Image Brightness (Exposure); Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation); Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (Ae Lock); Index - Canon PowerShot SX520 HS User Manual

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.
● Press the [ ] button. As you watch the
screen, turn the [
brightness, and then press the [ ] button
again when finished.
●
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.
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Lock the exposure.
●
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
[ ] button.
●
[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
●
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the [ ] button again. In this
case, [ ] is no longer displayed.
Still Images Movies

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
] dial to adjust
conditions as follows.
Still Images Movies
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
●
AE: Auto Exposure
●
After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination
of shutter speed and aperture value by turning the [
(Program Shift).
●
Press the [ ] button, choose [
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 26).
●
The option you configured is now
displayed.
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit
Evaluative shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the
shooting conditions.
Determines the average brightness of light across
Center
the entire image area, calculated by treating
Weighted Avg.
brightness in the central area as more important.
Metering restricted to within the [
Spot
Point frame), displayed in the center of the screen.
Before Use
Basic Guide
] dial Advanced Guide
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2
3
Still Images Movies
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] in the
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9

Index

] (Spot AE
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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