Canon 2089B001 PowerShot A650 IS Camera User Guide - Page 72

70 Commonly Used Shooting Functions z Ensure that the camera's date/time is set beforehand (p. 13). z The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image data once it has been embedded. To imprint the date on all but size images, use the supplied software (ZoomBrowser EX or ImageBrowser) or printer settings. For details, please see the user guide for each product. Setting the Image Stabilizer Function See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214). Shooting Mode * Only [Continuous] and [Off] can be set. The lens shift image stabilizer function (IS mode) allows you to minimize the camera shake effect (blurred images) when you shoot distant subjects that have been magnified or when you shoot in dark conditions without a flash. Off Turns off the image stabilizer function. You can check the effect of the IS mode on image blur on Continuous the LCD monitor since the IS mode runs continually. This makes it easier to compose images and focus on subjects. IS mode is only activated when the shutter button is Shoot Only pressed, so subjects will be captured with reduced blur even if their movements on the LCD monitor are not smooth. This option only stabilizes the effect of up and down Panning camera motions on the image. This option is recommended for shooting objects moving horizontally.