Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS User manual

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Enter Pmode.
Follow steps 1 - 2 on p. 80 and choose P.
Customize the settings as desired
(pp. 105 -123), and then shoot.
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. To obtain
adequate exposure, try adjusting the following settings.
Activate the flash (p. 121)
Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 106)
Movies can be recorded in pmode as well, by pressing the movie button.
However, some FUNC and MENU settings may be automatically adjusted for
movie recording.
For details on the shooting range in pmode, see "Specifications" in the Getting
Started guide.
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The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop
increments, in a range of -2 to +2.
Exposure Compensation Bar
Press the A button. As you watch the screen,
press the 4 _ buttons to adjust the brightness.
When shooting movies, shoot with the
exposure compensation bar displayed.
When shooting still images, press the @
button to display the set exposure
compensation amount, and then shoot.
You can also shoot still images with exposure compensation bar displayed.While recording a movie, AELis displayed, and the exposure is locked.
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
Set the flash to _) (p. 56).
......... ...........,, Lock the exposure.
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot with
the exposure locked. With the shutter button
pressed halfway, press the A button.
AELis displayed, and the exposure is locked.
To unlock AE, release the shutter button and
press the A button again. In this case, AELis
no longer displayed.
Compose the shot and shoot.
AE: Auto Exposure
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image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
Press the @ button, choose [:8_ in the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
The option you configured is now displayed.
1:®3.... For typical shooting conditions including backlit shots.
h_valua'[ive Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions.
Determines the average brightness of light across the entire image
Center area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area as more
E_ Weighted Avg. important.
E,_ Spot Metering restricted to within the [ ] (Spot AE Point frame),
displayed in the center of the screen.
Press the @ button, choose _ in the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
The option you configured is now displayed.
Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to suit the shooting mode and
conditions.
lo0 _2a0 Low For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
400__8oo :_ For shooting in cloudy conditions, or at twilight.
_ High For shooting night scenes, or in dark rooms.
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image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
To view the automatically set ISO speed when the camera is set to _, press
the shutter button halfway.
Although choosing a lower ISO speed may reduce image graininess, there may
be a greater risk of subject blurriness in some shooting conditions.
Choosing a higher ISO speed wit! increase shutter speed, which may reduce
subject blurriness and increase the flash range. However, shots may look
grainy.
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Before shooting, excessively bright or dark image areas (such as faces or
backgrounds) can be detected and automatically adjusted to the optimal
brightness. Insufficient overall image contrast can also be automatically
corrected before shooting to make subjects stand out better.
Press the MENUbutton, choose [i-Contrast]
on the O tab, and then choose [Auto] (p. 40).
Once the setting is complete, Cl is displayed.
i_ Under some shooting conditions, correction may be inaccurate or
may cause images to appear grainy.
You can also correct existing images (p. 155).
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®
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
Press the @ button, choose AWBin the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
The option you configured is now displayed.
AWB Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting
conditions.
,_:- Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
I1_ Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight.
For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting
_,6_ Tungsten and similarly colored fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent For shooting under warm-white, cool-white, and similarly colored
,,_, fluorescent lighting.
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F uorescent Hfluorescent hghtlng.
_aa Custom For manually setting a custom white balance (p. 109).
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Color and Continuous Shooting
@Custom White Balance
For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white balance
under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
Follow the steps in "Adjusting White Balance"
(p. 108)to choose _J,_.
Aim the camera at a plain white subject, so
that the entire screen is white. Press the
MENUbutton.
The tint of the screen changes once the white
balance data has been recorded.
(_ Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
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Color and Continuous Shooting
Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia or
black and white.
Press the @ button, choose _FF in the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
The option you configured is now displayed.
_FF My Colors Off Emphasizes contrast and color saturation, making images
z_v Vivid sharper.
Tones down contrast and color saturation for subdued
t_N Neutral images.
_e Sepia Creates sepia tone images.
'Combines the effects of Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, and Vivid
z_p Positive Film Red to produce intense yet natural-looking colors
resembling images on positive film.
L ghterSkinToneLi htensskintones
_D Darker Skin Tone Darkens skin tones.
Emphasizes blues in images. Makes the sky, ocean, and
_8 Vivid Blue other blue subjects more vivid.
Emphasizes gieens in imagesl Makes mouniainsl foiiagel
_G Vivid Green and other green subjects more vivid.
_R Vivid Red Emphasizes reds in images. Makes red subjects more vivid.
Adjust contrast, sharpness, color saturation, and other
_1C Custom Dolor qualities as desired (p. 111).
White balance (p. I08) cannot be set in _e or _W modes.
With _1Land _D modes, colors other than people's skin tone may be
modified. These settings may not produce the expected results with
some skin tones.
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Color and Continuous Shooting
®Custom Color
Choose the desired level of image contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red,
green, blue, and skin tones in a range of 1 - 5.
Access the setting screen.
Follow the steps in "Changing Image Color
Tones (My Colors)" (p. 110) to choose _C,
and then press the MENUbutton.
;Configure the setting.
Press the A'_" buttons to choose an option,
and then press the 4_ buttons to specify the
value.
For stronger/more intense effects (or darker
skin tones), adjust the value to the right, and
for weaker/lighter effects (or lighter skin
tones), adjust the value to the left.
Press the MENUbutton to complete the
setting.
Hold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously.
:;:; Configure the setting.
Press the @ button, choose [] in the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
The option you configured is now displayed.
:Shoot.
Hold the shutter button all the way down to
shoot continuously.
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Color and Continuous Shooting
Continuous Continuous shooting, with the focus and exposure determined
when you press the shutter button halfway.
Continuous Continuous shooting and focusing.
Shooting AF [AF Frame] is set to [Center] and cannot be changed.
Continuous Continuous shooting, with the focus fixed at the position
determined in AF lock. In !_i_imode, focus is determined by the first
Shooting LV* shot.
* In <_i_imode (p. 81) or AF lock (p. 120), _ is changed to _.
* For details on the continuous shooting speed in each mode, see "Specifications" in the
Getting Started guide.
(_ Cannot be used with the self-timer (p. 54) or [Blink Detection] (p. 76).
During continuous shooting, focus and exposure are locked at the
position/level determined when you pressed the shutter button
halfway.
Shooting may stop momentarily or continuous shooting may slow
down depending on shooting conditions, camera settings, and the
zoom position.
As more shots are taken, shooting may slow down.
Shooting may slow down if the flash fires.
the location where itis displayed inthe first shot. Even ifthe subject moves, the
name will stay fixed in the same position for any subsequent shots.
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_<"S'hoot'ingCloseoups (Macro)
To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to _. For
details on the focusing range, see "Specifications" in the Getting Started
guide.
Press the _ button, press the 4_ buttons to
choose _, and then press the @ button.
Once the setting is complete, _ is displayed.
(_ If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, _ will turn gray
and the camera will not focus.
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_f/ with the camera set to £'_(p. 55).
To restrict the focus to distant subjects, set the camera to _,. For details on
the focusing range, see "Specifications" in the Getting Started guide.
Press the 4 button, press the _ buttons to
choose _b., and then press the @ button.
Once the setting is complete, A_, is displayed.
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Shooting Range and Focusing
The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.4x or 2.3x.
This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it
would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom
factor.
Press the MENU button, choose [Digital
Zoom] on the 0 tab, and then choose the
desired option (p. 40).
The view is enlarged and the zoom factor is
displayed on the screen.
(_ Images will look grainy at a resolution of L (p. 69) when you use a
2.3x digital tele-converter. In this case, the zoom factor is shown in
blue.
The digital tele-converter cannot be used with digital zoom (p. 53)
and AF-point zoom (p. 75).
The digital tele-converter is only available when the aspect ratio is 4:3.
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and 64.4 - 773 mm (35mm film equivalent).
The shutter speed may be equivalent when you move the zoom lever all the way
toward [-_3for maximum telephoto, and when you zoom in to enlarge the subject
to the same size following step 2 on p. 53.
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Shooting Range and Focusing
Changing the AF Frame Mode
Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
Press the MENUbutton, choose [AF Frame]
on the O tab, and then choose the desired
option (p. 40).
®Face Detect
Detects people's faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance (AWBonly).
After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around
the person's face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up
to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces.
When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects,
within a certain range.
After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are
displayed around faces in focus.
(_ If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), an AF frame is displayed in the center of the
screen when you press the shutter button halfway.
If faces are not detected when Servo AF (p. 118) is set to [On], the
AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the
shutter button halfway.
Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
Subjects that are distant or extremely close
Subjects that are dark or light
Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
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Shooting Range and Focusing
@Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
Choose [Tracking AF].
Follow the steps in "Changing the AF Frame
Mode" (p. 115) to choose [Tracking AF].
is displayed in the center of the screen.
Choose a subject to focus on.
Aim the camera so that _ is on the desired
subject, and then press the 4 button.
When the subject is detected, the camera beeps
and "i' is displayed. Even if the subject moves,
the camera will continue to track the subject
within a certain range.
If no subject is detected, _ is displayed.
To cancel tracking, press the _ button again.
Shoot.
Press the shutter button halfway. _ _,
changes to a blue [_, which follows the
subject as the camera continues to adjust the
focus and exposure (Servo AF) (p. 118).
Press the shutter button all the way down to
shoot.
Even after your shot, _r _,is still displayed and
the camera continues to track the subject.
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[Serve AF] (p. 118) is set to [On] and cannot be changed.
Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move
too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches that of the
background too closely.
[AF-Point Zoom] on the O tab is not available.
and _, are not available.
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without pressing the 4 button. After your shot, 41} is displayed in the center of
the screen.
If [Face ID] is set to [On], names wilt not display when registered people are
detected, but the names will be recorded in the still images (p. 59). However, a
name will display if the subject chosen to focus on is the same as a person
detected with Face ID.
@Center
One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
(_ A yellow AF frame is displayed with O if the camera cannot focus
when you press the shutter button halfway. Note that AF-point
zooming (p. 75) is not possible.
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on the O tab to [Small] (p. 40).
The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (p. 53) or
digital tele-converter (p. 114).
If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not display when registered people are
detected, but the names will be recorded in the still images (p. 59).
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Shooting Range and Focusing
@ Recomposing Shots While the Focus is Locked
As long as you keep the shutter button pressed halfway, the focus and
exposure are locked. You can recompose shots as needed before shooting.
This feature is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
Aim the camera so that the subject is
centered, and then press the shutter button
halfway.
Confirm that the AF frame displayed around
the subject is green.
Recompose the shot.
Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway,
move the camera to recompose the shot.
Shoot.
Press the shutter button all the way down.
This mode helps avoid missing shots of subjects in motion, because the
camera continues to focus on the subject and adjust the exposure as long as
you press the shutter button halfway.
Configure the setting.
Press the MENU button, choose [Servo AF]
on the O tab, and then choose [On] (p. 40).
Focus.
The focus and exposure are maintained
where the blue AF frame is displayed while
you are pressing the shutter button halfway.
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Shooting Range and Focusing
i_) Focusing may not be possible in some shooting conditions.
In low-light conditions, Servo AF may not be activated (AF frames
may not turn blue) when you press the shutter button halfway. In this
case, the focus and exposure are set according to the specified AF
frame mode.
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained, shutter speeds and
aperture values are displayed in orange. Release the shutter button,
and then press it halfway again.
AF lock shooting is not available.
[AF-Point Zoom] on the O tab is not available.
Not available when using the self-timer (p. 54).
You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on subjects
it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead, you can
limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button halfway.
Press the MENUbutton, choose [Continuous
AF] on the 0 tab, and then choose [Off]
(p. 40).
Helps avoid missing sudden photo
On opportunities, because the camera
constantly focuses on subjects until you
press the shutter button halfway.
Conserves battery power, because the
Off camera does not focus constantly.
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Shooting Range and Focusing
_Shooting with the AF Lock
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The focus can be locked. After you lock the focus, the focal position will not
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
Lock the focus.
With the shutter button pressed halfway,
press the ,_ button.
The focus is now locked, and AFhis
displayed.
To unlock the focus, release the shutter
button and press the _ button again. In this
case, AFLis no longer displayed.
Compose the shot and shoot.
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You can have the flash fire for each shot. For details on the flash range, see
"Flash Range" (see "Specifications" in the Getting Started guide).
Press the _, button, press the _ buttons to
choose 6, and then press the @ button.
Once the setting is complete, _. is displayed.
Shooting Synchro
with Slow
With this option, the flash fires to increase the brightness of the main subject
(such as people) while the camera shoots at a slow shutter speed to increase
the brightness of the background that is out of the flash range.
For details on the flash range, see "Flash Range" (see "Specifications" in the
Getting Started guide).
Configure the setting.
Press the _ button, press the _ buttons to
choose _*, and then press the @ button.
Once the setting is complete, _ is displayed.
Shoot.
Even after the flash fires, ensure that the
main subject does not move until the shutter
sound is finished playing.
i_ Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still
and prevent camera shake. In this case, set [IS Mode] to [Off]
(p. 123).
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