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The Basics
Shooting – The Basics
Auto Mode
In this mode, all you have to do is press the
shutter button and let the camera do
everything else.
1
Check that the camera is in
Shooting mode (p. 32).
2
Turn the shooting mode dial to
.
3
Aim the camera at the subject you
wish to shoot.
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p. 159) at the end of this manual to find out which
settings can be changed in which Shooting
modes.
Mode Dial
4
Use the zoom lever to achieve the
desired composition (relative
subject size in the viewfinder).
z The angle of view can be adjusted within the
35 to 140 mm range, in 35mm film equivalent.
z When the LCD monitor is on, the combined
use of the digital zoom and optical zoom
enables magnified shooting up to the following
magnification (Digital Zoom (p. 47)).
PowerShot A520: approx. 14x
PowerShot A510: approx. 13x
5
Press the shutter button halfway.
z The shutter button has a two-stage action.
:Decreases the size
of the subject (Wide
angle)
: Magnifies the size of the subject
(Telephoto)