Canon Ixus 145 User Guide

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Still ImagesMovies
Adjusting White Balance
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more 
natural for the scene you are shooting.
zzPress the  button, choose [] in 
the menu, and choose the desired option 
(=
  22).
zzThe option you configured is now 
displayed.
Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting 
conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight.
TungstenFor...

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Shooting Range and Focusing
Still Images
Shooting Close-Ups (Macro)
To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to [e]. 
For details on the focusing range, see “Shooting Range” (=  11 4).
zzPress the  button, choose [] 
in the menu, and then choose the [ e] 
option (=
  22).
zzOnce the setting is complete, [e] is 
displayed.
•	 If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
•	 In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, [e] will turn gray 
and the camera will not focus.
•	 To...

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Face	AiAF
•	Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative 
metering only), and white balance ([] only).
•	 After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed 
around the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main 
subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected 
faces.
•	 When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, 
within a certain range.
•	 After you press the shutter button...

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CenterOne AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.•	A yellow AF frame is displayed with [
] if the camera cannot focus 
when you press the shutter button halfway.
•	 To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corn\
er, 
first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold 
the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button 
halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the...

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Still Images
Magnifying the Area in Focus
You can check the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway, which will 
enlarge the portion of the image in focus in the AF frame.
1	 Configure	the	setting.
zzPress the  button, choose [AF-
Point Zoom] on the [4] tab, and then 
choose [On] (=
  23).
2	 Check	the	focus.
zzIn [Face AiAF] AF mode, the face 
detected as the main subject is magnified 
when the shutter button is pressed 
halfway. In [Center] AF mode, the AF 
frame in the center is magnified.
•...

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Shooting with the AF Lock
The focus can be locked. After you lock the focus, the focal position will not 
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
1	 Lock	the	focus.
zzWith the shutter button pressed halfway, 
press the  button.
zzThe focus is now locked, and [%] is 
displayed.
zzTo unlock the focus, release the shutter 
button and press the  button again. In 
this case, [%] is no longer displayed.
2	 Compose	the	shot	and	shoot.
Flash
Still Images
Changing...

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[!]	OffFor shooting without the flash.•	If a blinking [
] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button 
halfway in camera-shake inducing, low-light conditions, mount the 
camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.
Still Images
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (=  49), you can lock the exposure for the flash 
shots.
1	 Set	the	flash	to	[h]	(=		5 6 ).
2	 Lock	the	flash	exposure.
zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot 
with the exposure locked. With the...

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Other Settings
Still ImagesMovies
Displaying Grid Lines
Grid lines can be displayed on the screen for vertical and horizontal 
reference while shooting.
zzPress the  button, choose [Grid 
Lines] on the [4] tab, and then choose 
[On] (=
  23).
zzOnce the setting is complete, grid lines 
are displayed on the screen.
•	Grid lines are not recorded in your shots.
Still ImagesMovies
Deactivating the Digital Zoom
If you prefer not to use the digital zoom (=  31), you can deactivate it as 
follows.
zzPress...

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Changing	the	Screen	Displayed	after	ShotsChange the way images are displayed after shots as follows.
1	 Set	[Display	Time]	to	[2	sec.],	[4	sec.],	[8	sec.],	or	[Hold]	(=		5 8).
2	 Configure	the	setting.
zzChoose [Display Info], and then choose 
the desired option ( =  23).
OffDisplays only the image.
Detailed Displays shooting details ( =
  104).
•	 When [Display Time] (=
  58) is set to [Off] or [Quick], [Display Info] is set to 
[Off] and cannot be changed.
•	 By pressing the  button while an image...

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IXUS 155 IXUS 150Movies
Shooting	Movies	with	Subjects	at	the	Same	Size	Shown	
before	ShootingNormally, once movie recording begins, the image display area changes 
and subjects are enlarged to allow for correction of significant camera 
shake. To shoot subjects at the same size shown before shooting, you can 
choose not to reduce significant camera shake.
zzFollow the steps in “Changing the IS 
Mode Settings” (=  59) to access the 
[IS Settings] screen.
zzChoose [Dynamic IS], and then choose 
[2] (=...