Canon PowerShot S30, User Manual

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Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings
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Portrait Mode
Use this mode when you want the subject to appear sharp and the background to blur.
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Turn the shooting mode dial to .
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto
Mode (p. 44).
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• The AEB, AE lock, FE Lock, light metering, file format (RAW), and image
adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be
adjusted in this mode.
• You can set the AF frame to either the auto (AiAF) selection or manual center (p. 71).
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• To best achieve the effect of the background gradually fading, compose the image
so that the upper half of the subject’s body fills most of the viewfinder or LCD
monitor.
• The background gets increasingly indistinct the more you adjust the focal length
toward telephoto.
Landscape Mode
Use this mode to shoot expansive landscape scenes.
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Turn the shooting mode dial to .
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto
Mode (p. 44).
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• The macro, AEB, AE lock, FE Lock, light metering, file format (RAW), and image
adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be
adjusted in this mode.
• You can set the AF frame to either the auto (AiAF) selection or manual center (p. 71).
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• Since a slow shutter speed is often selected in mode, use a tripod to shoot if
the (camera shake warning) icon appears on the LCD monitor.