Canon Camera Powershot Sx170 Is User Manual
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21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode On/Off Shooting Mode zzPress the power button to turn the camera on and prepare for shooting. zzTo turn the camera off, press the power button again. Playback Mode zzPress the button to turn the camera on and view your shots. zzTo turn the camera off, press the button again. • To...
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22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Shutter Button To ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutter button halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button \ all the way down to shoot. In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the \ button halfway or all the...
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23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Shooting Display Options Press the button to view other information on the screen, or to hide the information. For details on the information displayed, see “On-Sc\ reen Information” (= 11 8 ). Information is displayed No information is displayed • Screen brightness is automatically...
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24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode • To undo any accidental setting changes, you can restore the camera’s default settings (= 94). Using Menus Configure a variety of camera functions through other menus as follows. Menu items are grouped by purpose on tabs, such as shooting [ 4], playback [1], and so on. Note that...
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25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode 3 Choose a menu item. zzPress the buttons or turn the dial to choose a menu item. zzFor menu items with options not shown, first press the or button to switch screens, and then either press the buttons or turn the dial to select the menu item. zzTo return to the previous screen,...
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26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Clock You can check the current time. zzPress and hold the < m> button. zzThe current time appears. zzIf you hold the camera vertically while using the clock function, it will switch to vertical display. Press the buttons or turn the dial to change the display color. zzPress the...
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27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Auto Mode Convenient mode for easy shots with greater control over shooting 2 Shooting with Camera-Determined Settings ............................................................ 28Shooting (Smart Auto) ...........................................28 Scene Icons...
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28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode 3 Compose the shot. zzTo zoom in and enlarge the subject, move the zoom lever toward < i> (telephoto), and to zoom away from the subject, move it toward (wide angle). (A zoom bar showing the zoom position is displayed.) 4 Shoot. Shooting Still Images Focus. zzPress the shutter button...
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29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Shoot. zzPress the shutter button all the way down. zzAs the camera shoots, a shutter sound is played, and in low-light conditions when you have raised the flash, it fires automatically. zzKeep the camera still until the shutter sound ends. zzAfter displaying your shot, the camera...
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30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Tv, Av, and M Mode Still Images • A blinking [] icon warns that images are more likely to be blurred by camera shake. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. • If your shots are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to the subject. For details on the...