Adjusting the flash output – Canon PowerShot SX540 HS User Manual
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Before Use
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Appendix
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Tv, Av, and M Mode
Adjusting the Flash Output
Still Images
Movies
Choose from the three flash levels in [ ] mode.
1
Enter [ ] mode.
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Set the mode dial to [ ].
2
Configure the setting.
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Raise the flash, press the [ ] button and
immediately turn the [
] dial to choose
the flash level, and then press the [ ]
button.
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Once the setting is complete, the flash
output level is displayed.
[
]: Minimum, [
]: Medium, [
]:
Maximum
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You can also set the flash level by accessing MENU (= 29)
and choosing [
] tab > [Flash Settings] > [Flash Output].
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You can set the flash level in [
] or [
] mode by accessing
] tab > [Flash Settings] >
[Flash Mode] > [Manual].
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You can also access the [Flash Settings] MENU screen (= 29)
when the flash is up by pressing the [ ] button and immediately
pressing the [
] button.
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After you set the shutter speed or aperture value, the exposure
level may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.
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Screen brightness may change depending on your specified
shutter speed or aperture value. However, screen brightness
remains the same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [ ].
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To have the setting you did not configure in step 2 (whether
shutter speed or aperture value) automatically adjusted to obtain
standard exposure, hold the shutter button halfway, and then
press the [ ] button (Note that standard exposure may not be
possible with some settings.).
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With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is [ ]
and cannot be changed.
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[ ]: Manual
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Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified
metering method (= 69).