Canon PowerShot A520 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting – Advanced Functions
z Please note that camera shake becomes a
factor at slow shutter speeds. If the camera
shake warning appears on the LCD
monitor, secure the camera to a tripod
before shooting.
z The aperture value and shutter speed
change according to the zoom state as
follows.
z The fastest shutter speed for flash
synchronization is 1/500 second. The
camera automatically resets the shutter
speed to 1/500 second if a faster speed is
selected.
Aperture
Value
Shutter
Speed
(seconds)
Wide Angle
F2.6 – 3.5 15 to 1/1250
F4.0 – 8.0 15 to 1/2000
Telephoto
F5.5 – 7.1 15 to 1/1250
F8.0 15 to 1/2000
Shutter Speed Display
The numbers in the table below indicate the
shutter speed in seconds. 1/160 indicates 1/
160 second. Also, quote marks indicate the
decimal place, so that 0"3 indicates 0.3
second and 2" indicates 2 seconds.
15" 13" 10" 8" 6" 5" 4" 3"2 2"5 2" 1"6 1"3
1" 0"8 0"6 0"5 0"4 0"3
1/4 1/5 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/13 1/15 1/20 1/25 1/30
1/40 1/50 1/60 1/80 1/100 1/125 1/160 1/200
1/250 1/320 1/400 1/500 1/640 1/800 1/1000
1/1250 1/1600 1/2000