2912345678CoverPreliminary Notesand Legal InformationContents: BasicOperationsAdvanced GuideCamera BasicsSmart AutoModeOther ShootingModesPlayback ModeSetting MenuAccessoriesAppendixIndexBasic GuideP ModeShutter ButtonTo ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutterbutton halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button allthe way down to shoot.In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing thebutton halfway or all the way down.1 Press halfway. (Press lightly tofocus.)zz Press the shutter button halfway. Thecamera beeps twice, and AF frames aredisplayed around image areas in focus.2 Press all the way down. (Fromthe halfway position, press fullyto shoot.)XX The camera shoots, as a shutter soundis played.zz Keep the camera still until the shuttersound ends.• Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing theshutter button halfway.• Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the timerequired for the shot. It may take longer in some shooting scenes,and images will be blurry if you move the camera (or the subjectmoves) before the shutter sound ends.A1400Optical ViewfinderTo conserve battery power when shooting, you can use the opticalviewfinder instead of the screen. Shoot the same way as when using thescreen.Deactivate the screen.zz Press the <p> button to turn the screenoff (=30).• The area visible in the optical viewfinder may differ slightly from theimage area in your shots.• The lens may be partially visible through the optical viewfinder at some zoompositions.• Although the camera automatically focuses on subjects, face detection andfocusing is not possible.Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Canon Manuals
