Canon PowerShot SX10 IS User manual

Camera User Guide

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You can also use the control dial to select shooting modes or FUNC.
menu options. See p. 43.
_Continuous Shooting
The camera shoots continuously while the shutter button is held down.
Focus DispJay on
wMle the LCD
shooting monitor
Fixed* Recorded
image
Continuous
Approx. 1.4
images/sec.
Continuous
Shooting AF
Approx. 0.7
images/sec.
Continuous
Shooting LV
(Live View)
Approx. 0.8
images/sec.
You can shoot
continuously at a short
shooting interval
The camera will continue Auto focus Subject
to record successive right before
images and focus while the shooting
shutter button is held down
(except in Manual Focus
mode).
You can shoot Fixed* Subject
continuously with a right before
manually set focus position shooting
while confirming the
subjecL
* The focus position of first image is fixed.
1, Use the _ or ,_ button to select

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To CanceJ Continuous Shooting:
Follow Step 1 to display [].
_ ® When n _, [] will be the default setting. [] cannot be <
set. _,
o n [] and Manual Focus modes, [] will not display ([] can _
be selected).
AF frame will be set to [Center] in [] mode (p. 118). O
® Rec. Review (p. 18)will not be displayed in [] and [] o
modes.
® Cannot be set while in the Focus Bracketing or AEB mode.
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® The interval between shots lengthens when the built-in
memory of the camera fills,
® If the built-in flash is used, the interval between shots
lengthens because the flash must charge.

_$etting the F|ash
You can make detailed built-in flash and external flash* settings to fit
the shooting conditions.
* See Setting the Extema//y Mounted Flash (p. 260),
Bui|to_n Flash Settings
Menu Item Summary Note
lash Mode When set to [Manual], you can -
control the flash output in the TV
or AV shooting mode.
lash Exp,
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lash Output
hutter Sync.
1st-curtain
2nd-curtain
Flash exposure compensation can
be adjusted in the range of-2 to +2
stops in 1/%stop increments. You
can combine the flash exposure
compensation with the camera's
exposure compensation function
for balanced exposure of the
background when shooting with a
flash.
The flash output can be controlled
m three steps, up to FULL, when
shooting.
You can switch the timing at which
the flash flres.
The flash fires right after the shutter
opens, regardless of the shutter
speed. Usually, the 1st-curtain is
used when shooting.
The flash fires right before the
shutter closes. Compared with the
lst_curtain, the flash fires later and
allows you to shoot images in
which, for example, a car's taillights
seem to trail off behind.
In TV or Av
shooting mode, set
[Flash Mode] to
[Auto] in advance.
In Tv or Av
shooting mode, set
[Flash Mode] to
[Manual].

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Menu ffem Summary Note
Slow Synchro The flash timing is adjusted to slow Using Slow Synchro
shutter speeds. This reduces the increases the
chance that only the background chances for camera
will appear dark when a night scene shake. Use of a tripod
or an interior shot is taken, is recommended.
Red-Eye Automatically searches for and -
Corr. corrects red eyes in the image
when the flash fires.
Red-Eye This feature reduces the effect of The red-eye
Lamp light reflecting back from the eyes reduction lamp lights
and making them appear red. green before the flash
fires.
Safety FE The camera automatically changes Bn TV or Av
the shutter speed or aperture value shooting mode, set
when the flash fires to avoid [Flash Mode] to
overexposing and blowing out the [Auto] in advance.
highlights in the scene.
AJ on
)rr.] is set to [On], only the corrected
umage is recorded to the memory card.
® mfthe area around the eyes is red. for example from using
red eye shadow, that area may also be corrected. Ifthis
happens, set [Red-Eye Corr.] to [Off].
® Red eyes may not be automatically detected or may not be
fully corrected on some umages. In either case, you can
correct images with [Red-Eye Correction] in the Play menu
(p. 178).
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Displaying and Setting EFlash Control]
I_] ou can also set [Flash Exp. Comp] and [Flash Output] in the
FUNC. menu (p. 53).

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Checking the Focus and Peop|e's
Expressions
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You can zoom the display of the AF frame to check focus when
shooting or right after taking a shot.
Zeem_n9 the AF Frame and Sheetin9
The AF frame area can be zoomed to check focus while shooting.
When you want to capture people's expressions, set [AF Frame] to
[Face Detect]. When you want to check the focus while shooting in
Macro mode, set [AF Frame] to [Center] or [FlexiZone].
1. Press the MENU button.
2oIn the _ menu, use the ,I_ or @
button to select [AF-Point Zoom].
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_ The AF frame cannot be zoomed under the following
circumstances:
-When [AF Frame] hsset to [Face Detect] and a face is not
detected, or when the face is extremely large in relation to
the overall composition.
-When the camera cannot focus.
-When the digital zoom is unuse.
-When a TV is being used as the display.
-When [Servo AF] (p. 124) is set to [On].

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Checkin_ Fetus R_ght After Sheeting {Fecus
Check)
Allows you to check the focus of an image taken, It is also easy to
check people's expressions and look for closed eyes when shooting
because a frame the size of the face displays when Face Select and
Track (p, 118) or AF frame mode is set to [Face Detect] (p, 118),
You are recommended to set [Review] to [Hold] in the _ menu in
advance.
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To Cancel the Focus Check:
Press the shutter button halfway.
® You can also check the focus in Playback mode (p. 157).

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_$witching between Focus Settings
You can set the AF mode.
IThe camera continually focusing on at
is whatever it is aimed
Continuous even when the shutter button is not pressed, allowing you to
shoot without missing opportunities.
_. , IThe camera only focuses when the shutter button is pressed
_ng_e Ihalfway, conserving battery power.
Select [AF Merle].
1. Press the MENU button=
2. in the _ menu, use the ,l_ or @
button to select [AF Mode]=
I_la ke settings.
1. Use the _, or ¢_ button to select AF
mode=
2. Press the MENU button=
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_m Se|ecting an AF Frame Mode
The AF frame indicates the area of the composition on which the
camera focuses.
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Face Detect
The camera detects a face and sets the focus,
exposure .1 and white balance .2. In addition, the
camera meters the subject so that the face is
correctly illuminated when the flash fires.
"1 Only in evaluative metering mode (p. 137)
*2 Only in _ (p. 139)
The AF frame will be fixed to center. This is
recommended when the target subject is at the
center of the composition.
Fq Center
The AF frame can be moved manually to the
1' desired area (FlexiZone). This is convenient for
_ E:]'-_ FlexiZone
$ making sure the focus is exactly where you want it_
You can change the AF frame size (p. 121).

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The AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
- Green: Shooting preparations complete
- Yellow: Focusing difficulty ([Center] or [FlexiZone] option)
- No AF frame: Focusing difficulty ([Face Detect] option)
Face Detect Feature
® When the camera detects faces, AF frames will be displayed on a
maximum of three faces. At tNs point, the frame the camera
judges to be the main subject appears in wMte while the others
appear in gray. When the shutter button is pressed halfway and
the camera focuses, up to 9 green AF frames may appear. You
can also select the person you wish to focus on (p. 122).
® The camera will shoot using [Center] not the [Face Detect] function
if a wMte frame falls to appear and only gray frames display, or if a
face is not detected.
® The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a
face.
® In certain cases, faces may not be detected.
Examples:
- If faces are at the edge of the screen, or appear extremely small,
large, dark or bdght, relative to the overall composition.
- Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion
Mdden.

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Moving the AF Frame ([Flex[Zone] Selected)
The AF frame can be moved manually allowing you to focus precisely
on the desired area of your subject.
® Selection cannot be made while in the manual focus mode
(p. 127).
® If you turn off the camera or the lens retracts in playback
mode (p. 44), the AF frame returns to the center position.

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Changing the AF Frame Size ([Flex_Zon÷] selected)
You can change the size of the AF frame to match the size of the
subject. When your target subject is small or when you want to focus
on a specific portion of the subject, you can decrease the size of the
AF frame to shrink the area of focus.
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I_] he AF frame size is set to normal when the digital zoom,
digital teleoconverter or manual focus is used.

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Selecting aSubject to Focus On
(Face Select and Track)
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Once the focus isfixed to a subject's face, the frame can be set to
follow the subject within a certain range. Set the AF frame mode in the
[_ menu to [Face Detect] in advance (p. 118).
1, Press the _ button while faces are detected by the camera.
° The camera enters face select mode, FaceFrame
and the face frame (: i ) of the main
subject displays ingreen. Even ifthe
subject moves, the frame will follow
the subject within a certain range.
, The face frame will not display
when a face is not detected.
2. Select the person you wish to focus on.
, When several faces have been
detected, pressing the @ or ¢_
button or turning the control dial will
move the face frame to another
subject.
• Holding down the DISPo button for FaceFrame
more than 1 second will display
face frames (up to 35) of all the
detected faces (green: face of main
subject, white: detected faces).
3. Press the _ button again.
, The camera exits face designation
mode, and the face frame ('LL) of
the main subject will change to white (the frame will continue
to follow the subject within a certain range).
Holding the _ button pressed will release the face detection
mode.

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• The face frame (_) of main subject will change into a
green r-1.
_ • if the camera has difficulty focusing, the face frame will display
in yellow.
In the following Cases, the face select mode will be canceled. _
_nturning the power off and back 0n o
-When switcMng to another shooting mode
:When using the dig tal zoom or digital teb,converter _
the MENU button iS pressed to disp!aY the menu
- When a selected face cannot be tracked for several seconds 5"
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_$hooting with Serve AF
With Servo AF, the focus remains on a subject for as long as the
shutter button is pressed halfway, so you do not miss opportunities to
capture a moving subject.
n0t avai!ab le !n the f0!!owing situations,
is selected
when MF is set

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Shooting HardoteoFeCus Subjects
_Focus Leek, AF Leek, Manual Focus, Safety MF}
it may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects,
°Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings
°Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects
°Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the
composition
°Subjects that are moving quickly
°Subjects through glass
Sheeting with the Focus Lock
fecal distance as the main subject is centered
in the AF frame disp|ayed en the LCD meniter
(er the vie_inder).
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press the MF butten.
•_ and the MF Indicator will be displayed to confirm the
distance from the subject.

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To Release the AF Lock:
Press the MF button.
When [Se[vo AF] (P. 124)is set to IOn], AF !ock cannot be
used.
® The AF frame does not appear in the F[_ mode, so be sure
to point the camera at the subject on which you want to
focus.
® When shooting with focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, you can simplify shooting by setting [AF Frame] to
[FlexiZone] or [Center] (p. 118) so that only one AF frame is
active.
® The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock
isstill effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to
capture a second image with the same focus.
® When you shoot a subject through glass, try to shoot as
close to the glass as possible to reduce the chances of light
reflecting back off the glass.