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MEdiA LOAn
CAnOn POWErShOT
Microphone
AF-assist beam/
Red-eye reduction lamp/
Self-timer lamp
Viewfinder window
Flash
A/V out/ USB/
DC in
Lens
Ring
Mode dial
Viewfinder
Speaker
Mode switch
Macro/manual focus/
"down" button
Flash/
"up"
button
LCD monitor
Exposure/ single
image erase
FUnC./SET
A530 & A550
ShOOTIng MODE DIAL
Use the shooting mode dial to switch
between the shooting modes.
AUTO
The camera Automatically selects settings.
IMAgE ZOnE
The camera automatically selects settings
according to the image composition type.
: Portrait – Use this mode when you want the
subject to appear sharp and the background to
blur.
: Landscape – Use this mode to shoot spacious
landscape scenes.
: night Scene – Use this mode to capture human
subjects against the backdrop of an evening sky
or night scene.
: Fast Shutter – Use this mode to shoot fast moving
objects.
: Slow Shutter – Use this mode to shoot moving
objects to make them appear blurred.
SCn : Special Scene – Select from 8 scene modes
to shoot with the most appropriate settings for the
scene.
: Stitch Assist – Use this mode when taking shots
that you want to combine into a panorama.
: Movie– Use this mode to shoot movies. Sound is
also recorded simultaneously.
CREATIVE ZOnE
The user selects exposure, aperture or other settings
to achieve special effects.
P
: Program AE
Tv
: Shutter-speed priority AE
Av
: Aperture priority AE
M
: Manual exposure
C
: Custom
PLAYBACk & ZOOMIng
Slide the mode switch to the camera icon, and
using the left/right buttons move between images.
To magnify an image, use the zoom lever.
When zoomed, use the left/right/up/down buttons
to move around the image. Use the zoom lever
again to return to full view.
SWITChIng BETWEEn
ShOOTIng AnD
PLAYBACk
To enter Shooting mode,
slide the mode switch to the
camera icon. To view images,
slide the mode switch to the
play icon
