Canon PowerShot SX130 IS User manual

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Camera User Guide
Make sure guide, including the Safety
Precautions before using the camera.
Store this guide use it in the future,

Pointthecameraatapersonandpresstheshutterbuttonfully.Thecamera
willshootapproximatelytwosecondsafteritdetectsawink.
Choose _:_.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 59 to choose _,
then press the DJSP. button.
Press the _), buttons or turn the J_!_dial to
choose _:_, then press the DJSP,button.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
Confirm that a green frame appears around
the face of the person who will wink.
Press the shutter button fully.
The camera will enter shooting stand-by,
and [Wink to take picture] will appear on
the screen.
The lamp will blink and the self-timer
sound will play.
Face the camera and wink.
The shutter will release approximately 2
seconds after a wink is detected from the
person with a frame around the person's
face.
To cancel the countdown, press the "_"
button.
Wink a bit slowly.
A wink may not be detected if eyes are covered by hair or a hat, or when wearing
glasses.
After choosing _:_ in Step 1, press the ,Av buttons.
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Usingthe Face Self-Timer
The shutter will release approximately two seconds after the camera detects
a new face (p. 80). You can use this when the photographer wants to be in
the image, such as a group photo.
Choose _.
@ Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 59 to choose 4,
then press the DISP. button.
Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the 'i!i_:_:;dial to
choose _, then press the DISP,button.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
Make sure a green frame appears on the
face focused on and white frames appear
on other faces.
Press the shutter button fully.
The camera will enter shooting stand-by,
and [Look straight at camera to start count
down] will appear on the screen.
The lamp will blink and the self-timer
sound will play.
........Join the subjects and look at the
camera.
When the camera detects a new face, the
lamp and sound will speed up (the lamp
remains lit when the flash will fire), and two
seconds later the shutter will release.
To cancel shooting with the timer after
countdown has started, press the v button.
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Shoot with the Effects of aFish=Eye Lens (Fish=eye Effect)
After choosing _. in Step 1, press the _-v buttons.
Lets you shoot with the distorting effect of a fish-eye lens.
Choose _,j.
...... Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 59 to choose _,j_.
Choose an effect level.
Press the D IS P. button.
[Effect Level] will appear on the screen.
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the fi_:i_dial to
choose an effect level, then press the
DISR button.
You can check the effect on the screen.
Shoot.
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Blurs chosen portions in the top and bottom of an image to produce the effect
of a miniature model.
Choose _.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 59 to choose _._.
A white frame (the area that will not be
blurred) appears on the screen.
Choose the area to keep in focus.
Press the DISP.button.
Move the zoom lever to change the frame
size, and press the ,_,v buttons to change
the frame position.
Pressing the D!SR button restores the
shooting screen.
Shoot.
In addition to the modes explained here, the following scene modes are also
available:
,4AColor Accent (p. 96)
IS Color Swap (p. 97)
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Choosing Settings Yourse|f
in this chapter you wiii learn how to use the various functions in p
mode to progressively advance your 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 if the function is available in those modes
(pp. 162- 165).
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You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.
AE stands for Auto Exposure.
The focusing range is approximately 1 cm - infinity (0.4 in. - infinity) at
maximum wide angle ([]), and approximately 1 m - infinity (3.3 ft. - infinity)
at maximum telephoto (E_]).
EnterP mode.
: Set the mode dial to P.
Adjustthesettings aecordingto
your purposes (pp. 68 - 77).
..... 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 (p. 69)
Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 72)
You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop
increments in the range of -2 to +2.
Enter Exposure Compensation
mode.
Press the [] button.
Adjust the brightness.
While watching the screen, turn the _.!'_ dial
to adjust the brightness, then press the []
button.
The exposure compensation amount will
appear on the screen.
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You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range is
approximately 50 cm - 3.0 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft.) at maximum wide angle (_]), and
approximately 1.0 - 2.0 m (3.3 - 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (E_q).
.... Raise the flash,
Choose _..
After pressing the _ button, press the 4 _'
buttons or turn the <._: dial to choose _.,
then press the @ button.
Once set, _. will appear.
@
The flash is lowered. Raise the flash manually.
When it is difficult to focus because your shot contains subjects that are near,
you can change the focusing range to focus more reliably.
Choose _.
After pressing the _ button, press the _
buttons or turn the _i:_ dial to choose _,
then press the @ button.
Once set, _ will appear.
_ Approx. 1-50 cm (0.4 in.- 1.6 ft.)* Only focuses on close subjects.
* @hen at the rnaximum wide angle i_i setting of the iensl
Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in 42 to prevent the camera from
moving and blurring the image (p. 76).
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uuuuu_Changing the Recording Pi×el Setting (image Size)
You can choose from five recording pixel (image size) settings.
Choose the recording pixel setting.
After pressing the @ button, press the
,_'v buttons to choose L•
Choose an option.
.... Press the 4 )' 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 following two compression ratios (image quality):
_lm (Fine), J (Normal).
.... Choose the compression ratio
setting.
After pressing the @ button, press the
,_'v buttons to choose J.
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Changing the Compression Ratio (image Quality)
Choose an option.
Press the 4 )' buttons or turn the _i;_i_:dial to
choose an option, then press the @
button.
The setting will appear on the screen.
Approximate Values for Recording Pixeis and Compression
Ratio
3084 1231 5042
12M/4000x3000 _ 1474 2514 10295
M1 (Medium 1) _ 1620 2320 9503
6M/2816x2112 .d 780 4641 19007
M2 (Medium 2) _ 558 6352 26010
2M11600x1200 ,_ 278 12069 49420
S (Small) _ 150 20116 82367
0.3M/640x480 _ 84 30174 123550
(Widescreen) _ 2311 1630 6677
4000x2248 Jl 1105 3352 13727
The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
L(Large)
Approximate Values for Paper Size
A2 L] S Suitable for sending images as e-mail
attachments.
A33.55,,x7"Postcard-x5A5size_2[ M1 _ For printing on wide size paper.
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