User manual CANON POWERSHOT A80

[. . . ] · Buttons on the camera body are represented by the following icons. button FUNC. /SET (Function/Set) button button button button MENU button DISP. (Display) button · : Troubleshooting tips for common problems. · This guide assumes all functions are at their default settings unless otherwise noted. These are collectively referred to as memory cards in this guide. 3 Read This First Test Shots Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorded correctly. [. . . ] This is called focus lock. Focus on a subject. Center a subject at the same focal distance in the screen, and press the shutter button halfway. Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject is green. Recompose. Hold the shutter button pressed halfway and recompose the scene. Shoot. Press the shutter button fully. 76 Shooting Using the Viewfinder If you want to save battery power, you can use the viewfinder for shooting, instead of the screen. Operations for shooting are the same as when using the screen; however, the view in the viewfinder and the image taken may differ. Turn off the screen (p. 45). Press the / button to turn off the screen. Compose the scene and shoot. Use the viewfinder to compose the scene and shoot. Shooting Using a TV You can use a TV to display the camera screen. · Connect the camera to a TV as described in "Viewing Images on a TV" (p. · Operations for shooting are the same as when using the camera's screen. 77 $ Customizing the Self-Timer You can set the time delay (0 ­ 30 seconds) and the number of shots (1 ­ 10 shots). Press the p button. Select . , then Press the op buttons to select quickly press the · button. Make settings. Press the op buttons to select an item, then use the qr buttons to choose a value, then press the m button. What if the number of shots is set to more than 2 shots? · Exposure and white balance settings are fixed to the first shot. · When you set the time delay to more than 2 seconds, the self-timer lamp and sound speed up 2 seconds before the shutter releases. · If you set a high number of shots, the shooting interval may take longer. · If the memory card becomes full, shooting stops automatically. 78 5 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains how to take pictures using various functions. · This chapter assumes the shooting mode is set to G. For other shooting modes refer to the Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode section (p. 134). 79 Changing the AF Frame You can change the AF (Auto Focus) mode to take the shots you want. Select [AF Frame]. Press the · button and select the 4 tab. Press the op buttons to select [AF Frame]. Make the setting. Press the qr buttons to select a setting. Face Detect · Recognizes people's faces and focuses, adjusts exposure (evaluative metering only) and white balance ( only) for shooting. You are recommended to set [Review] in the 4 tab to [Hold] beforehand. Select [Review Info]. Press the · button and select the 4 tab. Press the op buttons to select [Review Info]. Accept the setting. Press the qr buttons to select [Focus Check], then press the · button. Recorded Image Shoot. The recorded image displays with the AF frame or face frame (white frame around the face), where the subject was focused. At the bottom right displays the content of the orange frame. Checking the focus. Orange frame contents If multiple white frames display, press the m or 0 button to switch the display on the bottom right of the screen for checking the focus of each frame. You can enlarge the display of the orange frame content by moving the zoom lever towards k. Pressing the shutter button halfway will return you to the shooting screen. You can erase an image while checking the focus (when the screen described in Step 3 displays) by pressing the a button. 84 Changing the Metering Mode You can change the brightness metering mode to match the shot you want to take. Select the metering mode. Press the m button, then use the op buttons to select . Select a menu item. Press the qr buttons to select a menu item, then press the m button. Suitable for standard shooting conditions, including back lit shots. Automatically adjusts the exposure so that the subject is always properly lit for the shooting conditions. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the center. Only meters within the (Spot AE Point frame) that appears at the center of the screen. Evaluative Center Weighted Avg. Once the focus is locked, it remains locked even if you let go of the shutter button. Focus. Point the camera so that the subject of the same shooting distance as the subject you want to take a picture of, is in the AF frame Lock the focus. Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and press the q button . The focus is locked and displays on the screen. Compose the scene and shoot. After shooting, press q to cancel AF lock. 85 & Shooting with AE Lock You can lock the exposure setting and shoot. The focus and exposure can be set separately. Lock the Exposure. Point the camera at the subject on which you wish to lock the exposure. displays and the exposure is locked. Compose the scene and shoot. After shooting, press the o button to cancel AE lock. 86 ( Shooting with FE Lock Just like with AE lock (p. [. . . ] delay, Custom SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant 140 Specifications Data Type . Still images: Exif 2. 2 (JPEG) Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural)) Sound memos: WAVE (monaural) Compression . Still images Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Date Stamp: 1600 x 1200 pixels Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels Standard: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/ Movies: sec. ), 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec. ) Compact: 160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/ sec. ) Sound (Movie, Sound Memo) . [. . . ]