Manually Setting The Shutter - Canon PowerShot S60 User Manual

Adjust the aperture value using the
when the image is underexposed (insufficient light)
or overexposed (too much light) and the correct
exposure cannot be obtained.
Some aperture values cannot be selected
depending on the zoom position.
In this mode, the maximum shutter speed with
synchronized flash is 1/250 second. The aperture
value setting may therefore be changed
automatically to match the synchronized flash
speed even if its value was set previously.
Aperture Setting Display
The larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens
aperture.
f/2.8 f/3.2 f/3.5 f/4.0 f/4.5 f/5.0 f/5.3 f/5.6 f/6.3
f/7.1 f/8.0
See About the Safety Shift (p. 75).

Manually Setting the Shutter

Speed and Aperture
You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture
to achieve a particular effect. This is convenient for
shooting fireworks and other images where it is
difficult to set the correct exposure automatically.
or arrow The brightness of the LCD monitor matches the
selected shutter speed and aperture value. If the
flash is set to
reduction) or
always appear bright.
When you press the shutter button halfway, the
difference between the standard exposure* and the
selected exposure appears on the LCD monitor. If
the difference is more than 2 stops, "-2" or "+2"
appears in red on the LCD monitor.
*
The standard exposure is calculated by the AE
function according to the selected metering
method.
About the Safety Shift
Shooting Mode Dial
When the Safety Shift has been turned on (p. 67), it
may not be possible to obtain an appropriate
exposure with a shutter speed and aperture value
that have been set manually. In such a case, the
settings will automatically be adjusted so that they
fall within the range for an appropriate exposure.
(Flash on, with red-eye
(Flash on), the LCD Monitor will
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