Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Ivan does lesson 4

Answer the following questions about your camera: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

How do you adjust the ISO?

Auto: Func. Set (first item selected on left side of display) > Use left and right to select Auto or High ISO.
Manual: Func. Set (first item selected on left side of display) > Use left and right to select 80 100 200 400 800 or 1600 ISO.

How do you adjust white balance?

Auto: No Settings
Manual: Func. Set Use down arrow once to select white balance > Use left and right to select Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Florescent, Florescent H, Underwater and Evaluate Mode.

How do you set exposure compensation?

Auto: None
Manual: Func. Set Use down arrow 4 times to select Flash Output. Power settings are 1/3, 2/3 and Full.
TV and AV Modes: You can set exposure comp. by +2 or - 2 stops in 1/3 stop steps.

How do you set file size and compression?

Auto: Func. Set Use down arrow twice to select the compression level on the menu on the left side of the display. You have three options Superfine, Fine and Normal. Superfine being the best quality least compression. Use Func. Set Use down arrow 3 times to select the file size. Use right and left to select L, M1, M2, M3, S, Postcard and Widescreen. L is 3264 x 2448 pixels and about 8 Meg is size While S is about .3 Meg.
Manual: Func. Set Use down arrow 6 times to select the compression level. Other then that is is the same as Auto mode. Use Func. Set Use down arrow 7 times to select the file size. It is the same as Auto mode at this point.

How do you set the exposure meter mode?

Auto & Manual: None

How do you set macro focusing?

Auto & Manual: Use the down arrow repeatedly until you select Macro.

How do you set the flash mode?

Auto: Use the up arrow. The options are Auto and Off.
Manual: Use the up arrow. The options are On and Off.

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