Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual page 84

Setting the Shutter Speed (continued)
• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 204)
• Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the
camera shake warning
camera to a tripod before shooting.
• The fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization is 1/250 second. The camera
automatically resets the shutter speed to 1/250 second if a faster speed is selected.
• The aperture value and shutter speed change according to the zoom state as
follows.
Wide Angle
Telephoto
Shutter Speed Display
The shutter speeds from 2000 to 4 in the display are actually the denominator of a
fraction of a second. For example, 160 indicates a speed of 1/160 second. For
slower speeds, quote marks indicate the decimal place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3
second and 2" indicates 2 seconds.
2000 1600
200 160
13 10
0"3 0"4
4" 5"
The display of shutter speeds from 1/4 to 1/2000 second differs between the
display panel and LCD monitor.
Shutter Speed
Display Panel
LCD Monitor
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appears in the center of the LCD monitor, secure the
Aperture
F 2.0 - 3.5
F 4.0 - 8.0
F 3.0 - 5.0
F 5.6 - 8.0
1250 1000
125 100 80
8 6 5 4
0"5 0"6 0"8
6" 8" 10"
1/2000 sec. . . .
1/2000
Shutter Speed (seconds)
to 1/1250
to 1/2000
to 1/1250
to 1/2000
800 640 500
60 50 40
1" 1"3
13" 15"
1/4 sec. . . . 0.8 sec.
. . . . . .
. . . 1/4 . . .
400 320
30 25 20
1"6 2" 2"5
. . . 15 sec.
. . .
0"8 . . . 15"
250
15
3"2