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Advanced Shooting Functions

Continuous Shooting

Available Shooting Modes p. 189

In this mode, the camera shoots continuously while the shutter button is held down.

If you use the recommended memory card*, you can shoot continuously (smooth continuous shooting) at a set shooting interval until the memory card is full (p. 181).

*Recommended Memory Card:

Super high-speed SDC-512MSH memory card (sold separately) to which low-level formatting (p. 134) is conducted immediately before shooting.

• Except (Large/Super Fine) mode.

• This reflects standard shooting criteria established by Canon. Actual results may vary according to the subject and shooting conditions.

• Even if continuous shooting suddenly stops, the memory card may not be full.

1 Press the button.

1. Use the or button to select

.

2 Shoot.

•The camera will continue to record successive images while the shutter button is held down.

Recording will cease when the shutter button is released.

To Cancel Continuous Shooting:

Follow Step 1 to select .

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z The interval between shots lengthens when the built-in memory of the camera fills.

zIf the flash is used, the interval between shots lengthens because the flash must charge.

Setting the Flash

Available Shooting Modes p. 189

You can make detailed flash settings to fit the shooting conditions.

Flash Settings

Slow Synchro	The flash is used with slow	Using Slow Synchro
	shutter speeds to shoot. This	increases the chances
	reduces the chance that only	for camera shake. Use
	the background will appear	of a tripod is
	dark when a night scene or an	recommended.
	interior shot is taken with the
	flash.
Red-Eye Corr.	Automatically searches for and
	corrects red eyes in the image	–
	when the flash fires.
Red-Eye	This feature reduces the effect	When set to [On], the
Lamp	of light reflecting back from the	red-eye reduction lamp
	eyes and making them appear	lights orange before the
	red.	flash fires.

About Red-Eye Correction

zWhen [Red-Eye Corr.] is set to [On], only the corrected image is recorded to the memory card.

zIf the area around the eyes is red, for example from using red eye shadow, that area may also be corrected. If this happens, set [Red-Eye Corr.] to [Off].

zRed eyes may not be automatically detected or may not be fully corrected on some images. In either case, you can

correct images with [Red-Eye Correction] in the menu (p. 115).

Displaying and Setting [Flash Settings]

1 Select [Flash Settings].

1.	Press the			button.
2.	In the			menu, use the	or
	button to select [Flash Settings].
3.	Press the			button.

2 Make settings.				Example in Av mode
1.	Use the	or	to select the option.
2.	Use the	or	button to make the
	setting.
3.	Press the		button.

3 Press the button.

[Flash Settings] can also be displayed by pressing the button, followed by the MENU button.

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Checking the Focus and Peoples’

Expressions

Available Shooting Modes p. 189

You can zoom the display of the AF frame to check focus when shooting or right after taking a shot.

Zooming the AF Frame and Shooting

When [AF Frame] is set to [Face Detect] or [Center], the AF frame area can be zoomed to check focus while shooting. When you want to capture people’s expressions, set [AF Frame] to [Face Detect]. When you want to check the focus while shooting in macro mode, set [AF Frame] to [Center].

1 Select [AF-Point Zoom].

1. Press the button.

2. In the menu, use the or button to select [AF-Point Zoom].

2 Make settings.

1. Use the or button to select [On].

2. Press the button.

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3 Press the shutter button halfway.

•Pressing the shutter button halfway zooms a section of the display according to the following AF Frame mode settings (p. 82).

- [Face Detect] : The face detected as the main subject will appear zoomed.

- [Center] : The center of the image will appear zoomed in the LCD monitor.

4 Press the shutter button fully to shoot.

The AF frame cannot be zoomed under the following circumstances:

-When [AF Frame] is set to [Face Detect] and a face is not detected, or when the face is extremely large in relation to the overall composition.

-When the camera cannot focus.

-When the digital zoom is in use.

-When the LCD monitor is off.

-When a TV is being used as the display.

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Checking Focus Right After Shooting (Focus Check)

Allows you to check the focus of an image taken. It is also easy to check peoples’ expressions and look for closed eyes when shooting because a frame the size of the face displays when AF frame mode is set to [Face Detect] (p. 82).

You are recommended to set [Review] to [Hold] in the menu in advance.

1 Select [Review Info].

1. Press the button.

2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Review Info].

2 Make settings.

1. Use the or button to select [Focus Check].

2. Press the button.

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3 Shoot.

• The recorded image will be displayed.

• Frames are displayed as follows.			Orange frame contents
	Frame color		Content
	Orange	Displays the area of the image shown at the bottom
		right.
	White	Displays at the focal point (AF frame).

•The orange frame can be shown at a different magnification, moved or switched to a different frame (p. 106).

To Cancel the Focus Check:

Press the shutter button halfway.

z Pressing the button while the image is displayed will erase the image (p. 19).

zYou can check the focus even during playback mode (p. 105).

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