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,
omp
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
'.. -,'_,, ,_., ',,° >> p. 284
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).