User Guide

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Appendix
Flash Exposure
Compensation
: ±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Modes : Auto
Creative zone:
Program, Shutter-speed priority
(PowerShot A540 only), Aperture priority
(PowerShot A540 only), Manual
Image zone:
Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Special
Scene
1
, Stitch assist and Movie
2
1
Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow,
Beach, Fireworks, Underwater (PowerShot A540
only), Color Swap and Color Accent.
2
Standard, Fast Frame Rate (PowerShot A540
only), Compact, Color Accent and Color Swap.
Continuous Shooting : PowerShot A540: Approx. 2.3 shots/sec.
(Large/Fine mode)
PowerShot A530: Approx. 2.1 shots/sec.
(Large/Fine mode)
Self-timer : Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./
approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer
Recording Media : SD memory card/MultiMediaCard
This camera has been tested with memory cards through
2 GB. All memory card functions cannot be guaranteed.
File Format : Design rule for camera file system and
DPOF compliant
Data Type (Still images) : Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*
1
Sound Memo: WAVE (monaural)
(Movies) : AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data:
WAVE (monaural))
Compression : Superfine, Fine, Normal
Number of
Recording
Pixels
(Still images) : PowerShot A540:
Large: 2816 x 2112 pixels
Medium 1: 2272 x 1704 pixels
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels
Postcard Date Imprint:
1600 x 1200 pixels
Widescreen: 2816 x 1584 pixels