Canon PowerShot A3000 IS PowerShot A3100 IS / PowerShot A3000 IS Camera User G - Page 24

Taking Pictures Smart Auto

Get Canon PowerShot A3000 IS PDF manuals and user guides View all Canon PowerShot A3000 IS manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 24 highlights

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 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. 1 Turn on the camera. ● Press the power button. X The start-up screen will appear. 2 Choose 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 icon for the determined scene will appear in the upper right of the screen. X The camera will focus on detected faces and display frames on them. Zoom bar 3 Compose the shot. ● Pressing the zoom button toward i will zoom in on your subject, making it appear larger. Pressing the button toward j will zoom out from your subject, making it appear smaller (the zoom bar will appear). 4 Focus. ● Press the shutter button halfway to focus. 24

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
24
Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)
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.
1
Turn on the camera.
●
Press the power button.
The start-up screen will appear.
2
Choose
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 icon for the determined scene will
appear in the upper right of the screen.
The camera will focus on detected faces
and display frames on them.
3
Compose the shot.
●
Pressing the zoom button toward
i
will
zoom in on your subject, making it appear
larger. Pressing the button toward
j
will
zoom out from your subject, making it
appear smaller (the zoom bar will appear).
4
Focus.
●
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
Zoom bar