Canon s2is PowerShot S2 IS Camera User Guide - Page 86

Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone) Mode Dial You can freely select camera settings such as the shutter speed and aperture value to suit your shooting purposes. After settings are made, shooting procedures are the same as for Auto Mode (p. 33). See page 184 for settings that can be changed in this mode. How to Use the Mode Dial 1 Check that the camera is in Shooting mode. z The power/mode indicator lights orange. 2 Turn the mode dial, select the function you wish to use and shoot the image. z The camera operates in the following ways according to the selected function: P The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value. Tv The user selects a shutter speed using the W or X button. Av The user selects an aperture value using the W or X button. The user selects the shutter speed using the W or M X button and the aperture value using the S or T button. Shutter Speed Aperture value z The shutter speed and aperture value will show on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder). The correct exposure has been set if the shutter speed and aperture value show in white on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) when the shutter button is pressed halfway. z The shutter speed and aperture value will show in red on the LCD monitor (viewfinder) when the correct exposure cannot be obtained. z In , or , the combinations of shutter speeds and aperture values can be changed within the same exposure setting (p. 104). 84