Shooting - The Basics; Auto Mode - Canon PowerShot A510 User Manual

Shooting – The Basics
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p. 159) at the end of this manual to find out which
settings can be changed in which Shooting
modes.

Auto Mode

In this mode, all you have to do is press the
shutter button and let the camera do
everything else.
1
Check that the camera is in
Shooting mode (p. 32).
2
Turn the shooting mode dial to
.
3
Aim the camera at the subject you
wish to shoot.
4
Mode Dial
5
Use the zoom lever to achieve the
desired composition (relative
subject size in the viewfinder).
: Magnifies the size of the subject
(Telephoto)
The angle of view can be adjusted within the
35 to 140 mm range, in 35mm film equivalent.
When the LCD monitor is on, the combined
use of the digital zoom and optical zoom
enables magnified shooting up to the following
magnification (Digital Zoom (p. 47)).
PowerShot A520: approx. 14x
PowerShot A510: approx. 13x
Press the shutter button halfway.
The shutter button has a two-stage action.
: Decreases the size
of the subject (Wide
angle)
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