Canon POWERSHOT SX30IS User manual

SX30 LS

Camera User Guide

Make sure guide, including the "Safety

Precautions" section before using the camera.

use it in the future.

Choosing Settings Yourself

in this chapter you wiii ieam how to use the various functions in p

mode to progressively advance },our shooting skills.

This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dial to P.

P stands for Program AE.

Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in

modes other than P mode, check ifthe function is available in those modes

(pp. 182 = 185).

You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.

AE stands for Auto Exposure.

The focusing range is approximately 5 cm (2_0 in.) = infinity at maximum wide

angle (_]), and approximately 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) = infinity at maximum telephoto

(Eel).

EnterP mode.

: Set the mode dial to P.

Adjustthese_ings according to

your purposes (pp. 72 - 81).

shoot.

If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button

halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value are shown in orange. Try the

following settings to obtain the correct exposure.

Turn on the flash

Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 76)

You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range is

approximately 50 cm = 5.8 m (1.6 = 19 ft.) at maximum wide angBe ([]), and

approximately 1.4 = 2.8 m (4.6 = 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (E_3).

Raise the flash°

Choose _..

After pressing the _ button, press the _

buttons or turn the i_:_:dial to choose 6,

then press the _ button.

Once set, _ will appear on the screen.

The flash is lowered. Raise the flash manually.

You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3ostop

increments in the range of -2 to +2.

Enter Exposure Compensation

mode.

Press the ,_ buttom

....AdjustthebHghtness.

While watching the screen turn the _:iii_:dial

to adjust the brightness, then press the ,_

button.

The exposure compensation amount will

appear on the screen.

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups

of it. The focusing range is approximately 0 cm - 50 cm (0 - 1_6 ft.) at

maximum wide angle [_].

Choose _.

After pressing the _ button, press the _IF

buttons or turn the :_!i:: dial to choose _,

then press the _ button.

Once set, _ will appear on the screen.

Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in _.2to prevent the camera from

moving and blurring the image (p. 80).

You can choose from five recording pixel (image size) settings.

Choose the recording pi×el setting.

After pressing the _ button, press the

Av buttons to choose _L.

chooseanoption.

Press the { _ buttons or turn the dial to

choose an option, then press the @ button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

You can choose from the fo!lowing two compression ratios (image quality):

(Fine), Jd (Normal).

Choose the compression ratio

setting.

After pressing the Cu__ button, press the

Av buttons to choose _L, then press the

DiSR button.

Chooseanoption.

Press the { _ buttons or turn the dial to

choose an option, then press the @ button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

Changing the Compression Ratio ttmage Quality)

Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression

Ratio

L(Large) _ 3597 1058 4334

14M/4320X3240 ._ 1719 2194 8985

MI (Medium 1) _ 1897 1978 8101

7M/3072x2304 _ 902 4022 16473

M2 (Medium 2) _ 558 6352 26010

2M/1600x1200 _ 278 12069 49420

S (Small) _ 150 20116 82367

0.3M/640x480 ,_ ......................84 30174 123550

(Widescreen) _ 2024 1856 7602

3744x2104 ,_ 968 3771 15443

The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change

depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.

Approximate Values for Paper Size

L_Ap=A5 Mt

15"x 7" M2

I Postcard size

_5" x 5"

S Suitable for sending images as e=mai!

attachments.

For printing on wide size paper.

Choose the ISO speed.

After pressing the @ button, press the _

buttons or turn the _!:_idial to choose an

option, then press the @ button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to the Shooting mode and shooting

AUTO conditions.

_ _ Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting.

80 100zeg Low

_ :_ Cioudy, twilight

400 800

B_ High Nightscapes, dark interiors

trgg ....

Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an

increased chance of subiect or image blurring in certain shooting conditions.

Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing image blurring

and ietting the flash reach greater distances to the subject. The images,

however, wilI appear coarse.

The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural

looking colors to match the shooting conditions.

iiili¸¸ Choose the white balance function.

After pressing the @ button, press the

Av buttons to choose _WB.

choose anoption.

Press the { _ buttons or turn the _i_: dial to

choose an option, then press the @ button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

Cloudy Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions

s67 Tungsten Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-type

,,_, (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent H Daytight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Flash For shooting with the flash.

CUSt@_ White Ba_anc_

You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.

Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual

scene you will shoot.

In Step 2 above, choose _.

@ Make sure the entire screen is filled with a

plain, white colored subject, then press the

DISR button.

The tint on the screen will change when a

white balance data is set.

As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot

continuousBy.

choose a Drivemode.

After pressing the @ button, press the

_v buttons to choose D.

choose anoption.

Press the _ _' buttons or turn the dial to

choose _ or _, then press the @ button.

.....Shoot.

As long as you hold the shutter button down,

the camera will shoot successive images.

Continuous 1.3 The camera shoots continuously with the focus and

exposure set when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

Continuous 0.6 The camera shoots continuously and focuses.

Shooting AF The [AF Frame] is set to [Center].

The camera shoots continuously with the focus fixed to

_ Continuous 0.6 the position set in manual focus. In {ti_!mode, the focus

Shooting LV* is locked on the first shot.

You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when

shooting.

.....iii_ii!ii!i!i'Choose My Colors.

After pressing the _ button, press the

Av buttons to choose _FF.

Chooseanoption.

Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the !_::i_dia! to

choose an option, then press the

The setting will appear on the screen.

_FF My Colors Off Emphasizes {he contrast and ooior saturation for a vivkt

_V Vivid impression.

_N Neutral Tones down the contrast and coior saturation for neutral

hues.

z_$eSepia Sepia tones.

_W B/W Black and white.

Combines the effects of Vivid Red, Vivid Green and Vivid

_p Positive Film Blue to produce intense naturat appearing co!ors like those

obtained with positive film.

t_L Lighter Skin Tone Makes skin tones lighter.

'_D Darker Skin Tone Makes skin tones darker.

Emphasizes biue tintsl Makes the skyl ocean and other

8B Vivid Blue blue subjects more vMd.

Emphasizes green tints. Makes mountains, foliage and other

_G Vivid Green green subjects more vivid.

You can adjustconirasisharpness:and ooior saturation

_C Custom Color etc. to your preference (p. 80).

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