Canon PowerShot A530 User Guide

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1.
Press the power button.
The start-up sound will play and the start-up 
image will display in the LCD monitor.
• Pressing the power button again turns the 
power off.
• Pressing the power button while pressing 
and holding the DISP. button will turn on the mute setting which 
will mute all sounds except for warning sounds.
2.
Set the mode switch to 
 (shooting) (
a).
3.
Set the shooting mode dial to 
 
(Auto)(
b).
4.
Aim the camera at the subject.
5.
Focus and shoot.
1. Press the shutter button halfway to 
focus.
When the camera focuses, the camera 
beeps twice and the indicator lights green.
2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot.
The shutter sound will play and the image will 
record. The indicator will blink green while the 
image is recorded to the memory card.
Shooting
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See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 15)
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See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 21)
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See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 26)
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See the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 28)
ΠSee Basic Shooting Functions (p. 5).
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See the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 20)
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See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods 
available.
Power button
a
b
Indicators