Canon A540 Table of Contents, Handling Precautions, Before Using the Camera - Basic Operations

Table of Contents

Items marked with a " are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.

Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Before Using the Camera – The Components Guide . . . 12

Before Using the Camera – Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . 15

Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

" Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 " Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

	. .Shooting	31
	Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images)
	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 31
	Using the Digital Zoom	. 33
	Continuous Shooting	. 34
	Postcard Date Imprint Mode	. 35
	Using the Self-Timer	. 37
	Movie Shooting	. 39
	Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist)	. 43
	Program AE	. 44
	Setting the Shutter Speed	. 45
	Setting the Aperture	. 46
	Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture	. 47
	Selecting an AF Frame	. 49
	Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,
	Manual Focus)	. 50
2	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Switching between Metering Modes	. 53