Canon PowerShot A510 PowerShot A520/A510 Camera User Guide - Page 78

Shooting - Advanced Functions Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone) Mode Dial You can freely select camera settings such as the shutter speed and aperture value to suit your shooting purposes. After settings are made, shooting procedures are the same as for the mode (p. 33). See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 159) at the end of this manual to find out which settings can be changed in which shooting modes. How to Use the Mode Dial 1 Check that the camera is in Shooting mode. 2 Turn the shooting mode dial and set the icon of the function you wish to use to . 76 z If the LCD monitor is on, the shutter speed and aperture value appear automatically. z The camera operates in the following ways according to the selected function: Shutter Speed Aperture Value P The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value. Tv The user selects a shutter speed using the or button. Av The user selects an aperture value using the or button. The user selects the setting (the shutter M speed or the aperture value) using the SET button and select a shutter speed or an aperture value using the or button. z When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value appear on the LCD monitor. The correct exposure has been set when they appear in white. 3 Shoot the image.