Canon PowerShot SX540 HS User Manual - Page 34

3) Finish shooting. ●●Press the movie button again to stop shooting. The camera beeps twice as recording stops. ●●Recording will stop automatically when the memory card becomes full. ●● The flash firing during shots indicates that the camera has automatically attempted to ensure optimal colors in the main subject and background (Multi-area White Balance). Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode Still Images Movies You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The camera records 2 - 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are later combined in a digest movie. The created movie can be included in a Story Highlights album (=106). 1 Enter [ ] mode. ●●Follow step 2 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=32) and choose [ ]. 2 Compose the shot. ●●Follow steps 3 - 4 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=32) to compose the shot and focus. ●●For more impressive digest movies, aim the camera at subjects about four seconds before shooting still images. 3 Shoot. ●●Follow step 4 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=32) to shoot a still image. ●●The camera records both a still image and movie clip. The clip, which ends with the still image and a shutter sound, forms a single chapter in the digest movie. ●● Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [ ] mode, because digest movies are recorded for each shot. ●● A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [ ] mode, or operating the camera in other ways. ●● Camera operating sounds will be recorded in digest movies. ●● Digest movie quality is [ ] and cannot be changed. ●● Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway or trigger the self-timer. ●● Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [ ] mode. -- The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the total recording time reaches approximately 16 minutes and 40 seconds. -- The digest movie is protected (=94). -- Daylight saving time (=20) or time zone (=139) settings are changed. -- A new folder is created (=143). ●● Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased. ●● If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust the setting in advance. Choose MENU (=29) > [ ] tab > [Digest Type] > [No Stills] (=29). ●● Individual chapters can be edited (=106). Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, and M Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 34