Scene Icons - Canon PowerShot SX40 HS User Manual

Information Displayed on the Screen
* : Standard,
When shooting, the camera detects if it is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings
accordingly for the best shot. It also detects orientation during playback, so you can hold the
camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate images for correct viewing.
This function may not operate correctly when the camera is pointed straight up or down.

Scene Icons

In A mode, the camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined
and then automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject
brightness and color.
Subject
Background
Bright
Backlit
Including Blue
Skies
Backlit
Sunsets
Spotlights
Dark
When Using
Tripod
* Appears when the scene is dark and the camera is attached to a tripod.
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: Held vertically
People
With
When Strong
Moving Facial
Shadows
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—
—
* —
Non-Human Subjects
When When
Moving Close
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* —
Icon
Background
Color
Gray
Light Blue
Orange
Dark Blue