Canon PowerShot SX420 IS Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Wi-Fi Functions
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
4
P Mode
9
Appendix
Index
Join the subjects in the shooting 
area and look at the camera.
 
After the camera detects a new face, the 
lamp blinking and self-timer sound will 
speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp 
will remain lit.) About two seconds later, 
the camera will shoot.
 
To cancel shooting after you have 
triggered the self-timer, press the 
[
] button.
 
Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the 
shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.
 
To change the number of shots, after choosing [ ] in step 1, 
press the [ ] button, choose the number of shots by pressing the 
[ ][ ] buttons, and then press the 
[ ]
 button.
Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)
 Still Images 
 
Movies
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.
Choose [ ].
 
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes” 
Special Modes for Other Purposes
Using the Face Self-Timer
 Still Images 
 
Movies
The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of 
another person (such as the photographer) (= 56) has entered the 
shooting area. This is useful when including yourself in group photos or 
similar shots.
Choose [ ].
 
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes” 
Compose the shot and press the 
shutter button halfway.
 
Make sure a green frame is displayed 
around the face you focus on and white 
frames around other faces.
Press the shutter button all the way 
down.
 
The camera now enters shooting standby 
mode, and [Look straight at camera to 
start count down] is displayed.
 
The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound 
is played.