Canon PowerShot S40 PowerShot S40/S30 Camera User Guide - Page 69

Shutter Speed Display

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• Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the camera shake warning appears in the center of the LCD monitor, secure the camera to a tripod before shooting. • The aperture value and shutter speed change according to the zoom state as follows. Aperture Shutter Speed (seconds) Wide Angle F 2.8 - 3.5 F 4.0 - 8.0 to 1/1000 to 1/1500 Telephoto F 4.9 - 6.3 F 7.1 - 8.0 to 1/1000 to 1/1500 Shutter Speed Display The numbers in the table below indicate the shutter speed in seconds. For slower speeds, quote marks indicate the decimal place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and 2" indicates 2 seconds. 1/1500 1/1250 1/1000 1/800 1/640 1/500 1/400 1/320 1/250 1/200 1/160 1/125 1/100 1/80 1/60 1/50 1/40 1/30 1/25 1/20 1/15 1/13 1/10 1/8 1/6 1/5 1/4 0"3 0"4 0"5 0"6 0"8 1" 1"3 1"6 2" 2"5 3"2 4" 5" 6" 8" 10" 13" 15" Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 67

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Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the
camera shake warning
appears in the center of the LCD monitor, secure the
camera to a tripod before shooting.
The aperture value and shutter speed change according to the zoom state as
follows.
Aperture
Shutter Speed (seconds)
Wide Angle
F 2.8 - 3.5
to 1/1000
F 4.0 - 8.0
to 1/1500
Telephoto
F 4.9 - 6.3
to 1/1000
F 7.1 - 8.0
to 1/1500
Shutter Speed Display
The numbers in the table below indicate the shutter speed in seconds. For slower
speeds, quote marks indicate the decimal place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3 second
and 2" indicates 2 seconds.
1/1500
1/1250
1/1000
1/800
1/640
1/500
1/400
1/320
1/250
1/200
1/160
1/125
1/100
1/80
1/60
1/50
1/40
1/30
1/25
1/20
1/15
1/13
1/10
1/8
1/6
1/5
1/4
0"3
0"4
0"5
0"6
0"8
1"
1"3
1"6
2"
2"5
3"2
4"
5"
6"
8"
10"
13"
15"