User manual CANON EOS 500N

[. . . ] MONTREAL BRANCH 5990, Côte-de-Liesse, Montréal Québec H4T 1V7, Canada CANON CANADA INC. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7K7, Canada For all inquiries concerning this camera, call toll free in Canada 1-800-OK-CANON CANON EUROPA N. V. Box 2262, 1180 EG Amstelveen, The Netherlands CANON COMMUNICATION & IMAGE FRANCE S. A. 102, Avenue du Général de Gaulle 92257 La Garenne-Colombes Cedex, France CANON UK LTD. [. . . ] After locking the exposure, you can recompose the shot while maintaining the desired exposure level. This feature is useful for backlit and spotlighted subjects. AE lock works differently depending on the selected AF point and metering mode. For details, see "AE Lock Effects" (p. 165). 1 2 Focus the subject. s The exposure setting will be displayed in the viewfinder. Press the < s > button. ( ) · · The < > icon will light in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting has been locked (AE lock). Aim the center of the viewfinder over the subject where the exposure is to be locked, then press the < > button. Each time you press the < > button, it locks the current exposure setting. AE lock indicator 3· Compose the shot and shoot. Press the shutter button fully. If One-Shot AF and evaluative metering are set, pressing the shutter button halfway to focus will automatically set AE lock at the same time. C. Fn-04-1 enables AE lock with the shutter button pressed halfway (instead of the < > button) and focusing with the < > button. (p. 146) 92 Bulb Exposures When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing the shutter button fully. Bulb is useful when a long exposure is necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the night sky, etc. 1 2· · Set the Mode Dial to < >. ". Set the shutter speed to " Look at the LCD panel and turn the < > dial to select " ". In the aperture-priority AE mode, a slow sync speed is set automatically in low-light situations to obtain a natural-looking, balanced exposure between the subject and background. FE (Flash Exposure) Lock FE (flash exposure) lock sets the correct flash exposure for a selected part of the subject. The FE lock functions as an AE lock with flash. Flash exposure compensation This function corrects the flash level in much the same way as the Exposure compensation function. The level of compensation can be up to +/­2 stops in 1/2-stop increments. Using the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone In the Basic Zone modes (except < > < > < >), the built-in flash pops up and fires automatically in low-light and backlit conditions. The following procedure applies to the < > (Full Auto) mode with E-TTL autoflash. 1 2· Flash-ready icon Turn the Mode Dial to < Focus the subject. s >. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. If necessary, the built-in flash will pop up automatically. 3· 4· · Check that the < > icon is lit. In the viewfinder, check that the < > icon is lit. Shoot. s Press the shutter button fully. To retract the built-in flash, push it down with your finger. 96 Using the Built-in Flash Using the Built-in Flash in the Creative Zone When using a Creative zone mode, press the < > button to pop up the built-in flash. : Select < > mode for full autoflash. The shutter speed and aperture value are determined automatically, just as in < (Full Auto) mode. : Select < > mode to manually set a shutter speed slower than 1/200 second. The camera then automatically sets the flash aperture value to provide the proper exposure for your shutter speed. : Select < > mode to manually set the aperture value. [. . . ] 76 Single image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Speedlite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]