Powershot S400 Quality Setting

[int0xicatedxluv]

Hi... I have had my Canon Powershot S400 for about 2 years now, and just recently, some how all of my settings went back to Default. I did a photoshoot at the beach yesterday and noticed that my shots were very very unclear. not the normal crisp photo's that I normally get. My ISO was at a higher number than normal, and the "Fine. Superfine. Normal" settings were not where they were.

The problem is, Idont remember what my settings were ON becuase I havn't touched them in so long! I'm wondering what settings should be used in order to get the best quality pictures possible??

Thank you!!

[S45_fornow...]

Hi... I have had my Canon Powershot S400 for about 2 years now, and just recently, some how all of my settings went back to Default. I did a photoshoot at the beach yesterday and noticed that my shots were very very unclear. not the normal crisp photo's that I normally get. My ISO was at a higher number than normal, and the "Fine. Superfine. Normal" settings were not where they were.

The problem is, Idont remember what my settings were ON becuase I havn't touched them in so long! I'm wondering what settings should be used in order to get the best quality pictures possible??

Thank you!!

-Turn off AiAF in main Menu
-Set mode dial to manual mode
-Set ISO to 50
-Set compression to either Superfine or Fine (Superfine if you have a large CF card).
-I always shoot using the largest format available (L on the S400 I believe).


Also, in direct sunlight I set the exposure compensation to -1/3 or -2/3 to avoid blowing out highlights.

Hope this helps. :)

[int0xicatedxluv]

beautiful. thank you so much!

question>>> what does turning off AiAF in main Menu do?

[agent007]

Dude, Read the Manual..

[S45_fornow...]

beautiful. thank you so much!

question>>> what does turning off AiAF in main Menu do?

AiAF focussing uses 9 "boxes" in a grid on your LCD for locking focus. 1 or more of those boxes that turns green means you have a focus lock on that particular area of the image, which may or may not be on your actual image subject.

By turning it off, you get to use a center box only for focussing. This method allows you to get a focus lock on your subject with much greater accuracy.

The best method is to center your subject in the LCD, hold the shutter button down halfway to get a focus lock (green box) and then recompose the image the way you want (while still holding the shutter button halfway) before fully depressing the shutter button.