Canon PowerShot SX260 HS PowerShot SX260 HS / SX240 HS Camera User Guide - Page 116

Shooting in Program AE Mode, Image Brightness Exposure, Compensation

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Still Images Movies Shooting in Program AE Mode (G Mode) You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting style. Enter G mode. z Set the mode dial to G. Customize the settings as desired (pp. 116 - 138), and then shoot. • If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. To obtain adequate exposure, try adjusting the following settings. - Activate the flash (p. 134) - Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 118) • Movies can be recorded in G mode as well, by pressing the movie button. However, some H and n settings may be automatically adjusted for movie recording. • For details on the shooting range in G mode, see "Specifications" in the Getting Started guide. Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Still Images Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of -2 to +2. z Press the o button. As you watch the screen, turn the 5 dial to adjust brightness, and then press the o button again when finished. X The correction level you specified is now displayed. 116

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You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting
style.
Enter
G
mode.
Set the mode dial to
G
.
Customize the settings as desired
(pp. 116 – 138), and then shoot.
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
Press the
o
button. As you watch the screen,
turn the
5
dial to adjust brightness, and then
press the
o
button again when finished.
The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
Shooting in Program AE Mode (
G
Mode)
Still Images
Movies
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. To obtain
adequate exposure, try adjusting the following settings.
-
Activate the flash (p. 134)
-
Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 118)
Movies can be recorded in
G
mode as well, by pressing the movie button.
However, some
H
and
n
settings may be automatically adjusted for
movie recording.
For details on the shooting range in
G
mode, see “Specifications” in the
Getting
Started
guide.
Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Still Images