Exposure Compensation; Shooting In Program Ae; Accessories; Image Brightness (Exposure) - Canon SX170 8410B001 User Manual

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Shooting in Program AE ([P] Mode)
You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting
style.
1
Enter [ G ] mode.
z
z
Set the mode dial to [ G ].
2
Customize the settings as
desired
then shoot.
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In this
case, try adjusting the ISO speed
=
are dark,
62), which may enable adequate exposure.
Movies can be recorded in [ G ] mode as well, by pressing the movie button.
However, some FUNC.
(=
23) and MENU
automatically adjusted for movie recording.
For details on the shooting range in [ G ] mode, see "Shooting Range"
(=
130).
Still Images
Movies
(= 52
– 64), and
(=
53) or activating the flash (if subjects
(=
24) settings may be

Image Brightness (Exposure)

Adjusting Image Brightness

(Exposure Compensation)

The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
z
z
Press the <b> button. As you watch
the screen, turn the <5> dial to adjust
brightness, and then press the <b>
button again when finished.
z
z
The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Lock the exposure.
z
z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<b> button.
z
z
[
locked.
z
z
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <b> button again. In this
case, [
Still Images
Still Images
] is displayed, and the exposure is
] is no longer displayed.
Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting
Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Setting Menu
8

Accessories

9
Appendix
Index
52

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