Adjusting The Brightness (Exposure Compensation); Shooting Close-Ups (Macro) - Canon Powershot SX120 IS User Manual

Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop
increments in the range of –2 to +2.

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups
of it. The shooting range is approximately 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the
end of the lens (when the zoom lever is pushed to the maximum j).
About the Zoom Bar
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When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When
shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow bar.
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When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,
shooting will be done in
How can I take better close-ups?
You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to
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prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 74).
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You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion
of the subject (p. 78).
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
Choose the exposure compensation.
Press the b button.
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Adjust the brightness.
While watching the screen, turn the Â
●
dial to adjust the brightness and press the
b button.
Choose e.
After pressing the q button, press the qr
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buttons or turn the  dial to choose e,
then press the m button.
Once set, e will appear.
.
e
will be grayed out and
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