Power-Saving Features (Auto Power Down); Advanced Guide; Power Saving In Shooting Mode; Power Saving In Playback Mode - Canon Powershot SX520 HS User Manual

Power-Saving Features (Auto Power Down)

As a way to conserve battery power, the camera automatically deactivates
the screen (Display Off) and then turns itself off after a specific period of
inactivity.

Power Saving in Shooting Mode

The screen is automatically deactivated after about one minute of
inactivity. In about two more minutes, the lens is retracted and the camera
turns itself off. To activate the screen and prepare for shooting when
the screen is off but the lens is still out, press the shutter button halfway
( = 24).

Power Saving in Playback Mode

The camera turns itself off automatically after about five minutes of
inactivity.
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You can deactivate Auto Power Down and adjust the timing of
Display Off, if you prefer ( = 96).
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Power saving is not active while the camera is connected to a
computer ( = 109).

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.)
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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.)
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The camera shoots, as a shutter sound
is played.
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Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
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Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing
the shutter button halfway.
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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.
Before Use
Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid 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
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