Canon PowerShot S45 User's Guide download pdf (Page 79)

Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture

You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect.

This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to

set the correct exposure automatically.

Turn the shooting mode dial to .

• The shutter speed and aperture value appears on the LCD

monitor if it is on.

Select a shutter speed using B or A on

the multicontroller.

Select an aperture value using C or D on

the multicontroller.

Shoot the image.

• When you press the shutter button halfway, a number indicating the

difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure

appears on the LCD monitor. If the difference is more than ±2 steps, “-2”

or “+2” appears in red.

* The standard exposure is calculated by the AE function according to the selected metering mode.

• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)

• If you wish to change the exposure, adjust the shutter speed using B or A on the

multicontroller, or adjust the aperture using C or D on the multicontroller.

• The LCD monitor's brightness matches the selected shutter speed and aperture

value. When you select a fast shutter speed or shoot a subject in a dark place and

set the flash to

(Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On) or (Flash On) the LCD monitor

will always light up.

• For the correlation between aperture value and shutter speed, see page 70.

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Canon PowerShot S45 User's Guide Page 79