Canon PowerShot A75 PowerShot A75 Camera User Guide - Page 18

Shooting Mode Dial, Indicators - focus

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Components Guide Shooting Mode Dial Creative Zone Use the shooting mode dial to select a Shooting mode. Auto : Auto (p. 33) The camera automatically selects Image Zone settings. • Image Zone The camera automatically selects settings according to the image composition type. : Portrait (p. 38) : Landscape (p. 38) : Night Scene (p. 38) : Fast Shutter (p. 38) : Slow Shutter (p. 38) : Stitch Assist (p. 38, 48) : Special Scene (p. 38, 51) : Movie (p. 55) • Creative Zone The user selects exposure, aperture or other settings to achieve special effects. : Program AE (p. 75) : Shutter Speed-priority AE (p. 75) : Aperture-priority AE (p. 76) : Manual Exposure (p. 77) Indicators The indicators light or blink when the ON/OFF button or the shutter button is pressed. • Indicator Next to the Viewfinder (Upper Indicator) Green: Ready to record/Ready to communicate (during a computer connection) Blinking Green: Starting up/Recording to CF card/ Reading CF card/Erasing from CF card/ Transmitting data (during a computer connection) Orange: Ready to record (flash on) Blinking Orange: Ready to record (camera shake warning)/Flash is charging (when LCD monitor is on) • Indicator Next to the Viewfinder (Lower Indicator) Yellow: Macro mode/Manual Focus mode/AF Lock mode Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (although you can press the shutter button, try using focus lock or adjusting the focus manually (p. 89)) • Power Indicator Green: Power is on 16

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Components Guide
Shooting Mode Dial
Use the shooting mode
dial to select a Shooting
mode.
: Auto (p. 33)
The camera
automatically selects
settings.
• Image Zone
The camera automatically selects settings
according to the image composition type.
: Portrait (p. 38)
:
Landscape
(p. 38)
: Night Scene (p. 38)
:
Fast Shutter (p. 38
)
: Slow Shutter
(p. 38)
: Stitch Assist (p. 38, 48)
:
Special Scene (p. 38, 51)
: Movie (p. 55)
• Creative Zone
The user selects exposure, aperture or other
settings to achieve special effects.
: Program AE (p. 75)
: Shutter Speed-priority AE (p. 75)
: Aperture-priority AE (p. 76)
: Manual Exposure (p. 77)
Creative Zone
Image Zone
Auto
Indicators
The indicators light or blink when the ON/OFF
button or the shutter button is pressed.
• Indicator Next to the Viewfinder
(Upper Indicator)
Green:
Ready to record/Ready to communicate
(during a computer connection)
Blinking Green:
Starting up/Recording to CF card/
Reading CF card/Erasing from CF card/
Transmitting data (during a computer
connection)
Orange:
Ready to record (flash on)
Blinking Orange:
Ready to record (camera shake
warning)/Flash is charging (when LCD monitor
is on)
• Indicator Next to the Viewfinder
(Lower Indicator)
Yellow:
Macro mode/Manual Focus mode/AF Lock
mode
Blinking Yellow:
Focusing difficulty (although you
can press the shutter button, try using focus
lock or adjusting the focus manually (p. 89))
• Power Indicator
Green:
Power is on