Canon POWERSHOT SX30IS User manual

SX30 LS
Camera User Guide
Make sure guide, including the "Safety
Precautions" section before using the camera.
use it in the future.

Choosing Settings Yourself
in this chapter you wiii ieam how to use the various functions in p
mode to progressively advance },our 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 ifthe function is available in those modes
(pp. 182 = 185).
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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 5 cm (2_0 in.) = infinity at maximum wide
angle (_]), and approximately 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) = infinity at maximum telephoto
(Eel).
EnterP mode.
: Set the mode dial to P.
Adjustthese_ings according to
your purposes (pp. 72 - 81).
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
Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 76)
You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range is
approximately 50 cm = 5.8 m (1.6 = 19 ft.) at maximum wide angBe ([]), and
approximately 1.4 = 2.8 m (4.6 = 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (E_3).
Raise the flash°
Choose _..
After pressing the _ button, press the _
buttons or turn the i_:_:dial to choose 6,
then press the _ button.
Once set, _ will appear on the screen.
The flash is lowered. Raise the flash manually.
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You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3ostop
increments in the range of -2 to +2.
Enter Exposure Compensation
mode.
Press the ,_ buttom
....AdjustthebHghtness.
While watching the screen turn the _:iii_:dial
to adjust the brightness, then press the ,_
button.
The exposure compensation amount will
appear on the screen.
You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups
of it. The focusing range is approximately 0 cm - 50 cm (0 - 1_6 ft.) at
maximum wide angle [_].
Choose _.
After pressing the _ button, press the _IF
buttons or turn the :_!i:: dial to choose _,
then press the _ button.
Once set, _ will appear on the screen.
Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in _.2to prevent the camera from
moving and blurring the image (p. 80).
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You can choose from five recording pixel (image size) settings.
Choose the recording pi×el setting.
After pressing the _ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _L.
chooseanoption.
Press the { _ 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 fo!lowing two compression ratios (image quality):
(Fine), Jd (Normal).
Choose the compression ratio
setting.
After pressing the Cu__ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _L, then press the
DiSR button.
Chooseanoption.
Press the { _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose an option, then press the @ button.
The setting will appear on the screen.
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Changing the Compression Ratio ttmage Quality)
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression
Ratio
L(Large) _ 3597 1058 4334
14M/4320X3240 ._ 1719 2194 8985
MI (Medium 1) _ 1897 1978 8101
7M/3072x2304 _ 902 4022 16473
M2 (Medium 2) _ 558 6352 26010
2M/1600x1200 _ 278 12069 49420
S (Small) _ 150 20116 82367
0.3M/640x480 ,_ ......................84 30174 123550
(Widescreen) _ 2024 1856 7602
3744x2104 ,_ 968 3771 15443
The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
Approximate Values for Paper Size
L_Ap=A5 Mt
15"x 7" M2
I Postcard size
_5" x 5"
S Suitable for sending images as e=mai!
attachments.
For printing on wide size paper.
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Choose the ISO speed.
After pressing the @ button, press the _
buttons or turn the _!:_idial to choose an
option, then press the @ button.
The setting will appear on the screen.
Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to the Shooting mode and shooting
AUTO conditions.
_ _ Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting.
80 100zeg Low
_ :_ Cioudy, twilight
400 800
B_ High Nightscapes, dark interiors
trgg ....
Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an
increased chance of subiect or image blurring in certain shooting conditions.
Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing image blurring
and ietting the flash reach greater distances to the subject. The images,
however, wilI appear coarse.
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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural
looking colors to match the shooting conditions.
iiili¸¸ Choose the white balance function.
After pressing the @ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _WB.
choose anoption.
Press the { _ buttons or turn the _i_: dial to
choose an option, then press the @ button.
The setting will appear on the screen.
Cloudy Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions
s67 Tungsten Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-type
,,_, (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H Daytight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Flash For shooting with the flash.
CUSt@_ White Ba_anc_
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.
Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual
scene you will shoot.
In Step 2 above, choose _.
@ Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
plain, white colored subject, then press the
DISR button.
The tint on the screen will change when a
white balance data is set.
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As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot
continuousBy.
choose a Drivemode.
After pressing the @ button, press the
_v buttons to choose D.
choose anoption.
Press the _ _' buttons or turn the dial to
choose _ or _, then press the @ button.
.....Shoot.
As long as you hold the shutter button down,
the camera will shoot successive images.
Continuous 1.3 The camera shoots continuously with the focus and
exposure set when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
Continuous 0.6 The camera shoots continuously and focuses.
Shooting AF The [AF Frame] is set to [Center].
The camera shoots continuously with the focus fixed to
_ Continuous 0.6 the position set in manual focus. In {ti_!mode, the focus
Shooting LV* is locked on the first shot.
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You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when
shooting.
.....iii_ii!ii!i!i'Choose My Colors.
After pressing the _ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _FF.
Chooseanoption.
Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the !_::i_dia! to
choose an option, then press the
The setting will appear on the screen.
_FF My Colors Off Emphasizes {he contrast and ooior saturation for a vivkt
_V Vivid impression.
_N Neutral Tones down the contrast and coior saturation for neutral
hues.
i
z_$eSepia Sepia tones.
_W B/W Black and white.
Combines the effects of Vivid Red, Vivid Green and Vivid
_p Positive Film Blue to produce intense naturat appearing co!ors like those
obtained with positive film.
t_L Lighter Skin Tone Makes skin tones lighter.
'_D Darker Skin Tone Makes skin tones darker.
Emphasizes biue tintsl Makes the skyl ocean and other
8B Vivid Blue blue subjects more vMd.
Emphasizes green tints. Makes mountains, foliage and other
_G Vivid Green green subjects more vivid.
You can adjustconirasisharpness:and ooior saturation
_C Custom Color etc. to your preference (p. 80).
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Using the SeifoTimer to Prevent Camera Shake
Custo_ Color
The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in
an image can be chosen and set at 5 different levels.
Follow Step 2 on p. 79 to choose _:_, then
press the DISR button.
Press the ,_'_ buttons to choose an
option, then press the 4 _ buttons or turn
the :_,i_idial to choose a value.
The more to the right, the stronger/darker
(skin tone) the effect gets, the more to the
left, the weaker/lighter (skin tone) the
effect gets.
Press the DISR button to complete the
setting.
The camera will shoot approximately two seconds after the shutter button is
pressed, preventing any camera shake that occurs when pressing the shutter
button.
Choose t_'_.
After pressing the v button, press the
,_v buttons or turn the _!_: dial to choose
_, then press the _ button.
Once set, (,_ will appear on the screen.
Follow Step 3 on p. 61 to shooL
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You can set the time delay (0 - 30 seconds) and the number of shots (1 - 10
shots).
....::iiii!_!ii!_:_¸¸Choose t_.
After pressing the ,v button, press the
_v buttons or turn the _:i: dial to choose
£<_,then press the MENUbutton
immediately.
choose thesettings.
Press the ,_v buttons to choose [Delay]
or [Shots].
Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose a value, then press the @ button.
Follow Step 3 on p. 61 to shoot.
Exposure and white balance settings are set with the first shot.
If the flash fires or you set a high number of shots, shooting interval may take
longer than usual.
If the memory card becomes fulI, shooting stops automaticarly.
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You can use a TV to display the camera screen content while shooting.
To connect the camera to a TV, follow the Steps in "Viewing _mages on a
TV" (p. 127).
Shooting procedures are the same as when using the camera screen.
While you keep the shutter button pressed halfway, the focus and exposure
are locked. You can now recompose and shoot. This is called Focus Lock.
Center the subject you want in focus, and
press the shutter button halfway.
Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject
is green.
Recompose.
Keep the shutter button pressed halfway
and move the camera to recompose the
scene,
shoot,
Press the shutter button fully.
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Getting More Out of Your
This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains
how to take pictures using various functions=
This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dial to P.
The sections "Setting the Shutter Speed" (p. 95), "Setting the Aperture
Value" (p. 96), "Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture Value" (p. 97),
assume that you have set the mode dial to the corresponding mode.
The section "Adjusting the Flash Output" (p. 100) assumes that you have
set the mode dia! to M.
The sections "Changing the Color and Shooting" (p. 103) and "Shooting
Stitch Assist images" (p. 106) assume that you have set the mode dial to
SeN and chosen the corresponding mode.
Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in
modes other than P mode, check ifthe function is available in those modes
(pp. 182 = 185).
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You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you
want to shoot.
Choose [AF Frame].
After pressing the MENUbutton, choose
[AF Frame] in the _ tab, then press the
_ buttons to choose an option.
The AF frame is locked to the center. This is effective for focusing on a specific point.
In [FlexiZone], you can change the position and size of the AF frame (p. 85).
Detects people's faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering
only) and white balance (AWBonly).
When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face
the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2) will
appear on other faces.
A frame wil! follow a moving subject within a certain range.
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will
appear on faces that the camera focuses on.
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When the AF frame mode is set to [FlexiZone] (p, 84) you can change the
position and size of the AF frame.
...........................P o ,hobo oo.
Move the AF frame.
Turn the _!i_ dial to move the AF frame.
Press the ,_'_ buttons to make fine
adjustments.
Bfyou keep the [_ button pressed, the AF
frame wi!l return to the origina! position
(center).
,: Change the AF frame size,
Press the D IS P, button.
The AF frame wHJbecome small.
Pressing the DJSP. button again will
restore the AF frame to normal size.
.... CompJete the settings.
Press the _ button,
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Bfyou press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can
check the focus.
Choose [AFoPoint Zoom].
Press the MENUbutton to choose [AF=
Point Zoom] in the _ tab, then press the
4 _ buttons to choose [On].
Checkthefocus.
Press the shutter button halfway.
in [Face Detect] (p. 84), the face detected
as the main subject will appear magnified.
in [FlexiZone] or [Center] (p. 84), the
contents of the AF frame will appear
magnified.
The display will not appear magnified in [Face Detect] if a face cannot be detected
or is too big in relation to the screen. In [FlexiZone] or [Center], itwill not appear
magnified if the camera cannot focus.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus and exposure will
continue to adjust, allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without
missing a shot.
Choose [Servo AF].
Press the MENU button to choose [Servo
AF] in the _ tab, then press the 4_
buttons to choose [On].
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Shooting with the AF Lock
ocus.
The focus and exposure will be maintained
where the blue AF frame appears wNle
you press the shutter button halfway.
The focus can be locked. After locMng the focus, the focal distance will not
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
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Lock the focus.
Keep the shutter button pressed ha}fway
and press the 4 button=
The focus locks, and _ and the MF
indicator appear on the screen=
After you release your finger from the
shutter button, press the 4 button again,
then press the 4_* buttons or turn the _!_iii_i_
dia_ to choose _. The focus will unlock=
Composethesceneandshoot.
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You can choose a specific person's face to focus on and then shooL
Set the AF frame to [Face Detect]
[p. 84].
EnterFaceSelectmode.
Point the camera toward the face of the
subject and press the _ button.
After [Face Select: On] appears, a face
frame :L _ will appear around the face
detected as the main subject.
Even if the subject moves, the face frame
÷ will follow the subject within a certain
range.
Rfa face is not detected, _ jj will not
appear.
choosethefacetofocuson.
Bfyou press the _ button, the face frame
r_ _ will move to another face detected by
the camera.
When the frame has made a full circuit of
all detected faces, [Face Select: Off] will
appear, and the AF frame mode screen will
reappear.
......Shoot.
Press the shutter button halfway= When
the camera focuses, _ will change into
Press the shutter button fully to shooL
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You can use manuaB focus when auto focus is not possible. If you press the
shutter button haffway after roughly focusing manually, you can fine tune the
focus.
Choose _.
After pressing the _ button, press the 4_
buttons or turn the i_ii_'dia! to choose _,
then press the @ button.
_]_ and the MF indicator appear.
MF Distance Indicator
Focus .groughmy.
The side bar shows your focal point and an
MF distance indicator. WMle !ooking at the
magnified area, turn the (_!i_ dial to find an
approximate focus.
Fine tun{rig the focus.
if you press the shutter button halfway or
press the _ button, you can fine tune the
focus (Safety MF).
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