Canon A1100 PowerShot A1100 IS Camera User Guide - Page 20

Taking Pictures

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A Taking Pictures Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and brightness to optimal levels. Turn on the camera. ● Press the power button. X The start-up sound will play, and the start- up screen will appear. ● Pressing the power button again will turn the camera off. Select the A mode. ● Set the mode dial to A. ● When you point the camera toward the subject, the camera will make a slight noise as it determines the scene. X The camera focuses on the subject it judges to be the main subject, and displays the icon for the determined scene in the upper left of the screen. X When faces are detected, a white frame appears on the face of the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces. X Even if the detected faces move, the camera will follow the faces within a certain range. Compose the shot. ● Moving the zoom lever toward i will zoom in on your subject, making it appear larger. Moving the lever toward j will zoom out from your subject, making it appear smaller. 20

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Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you
can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot.
The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and
brightness to optimal levels.
Turn on the camera.
●
Press the power button.
The start-up sound will play, and the start-
up screen will appear.
●
Pressing the power button again will turn
the camera off.
Select the
A
mode.
●
Set the mode dial to
A
.
●
When you point the camera toward the
subject, the camera will make a slight
noise as it determines the scene.
The camera focuses on the subject it
judges to be the main subject, and
displays the icon for the determined scene
in the upper left of the screen.
When faces are detected, a white frame
appears on the face of the main subject,
while gray frames appear on other
detected faces.
Even if the detected faces move, the
camera will follow the faces within a
certain range.
Compose the shot.
●
Moving the zoom lever toward
i
will
zoom in on your subject, making it appear
larger. Moving the lever toward
j
will
zoom out from your subject, making it
appear smaller.
A
Taking Pictures