Shooting With Fe Lock; Flash Exposure Compensation - Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS User Manual

( Shooting with FE Lock

Just like with AE lock
flash with FE lock. FE stands for "Flash Exposure".

~ Flash Exposure Compensation

Just like with exposure compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments when using the flash.
You can also set the flash exposure compensation by pressing the
n button, and selecting [Flash Settings] from the 4 tab, and using
the qr buttons.
88
(p. 87), you can lock the exposure for shooting with the
Select h
Set the exposure.
●
Point the camera toward the subject for
which you wish to set the exposure, and
while pressing the shutter button halfway,
press the o button.
The flash will fire and when ( appears,
the exposure will be set.
●
If you release your finger from the shutter
button, and press the o button once more,
( will disappear, and the FE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Select flash exposure compensation.
Press the m button, then select ~ in the
●
FUNC. menu.
Set the exposure compensation.
Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial
●
to set the compensation level, and press
the m button.
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After shooting, return the setting to
(p. 67).
(p. 72), you can adjust the exposure
(zero).