Canon PowerShot A420 PowerShot A430 / A420 Manuals Camera User Guide Basic - Page 9

Special Scene Mode Items By selecting a shooting mode, you can capture scenes with optimal shooting. Portrait Blurs the background and makes a person stand out. Night Snapshot Allows you to take snapshots of people against twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects of camera shake even without using a tripod. Kids&Pets Allows you to capture subjects that move around, such as children and pets, without missing photo opportunities. Indoor Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject's true color when shooting under fluorescent or tungsten lighting. Foliage Shoots trees and leaves - such as new growth, autumn leaves or blossoms - in vivid colors. Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background. Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at an optimal exposure. z The shutter speed is slow in (Fireworks) mode. Always use a tripod to avoid camera shake. z In (Indoor), (Kids&Pets) or (Night Snapshot) mode, the ISO speed may increase and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being shot. z In (Kids&Pets) mode, shoot with the subject at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away. Shooting Movie Mode Items Allows you to shoot a movie just by pressing the shutter button. The following movie modes are available: Standard, Compact (for sending movies as e-mail attachments), Color Accent (for shooting in black and white except for specified colors), and Color Swap (for changing a specified color into another). Î See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37) 7