Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph User Manual page 80

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Your camera isequipped with anInteJJigent Orientation sensor that
detects the orientation ofan image shot with the camera onend and
automaticaJ[y rotates ittothe correct viewing orientation inthe dispJay.
You c an set t his function on/off.
H menu,
Inthe [] (Set up)
select 8.
• See
Selecting MenusandSettings (p. 38).
• Usethe _ or (_ button to select [On] or
[Off].
The display will return to the Rec.screen.
When the Auto Rotate function is set to
[On] and the LCD monitor is set to the
detailed display mode, the [] icon
(normal), [] icon (right end is down) or
[] icon (left end is down) will appear in
the upper right of the display.
Orientation sensor judges the upper end to be "up" and the
lower end to be "down." It then regulates the optimal white
balance, exposure and focus for vertical photography. This
function operates regardlessof the On/Off status of the Auto
Rotate function.
• When changing the camera's orientation between the horizontal
and vertical positions, you may hear noise coming from the
orientation detection mechanism. This is not a malfunction.
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is pointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is
pointing in the right direction and if it is not, then set the
Auto Rotate function to [Off].
• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the
orientation of images downloaded to a computer will
depend upon the software used to download the images.