Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto). Canon 2249C002

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Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)

< A > is a fully automatic mode. The camera analyzes the scene and sets the optimum settings automatically. It can also adjust focus automatically on either the still or moving subject by detecting the

motion of the subject (p.75).

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Set the Mode Dial to <

A

>.

AF point 2

Aim the AF point over the subject.

All the AF points will be used to focus, and the camera will normally focus on the closest object.

Aiming the center of the AF point over the subject will make focusing easier.

Focus indicator

3

Focus on the subject.

Press the shutter button halfway. The lens elements will shift to focus.

X When achieving focus, the dot inside the AF point achieving focus flashes briefly in red. At the same time, the beeper will sound and the focus indicator < o > in the viewfinder will light up.

X In low light, the AF point(s) will light up briefly in red.

X The built-in flash will be raised automatically as necessary.

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If a description of the shooting mode appears in step 1, press < 0 > to hide

it (p.55).

A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)

4

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

X The captured image will be displayed for approx. 2 sec. on the LCD monitor.

When you finish shooting, push down the built-in flash with your fingers.

The < A > mode makes the colors look more impressive in nature, outdoor, and sunset scenes. If you do not obtain the desired color tones, change the mode to a Creative Zone mode and select a Picture Style other than

< D

>, then shoot again (p.135).

FAQ

The focus indicator < o > blinks and focus is not achieved.

• Aim the AF point over an area with good contrast, then press the

shutter button halfway (p.51).

• If you are too close to the subject, move away and shoot again.

• Select the AF point nearest to where you want to focus (p.119).

The default setting is Automatic selection AF.

Multiple AF points light up simultaneously.

Focus has been achieved at all those points that flash in red. You can take the picture as long as an AF point covering the target subject is lighting up.

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A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)

The beeper continues to beep softly. (The focus indicator < o > does not light up.)

It indicates that the camera is focusing continuously on a moving subject. (The focus indicator < o > does not light up.) You can take sharp pictures of a moving subject.

Note that focus lock (p.75) will not work in this case.

Pressing the shutter button halfway does not focus on the subject.

If the focus mode switch of the lens is set to < MF > (manual focus), set it to < AF > (autofocus).

The flash fired even if it was daylight.

For a backlit subject, the flash may fire to help lighten the subject’s dark areas. If you do not want the flash to fire, use the Quick Control to set [ Built-in flash firing ] to [ b

] (p.106) or set the <

7 > (Flash

Off) mode and shoot (p.77).

The built-in flash fired and the picture came out extremely bright.

Move further away from the subject and shoot. When shooting with flash, if the subject is too close to the camera, the picture may come out extremely bright (overexposure).

In low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes.

Pressing the shutter button halfway may trigger the built-in flash to fire a series of flashes to assist autofocusing. This is called the AFassist beam. Its effective range is approx. 4 meters / 13.1 feet. Note that the built-in flash will make a sound when firing continuously.

This is normal and not a malfunction.

When flash was used, the bottom part of the picture came out unnaturally dark.

The shadow of the lens barrel was captured in the picture because the subject was too close to the camera. Move further away from the subject and shoot. If a hood is attached to the lens, remove it before taking the flash picture.

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