Chapter 1
Getting Started with your Canon G9...7
The Powershot G9— An Overview...8
Jump Start— Taking Photos in Auto Mode ...9
Good Things to Know ...10
When Things go Wrong ...12
Using the Monitor ...13
Using Dials and Buttons ...15
- Top of Camera —15
- Back of Camera —16
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
- Choosing Image Size and Frame Rates—Movies —33
Chapter 2
Controlling Exposure...35
Understanding Exposure ...36
The Shutter Controls Light and Motion ...37
The Aperture Controls Light and Depth of Field ...39
Using Shutter Speed and Aperture Together ...41
- Exposure—Faucets & Buckets Analogy —42
- Exposure—Seesaw Analogy —43
Retaining Highlight and Shadow Details ...44
Choosing Exposure Modes ...45
Using Image Zone Modes ...46
- Using Special Scene (SCN) Modes —46
Using Program AE (P) Mode and Program Shift ...48
Using Shutter-Priority (TV) Mode ...49
Using Aperture-Priority (AV) Mode ...50
Using Manual (M) Mode ...51
How your Exposure System Works ...52
Choosing a Metering Method ...54
When Automatic Exposure works well ...55
When to Override Automatic Exposure ...56
- Scenes Lighter than Middle Gray —56
- Scenes Darker than Middle Gray —57
- Subject Against Very Light Background —57
- Subject Against Very Dark Background —58
- Scenes with High Contrast —58
- Hard to Meter Scenes —59
How Overriding AutoExposure Works ...60
How to Override Automatic Exposure ...61
- Exposure Compensation —61
- AE Lock —62
- Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB)—63
- Using Safety Shift —64
- Using the Neutral Density Filter —64
Using Histograms ...65
- Displaying Histograms —65
- Evaluating Histograms —65
- Clipped Pixels —67
- Sample Histograms —68
Chapter 3
Controlling Sharpness...69
Getting Sharper Pictures ...70
- Using the Self-timer —70
- Setting the Image Stabilization (IS) Mode —71
- Changing the ISO —72
- Auto ISO Shift —73
Sharpness isn't everything ...75
How to Photograph Motion Sharply ...76
- Speed of Subject —76
- Direction of Movement —76
- Distance to Subject and Focal Length of the Lens —77
Focus and Depth of Field ...78
- Focus —78
- Depth of Field —78
Focusing Techniques ...80
- Focusing —80
- Detecting and Tracking Faces —81
- Changing the AF Frame Size —82
- Selecting an AF Mode —82
- Using Focus Lock and AF Lock (AFL) —83
- Manual focus —83
- Bracketing Focus —85
- Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions in Playback Mode —85
- Checking the Focus and Expressions in Review Mode —86
- Focusing Ranges —86
Controlling Depth of Field ...87
Using Maximum Depth of Field ...88
Using Shallow Depth of Field...89
Conveying the Feeling of Motion ...90
Chapter 4
Capturing Light & Color...91
Where does Color come from? ...92
White Balance ...93
Color Balance and Time of Day ...95
Sunsets and Sunrises ...96
Photographing at Night ...98
- Fireworks —98
- The Moon —98
Weather ...100
The Direction of Light ...102
The Quality of light ...104
Chapter 5
Understanding Lenses ...105
The Zoom Lens ...106
Normal Zoom ...107
Wide-Angle Zoom ...108
Telephoto and Digital Zoom ...110
Portraits with a Zoom lens ...113
Perspective in a Photograph ...114
Canon Lens Converters ...115
Using Macro Mode ...116
Focusing and Depth of Field Close Up ...117
Chapter 6
Using Flash and Studio Lighting...118
How Automatic Flash Works ...119
- Flash Falloff —119
- Flash and Shutter Speeds —119
- Flash Modes —120
- Flash FAQs —120
- Using Safety Fe —120
- Using a Small External Flash —121
- Using a Hot Shoe Mounted Speedlite —121
Portraits with Flash ...122
Reducing and Removing Red-Eye ...123
- Reducing or Eliminating Red-eye —123
- Removing Red-eye —124
Using Flash On-Fill Flash ...125
Using Available Light ...126
Using Slow Synchro Flash ...127
Controlling Flash Exposures ...129
- Flash Exposure Lock —129
- Flash Exposure Compensation —129
- Flash Modes —130
Studio Lighting ...131
- Candidates for Studio Lighting —131
- Lighting —131
- Backgrounds —133
- Risers —133
- Special Bulbs —133
Portrait and Product Photography— Introduction ...134
The Main Light ...135
The Fill Light ...136
The Background Light ...137
The Rim Light ...138
Chapter 7
Special Features...139
Panoramas— Stitch Assist Mode ...140
- Basic Techniques —140
- Stitch Assist Mode —141
Using Color Accent And Color Swap ...142
Using My Colors ...143
- Using My Colors in Shooting Mode—143
- Using My Colors in Playback Mode—144
Continuous Photography ...145
Capturing Movies ...146
- Movie Modes —146
- Movie Recording —146
- Movie Settings —147
Playing Movies ...148
Editing Movies ...149
Recording Sound ...150
- Attaching Sound to Images —150
- Sound Only Recording and Playback —150
Using C1 And C2 Modes ...151
Using The Shortcut Button ...152
Using The My Camera Menu ...153
Using The Set Up Menu ...154
Using The Print Menu ...157
