displayed
based on the time set in [Metering timer] in the [
( = 23).

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
On the Quick Control screen ( = 23),
●
choose [
desired option.
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit
Evaluative
shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the
metering
shooting conditions.
Spot
Metering restricted to within the [
metering
frame), displayed in the center of the screen.
Center- Determines the average brightness of light across
weighted the entire image area, calculated by treating
average brightness in the central area as more important.
Before Use
] is no longer
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
] menu
Still Images Movies
], and then choose the
] (Spot AE Point
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode

Playback

Wireless Features

Setting Menu

Accessories
Appendix
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