Canon SD400 PowerShot SD400 / DIGITAL IXUS 50 Camera User Guide - Page 70

Selecting a Shooting Mode Shooting Mode You can take an optimal picture simply by selecting the appropriate shooting mode. Auto Leaves almost all of the settings choices up to the camera (p. 61). Manual Lets you adjust the exposure, white balance, photo effect and other settings yourself. Digital Macro You can approach as close as 3 cm (1.2 in.) (minimum focusing distance) to a subject to shoot (p. 73). Since this mode trims all but the image center and magnifies it with the digital zoom, you can make a subject appear even larger than in the normal macro mode. Portrait Produces a soft effect when photographing people. Night Snapshot Use this to take snapshots of people against twilight or night backgrounds to reduce the effects of camera shake even without using a tripod. Kids&Pets Allows you to capture subjects that move around, such as children and pets, without missing photo opportunities. Indoor Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject's true color when shooting under florescent or tungsten lightning. The exposure is regulated so as to avoid the use of flash as much as possible. Appropriate for shooting images with the All Weather Case AWDC30 (sold separately). This mode uses an optimal white Underwater balance setting to reduce bluish tones and record images with natural hues. It controls the settings so that it limits the firing of the flash to the greatest possible extent. My Colors Use these modes to change image colors and then shoot (p. 102). 68