Canon PowerShot ELPH 140 IS - Manual (Page 57)

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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
[
!] Off
For shooting without the flash.
•
If a blinking [ ] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button
halfway in camera-shake inducing, low-light conditions, mount the
camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.
Still Images
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (
=
49
), you can lock the exposure for the flash
shots.
1 Set the flash to [h] ( =
56
).
2 Lock the flash exposure.
z z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<
r> button.
z z The flash fires, and when [ (] is
displayed, the flash output level is
retained.
z z
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
and press the <
r> button again. In this
case, [
(] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
• FE: Flash Exposure
Using Eco Mode
This function allows you to conserve battery power in Shooting mode. When
the camera is not in use, the screen quickly darkens to reduce battery
consumption.
1 Configure the setting.
z z Press the < q> button, and then press the
<
q> buttons to choose [
].
z z [ ] is now shown on the shooting
screen (
=
103 ).
z z The screen darkens when the camera
is not used for approximately two
seconds; approximately ten seconds
after darkening, the screen turns off.
The camera turns off after approximately
three minutes of inactivity.
2
Shoot.
z z To activate the screen and prepare for
shooting when the screen is off but the
lens is still out, press the shutter button
halfway.