User manual CANON POWERSHOT A490

[. . . ] Camera User Guide Photo of PowerShot A495 · Make sure you read this guide before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future. ENGLISH Checking the Package Contents Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera. Camera AA Alkaline Batteries (x2) Wrist Strap WS-800 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC300 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Warranty System Booklet Using the Manuals Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. · Personal Printing Guide Read when you want to connect the camera to a printer (sold separately) and print. [. . . ] Press 69 70 5 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains how to take pictures using various functions. · This chapter assumes that G mode has been chosen by pressing the button, then the qr buttons. · "Shooting Long Exposures" (p. 78) assumes you have set the camera to mode. To set this mode, press the button, and press the qr buttons to choose K mode, then press the op buttons to choose mode. · Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in modes other than G mode, check if the function is available in those modes (pp. 120 ­ 123). 71 Changing the AF Frame Mode You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions you want to shoot. Choose [AF Frame]. Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, and then choose the [AF Frame] menu item. Press the qr buttons to choose an option. Face AiAF · Detects people's faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only) and white balance ( only). · When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. · A frame will follow a detected face that is moving within a certain range. · When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will appear on faces on which the camera focuses. · If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, up to 9 green frames ( ), or up to 5 green frames ( ) will appear on the areas the camera focuses on when the shutter button is pressed halfway. · Examples of faces that cannot be detected: · Subjects that are far away or extremely close. · Subjects that are dark or light. · Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden. · The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face. · If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will not appear. Center The AF frame is locked to the center. This is effective for focusing on a specific point. 72 Magnifying the Focal Point You can reduce the AF frame size · Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, then choose the [AF Frame Size] menu item and [Small] option. · The setting is configured to [Normal] when the Digital Zoom (p. If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will turn yellow and will appear on the screen. Magnifying the Focal Point If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can check the focus. 1 Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. the 4 tab, Press the n button, choose and then choose the [AF-Point Zoom] menu item. Press the qr buttons to choose [On]. the focus. 72), the face detected as the main subject will appear magnified. 72), the contents of the center AF frame will appear magnified. What if the display does not magnify? The display will not appear magnified in [Face AiAF] if a face cannot be detected or is too big in relation to the screen. In [Center], it will not appear magnified if the camera cannot focus. [. . . ] 68 Sepia Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shooting Date and Time Date and Time Shooting Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Shutter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]