Canon Powershot SX150 IS User's Guide download pdf

Revised 10/01/2012

Overview

is handout covers the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS camera and highlights some features and

functionality. It can be used as a basic point-and-shoot digital camera (just set the mode selector dial

on the top of the camera to “Auto”). It can also be used in manual mode for complete creative

control, allowing you to set the focus, shutter, aperture, ISO sensitivity

setting, and white balance settings. e camera has a high-resolution

14 Megapixel (MP) imaging sensor that allows you to make prints up

to 16 x 20 inches in size. e camera has an impressive zoom range

from moderate wide angle (28mm 35mm equivalent) to long

telephoto (336mm 35mm equivalent). Still images are stored in the

JPEG format and the camera can also be used to shoot high denition

720P video. e camera uses standard AA batteries and SD memory

cards.

Checking out the camera from the SF Cage

When you check out a camera from the Studio Foundation cage, it is provided to you in a protective

case along with two fully-charged AA NiMH rechargeable batteries, a 4GB SD memory card

(installed) and a USB cable for transferring images to a computer. If the batteries are fully changed

they provide suﬃcient capacity for several hours of non-continuous shooting and over 100

exposures. If the batteries run down on you, simply return to the cage for a battery replacement. If

you are far from the cage, you might have to use your own AA batteries batteries in order to keep

shooting. e camera should be kept in the case when not in use. Keep the camera away from water

and temperature extremes. In the event you choose to use your own SD memory card and/or

exchange the batteries, please make sure you return the camera with the same SD memory card and

rechargeable batteries that were installed in the camera at the time of check out, otherwise, you will

be charged for missing items.

Learning to use the camera and step by step camera operation instructions

Your Visual Language teacher and/or Digital Media Workshop instructor will walk you through

basic camera operation in class, providing an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the camera and

ask questions. is handout does not provide detailed step-by-step camera usage instructions. Basic

camera operation is covered in the “Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Getting Started” booklet which

includes illustrated step-by-step instructions of basic camera operation. Advanced menu settings,

camera modes, and manual operation are covered in the more extensive “Canon PowerShot SX150

IS User Guide” document. PDFs of these two documents along with other handout can be

download from the Studio Foundation web site at sf.massart.edu (choose “Resources” from the site

menu and then choose “Visual Language”for the Visual Language Resources and Handout page,

from there you will nd links to all of the handouts related to the Visual Language course.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Revised 10/01/2012Overviewis handout covers the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS camera and highlights some features and functionality. It can be used as a b

Page 2 - Before you shoot checklist

Before you shoot checklistWe strongly recommend you follow these steps every time you check out a camera from the Studio Foundation cage before you st

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6. Set the camera to the desired shooting modee camera is capable of operating in a variety of shooting modes (which you select using the mode select

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and Servo SF which are described in the Users Manual. ere are a lot of options and settings available to you int his mode, and the best way to learn

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Transfer media to your hard drive or USB ash driveWhen you are done shooting, copy your images from the camera to your own hard drive or USB ash dri

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7. Click on the pop-up menu that appears as “Pictures” and navigate to the folder you created in step 4;8. Select the images you want to transfer and

Page 7 - Shutter Delay

Image resolution and quality settingsDigital images are made up of a grid of pixels, each representing a tonal value (ranging from black to white and

Page 8 - Macro Mode

Using the camera in P (Program) modeSet the mode dial on the top of the camera to P (Program) mode. When the camera is in Program mode it will focus a

Page 9 - Reviewing your work

ese settings can greatly aﬀect the quality of your image. For the most part, what is being adjusted to nd a proper exposure is the aperture and the