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Trying the camera out, Shooting (smart auto) – Canon PowerShot SX170 IS User Manual

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Chapter Contents

Still Images

Movies

Trying the Camera Out

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 specific

scenes, simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting

conditions.

1

Turn the camera on.

z

z

Press the power button.

z

z

The startup screen is displayed.

2

Enter [

] mode.

z

z

Set the mode dial to [

].

z

z

Aim the camera at the subject.

The camera will make a slight

clicking noise as it determines

the scene.

z

z

Icons representing the scene

and image stabilization mode

are displayed in the upper right

of the screen.

z

z

Frames displayed around any

detected subjects indicate that

they are in focus.