PowerShot SX520 HS Camera User Guide

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
9
Appendix
Index
4
Shoot.
Shooting Still Images
1) Focus.
● Press the shutter button lightly, halfway
down. The camera beeps twice after
focusing, and AF frames are displayed to
indicate image areas in focus.
● If [Raise the ash] is displayed, lift the
ash with your nger to prepare it for use.
If you prefer not to use the ash, push it
down with your nger, into the camera.
2) Shoot.
● Press the shutter button all the way
down.
● As the camera shoots, a shutter sound
is played, and in low-light conditions
when you have raised the ash, it res
automatically.
● Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
● After displaying your shot, the camera will
revert to the shooting screen.
Trying the Camera Out
Still Images Movies
Follow these instructions to turn the camera on, shoot still images or
movies, and then view them.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
For fully automatic selection of the optimal settings for specic scenes,
simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
1
Turn the camera on.
● Press the power button.
● The startup screen is displayed.
2
Enter [ ] mode.
● Set the mode dial to [ ].
● Aim the camera at the subject. The
camera will make a slight clicking noise
as it determines the scene.
● Icons representing the scene and image
stabilization mode are displayed in the
upper right of the screen.
● Frames displayed around any detected
subjects indicate that they are in focus.
3
Compose the shot.
● To zoom in and enlarge the subject, move
the zoom lever toward [ ] (telephoto),
and to zoom away from the subject, move
it toward [ ] (wide angle).