Canon Powershot S2 IS PowerShot S2 IS Camera User Guide - Page 51

Using the Mode Dial Image Zone - portraits

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Useful Shooting Functions Useful Shooting Functions Using the Mode Dial (Image Zone) Settings fitting the shooting conditions of your subject can easily be set using the mode dial. Landscape Portrait Movie p. 63 Use this mode to shoot movies. Sound is also recorded simultaneously. 5 Use this mode to shoot spacious landscape scenes. Blurs the background and makes a person stand out. Night Scene Special Scene  p. 50 My Colors  p. 95 Use this mode to capture human subjects against the backdrop of an evening sky or night scene. The flash is directed at the person and the shutter speed is slow, so both the person and the background can be beautifully shot. You can take an optimal picture simply by selecting the appropriate shooting mode. Stitch Assist  p. 52 Change the colors in an image, such as by altering the balance between blue, green and red, transforming pale or tanned skin, or changing a specific color before shooting. Use this mode when taking shots that you want to combine into a panorama. 49

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Useful Shooting Functions
5
Using the Mode Dial (Image Zone)
Landscape
Use this mode to shoot
spacious landscape scenes.
Portrait
Night Scene
Special Scene
p. 50
My Colors
p. 95
Blurs the background and
makes a person stand out.
Use this mode to capture
human subjects against the
backdrop of an evening sky
or night scene. The flash is
directed at the person and
the shutter speed is slow,
so both the person and the
background can be
beautifully shot.
You can take an optimal
picture simply by
selecting the appropriate
shooting mode.
Change the colors in an
image, such as by
altering the balance
between blue, green and
red, transforming pale or
tanned skin, or changing
a specific color before
shooting.
Settings fitting the shooting conditions of your subject can easily be
set using the mode dial.
Movie
p. 63
Use this mode to shoot
movies.
Sound is also recorded
simultaneously.
Stitch Assist
p. 52
Use this mode when taking
shots that you want to
combine into a panorama.
Useful Shooting Functions