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Shooting long exposures (long shutter) – Canon PowerShot ELPH 140 IS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode

Other Shooting
Modes

P Mode

Playback Mode

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode

Other Shooting
Modes

P Mode

Playback Mode

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

Still Images

Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)

Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this
case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent
camera shake.

1

Choose [

N].

z

z

Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
(

=

40

) and choose [

N].

2

Choose the shutter speed.

z

z

Press the <

m> button, choose [)] in the

menu, and choose the desired shutter
speed (

=

22

).

3

Check the exposure.

z

z

Press the shutter button halfway to view
the exposure for your selected shutter
speed.

4

Shoot.

On-screen image brightness in step 3, when you pressed the
shutter button halfway, may not match the brightness of your shots.

With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, there will be a delay
before you can shoot again, as the camera processes images to
reduce noise.

ELPH 150 IS

IXUS 155

ELPH 140 IS

IXUS 150

Set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (

=

59

).

If the flash fires, your shot may be overexposed. In this case, set the flash to
[

!] and shoot again (

=

56

).