Chapter 1
Getting Started with your Canon SX10 IS ...7
The PowerShot SX10 IS— An Overview ...8
Jump Start— Taking Photos in Auto Mode ...9
Good Things to Know ...10
When Things Go Wrong ...12
Using the Monitor and Viewfinder ...13
Using Dials and Buttons ...15
Using Menus ...17
- Tabbed Menus ...17
- The Function Menu ...19
- Resetting All Settings ...20
Managing Images in Review Mode ...21
Managing Images in Playback Mode ...22
- Jumping To Images ...23
- Erasing and Protecting Images ...23
Giving Slide Shows ...24
Using Categories ...26
- My Categories ...26
- Categorizing a Range of Images ...26
- Auto Category ...27
Selecting Image Quality and Size ...28
- Number of Pixels ...28
- How an Image is Captured ...30
- It’s All Black and White After All ...30
- Choosing Image Quality and Size — Still Images ...31
- Resizing Images ...33
Chapter 2
Controlling Exposure ...34
Understanding Exposure ...35
The Shutter Controls Light and Motion ...36
The Aperture Controls Light and Depth of Field ...38
Using Shutter Speed and Aperture Together ...40
- Exposure— Faucets & Buckets Analogy ...41
- Exposure— Seesaw Analogy ...42
Retaining Highlight and Shadow Details ...43
Choosing Shooting Modes ...44
Using Image Zone Modes ...45
Using Program AE (P) Mode and Program Shift ...47
Using Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode ...48
Using Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode ...49
Using Manual (M) Mode ...50
How Your Exposure System Works ...51
Choosing a Metering Method ...53
When Automatic Exposure Works Well ...54
When to Override Automatic Exposure ...55
- Scenes Lighter than Middle Gray ...55
- Scenes Darker than Middle Gray ...56
- Subject Against Very Light Background ...56
- Subject Against Very Dark Background ...57
- Scenes with High Contrast ...57
- Hard to Meter Scenes ...58
How Overriding Autoexposure Works ...59
How to Override Automatic Exposure ...60
- Exposure Compensation ...60
- AE Lock ...61
- Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) ...62
- Using Safety Shift ...63
- The Exposure Button ...63
Using Histograms ...64
- Displaying Histograms ...64
- Evaluating Histograms ...64
- Clipped Pixels ...66
- Sample Histograms ...67
Chapter 3
Controlling Sharpness ...68
Getting Sharper Pictures ...69
- Using the Self-timer ...69
- Setting the Image Stabilization (IS) Mode ...70
- Changing the ISO ...71
- Auto ISO Shift ...72
Sharpness Isn’t Everything ...74
How to Photograph Motion Sharply ...75
- Speed of Subject ...75
- Direction of Movement ...75
- Distance to Subject and Focal Length of Lens ...76
Focus and Depth of Field ...77
- Focus ...77
- Depth of Field ...78
Focusing Techniques ...79
- Focusing ...79
- Changing the AF Frame ...79
- Changing the AF Frame Size ...80
- Moving the AF Frame ...80
- Selecting an AF Mode ...81
- Using Focus Lock and AF Lock (AFL) ...81
- Using Servo AF ...82
Face Detect and Face Self-Timer ...83
- Face Detect ...83
- Face Self-Timer ...84
Manual Focus and Focus Bracketing ...85
- Manual Focus ...85
- Bracketing Focus ...86
Checking Focus ...87
- Checking Focus in Shooting Mode ...87
- Checking Focus in Playback and Review Modes ...88
Controlling Depth of Field ...89
Using Maximum Depth of Field ...90
Using Shallow Depth of Field ...91
Conveying the Feeling of Motion ...92
Chapter 4
Capturing Light & Color ...93
Where Does Color Come From? ...94
White Balance ...95
Color Balance and Time of Day ...97
Sunsets and Sunrises ...98
Photographing at Night ...100
- Fireworks ...100
- The Moon ...100
The Weather ...102
The Direction of Light ...104
The Quality of Light ...106
Chapter 5
Understanding Lenses ...107
The Zoom Lens ...108
Normal Zoom ...109
Wide-Angle Zoom ...110
Telephoto and Digital Zoom ...112
Portraits with a Zoom Lens ...115
Perspective in a Photograph ...116
Using Macro and Super Macro Modes ...117
Focusing and Depth of Field Close Up ...118
Chapter 6
Using Flash and Studio Lighting ...119
How Automatic Flash Works ...120
- Flash Falloff ...120
- Flash and Shutter Speeds ...120
- Flash Settings ...121
- Flash FAQs ...121
- Using Safety FE ...121
- Using a Small External Flash ...122
- Using a Hot Shoe Mounted Speedlite ...122
Portraits with Flash ...123
Reducing and Removing Red-eye ...124
- Reducing or Correcting Red-eye in Shooting Modes ...124
- Removing Red-eye in PLayback Mode ...124
Using Flash On— Fill Flash ...126
Using Available Light ...127
Using Slow Synchro Flash ...128
Controlling Flash Exposures ...130
- Flash Exposure Lock ...130
- Flash Exposure Compensation ...130
- Flash Modes ...131
Studio Lighting ...132
- Candidates for Studio Lighting ...132
- Lighting ...132
- Backgrounds ...134
- Risers ...134
- Special Bulbs ...134
Portrait and Product Photography— Introduction ...135
The Main Light ...136
The Fill Light ...137
The Background Light ...138
The Rim Light ...139
Chapter 7
Special Features ...140
Panoramas—Stitch-Assist Mode ...141
- Basic Techniques ...141
- Stitch-Assist Mode ...142
Using i-Contrast ...143
- Using i-Contrast While Shooting ...143
- Using i-Contrast in Playback ...143
Using Color Accent and Color Swap ...144
Using My Colors ...145
- Using My Colors in Shooting Mode ...145
- Using My Colors in Playback Mode ...146
Continuous Photography ...147
Capturing Movies ...148
Playing Movies ...150
Editing Movies ...151
Recording Sound ...152
- Attaching Sound to Images ...152
- Sound Only Recording and Playback ...152
Using C (Custom) Mode ...153
Using The Shortcut Button ...154
Using the My Camera Menu ...155
Using My Menu ...156
Using the Set Up Menu ...157