User manual CANON POWERSHOT S110 DIGITAL ELPH POWERSHOT S110 CAMERA USER GUIDE

[. . . ] Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories, although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis. 1 Camera Body Temperature If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended period. About the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor is produced with extremely highprecision manufacturing techniques. More than 99. 99% of the pixels operate to specification. [. . . ] See the Software Starter Guide for details. Item/Menu Screen Theme Start-up Image Start-up Sound Operation Sound Self-timer Sound Shutter Sound My Camera menu settings content * Default setting Setting Content Selects a common theme for the start-up image, startup sound, shutter sound, operation sound, and self-timer sound. *1 Sets Start-up image when you turn on the camera. Sets the start-up sound when you turn on the camera. *1 Sets the sound when any button other than the shutter button is operated. *1 Sets the sound informing you that the photo will be taken in 2 seconds. *1 Sets the shutter sound when you press the shutter button. There is no shutter sound in Movie mode. *1 (Off)/ */ / Reference Page 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 (My Camera)] menu are *1 How the [Mute] setting in the [ related (Set up)] menu and each sound setting in the [ To turn off the start-up sound, the shutter sound, operation sound, and self-timer sound all at once, set [Mute] in the [ (Set up)] menu to [On]. This setting overrides each setting for those sounds. Note that the error warning signal beeps even when the [Mute] setting is [On]. 72 Shooting ­ Advanced Functions Resetting the Settings to Default You can reset the menu and button operation settings to default. 1 2 Turn on the camera. Can be performed from Shooting or Playback mode. Press the MENU button for longer than 5 seconds. The message "Reset settings to default?" appears on the LCD monitor. The following settings do not reset to default. - Date/Time, Language and Video System in the [ (Set up)] menu (p. 82) - Newly registered My Camera settings (p. 115) When the camera is connected to a computer or a printer, this operation does not work. 3 Press or to select [OK], and press the SET button. The screen on the right appears while resetting. The normal screen resumes when resetting is complete. To cancel resetting, select [Cancel] instead of [OK]. 73 Shooting ­ Advanced Functions Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone) Mode Dial You can freely select camera settings such as the shutter speed and aperture value to suit your shooting purposes. A higher aperture value (closing it) brings the entire range from foreground to background into focus. The fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization is 1/500 second. The camera automatically resets the shutter speed to 1/500 second if a faster speed is selected. 76 Shooting ­ Advanced Functions If the shutter speed shows in red on the LCD monitor, the image is underexposed (insufficient light) or overexposed (too much light). Adjust the aperture value using or until the shutter speed display turns white. Some aperture values may not be available with certain zoom positions (p. Please note that camera shake becomes a factor with larger aperture values that slow down shutter speeds. If (camera shake warning) appears in the LCD monitor, secure the camera to a tripod before shooting. In this mode, the shutter speed range with synchronized flash is 1/60 second to 1/500 second. The aperture value setting may therefore be changed automatically to match the synchronized flash speed even if its value was set previously. Aperture Value Display The larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens aperture. F2. 8 F3. 2 F3. 5 F4. 0 F4. 5 F4. 8 F5. 0 F5. 6 F6. 3 F7. 1 F8. 0 Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to shoot images. You can select settings such as a long exposure to suit your purpose. When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure appears on the LCD monitor. [. . . ] This is convenient when shooting images in places where flash photography is prohibited. The ISO speed setting makes full use of the available light, resulting in images that convey the feel of the place they were shot. ISO 50 equivalent ISO 400 equivalent 146 Index A AC Adapter Kit . 63 147 Index Exposure Aperture-Priority AE . 132 Light Metering Center-Weighted Averaging . [. . . ]