User manual CANON POWERSHOT A300

[. . . ] · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. · Software Guide Read when you want to use the included software. · A memory card is not included. · Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF manuals. Microsoft Word/ Word Viewer can be installed to view the Word manuals (required only for manuals for the Middle East). 2 Read This First Test Shots and Disclaimer Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorded correctly. [. . . ] AE stands for "Auto Exposure". Choose !Lock the exposure. Point the camera toward the subject and press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. When & appears, the exposure will be locked. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, & will disappear and AE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. Shooting with the FE Lock Just as with the AE lock, you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. FE stands for "Flash Exposure". Choose h (p. Lock the flash exposure. Point the camera toward the subject and press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. The flash will fire and when ( appears, the flash output will be retained. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, ( will disappear and FE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. 77 Shooting with Slow Synchro You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having the camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light from the flash cannot reach. Choose . . . . After pressing the r button, press the qr buttons to choose . . . , then press the m button. will appear on the screen. Shoot. Even if the flash fires, ensure that the main subject does not move until the shutter sound ends. Attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image. 78 Red-Eye Correction You can automatically correct red-eye that occurs in images taken with the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. Press the n button to choose [Flash Settings] from the 4 tab, then press the m button. Choose the setting. Press the op buttons to choose [RedEye Corr. ], then press the qr buttons to choose [On]. 68) · Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) (p. 71) · Shooting Close-ups (Macro) (p. 72) · Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) (p. 72) · Shooting with the AF Lock (p. 76) · Shooting Using a TV as the Display (p. 79) · Turning Off the AF Assist Beam (p. 113) · Displaying the Overlay (p. 115) 84 7 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. · Press the 1 button to enter Playback mode before operating the camera. · It may not be possible to play back or edit images that have been edited on a computer, have had their file names changed, or have been taken on a different camera. 95 ­ 96) cannot be used if the memory card does not have enough free space available. 85 Quickly Searching Images Searching Images Using Index Display Displaying multiple images at the same time lets you quickly find the image you want. Press the g zoom button. Images will display in an index. The number of images increase each time you press the g zoom button. The number of images decrease each time you press the k zoom button. Choose an image. Press the opqr buttons to choose an image. [. . . ] 26 Shooting Using a TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Snow (Shooting Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk . . . . . . . . [. . . ]