Canon PowerShot A2500 User Manual
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41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still Images Shooting With Reduced Blur (Digital IS) Shoot with minimal camera shake and subject blur. In scenes without people, continuously shot images can be combined to reduce camera shake and noise. 1 Enter [] mode. zzFollow step 1 in “Specific Scenes” (= 40) and...
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42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still Images Shooting with a Fish-Eye Lens Effect (Fish-eye Effect) Shoot with the distorting effect of a fish-eye lens. 1 Choose []. zzFollow steps 1 – 2 in “Specific Scenes” (= 40) and choose []. 2 Choose an effect level. zzPress the button, press the buttons to...
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43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Playback Speed and Estimated Playback Time (for One-Minute Clips) Speed Playback Time Approx. 12 sec. Approx. 6 sec. Approx. 3 sec. • The zoom is not available when shooting movies. Be sure to set the zoom before shooting. • T ry taking some test shots first, to make...
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44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still ImagesMovies Shooting in Monochrome Shoot images in black and white, sepia, or blue and white. 1 Choose []. zzFollow steps 1 – 2 in “Specific Scenes” (= 40) and choose []. 2 Choose a color tone. zzPress the button, press the buttons to choose a color tone, and...
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45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode 4 Join the sub jects in the shooting area and look at the camera. XXAfter the camera detects a new face, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot. zzTo cancel...
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46 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still Images Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter) Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In\ this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent camera shake. 1 Choose [ N]. zzFollow steps 1 – 2 in “Specific Scenes” (=...
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47 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode 4 P Mode More discerning shots, in your preferred shooting style • Instructions in this chapter apply to the camera when set to [ G] mode. • [G]: Program AE; AE: Auto Exposure • Before using a function introduced in this chapter in modes other than [G], make sure the...
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48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Still ImagesMovies Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of –2 to +2. zzPress the button and choose [#] in the menu. As you...
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49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still Images Changing the Metering Method Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooti\ ng conditions as follows. zzPress the button, choose [] in the menu, and choose the desired option (= 25). XXThe option you configured is now displayed....
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50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide Playback Mode Still Images Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast) Before shooting, excessively bright or dark image areas (such as faces \ or backgrounds) can be detected and automatically adjusted to the optimal \ brightness. Insufficient overall image contrast can also...