Canon SD940 PowerShot SD940 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS Camera User Guide - Page 66

Shooting in Program AE, Adjusting the Brightness, Exposure Compensation

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Shooting in Program AE You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences. AE stands for Auto Exposure. Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 42). Choose G. ● Choose G in Step 2 on p. 56 and press the m button. Adjust the settings according to your purposes (pp. 67 - 76). Shoot. What if the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in orange? If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value display in orange. Try the following settings to obtain the correct exposure. • Turn on the flash (p. 67) • Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 71) 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 o button. Adjust the brightness. ● While watching the screen, press qr buttons to adjust the brightness and press the o button. 66

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You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.
AE stands for Auto Exposure.
Set the mode switch to
4
(p. 42).
Choose
G
.
●
Choose
G
in Step 2 on p. 56 and press
the
m
button.
Adjust the settings according to
your purposes (pp. 67 – 76).
Shoot.
If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button
halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value display in orange. Try the following
settings to obtain the correct exposure.
•
Turn on the flash (p. 67)
•
Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 71)
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
o
button.
Adjust the brightness.
●
While watching the screen, press
qr
buttons to adjust the brightness and press
the
o
button.
Shooting in Program AE
What if the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed
in orange?
Adjusting the Brightness
(Exposure Compensation)