User manual CANON POWERSHOT A650 IS

[. . . ] ENGLISH DIGITAL CAMERA Camera User Guide Camera User Guide Getting Started Learning More Components Guide Basic Operations Commonly Used Shooting Functions Shooting Using the Mode Dial Various Shooting Methods Playback/Erasing Print Settings/Transfer Settings Connecting to a TV Troubleshooting List of Messages Appendix Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (p. 181). CDI-E364-010 © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN CHINA Workflow and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. : Contents of This Guide Check the package contents Getting Started (p. 7) Explains how to complete tasks ranging from installing batteries and inserting memory cards to setting the date and time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing simple printing tasks. Learning More (p. [. . . ] Use the or button to select and choose with the or button. 2 Select the mode. 1. button, you will return to the screen where you can select a My Colors mode. 3 Press the button. 116 Various Shooting Methods Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode Although the built-in flash will fire with automatic flash adjustments, it is also possible to set it so that it fires without any adjustments. 1 Select [Flash Adjust]. 1. In the menu, use the or button to select [Flash Adjust]. 2 Accept the setting. 1. 117). Various Shooting Methods 117 Adjusting Flash Compensation Settings See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode Flash exposure compensation can be adjusted in the range of -2 to +2 stops in 1/3-stop increments. You can combine the flash exposure compensation with the camera's exposure compensation function for balanced exposure of the background when shooting with a flash. In and shooting modes, please set [Flash Adjust] to [Auto]. 1 Adjust the flash compensation setting. 1. Press the button. 118 Various Shooting Methods Setting the Flash Output See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode When shooting, the flash output can be controlled in three steps, up to FULL. In and shooting modes, please set [Flash Adjust] to [Manual]. 1 Configure the flash output setting. 1. Press the button. Various Shooting Methods 119 Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode The flash fires right after the shutter opens, regardless of the shutter speed. Compared with the 1st-curtain, the flash fires later and allows you to shoot images in which, for example, a car's taillights seem to trail off behind. 1st-curtain 2nd-curtain 1 Select [Flash Sync]. 1. In the menu, use the or button to select [Flash Sync]. 2 Accept the setting. 1. Press the button. Image shot with the 1st-curtain Image shot with the 2nd-curtain setting setting 120 Various Shooting Methods Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash Shooting (Safety FE) See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode The camera automatically changes the shutter speed or aperture value when the flash fires to avoid overexposing and blowing out the highlights in the scene. In and shooting modes, ensure that the flash adjustment setting is configured to [Auto] in advance (p. In the menu, use the or button to select [Safety FE]. 2 Accept the setting. 1. Press the button. Various Shooting Methods 121 Registering Settings to the Print/ Share Button See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode You can register a function that you often use when shooting with the button. The following functions can be registered. Menu Item Not Assigned White Balance Custom White Balance Page -- Menu Item Digital Tele-converter DISP. [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ]