Canon A1400 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
2 Shoot.
For Still Images: Press the shutter button
halfway to focus on the subject, and then
press it all the way down.
For Movies: Press the movie button.
Once you start the self-timer, the lamp
will blink and the camera will play a self-
timer sound.
Two seconds before the shot, the blinking
and sound will speed up. (The lamp will
remainlitincasetheashres.)
To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
<n> button.
To restore the original setting, choose [ ]
in step 1.
Still Images Movies
Using the Self-Timer to Avoid Camera Shake
This option delays shutter release until about two seconds after you have
pressed the shutter button. If the camera is unsteady while you are pressing
the shutter button, it will not affect your shot.
Congurethesetting.
Follow step 1 in “Using the Self-Timer”
(=
39) and choose [[].
Once the setting is complete, [[] is
displayed.
Follow step 2 in “Using the Self-Timer”
(=
40) to shoot.
Still Images Movies
Customizing the Self-Timer
You can specify the delay (0 – 30 seconds) and number of shots (1 – 10).
1 Choose [$].
Following step 1 in “Using the Self-Timer”
(=
39), choose [$] and press the
<n> button.
2 Congurethesetting.
Press the <o><p> buttons to choose
[Delay] or [Shots].
Press the <q><r> buttons to choose a
value, and then press the <m> button.
Once the setting is complete, [$] is
displayed.
Follow step 2 in “Using the Self-Timer”
(=
40) to shoot.
•For movies shot using the self-timer, [Delay] represents the delay
before recording begins, but the [Shots] setting has no effect.
•When you specify multiple shots, image brightness and white balance are
determinedbytherstshot.Moretimeisrequiredbetweenshotswhenthe
ashresorwhenyouhavespeciedtotakemanyshots.Shootingwillstop
automatically when the memory card becomes full.
•Whenadelaylongerthantwosecondsisspecied,twosecondsbeforethe
shot, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (The lamp will
remainlitincasetheashres.)