Shutter Button; Optical Viewfinder - Canon 8406B001 User Manual

Table of Contents

Advertisement

Shutter Button

To ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutter
button halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button all
the way down to shoot.
In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the
button halfway or all the way down.
1
Press halfway. (Press lightly to
focus.)
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway. The
camera beeps twice, and AF frames are
displayed around image areas in focus.
2
Press all the way down. (From
the halfway position, press fully
to shoot.)
z
z
The camera shoots, as a shutter sound
is played.
z
z
Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the
shutter button halfway.
Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time
required for the shot. It may take longer in some shooting scenes,
and images will be blurry if you move the camera (or the subject
moves) before the shutter sound ends.

Optical Viewfinder

To conserve battery power when shooting, you can use the optical
viewfinder instead of the screen. Shoot the same way as when using the
screen.
1
Deactivate the screen.
z
z
Press the <p> button several times to
turn the screen off
2
Adjust the diopter.
z
z
As you look through the optical
viewfinder, turn the dial one way or the
other so that images look sharp.
The area visible in the optical viewfinder may differ slightly from the
image area in your shots.
At aspect ratios other than 4:3, the area visible in the optical
viewfinder differs from the image area in your shots. Check the
settings before shooting.
The lens may be partially visible through the optical viewfinder at some zoom
positions.
Although the camera automatically focuses on subjects, face detection and
focusing is not possible.
Continuous shooting is not supported in [
will not determine the shooting scene.
Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
(=
23).
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting
Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, M, C1,
and C2 Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
] mode, because the camera
Index
22

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

Powershot g16

Table of Contents