Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation
Still Images
Movies
flash exposure from -2 to +2 stops, in 1/3-stop increments.
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Raise the flash, press the [ ] button and
immediately turn the [
] dial to choose
the compensation level, and then press
the [ ] button.
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Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
displayed.
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When there is a risk of overexposure, the camera automatically
adjusts the shutter speed or aperture value during the flash shots
to reduce washed-out highlights and shoot at optimal exposure.
However, you can deactivate automatic adjustment of the shutter
speed and aperture value by accessing MENU (= 29) and
choosing [
adjusts the shutter speed or aperture value during the flash shots
to reduce washed-out highlights and shoot at optimal exposure.
However, you can deactivate automatic adjustment of the shutter
speed and aperture value by accessing MENU (= 29) and
choosing [
] tab > [Flash Settings] > [Safety FE] > [Off].
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You can also configure the flash exposure compensation by
accessing MENU (= 29) and choosing [
accessing MENU (= 29) and choosing [
] tab > [Flash
Settings] > [Flash Exp. Comp].
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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 [
when the flash is up by pressing the [ ] button and immediately
pressing the [
] button.
Auto
Fires automatically in low-light conditions.
On
Fires for each shot.
Slow Synchro
Fires to illuminate the main subject (such as people) while shooting at a
slower shutter speed to illuminate backgrounds out of flash range.
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In [ ] mode, mount the camera on a tripod or take other
measures to keep it still and prevent camera shake. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other
means to secure the camera (= 53).
measures to keep it still and prevent camera shake. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other
means to secure the camera (= 53).
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In [ ] mode, even after the flash fires, ensure that the main
subject does not move until the shutter sound is finished playing.
subject does not move until the shutter sound is finished playing.
Off
For shooting without the flash.
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A blinking [ ] icon may be displayed when you press the shutter
button halfway in camera-shake inducing, low-light conditions. In
this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures
to keep it still.
button halfway in camera-shake inducing, low-light conditions. In
this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures
to keep it still.