Canon PowerShot A400 Quick Start Manual page 53

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Shooting - The Basics
• A custom white balance setting (p. 78)
cannot be set in
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mode. To use a
custom white balance setting, first set it
in another shooting mode.
• The settings in place for the first image
are locked in and cannot be changed for
subsequent shots.
• A TV cannot be used as the monitor for
shooting in this mode.
See page 138 for settings that can be
changed in this mode.
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Special Scene Mode
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By simply selecting one of the following 8
modes, you can shoot the image with the
most appropriate settings for the scene.
Use this mode when you want the
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Portrait
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subject to appear sharp and the
background to blur.
Use this mode to capture human
subjects against the backdrop of an
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Night Scene
evening sky or night scene. Not
only the subject, but also the
backdrop can be captured with
accurate exposure.
Appropriate for shooting images
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Foliage
with flowers, leaves or trees to
enhance
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Appropriate for shooting the
subject against the backdrop of
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Snow
snowy mountains while preventing
dark subjects and bluish
backgrounds.
Appropriate for shooting scenes
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B h by the sea or on sunlit sandy
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beaches while preventing dark
subjects.