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Safety Precautions

Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when 
using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself 
and others.

Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the 

Advanced Camera User Guide

.

Warnings

• Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes.
• Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants.
• Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impacts. Do not touch 

the flash portion of the camera if it has been damaged.

• Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious 

fumes.

• Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet.
• Only use batteries recommended in this manual.
• The output terminal for the compact power adaptor is made specifically for 

this camera. Do not use it with any other device.

Caution

• Never rub or press strongly on the LCD monitor. These actions may 

damage it or lead to other problems.

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

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Preparations

Shooting

Basic Shooting Functions

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images to a 

Computer

Summary of Contents for 1101B001

Page 1: ... it has been damaged Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious fumes Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet Only use batteries recommended in this manual The output terminal for the compact power adaptor is made specifically for this camera Do not use it with any other device Caution Never rub or press strongly on the LCD monitor These actions may damage it ...

Page 2: ...he battery and memory card Opening the LCD monitor Setting the date time and language Shooting Playback Erasing Menus and Settings Handling precautions references to the various shooting and playback functions Printing Installing the software Downloading images to a computer Using the software System Map Basic Camera User Guide This Guide Read this first Advanced Camera User Guide Direct Print Use...

Page 3: ... card until it clicks into place then close the cover c d Î See the Advanced Guide Battery Handling p 132 Battery orientation can be checked against the diagram in battery compartment ÎSee the Advanced Guide Handling the Memory Card p 133 ÎSee the Advanced Guide Formatting Memory Cards p 35 Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera It may damage the camera...

Page 4: ...ile shooting them navigate menus and play back images You can position the LCD monitor in the following ways 1 Opened from left to right 180 degrees 2 LCD monitor is opened to the left 180 degrees and tilted 180 degrees toward the lens The displayed image is automatically flipped and reversed the Reverse Display function The Reverse Display function can be set to off Î See the Advanced Guide Rec M...

Page 5: ...lever to Shooting or Playback while pressing the release button The camera switches to Playback mode but the lens does not retract the lens will retract if you turn the mode lever to Playback once more 2Press the OFF button to turn the power off Î See the Advanced Guide Using the LCD Monitor p 16 Always keep the LCD monitor closed with the display facing the camera body when the camera is not in u...

Page 6: ...s not displayed and there is no start up sound Also the start up image does not appear when the viewfinder display is on in Shooting mode Advanced Guide p 16 or the A V OUT terminal is connected to a TV Turning on the camera without the start up sound and image z Press and hold the button then turn on the power You can also turn the power on with the LCD monitor closed Î See the Advanced Guide Tim...

Page 7: ...b and press the MENU button c This operation cannot be performed during movie playback in the jump search mode Advanced Guide p 94 or while connected to a printer or computer 3Use the W X S or T button to select a language d then press the SET button e The language can also be set in the Set up menu p 16 a d e b c Preparations ...

Page 8: ...hutter button fully all the way to shoot The shutter sound will play and the image will record The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card z The Image Stabilizer function is On in the default settings z The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on ÎSee Basic Shooting Functions p 8 ÎSee the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method...

Page 9: ... of the movie button z Max Clip Size 1 GB z Sound is recorded in stereo z Pressing the Movie button again stops recording Even before the recording size reaches 1 GB recording will stop at the moment the recording time reaches 1 hour Depending on the storage capacity of the memory card and the speed at which the data is written recording may stop before reaching 1 GB or 1 hour ÎSee the Advanced Gu...

Page 10: ...ings can be changed Advanced Guide p 42 Special Scene 8 scene modes to shoot with the most appropriate settings for the scene are available with this camera By simply selecting one of the following shooting modes the camera selects the most appropriate settings for the scene Stitch Assist Allows you to shoot overlapping images that can later be merged stitched to create one panoramic image on a co...

Page 11: ...on the subject z In mode or of mode depending on the scene being shot the ISO speed may increase and cause noise in the image z Observe the following precautions according to the selected function You can achieve a better blurring effect of the background by making sure the upper half of your subject fills the entire LCD monitor You can enhance the blurring effect of the background even more by se...

Page 12: ...e camera automatically set the shutter speed and the aperture Shutter speed priority AE When you select the shutter speed the camera automatically sets the aperture Aperture priority AE When you select the aperture the camera automatically sets the shutter speed Manual Use this mode to select your preferences for the shutter speed and the aperture Custom Allows you to save frequently used shooting...

Page 13: ...vel In this case raise the flash before shooting However when shooting with the or mode there is no indication z The flash cannot be used in the mode s and modes z cannot be selected in the and modes Î See the Advanced Guide Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode p 167 Button Press this button to cycle through flash settings Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes The flash fires w...

Page 14: ...ld this button for more than one second for Super Macro mode appears on the LCD monitor When using the zoom in macro mode a yellow bar appears below the zoom bar to indicate the range in which you cannot use macro mode to shoot the subject If the zoom bar enters the yellow bar range will turn gray You can still shoot the image however the shot will be taken as if in standard shooting mode The zoom...

Page 15: ... Image area Distance between front of lens and subject Maximum wide angle fixed 0 10 cm 0 3 9 in 22 16 mm 0 87 0 63 in 0 cm 0 in z Exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in Macro mode You cannot use the flash in Super Macro Mode z Be careful to avoid damaging the lens when shooting in Super Macro mode Î See the Advanced Guide Magnified Close Up Shooting Super Macro p 40 Î See the Advan...

Page 16: ... button 2Use the W or X button to select the image you wish to erase and press the button a 3Confirm that Erase is selected b and press the SET button c z To exit instead of erasing select Cancel using the W or X button Î See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced playback Î See the Advanced Guide Viewing Movies p 95 Protected images cannot be erased with this function Advanced Guide p 109 Î Se...

Page 17: ...nced Guide FUNC Menu Menu list p 28 b c a To select an item b Press the S or T button To change the setting c Press the W or X button z You can select further options with the SET button for some options z After selecting an option you can press the shutter button to shoot immediately After shooting this menu will appear again allowing you to adjust the settings easily When the camera is set to sh...

Page 18: ...nus a When the menu icon is selected press the W or X button or press the zoom lever To select an item b Press the S or T button To change the setting c Press the W or X button When appears by an item press the SET button to display the set up screen and then use the S T W or X button to change the settings Press the MENU button Press the MENU button From shooting mode From playback mode When you ...

Page 19: ...0 CP 200 CP 300 2Turn on the camera in Playback mode Confirm that or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor a z The button lights blue z The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model 3Select an image to print with the W or X button b and press the button c The button will blink blue and printing will start Î See the Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Print Settings p 111 Î Se...

Page 20: ...systems listed above Refer to the Software Starter Guide for details Supplied Software Install It Do Not Install It Downloading Method Computer Procedure Camera Procedure Computer Procedure Windows 98 SE z z Windows 2000 z z Windows Me z z Windows XP z z z Mac OS X z z z Computer System Requirements zBasic Guide p 19 zSoftware Starter Guide Connecting the Camera to a Computer zBasic Guide p 21 zWi...

Page 21: ...face USB Free Hard Disk Space z Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or more z Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more z Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more z ArcSoft PhotoStudio 50 MB or more Display 1 024 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 2 v10 4 Computer Model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with built in USB ports CPU PowerPC ...

Page 22: ...u proceed 3 When the installation is finished the Finish or Restart button appears Click the one that appears 4 When the screen returns to the desktop display remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CD ROM drive Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer Double click the Canon Digital Camera Installer icon in the CD ROM window When the in...

Page 23: ...cally the camera and computer will be able to communicate The LCD monitor or viewfinder turns off and the power mode indicator lights yellow Always grasp the connector s sides to remove the interface cable from the camera s DIGITAL terminal If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears click Yes The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera an...

Page 24: ... downloaded images will display in the ZoomBrowser EX Main Window By default the downloaded images are saved into subfolders according to their shooting dates If the window to the right does not appear click the Start menu and select All Programs or Programs followed by Canon Utilities CameraWindow PowerShot IXY IXUS DV 6 and CameraWindow Downloading Images Using the Camera p 24 Downloading images...

Page 25: ...ult all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the Pictures folder Thumbnails small versions of the downloaded images will display in the ImageBrowser Browser Window By default the downloaded images are saved into folders according to their shooting dates Downloading Images Using the Camera p 24 You can set the type of image to download and the destination folder Downloading im...

Page 26: ...od for the first time p 20 If the Direct Transfer menu is not displayed press the button All Images Transfers and saves all images to the computer New Images Transfers and saves to the computer only the images that have not been previously transferred DPOF Trans Images Transfers and saves to the computer only the images with DPOF Transfer Order settings Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Transfer Set...

Page 27: ...e SET button The images will download The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress Images can also be selected during index playback 3Press the MENU button c The display will return to the Direct Transfer menu Only JPEG images can be downloaded as wallpaper for a computer On the Windows platform the files are automatically created as BMP images The option selected with the button is...

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