Canon POWERSHOT ELPH 530HS User manual

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Camera User Guide
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Keep the guide handy for future reference.

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detailsonthefocusingrange,see"Specifications"intheGetting Started
guide.
Touch FUNC.,choose AI_ in the menu, and
then choose _ (p. 41).
Once the setting is complete, _ is displayed.
(_ In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, _ will turn gray
and the camera will not focus.
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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.
Touch FUNC.,choose _ in the menu, and
then choose _, (p. 41).
Once the setting is complete, _, is displayed.
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The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.4x or 2.3x.
The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.Ox.
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.
Touch FUN(:.,touch MENU,choose [Digital
Zoom] on the O tab, and then choose the
desired option (p. 42).
The view is enlarged and the zoom factor is
displayed on the screen.
Images will look grainy at a resolution of L(P. 68) 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. 71 ).
The digital tele-converter is only available when the aspect ratio is
4:3.
The respective focal lengths when using [1.4x] and [2.3x] are 39.2 - 470 mm
and 64.4 - 773 mm (35mm film equivalent).
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The respective focal lengths when using [1.6x] and [2.0x] are 38.4 - 192 mm
and 48.0 - 240 mm (35mm film equivalent).
The shutter speed may be equivalent when you move the zoom lever aII 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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Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
Touch FUNC.,touch MENU,choose [AF
Frame] on the I_ tab, and then choose the
desired option (p. 42).
®Face Detect
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®Face AiAF
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.
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(_ 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.
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If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in the
areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
If faces are not detected when Servo AF (p. 110) 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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(_ 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. 71) is not possible.
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Size] on the O tab, and then choose [Small] (p. 42).
The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (p. 53) or
digital tele-converter (p. 107).
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®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.
_XShooting with Servo AF
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.
Touch FUNC.,touch MENU,choose [Servo
AF] on the 0 tab, and then choose [On]
(p, 42).
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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(_ 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.
Touch FUNC, touch MENU,choose
[Continuous AF] on the O tab, and then
choose [Off] (p. 42).
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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You can shoot after the camera focuses on your selected subject, person's
face, or location shown on the screen.
Choose a subject, aperson's face,
or alocation to focus on.
Touch the subject or person on the screen,
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When the AF frame mode is set to [Face
Detect], the camera beeps and displays _
when a face is detected. Focus is maintained
even if the subject moves.
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When the AF frame mode is set to [Face
AiAF], the camera beeps and displays _L
when a face is detected. Focus is maintained
even if the subject moves.
When the AF frame mode is set to [Fixed
frame], an AF frame is displayed where you
touched.
To cancel Touch AF, touch _D.
Shoot.
Press the shutter button halfway. The frame
in focus changes to a green [_.
Press the shutter button all the way down to
shoot.
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(_ If Touch AF does not work, prepare the camera for Touch AF. Either
touch _ to change the mode to _ (p. 56) or touch FUNC., touch
MENU,and set [Touch Shutter) on the O tab to [Off].
If a border was displayed when you touched the screen, move the
camera to position the person's face or the subject inside the border
before touching the screen.
Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move
too rapidly, or when there is inadequate contrast between subjects
and the background.
When shooting in _ or _ (p. 106) with the AF frame mode set to
[Face Detect], touching a location to focus on returns the camera to
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When shooting in _ or _, (p. 106) with the AF frame mode set to
[Face AiAF], touching a location to focus on returns the camera to
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). However, a name will display if the subject chosen to
focus on is the same as a person detected with Face ID.
_Shooting with the AF Lock
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,
touch the top of the screen (inside the frame
shown at left).
The focus is now locked, and AFLis displayed.
To unlock the focus, release the shutter
button and touch the screen again. In this
case, AFLis no longer displayed.
Compose the shot and shoot.
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_JActivating Flash
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).
Touch _A touch _- to choose it, and then
touch _ again.
Once the setting is complete, }. is displayed.
_J Shooting with Slow Synchro
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.
Touch _A touch _ to choose it, and then
touch _* again.
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.
__ ount 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. 119).
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