Setting The Shutter Speed - Canon PowerShot SX1 IS User Manual

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Setting the Shutter Speed

When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically selects an
aperture value to match the brightness of the subject.
Faster shutter speeds allow you to catch an instantaneous image of a
moving subject, while slower speeds create a flowing effect and allow
you to shoot without a flash in dark areas.
1
Set the mode dial to
2
Configure the shutter
speed.
1. Use the control dial to change
the shutter speed.
• When using the control dial,
the bar will be displayed
and the shutter speed can be
changed.
3
Shoot.
• If the aperture value is shown in red, the image is underexposed
(insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Use the
control dial to adjust the shutter speed until the aperture value
shows in white (you can also use Safety Shift (p. 103)).
The noise in the recorded image increases at slow shutter
speeds. This camera, however, applies special processing to
images shot at shutter speeds slower than 1.3 seconds to
eliminate the noise, thereby producing high-quality images.
(However, a certain amount of processing time may be
required before the next image can be shot.)
Available Shooting Modes
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Shutter speed
p. 300
bar