Canon S40 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 67
Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the
camera shake warning
appears in the center of the LCD monitor, secure the
camera to a tripod before shooting.
The aperture value and shutter speed change according to the zoom state as
follows.
Aperture
Shutter Speed (seconds)
Wide Angle
F 2.8 - 3.5 to 1/1000
F 4.0 - 8.0 to 1/1500
Telephoto
F 4.9 - 6.3 to 1/1000
F 7.1 - 8.0 to 1/1500
Shutter Speed Display
The numbers in the table below indicate the shutter speed in seconds. For slower
speeds, quote marks indicate the decimal place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3 second
and 2" indicates 2 seconds.
1/1500 1/1250 1/1000 1/800 1/640 1/500 1/400 1/320
1/250 1/200 1/160 1/125 1/100 1/80 1/60 1/50 1/40
1/30 1/25 1/20 1/15 1/13 1/10 1/8 1/6 1/5 1/4
0"3 0"4 0"5 0"6 0"8 1" 1"3 1"6 2" 2"5 3"2 4"
5" 6" 8" 10" 13" 15"