Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph User Manual

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78 ShootingSetting the Auto Rotate FunctionYour camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor thatdetects the orientation of an image shot with the camera on end andautomatically rotates it to the correct viewing orientation in the display.You can set this function on / off.• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 38).• Use the or button to select [On] or[Off].• The display will return to the Rec. screen.• When the Auto Rotate function is set to[On] and the LCD monitor is set to thedetailed display mode, the icon(normal), icon (right end is down) oricon (left end is down) will appear inthe upper right of the display.• When the camera is held on end to shoot, the IntelligentOrientation sensor judges the upper end to be “up” and thelower end to be “down.” It then regulates the optimal whitebalance, exposure and focus for vertical photography. Thisfunction operates regardless of the On/Off status of the AutoRotate function.• When changing the camera’s orientation between the horizontaland vertical positions, you may hear noise coming from theorientation detection mechanism. This is not a malfunction.• This function may not operate correctly when the camerais pointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow ispointing in the right direction and if it is not, then set theAuto Rotate function to [Off].• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], theorientation of images downloaded to a computer willdepend upon the software used to download the images.In the (Set up) menu,select .