Canon Pocket Guide G2 manual Taking Pictures in Auto Mode, Using Dials and Buttons

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Using Manual Focus	8
Linking Spot Metering to the AF Frame	9
Using Focus Lock for Maximum Depth of Field	9
Increasing Depth of Field	9
Using Focus Lock for Minimum Depth of Field	9
Decreasing Depth of Field	9
Capturing Creative Blur	9
Adjusting White Balance	9
Zooming the Lens	10
Turning Digital Zoom On and Off	10
Using Digital Zoom	10
Using Auto Flash	10
Combating redeye	10
Using Fill Flash	10
Turning the Flash Off and On	10
Using Slow Sync Flash	11
Using Flash Exposure Lock	11
Using Flash Exposure Compensation	11
Using an External Flash	11
Taking Macro Close-ups	11
Increasing depth of Field in Close-ups	11
Shooting Panoramic Sequences	11
Using Color Effects	12
Using Continuous Mode	12
Choosing a Continuous Mode	12
Capturing Movies	12
PLAYING BACK MOVIES
12
Preparing Print Sets	12
Adjusting Contrast, Sharpness, and Saturation	13
Using The Set up Menu	13
Managing Image Files	14
GreenBatteries	14
d-store	15

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TAKING PICTURES IN AUTO MODE

1.Remove the lens cap, set the Main Dial to shooting mode (the red camera icon), then set the Mode Dial to the green AUTO.

2.Compose the image in the viewfinder making sure the area that you want sharpest is in the autofocus crosshairs. You can use the zoom lever to change the angle of view.

3.Press the shutter button halfway down so the camera can set the focus, exposure, and white balance. The indicators next to the viewfinder will glow or blink as described in the box to the left.

4.Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.

■The shutter sounds and the indicator next to the view- finder flashes green until the image is fully stored. You can take another photo immediately if there is room for it in the camera’s memory.

■If the monitor is open and on, the image is displayed for 2 seconds so you can review it.

5.When done shooting, turn the Main Dial to OFF and replace the lens cap.

USING DIALS AND BUTTONS

■Main Dial circling the Mode Dial on top of the camera, switches the camera among Shooting, OFF, and Replay modes.

■Mode Dial selects various shooting modes including Auto (page 8), and those from the Image and Creative Zones (page 24).

■Shutter button locks in exposure and focus when pressed halfway down, and takes the picture when pressed all the way.

■Zoom lever circling the shutter button zooms the lens in shooting mode (page 76) and zooms images in replay mode (page 14.)

■Continuous/Self-timer sets the camera to shoot sequences of photos one after another (page 103), and turns on the self- timer (page 49).

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