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Canon powershot

 

 

 

 

A530 & A550

Viewfinder window

AF-assist beam/

Red-eye reduction lamp/

Self-timer lamp

A/V out/ USB/ DC in

FUNC./SET

Mode switch Speaker

Flash

Viewfinder

Mode dial

 

button "up"

Flash/

Microphone

Ring

 

 

Lens

 

 

Exposure/ single

 

 

 

 

LCD monitor

 

image erase

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro/manual focus/

 

 

"down" button

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

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

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.

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Canon A95 Shooting Mode Dial, Auto, Image zone, Creative Zone, Switching between Shooting Playback, Playback & Zooming