Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS User Guide

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Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings
   Pan Focus Mode
This mode fixes the focus so that an image can be taken quickly when the shutter
button is pressed. Use this mode when you do not want to miss a shot, but you
cannot predetermine the subject’s position or focal distance. The focal length is
preset to the maximum wide angle setting.
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Turn the mode dial to 
.
• The shooting procedures are the same as those
described in steps 6-8 in the Quick Start section
(p. 9).
.
• The zoom, AE lock, FE lock, metering method, manual focus, file format (RAW),
and image adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings
cannot be adjusted in this mode.
• Subjects can be shot from a range of 60 cm (23.6 in) (maximum wide angle) to
infinity in this mode.
   Portrait Mode
Use this mode when you want the subject to appear sharp and the background to
fade.
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Turn the mode dial to  .
• The shooting procedures are the same as those
described in steps 6-8 in the Quick Start section
(p. 9).
• The AE lock, FE Lock, metering method, file format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO
speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.
• To maximize the effect of subject sharpness against background blur (making the
subject stand out from a very indistinct background), fill the frame with the subject
and use the lens at a high or maximum telephoto position.