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(Rec.) Menu (Save Original) On/Off*. 1 See Menus and Settings (p. 22). ..If [On] is selected, the images will be saved as consecutive file numbers. The original image will be the lower file number, while the image shot in Color Accent or Color Swap mode will be the higher file number. * Default setting If (Save Original) is set to [On] -Only the image set with Color Accent or Color Swap is displayed on the LCD monitor during shooting. -The image displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after shooting is the one shot with Color Accent or Color Swap. As erasing the image at this time will cause the original image to be erased at the same time, be careful. -As two images are saved with each shot, the number of recordable shots displayed on the LCD monitor will be half the number that is displayed when (Save Original) is set to [Off]. Shooting 45 Switching between Focusing Modes Shooting Mode The AF frame indicates the area of the composition on which the camera focuses. You can set the AF frame in the following ways. PowerShot A430 On The camera detects the subject and highlights the AF frames, from 9 available points, that it will use to determine the focus. PowerShot A420 On The camera detects the subject and highlights the AF frames, from 5 available points, that it will use to determine the focus. • Off The camera focuses using the center AF frame. This is convenient for focusing on a specific part of a subject with greater certainty. 1 (Rec.) Menu (AiAF) [On]*/[Off]. See Menus and Settings (p. 22). .. (Kids&Pets) modes cannot be set. * Default setting • The focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital zoom is used. • The AF frame will display as follows (when the LCD monitor is on). -AiAF Set to [On] • Green Frame: Shooting preparations complete (focused AF frame) • No Frame: Focusing difficulty -AiAF Set to [Off] (single, centered AF frame) • Green Frame: Shooting preparations complete • Yellow Frame: Focusing difficulty Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects(Focus Lock) Shooting Mode It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects. ..Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings ..Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects ..Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the composition ..Subjects that are moving quickly ..Subjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as possible to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass. 1 Aim the camera so that an object at the same focal distance as the main subject is centered in the viewfinder or in the AF frame displayed on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the shutter button halfway. 3 Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and press the shutter button fully. When shooting with the focus lock using the LCD monitor, setting [AiAF] to [Off] (p. 24) in the (Rec.) menu is recommended since the camera focuses using the center AF frame only. Switching between Metering Modes Shooting Mode 1 (Rec.) Menu (Light Metering) / / See Menus and Settings (p. 22) . Shooting 47 Metering Methods Evaluative Appropriate for standard shooting conditions, including backlit scenes. The camera divides images into several zones for metering. It evaluates complex lighting conditions, such as the position of the subject, the brightness, the direct light, and the backlighting, and adjusts the settings to the correct exposure for the main subject. Center Weighted Average Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. Spot Meters the area within the spot at the center of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when you want to set the exposure on the subject in the center of the monitor. Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Shooting Mode Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots. 1 FUNC. Menu * (Exposure Compensation). See Menus and Settings (p. 21). ..Use the .. or .. button to adjust the exposure compensation and press the FUNC./SET button. * Default setting. To Cancel the Exposure Compensation Restore the compensation value to [0]. Exposure compensation is not available in the (Color Accent) or (Color Swap) modes. Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) Shooting Mode Normally, the (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the (Auto) setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate to the light source. 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto). See Menus and Settings (p. 21). ..Use the .. or • button to select a white balance setting and press the FUNC./SET button. * Default setting. Shooting White Balance Settings Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Day Light For recording outdoors on a bright day Cloudy For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies Tungsten For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3wavelength fluorescent lighting Fluor...
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