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Various Shooting Methods

Setting the Display Overlays

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228).

You can display vertical and horizontal grid lines, a 3:2 print area guide, or both on the LCD monitor while shooting to help check the position of your subject.

Off

Grid Lines

Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts. Helps

confirm the vertical and horizontal positioning of the

 

subject.

3:2 Guide

Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print.*

Areas outside the printable area are grayed out.

 

Both

Displays both the grid lines and the 3:2 guide

simultaneously.

 

* Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3.

1 Select [Disp. Overlay].

1.Press the button.

2.In the [ ] menu, use the or button to select [Disp. Overlay].

2 Accept the setting.

1.Use the or button to select [Off], [Grid Lines], [3:2 Guide] or [Both].

2. Press the button.

z The grid lines and 3:2 guide will not be recorded in the image. z Only [Grid Lines] can be used when or is selected, or

in movie mode

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Canon 960 IS appendix Setting the Display Overlays, Select Disp. Overlay, 124, Movie mode