Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

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ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation)
AutomaticallyadjuststheISOspeedtosuitthe
shootingmodeandcondi ions.
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Low
High
Forshootingoutdoorsinfairweather.

Forshootingincloudycondi ions,orattwilight.
Forshootingnightscenes,orindarkrooms.
• ToviewtheautomaticallysetISOspeedwhenthecameraissetto[ ],
presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.
• AlthoughchoosingalowerISOspeedmayreduceimagegraininess,there
maybeagreaterriskofsubjectblurrinessinsomeshootingconditions.
• ChoosingahigherISOspeedwillincreaseshutterspeed,whichmayreduce
subjectblurrinessandincreasetheashrange.However,shotsmaylookgrainy.
StillImages
Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast)
Beforeshooting,excessivelybrightordarkimageareas(suchasfacesor
backgrounds)canbedetectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimal
brightness.Insufcientoverallimagecontrastcanalsobeautomatically
correctedbeforeshootingtomakesubjectsstandoutbetter.
z Pressthe<n>button,choose
[i-Contrast]onthe[4]tab,andthen
choose[Auto](=
 38).
X Oncethesettingiscomplete,[@]is
displayed.
• Undersomeshootingconditions,correctionmaybeinaccurateor
maycauseimagestoappeargrainy.
• Youcanalsocorrectexistingimages(=  137).