Canon PowerShot A420 PowerShot A430 / A420 Manuals Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 56

Setting the Auto Rotate Function Shooting Mode Playback Mode Your camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor that detects the orientation of an image shot with the camera held vertically and automatically rotates it to the correct orientation when viewing it in the LCD monitor. 1 (Set up) Menu (Auto Rotate) [On]*/[Off]. See Menus and Settings (p. 22). zWhen the Auto Rotate function is set to [On] and the LCD monitor is set to the detailed display mode, the (normal), (right end is down) or (left end is down) will appear in the display. * Default setting z This function may not operate correctly when the camera is pointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is pointing in the right direction, If it is not, set the Auto Rotate function to [Off]. z Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the orientation of images downloaded to a computer will depend upon the software used to download the images. z When the camera is held vertically to shoot, the Intelligent Orientation sensor judges the upper end to be "up" and the lower end to be "down". It then regulates the optimal white balance, exposure, and focus for vertical photography. This function operates regardless of the on/off status of the Auto Rotate function. z The Auto Rotate function can be set for the shooting and playback modes separately. - When the Auto Rotate function is set to [On] in shooting mode, the orientation of the camera is recorded when the shot is taken. Therefore, the image is automatically rotated during playback mode based on the orientation of 54 the camera during shooting.