Canon PowerShot SX120 IS PowerShot SX120 IS Camera User Guide - Page 67

Adjusting the Brightness Exposure, Compensation, Shooting Close-ups Macro - specifications

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Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop increments in the range of -2 to +2. Choose the exposure compensation. ● Press the b button. Adjust the brightness. ● While watching the screen, turn the  dial to adjust the brightness and press the b button. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. The shooting range is approximately 1 - 50 cm (0.4 in. - 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is pushed to the maximum j). Choose e. ● After pressing the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose e, then press the m button. X Once set, e will appear. About the Zoom Bar • When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow bar. • When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed out and shooting will be done in . How can I take better close-ups? • You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 74). • You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion of the subject (p. 78). The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires. 67

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You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop
increments in the range of –2 to +2.
Choose the exposure compensation.
●
Press the
b
button.
Adjust the brightness.
●
While watching the screen, turn the
Â
dial to adjust the brightness and press the
b
button.
You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups
of it. The shooting range is approximately 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the
end of the lens (when the zoom lever is pushed to the maximum
j
).
Choose
e
.
●
After pressing the
q
button, press the
qr
buttons or turn the
Â
dial to choose
e
,
then press the
m
button.
Once set,
e
will appear.
•
When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When
shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow bar.
•
When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,
e
will be grayed out and
shooting will be done in
.
•
You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in
Î
, to
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 74).
•
You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion
of the subject (p. 78).
Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure
Compensation)
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
About the Zoom Bar
How can I take better close-ups?
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.