Canon PowerShot SX30 IS PowerShot SX30 IS Camera User Guide - Page 73

Adjusting the Brightness Exposure Compensation, Shooting Close-ups Macro

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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. Enter Exposure Compensation mode. ● Press the o button. Adjust the brightness. ● While watching the screen, turn the  dial to adjust the brightness, then press the o button. X The exposure compensation amount will appear on the screen. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. The focusing range is approximately 0 cm - 50 cm (0 - 1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle 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 on the screen. • In macro shooting, the edges of the image may darken if the flash fires. • Be careful to avoid damaging the lens. How can I take better close-ups? Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Î to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 80). For macro shooting, e will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow bar underneath the zoom bar, and the camera will not focus. 73

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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.
Enter Exposure Compensation
mode.
●
Press the
o
button.
Adjust the brightness.
●
While watching the screen, turn the
Â
dial
to adjust the brightness, then press the
o
button.
X
The exposure compensation amount will
appear on the screen.
You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups
of it. The focusing range is approximately 0 cm – 50 cm (0 – 1.6 ft.) at
maximum wide angle
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.
X
Once set,
e
will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
•
In macro shooting, the edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
•
Be careful to avoid damaging the lens.
How can I take better close-ups?
Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in
Î
to prevent the camera from
moving and blurring the image (p. 80).
For macro shooting,
e
will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow
bar underneath the zoom bar, and the camera will not focus.