Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) - Canon PowerShot A800 User Manual

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)

Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you can
let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. The
camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and brightness
to optimal levels.
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Turn on the camera.
z
Press the power button.
X
The start-up screen will appear.
Enter » mode.
z
button, then press the qr
Press the
buttons to choose » and press the m
button.
z
When you point the camera toward the
subject, the camera will make a slight
noise as it determines the scene.
X
The icon for the determined scene will
appear in the upper right of the screen.
X
The camera will focus on detected faces
and display frames on them.
Compose the shot.
z
Pressing the i (telephoto) zoom button
will zoom in on your subject, making it
appear larger. Pressing the j (wide
angle) zoom button will zoom out from your
subject, making it appear smaller. (The
zoom bar showing the zoom position
appears on the screen.)
Focus.
z
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.