Canon PowerShot G2 manual Pan Focus Mode, Portrait Mode, Turn the mode dial to

Pan Focus Mode

This mode fixes the focus so that shot can be taken quickly when the shutter button is pressed. Use this mode when you do not want to miss a shot, but you cannot predetermine the subject’s position or focal distance. The focal length is preset to the maximum wide angle setting.

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Turn the mode dial to .

•Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto mode (p. 41).

*The zoom, focus lock, manual focus, macro, AEB, AE lock, FE lock, AF frame, light metering, AF mode, file format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness, and saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.

• Shots can be taken within the range of 65 cm (25.6 in. ) at maximum wide angle to infinity in this mode.

Portrait Mode

Use this mode when you want the subject to appear sharp and the background to fade.

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Turn the mode dial to .

•Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto mode (p. 41).

•The AEB, AE lock, FE Lock, AF frame, light metering, file format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.

• To best achieve the effect of the background gradually fading, compose the image so that the upper half of the subject’s body fills most of the viewfinder or LCD monitor.

•The background gets increasingly indistinct the more you adjust the focal length toward telephoto.

46Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings