Scene | Shooting mode | Effect |
Shooting in Various Conditions | Shoot underwater | [Underwater] (
) | Take natural-colored shots of sea life and underwater scenery. This mode can correct white balance and match the effect of using a commercially available color-compensating filter |
Shoot close-up subjects under water | [Underwater Macro] (
) | Take natural-colored, close-up shots of sea life. Use the digital zoom to get even closer shots of subjects. However, use of digital zoom may cause images to appear grainy at some resolutions |
Shoot with snowy backgrounds | [Snow] (
) | Bright, natural-colored shots of people against snowy backgrounds. |
Shoot portraits | [Portrait] (
) | Take shots of people with a softeningeffect. |
Shoot evening scenes without using a tripod | [Handheld NightScene] (
) | Beautiful shots of evening scenes or portraits with evening scenery in the background, without the need to hold the camera very still (as with a tripod). A single image is created by combining consecutive shots, reducing camera shake and image noise. |
Shoot under low light | [Low Light] (
) | Shoot with minimal camera shake and subject blur even in low-light conditions. |
Shoot fireworks | [Fireworks] (
) | Vivid shots of fireworks. |
Applying Special Effects | Shoot in vivid colors | [Super Vivid] (
) | Shots in rich, vivid colors. |
Posterized shots | [Poster Effect] (
) | Shots that resemble an old poster or illustration. |
Shooting with a Fish-Eye Lens Effect | [Fish-eye Effect] (
) | Shoot with the distorting effect of a fish-eye lens. |
Shots Resembling Miniature Models | [Miniature Effect] (
) | Creates the effect of a miniature model, by blurring image areas above and below your selected area. |
Shooting with a Toy Camera Effect | [Toy Camera Effect] (
) | This effect makes images resemble shots from a toy camera by vignetting (darker, blurred image corners) and changing the overall color. |
Shooting in Monochrome | [Monochrome] (
) | Shoot images in black and white, sepia, or blue and white. |
Shooting with Color Accent | [Color Accent] (
) | Choose a single image color to keep and change other colors to black and white. |
Shooting with Color Swap | [Color Swap] (
) | You can replace one image color with another before shooting. Note that only one color can be replaced. |
Special Modes for Other Purposes | Auto Clip Recording | [Movie Digest] (
) | You can make a short movie of a day just by shooting still images. Before each shot, the camera will automatically record a movie clip of the scene. Each clip recorded that day is combined into a single file. |
Auto Shooting After Face Detection | [Smart Shutter] (
) | You can select from: Auto Shooting After Smile Detection[ Smile], Auto Shooting After Wink Detection [Wink Self-Timer], or Auto Shooting After Detecting the Face of Another Person [Face Self-Timer] |
Shooting Long Exposures | [Long Shutter] (
) | Specify a shutter speed of 1 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent camera shake. |
Shooting Stitch Assist Images | [Stitch Assist] (
) | Shoot a large subject by taking multiple shots at various positions, and then use software to combine them into a panorama. |
Shooting Various Movies | Shooting iFrame Movies | [iFrame Movie] (
) | Shoot movies that can be edited with iFrame-compatible software or devices. You can quickly edit, save, and manage your iFrame movies using the software available from the Canon homepage. |
Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies | [Super Slow Motion Movie] (
) | You can shoot fast-moving subjects for playback later in slow motion. Note that sound is not recorded. |