Canon POWERSHOT A550 User Manual page 4

Table of Contents
Items marked with a -k are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read ....................................... 5
Safety Precautions .................................. 6
Preventing Malfunctions ............................. 11
Using the LCD Monitor .............................. 12
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor .............. 13
Using the Viewfinder ............................... 16
Power Saving Function ............................. 17
Menus and Settings ................................ 18
Menu List ........................................ 20
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values ............... 24
Formatting Memory Cards ........................... 25
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 26
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter ........... 28
_;_ Continuous Shooting ............................. 31
Postcard Mode .................................... 32
Embedding the Date in the Image Data ............... 33
Setting the Display Overlays ......................... 34
_n Movie Shooting ................................. 35
Selecting an AF Frame .............................. 39
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock)...40
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) ................ 42
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) ........... 43
Switching between Metering Modes .................... 43
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation ................. 44
Shooting in Long Shutter Mode ....................... 45
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