Canon SX20 IS manual Shooting with Slow Synchro, Set the exposure compensation amount

Shooting with Slow Synchro

Set the exposure compensation amount.

●Press the l button.

●Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the setting.

●From the exposure set by the camera, you can adjust the amount of compensation ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments. If exposure compensation (p. 69) is already being used, settings are made with the compensated value as the base.

• If the flash fires, a single, normal image will be shot.

• Continuous shooting (p. 75) cannot be used in this mode.

Shooting with Slow Synchro

You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having the camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light from the flash cannot reach.

Raise the flash (p. 69).

Choose ….

●After pressing the h button, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose …, then press the m button again.

XOnce set, … will appear on the screen.

Shoot.

●Even if the flash fires, ensure that the subject does not move until the shutter sound ends.

Attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image. It is recommended to set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a tripod (p. 149).

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