Canon PowerShot A510 PowerShot A520/A510 Camera User Guide - Page 56

Press the FUNC. button., Select L* using, button., Select, Postcard using, Shoot the image. - date stamp

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Shooting - The Basics Postcard Print Mode Mode Dial You can shoot images with the optimal resolution and compression for postcard size printing. • When printing standard image data to postcard size, sometimes the top and bottom sides may not get printed. • By shooting images in the Postcard Print mode, you can check the printing area (vertical/horizontal ratio of 3:2) beforehand. In addition, the resolution locks to M1 (1600 x 1200) and the compression locks to the (Fine) setting, rendering smaller data sizes. 1 Press the FUNC. button. 2 Select L* using the or button. * The current setting is displayed. 3 Select (Postcard) using the or button. 54 z You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing the shutter button. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily. 4 Press the FUNC. button. 5 Shoot the image. z When you press the shutter button halfway, the area that will not get printed (the top and bottom sides) grays out. z Shooting procedures are the same as for the mode (p. 33). Selecting cancels the [On] setting of the digital zoom. z This setting is not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 159). z When [Date Stamp] (p. 55) is set to [Date] or [Date & Time], icon appears in the LCD monitor. z For printing instructions, refer to the Direct Print User Guide.

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54
Shooting – The Basics
Postcard Print Mode
You can shoot images with the optimal
resolution and compression for postcard size
printing.
• When printing standard image data to postcard
size, sometimes the top and bottom sides may
not get printed.
By shooting images in the Postcard Print mode, you
can check the printing area (vertical/horizontal ratio
of 3:2) beforehand. In addition, the resolution locks
to
M1
(1600 x 1200) and the compression locks to
the
(Fine) setting, rendering smaller data sizes.
1
Press the FUNC. button.
2
Select L* using
the
or
button.
* The current setting is
displayed.
3
Select
(Postcard) using
the
or
button.
Mode Dial
You can shoot the image right after selecting
settings by pressing the shutter button. The
menu displays again after the shot, allowing
you to change the settings easily.
4
Press the FUNC. button.
5
Shoot the image.
When you press the
shutter button halfway,
the area that will not get
printed (the top and
bottom sides) grays out.
Shooting procedures are
the same as for the
mode (p. 33).
Selecting
cancels the [On] setting of the
digital zoom.
This setting is not available with certain
Shooting modes. Please refer to
Functions
Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p. 159).
When [Date Stamp] (p. 55) is set to [Date]
or [Date & Time],
icon appears in the
LCD monitor.
For printing instructions, refer to the
Direct
Print User Guide
.