Canon Pocket Guide G2 manual Using AE Lock, Using Program Shift, Using Autoexposure Bracketing AEB

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USING AE LOCK

1.With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode Dial to any Creative Zone mode other than M (manual) and turn on the monitor.

2.Point the camera so the subject you want to use to set exposure is in the center of the monitor, then press and hold the shutter button halfway down to lock in exposure.

3.Press * and an asterisk to the left of the shutter speed indicator on the display panel and monitor indicates that exposure is locked in even if you release the shutter button.

4.Take your photo and AE Lock turns off automatically. (To cancel AE Lock it without taking a picture, press any button other than the shutter button or Omni Selector).

USING PROGRAM SHIFT

1.With the camera on and the Mode Dial set to any Creative Zone mode other than M (manual) be sure the monitor is open and on.

2.Compose the scene, then press the asterisk (*) button on the back of the camera to lock exposure and display an asterisk on the display panel and monitor to the left of the shutter speed setting.

3.Press the left or right point on the Omni Selector to scroll through available aperture and shutter speed combinations.

4.Take the picture and Program Shift turns off automatically.

USING AUTOEXPOSURE BRACKETING (AEB)

1.With the camera on, set the Mode Dial to any Creative Zone mode other than M (manual).

2.Press the Exposure Compensation button (+/-) three times to display the AEB exposure bar on the display panel and monitor (it has an icon with three overlapping frames of different shades).

3.Press the right point on the Omni Selector to expand the exposure range between shots, or the left point to contract it. Three small dots under the bar indicate what the exposure will be for the three shots. The middle dot is at the exposure recommended by the camera and the left and right dots

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indicate how much the image will be underexposed (-) in one photo and overexposed (+) in the other.

4.Press the shutter button and hold the camera steady as the camera takes the series of pictures. Eventually the AEB exposure bar reappear so you can make adjustments. (To hide the bar, press SET.)

5.When finished, repeat Steps 1–4 to reset AEB to 0.

DISPLAYING HISTOGRAMS

■In Replay mode with the monitor on, and images displayed in single view, press the DISPLAY button twice to display the histogram for the current image. You can then scroll through other images to see their histograms.

USING HISTOGRAMS

■If the histogram shows most pixels toward the left (darker) side of the graph, use exposure compensation to add exposure (page 42).

■If the histogram shows most pixels toward the right (lighter) side of the graph, use exposure compensation to reduce exposure (page 42).

USING THE SELF-TIMER/REMOTE CONTROL

1.With the camera on and the Mode Dial set to any shooting mode, press the Self-timer button (a sweeping second hand icon) until the same icon is shown on the display panel and monitor.

2.Press the shutter button on the camera or remote control:

■If you press it on the camera, the 10-second timer starts. (To stop the timer without taking a picture, press the Self- timer button again.)

■If you press it on the remote control, the picture is taken 2 seconds later.

3.When done, press the Self-timer button until the Self-timer (or continuous mode) icon is no longer shown on the display panel or turn off the camera to cancel the mode.

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