Shooting In Program Ae; Turning The Flash On - Canon PowerShot SX230 HS User Manual

Shooting in Program AE

You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.
AE stands for Auto Exposure.
What if the shutter speed and aperture value appear in orange?
If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button
halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value appear in orange. Try the following
settings to obtain the correct exposure.
• Turn on the flash (see below)
• Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 85)

Turning the Flash On

You can make the flash fire every time you shoot.
The effective flash range is approximately 75 cm – 3.5 m (2.5 – 11.5 ft.) at
maximum wide angle (j), and approximately 1.0 – 2.0 m (3.3 – 6.6 ft.) at
maximum telephoto (i).
What if the setting screen does not appear even when you
press r?
The flash is lowered. Raise the flash manually.
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Enter G mode.
Set the mode dial to G.
Adjust the settings according to
your purposes (pp. 83 – 106).
Shoot.
Choose h.
After pressing the r button, press the qr
buttons or turn the  dial to choose h,
then press the m button.
Once set, h will appear on the screen.