Canon C83-1004 PowerShot G1 Camera User Guide - Page 79

Manually Setting Image Characteristics

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Manually Setting Image Characteristics The ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation settings can be adjusted for shooting. 1 In the [ (Rec.)] menu, select one of the above items. • See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 35). 2 Select a value for the item and press the Menu button. ISO speed • Switch speeds when you are shooting in dark areas or want to use a fast shutter speed. • You can select from 50, 100, 200, 400 and AUTO. • The default setting is ISO 50. • When AUTO is selected, the camera automatically adjust ISO between 50 and 100 only. • Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise. To take clean images, use as low an ISO speed as possible. Contrast • Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong). Sharpness • Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong). Saturation • Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong). 3 Shoot the image. • These settings cannot be adjusted in the and shooting modes. In the mode, the [ISO speed] cannot be set to [AUTO]. • The setting is not cancelled when the camera is turned off. Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 77

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Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
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Manually Setting Image Characteristics
The ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation settings can be adjusted for shooting.
1
In the [
(Rec.)] menu, select one of
the above items.
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 35).
2
Select a value for the item and press
the Menu button.
ISO speed
Switch speeds when you are shooting in dark
areas or want to use a fast shutter speed.
You can select from 50, 100, 200, 400 and AUTO.
The default setting is ISO 50.
When AUTO is selected, the camera
automatically adjust ISO between 50 and 100
only.
Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise. To
take clean images, use as low an ISO speed as
possible.
Contrast
Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong).
Sharpness
Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong).
Saturation
Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong).
3
Shoot the image.
These settings cannot be adjusted in the
,
,
,
,
,
,
and
shooting modes. In the
mode, the [ISO speed] cannot be set to [AUTO].
The setting is not cancelled when the camera is turned off.