Canon s2is PowerShot S2 IS Camera User Guide - Page 92

Adjusting the Exposure

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3 Use the W or X button to select [Center] or [AF Point], then press the MENU button. When [Spot AE Point] is set to [Center], the spot AE point frame ( ) appears at the center of the LCD monitor (or viewfinder). The AF frame can be repositioned (p. 88). With [Spot AE Point], one AE point appears ( ) within an AF frame. This frame can be moved as one piece (p. 88). [ ]: Spot AE Point : AF Frame Adjusting the Exposure Mode Dial Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots. 1 Select * (+/- (Exp.)) from the FUNC. menu, and adjust exposure with the W or X button. * The current setting is displayed. z The settings can be adjusted in 1/3-stops in the range of -2EV to +2EV. z You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing the shutter button. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily. z To cancel the exposure compensation, return the setting to with the W or X button. Exposure shift settings can be made/canceled even in mode (p. 65). 90

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3
Use the
or
button to select
[Center] or [AF Point], then press the
MENU button.
When [Spot AE Point] is set to [Center], the
spot AE point frame (
) appears at the center
of the LCD monitor (or viewfinder). The AF
frame can be repositioned (p. 88).
With [Spot AE Point], one AE point appears
(
) within an AF frame. This frame can be
moved as one piece (p. 88).
Adjusting the Exposure
Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the
subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background
or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots.
1
Select
* (+/- (Exp.)) from the
FUNC. menu, and adjust exposure
with the
or
button.
*
The current setting is displayed.
The settings can be adjusted in 1/3-stops in
the range of -2EV to +2EV.
You can shoot the image right after selecting
settings by pressing the shutter button. The menu displays again after the
shot, allowing you to change the settings easily.
To cancel the exposure compensation, return the setting to
with the
or
button.
Mode Dial
Exposure shift settings can be made/canceled even in
mode (p. 65).
[
]: Spot AE Point
: AF Frame