Canon PowerShot G12 - Manual (Page 107)

Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast)
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The camera can detect areas in the scene, such as faces or backgrounds,
that are too bright or dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum
brightness when shooting.
To suppress highlight blowout, Dynamic Range Correction is used. To bring
out shadow details, Shadow Correct is used.
Dynamic Range Correction (DR Correction)
You can choose from the following Dynamic Range Correction methods: ,
and .
Choose .
● After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to choose .
• The standard exposure is calculated according to the metering method
chosen (p. 100).
• If you use the zoom after making settings or changing the composition,
the exposure level may change.
• Depending on the shutter speed or aperture value set, the screen
brightness may change. If the flash mode is set to
h, the screen
brightness will not change.
• If you press the
¤
button, the shutter speed or aperture value
(whichever is not chosen in Step 2), will automatically adjust to obtain the
correct exposure (the correct exposure may not be obtained depending
on the settings).
• You can also set the camera so that turning the ÷ or Ê dial changes
shutter speed or the aperture value (p. 171).
• Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or may not be
corrected properly.
• You can correct recorded images (p. 149)
• You can change the DR Correction or Shadow Correct settings by
turning the
÷ or Ê dial (p. 171).
• Not available in or .
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