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Getting Started

This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in

mode, and then how to view, erase and print the images you

take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view
movies, and how to download images to a computer.

Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera

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Attach the included strap and place it around your wrist to avoid dropping
the camera during use.

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Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by
the sides. Be sure that your fingers do not block the flash.

Strap

Summary of Contents for Digital IXUS 980 IS

Page 1: ...Camera User Guide ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...rd manuals Middle East only If this software is not installed on your computer access the following web site to download the software http www adobe com in the case of PDF http www microsoft com downloads in the case of Word format Checking the Package Contents Camera Battery Pack NB 5L with Terminal Cover Interface Cable IFC 400PCU AV Cable AVC DC400 Wrist Strap WS DC7 Battery Charger CB 2LX CB 2...

Page 3: ...roperties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use Warranty Limitations For information on your camera s warranty please refer to the Canon Warranty System Booklet supplied with your camera For Canon Customer Support contacts please see the Warranty System Booklet LCD Monitor The LCD monitor is produced with ext...

Page 4: ...subjects macro shooting 63 Take close up pictures of subjects using the zoom digital macro shooting 64 Take sepia toned or black and white pictures 73 Change the size of picture I want to take recording pixels 68 Take pictures continuously 72 Shoot without camera shake image stabilization 145 Shoot without camera shake even in low light conditions High ISO speed 56 70 I F w P With nightscapes p 54...

Page 5: ...hoot i Contrast 91 1 Look at my pictures 24 Automatically play back pictures slideshow 107 Look at pictures on a TV 112 Quickly search pictures 104 105 Erase pictures 25 113 Protect pictures from accidental erasure 117 View E Shoot movies 28 View movies 30 Shoot View Movies Print 2 Easily print pictures 26 Save images to a computer 31 128 Save 3 Turn off sound 47 Use the camera abroad 13 139 Other...

Page 6: ...played on the Screen 42 Indicators 44 m FUNC Menu Basic Operations 45 n MENU Basic Operations 46 Changing the Sound Settings 47 Changing the Screen Brightness 48 Returning the Camera to Default Settings 49 Formatting Memory Cards 50 Power Saving Function Auto Power Down 51 Changing the Image Display Time 52 Clock Functions 52 K Shooting Various Scenes 54 Turning the Flash Off 57 i Zooming in More ...

Page 7: ...h FE Lock 88 Flash Exposure Compensation 88 D Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture Value 89 Setting the Flash Output 90 Adjusting Dark Subjects and Shooting i Contrast 91 Œ Red Eye Correction 92 Changing the Color and Shooting 93 L Shooting Stitch Assist Images 96 Changing the Movie Mode 98 Changing the Image Quality 98 AE Lock Exposure Shift 99 Other Shooting Functions 100 Playback Functions 10...

Page 8: ... Power 150 Using a Supplementary Flash 150 You Think There is a Problem 151 List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 154 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 156 Menus 158 Handling Precautions 162 Specifications 163 Index 166 Do not sit in a chair with the camera in your pocket Doing so may cause malfunction or damage the LCD monitor When putting the camera in your bag ensure that hard obje...

Page 9: ...gger the flash in close proximity to human eyes Exposure to the intense light produced by the flash may damage eyesight In particular remain at least one meter 39 inches away from infants when using the flash Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not expressly described in this guide To avoid the risk of injury do not touch the interior of the camera if it has be...

Page 10: ... Contacting other metal materials in waste containers may lead to fire or explosions Cautions Do not aim the camera at bright light sources the sun etc Doing so may cause malfunction or damage the image sensor CCD Be careful not to bang the camera or subject it to strong impacts or shocks when hanging it by the strap Be careful not to bump or push strongly on the lens This could lead to injury or ...

Page 11: ... this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and how to download images to a computer Attaching the Strap Holding the Camera Attach the included strap and place it around your wrist to avoid dropping the camera during use Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by the sides Be sure that your fingers do not block the flash 1 Strap ...

Page 12: ...rd into the charger then plug the other end into a power outlet for CB 2LXE X The charge lamp lights red and charging starts The charge lamp will light green when charging has finished Charging takes approx 2 hours and 5 minutes Remove the battery Unplug the battery charger from the power outlet then remove the battery by sliding it in and up Charging the Battery CB 2LX CB 2LXE To protect the batt...

Page 13: ... a battery without depleting it for long periods of time about one year may shorten its life span or affect its performance The battery charger can also be used when abroad The charger can be used in regions that have 100 240 V 50 60 Hz AC power If the plug does not fit the outlet use a commercially available plug adapter Do not use devices such as electrical transformers for foreign travel becaus...

Page 14: ...over Slide the cover and open it Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown until it locks into place with a click Be sure to insert the battery in the correct direction or it will not properly lock into place Insert the memory card Insert the memory card as shown until it locks into place with a click Inserting the card in the wrong direction could damage the camera Be sure the card is orient...

Page 15: ... into place with a click Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery Open the cover and press the battery lock in the direction of the arrow X The battery will pop up Remove the memory card Push the memory card in until you hear a click then slowly release it X The memory card will pop up ...

Page 16: ...e camera is in a Shooting Mode p 21 Compatible Memory Cards SD memory cards SDHC memory cards MultiMediaCards MMCplus memory cards HC MMCplus memory cards SD and SDHC memory cards have a write protect tab If this tab is in the locked position Card Locked will appear on the screen and you will not be able to take or erase images Memory Card 32 MB Supplied 2 GB 8 GB Number of shots 7 516 2063 Can yo...

Page 17: ...r turn the Â dial to set a value Make the setting Press the m button X Once the date and time have been set the Date Time settings menu will close Pressing the power button will turn off the camera Set the correct date and time If you have not set the date and time the Date Time settings menu will appear each time you turn on the camera In Step 2 if you select and press the op buttons or turn the ...

Page 18: ...e the setting Pressing the n button will close the menu The camera has a built in date time battery backup battery that allows the date time settings to be retained about three weeks after the battery pack has been removed By inserting a charged battery or connecting an AC adapter kit sold separately p 38 the date time battery can be charged in about 4 hours even if the camera is not turned on If ...

Page 19: ...ge then press the m button X The displayed language will change The clock p 52 will display if the time from when you press the m button to when you press the n button in Step 1 is too long If the clock appears press the m button to remove the clock and perform Step 1 again Setting the Display Language What if the clock appears when the m button is pressed You can also change the display language ...

Page 20: ...reen Press fully to the second stop X The camera plays the shutter sound and takes the shot Since the shot is being taken while the shutter sound plays be careful not to move the camera Since the time required to shoot differs depending on the scene you want to shoot the length of the shutter sound may change If the camera or subject move while the shutter sound is playing the recorded image may b...

Page 21: ... will adjust to the optimum levels Set the A mode Set the mode dial to A Compose the shot of your subject Moving the zoom lever towards i will zoom in on your subject making it appear larger Moving the lever towards j will zoom out from your subject making it appear smaller X When faces are detected a white frame appears on the face the camera judges to be the main subject while gray frames appear...

Page 22: ...es will appear when the camera focuses on more than one point Shoot Press the shutter button fully The camera will play the shutter sound and shoot X The flash will automatically fire in low light conditions X The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card X The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds Even when an image is displayed you can take a secon...

Page 23: ... m 1 6 15 ft at maximum wide angle and approximately 50 cm 2 4 m 1 6 7 9 ft at maximum telephoto The indicator blinks yellow and the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway The subject is too close Back up approximately 50 cm press the shutter button halfway and shoot when the indicator is not blinking yellow The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway To reduce...

Page 24: ...kwise displays images in the reverse order they were taken while turning it clockwise displays images in the order they were taken The central image will be displayed full size when you stop turning the Â dial Pressing the 1 button while the lens is extended will return you to the shooting screen When approximately 1 minute elapses the lens will retract If you press the 1 button with the lens retr...

Page 25: ...ton Select an image to erase Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to display an image to erase Erase the image Press the p button X Erase appears Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Erase then press the m button X The displayed image will be erased To exit instead of erasing press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Cancel then press the m button Erasing Images ...

Page 26: ...ra p 2 Turn off the camera and printer Connect the camera to the printer Open the cover and insert the small end of the plug firmly into the camera terminal in the direction shown Insert the cable s larger plug into the printer For connection details refer to the user guide provided with the printer Turn on the printer Press the 1 button and turn on the camera X will appear on the screen and the c...

Page 27: ...mpleted turn off the camera and printer and unplug the interface cable Canon Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers Sold Separately By connecting your camera to one of the Canon brand PictBridge compliant printers below you can print your images without having to use a computer For more information visit your nearest Canon retailer Refer to the Direct Print User Guide for details on printing includin...

Page 28: ...al to set the mode to X Compose the shot of your subject Moving the zoom lever towards i will zoom in on your subject making it appear larger Moving the lever towards j will zoom out from your subject making it appear smaller Focus Press the shutter button halfway to focus X When the camera focuses it will beep twice and the indicator will light green Shooting Movies Shooting Time ...

Page 29: ...r button The sound that buttons make will be recorded in the movie Stop shooting Press the shutter button fully again The camera will beep once and stop shooting the movie X The indicator will blink green and the movie will record to the memory card X Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card fills Estimated Shooting Times Shooting times are based on a camera at default settings Shooti...

Page 30: ...anel will appear on the screen Play the movie Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select then press the m button X The movie will play You can pause resume the movie by pressing the m button again Press the op buttons to adjust the volume Viewing Movies When watching a movie on a computer frames may drop it may not play smoothly and the audio may stop suddenly depending on the computer s ca...

Page 31: ...r RAM Viewing images Windows Vista 512 MB or more Windows XP 256 MB or more Viewing movies 1 GB or more Interface USB Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or more Display 1 024 x 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 4 v10 5 Computer model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with built in USB ports CPU Viewing images Po...

Page 32: ...Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation When the install finishes click Restart or Finish Remove the CD ROM Remove the CD ROM when your normal desktop screen appears Macintosh Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer s CD ROM drive The installer panel appears when you double click the icon in the CD ROM window Click Install and follow the onscreen inst...

Page 33: ...nection details refer to the user guide provided with the computer Establish a connection between the camera and computer Press the 1 button and turn on the camera Open CameraWindow Windows Select Canon CameraWindow and click OK X CameraWindow will appear If CameraWindow does not appear click the Start menu and select All Programs or Programs followed by Canon Utilities CameraWindow CameraWindow C...

Page 34: ...ottom of the desktop X The Direct Transfer menu appears on the camera s screen and the c button will light blue Downloading Images with a Computer Click Transfer Untransferred Images X All images not previously downloaded will be downloaded to the computer After the download finishes turn off the camera and unplug the cable For further operations refer to the Software Starter Guide You cannot shoo...

Page 35: ... n button Download images Press the c button X All images that have not already been transferred to the computer are transferred After transferring finishes turn off the camera and unplug the cable For further operations refer to the Software Starter Guide Downloaded images will be sorted by date and saved in separate folders in the My Pictures folder for Windows or the Picture folder for Macintos...

Page 36: ...C30 Compact Power Adapter CA DC10 Supplied with Camera 1 Also available for purchase separately 2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for more information on the printer and interface cables Battery Pack NB 5L 1 with Terminal Cover Battery Charger CB 2LX CB 2LXE 1 Power Cord DC Coupler DR 30 Interface Cable IFC 400PCU 1 ...

Page 37: ...ed with genuine Canon accessories Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and or accidents such as fire etc caused by the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories e g a leakage and or explosion of a battery pack Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories although you may request such repairs on a cha...

Page 38: ...ttery inside the camera Battery Charger CB 2LX CB 2LXE An adapter for charging Battery Pack NB 5L Battery Pack NB 5L Rechargeable lithium ion battery Other Accessories Waterproof Case WP DC27 Installing the camera into this waterproof case lets you take underwater shots at depths down to 40 meters 130 feet or take worry free pictures in the rain at the beach or on the ski slopes High Power Flash H...

Page 39: ...lays on the screen appears inside The directional buttons control dial and FUNC SET button are represented by the following icons Troubleshooting tips Hints for getting more out of your camera Things you should be careful about Supplemental information p xx Reference pages xx stands for page number This chapter assumes all functions are at their default settings 2 Up button FUNC SET button Right b...

Page 40: ...l Cover p 150 Memory Card Battery Cover p 14 Strap Mount p 11 Movie Mode For shooting movies pp 28 97 Special Scene Mode The camera can automatically make all settings appropriate for the scene so that you can take images just by pressing the shutter button p 54 Auto Mode You can shoot leaving it to the camera to make settings automatically p 21 Program AE Manual Mode You can shoot in various diff...

Page 41: ...hare Button pp 26 145 Viewfinder pp 76 79 Mode Dial 1 Playback Button pp 24 146 A V OUT Audio Video Output and DIGITAL Terminal n Button p 46 l Display Button pp 42 43 ISO Speed p 70 d Jump p 105 o Button e Macro p 63 u Infinity p 67 f Manual Focus p 85 q Button Control Dial m FUNC SET Function Set Button p 45 h Flash pp 57 67 r Button W Continuous Shooting p 72 Q Self Timer pp 61 62 a 1 Delete Im...

Page 42: ...ite Balance p 71 My Colors p 73 Flash Exposure Compensation Flash Output pp 88 90 Metering Modes p 87 Image Quality Compression p 68 Recording Pixels p 68 Histogram p 44 Digital Zoom Magnification p 58 Digital Tele Converter p 59 Macro p 63 Infinity p 67 Manual Focus p 85 ISO Speed p 70 Flash Mode pp 57 67 Red Eye Correction p 92 Drive Mode pp 61 62 72 75 Camera Orientation Battery Charge Indicato...

Page 43: ...Battery Charge Indicator p 13 Metering Modes p 87 Folder Number File Number p 140 Displayed image number Total number of images ISO Speed p 70 Aperture Value p 89 Image Quality Movies p 98 i Contrast p 124 Flash Exposure Compensation Flash Output pp 88 90 Macro Infinity Manual Focus pp 63 67 85 File Size pp 68 98 Recording Pixels p 68 Elapsed Time Movies p 99 Sound Memo p 127 Protect p 117 My Colo...

Page 44: ...istribution and amount of brightness of an image When the graph approaches the right side the image is bright but when it approaches the left side the image is dark and in this way you can check the exposure The indicators on the back of the camera p 41 will light or blink under the following conditions Dark Bright High Low Colors Status Operation Status Green Lights Shooting preparation complete ...

Page 45: ...ess the op buttons to select a menu item Select an option Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an option For options that display settings can also be made by pressing the l button Press the m button X The setting will be made and you will return to the standard shooting screen X The setting you made will be displayed on the screen m FUNC Menu Basic Operations Selectable Options Menu ...

Page 46: ...s the qr buttons or move the zoom lever p 40 left or right to select a tab category Select a menu item Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial to select a menu item Some settings can only be set after switching the screen using the m button Select an option Press the qr buttons to select an option Press the n button The setting will be made and you will return to the standard shooting screen n MEN...

Page 47: ...e n button and select the 3 tab then select Mute and use the qr buttons to select On Adjusting the Volume Press the n button and select the 3 tab then select Volume and press the m button Press the op buttons to select an item then use the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to adjust the volume Changing the Sound Settings ...

Page 48: ...ton for more than one second X The screen increases to maximum brightness regardless of the setting in the 3 tab Pressing the l button again for more than one second will return the screen to its previous setting Changing the Screen Brightness The next time you turn on the camera the screen will be at the brightness setting selected in the 3 tab You cannot change the brightness of the screen even ...

Page 49: ...ons or turn the Â dial to select OK then press the m button X The camera will reset to the default settings The Date Time p 17 in the 3 tab Language p 19 Video System p 112 Time Zone p 139 The sounds or images registered to the 5 tab p 147 The saved data for custom white balance p 71 Colors that were selected in Color Accent p 93 or Color Swap p 94 Returning the Camera to Default Settings Are ther...

Page 50: ...ress the m button Format the memory card Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK then press the m button X The memory card will be formatted X When formatting has finished the screen will return to the menu display Low Level Format Perform low level formatting when you think that the recording reading speed of a memory card has dropped In Step 2 above use the op buttons to select Low ...

Page 51: ...s off About formatting Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the file management information on the card and does not ensure its contents are completely deleted Be careful when transferring or disposing of a memory card When disposing of a memory card take precautions such as physically destroying the card to prevent personal information leaks When audio p 135 is recorded to t...

Page 52: ...current time Press the m button until the clock screen on the left appears X The current time will display for approximately five seconds If you change the camera s orientation press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial you can change the color displayed Push the m button to cancel the clock display Press the n button select the 3 tab and then select the Clock Display menu item Use the qr buttons to ...

Page 53: ...hen you select a mode in K mode that matches the scene you want to take the camera will automatically make any necessary settings Afterwards you only need to press the shutter button to take the best shots for the scene This chapter assumes that the mode dial is set to K or that A mode is set K Shooting Various Scenes pp 54 56 and R Zooming In on Close Subjects Digital Macro p 64 can only be used ...

Page 54: ...t when photographing people F Take snapshots at night Night Snapshot Lets you take beautiful snapshots of people against city nightscapes or night backgrounds If you hold the camera firmly you can take pictures with reduced camera shake even without a tripod V Take shots of kids and pets Kids Pets Lets you capture subjects that move around such as children and pets without missing photo opportunit...

Page 55: ...such as new growth autumn leaves or blossoms in vivid colors P Take shots of people and snow Snow Lets you take shots of properly lit people against snowy backgrounds with natural colors w Take shots of people at the beach Beach Lets you take shots of properly lit people near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong In F V or H images may appear rough because the ISO speed p 70 is increase...

Page 56: ... WP DC27 sold separately Z Shoot using high ISO speed ISO3200 Sets the ISO speed to 3200 and lets you shoot without camera shake or subject blurring even in low light conditions Recording pixels are set to 1600 x 1200 pixels p 68 In t attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the image Additionally you are recommended to set IS Mode to Off p 145 In y or S images may a...

Page 57: ... the camera will return to When you press the shutter button halfway in low light conditions where camera shake is likely the indicator will blink orange and a flashing will appear on the screen Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move Turning the Flash Off What if the indicator blinks orange and a flashing appears Cannot be set when the shooting mode is set to t or Z p 56 ...

Page 58: ...ain X The subject will enlarge even more with the digital zoom and the zoom factor will appear in blue Zones Where Images Deteriorate If you keep holding the zoom lever the zoom will temporarily stop at the point where the zoom factor is at its maximum without image deterioration In this is at 3 7x in at 4 7x in at 6 3x and in at 10x but in it will zoom up to 15x without pausing i Zooming in More ...

Page 59: ...d use the qr buttons to select 1 7x or 2 2x Pressing the n button will return you to the shooting screen X The view will be enlarged and the zoom factor will display on the screen To return to standard digital zoom select Standard in Digital Zoom Combinations that Cause Image Deterioration Using 1 7x at a recording pixel setting of or will cause image deterioration and the zoom factor will display...

Page 60: ... on the screen If DATE does not appear press the l button and set the screen display to Information Display p 42 Shoot X You can insert the date and time an image was shot in the lower right corner When returning to the original setting select Off in Step 1 Use the DPOF print settings p 132 to print Use the included software to print Refer to the Software Starter Guide for details Connect the came...

Page 61: ...lect Ò then press the m button X Once set Ò will appear Shoot Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject then press fully X When the self timer starts the lamp blinks and the self timer sound plays X Two seconds before the shutter releases the lamp and sound speed up the lamp remains lit when the flash will fire To return to the original setting select in Step 2 Ò Using the Self Time...

Page 62: ...on the screen X The lamp blinks and the self timer sound plays Join the subjects and look at the camera X When the camera detects a new face the lamp and sound speed up the lamp remains lit when the flash will fire and two seconds later the shutter releases X The second and third shots will continue to be taken To return to the original setting select in Step 2 on p 61 Even if your face is not det...

Page 63: ...is moved to the maximum telephoto side Press the q button Select e Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select e then press the m button X Once set e will appear To return to the original setting select You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î so that the camera does not move and blur the image p 74 e Shooting Close ups Macro Using Î The edges of the image may dark...

Page 64: ... come out rough depending on the recorded pixels p 68 Set the mode dial to K p 40 Turn the Â dial to R X The optical zoom will lock at the maximum wide angle Use the zoom lever to compose the shot X The camera will zoom in and the zoom factor will appear Zones Where Images Deteriorate No image deterioration zoom factor appears white Image deterioration zoom factor appears blue You are recommended ...

Page 65: ... shooting skills It is assumed that the mode dial is set to 6 and that the camera is in G mode 6 is an abbreviation for Program AE and Manual In Shooting with 8 Quick Shot p 79 it is assumed that the mode dial is set to 8 Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in modes other than G mode check if the function is available in those modes pp 156 159 4 ...

Page 66: ...g to purpose pp 67 75 Shoot If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway shutter speed and aperture value are shown in red Try the following settings to obtain the correct exposure Turn on the flash p 67 Select a higher ISO speed p 70 G Shooting in Program AE What if shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in red ...

Page 67: ...telephoto level is reached Select h After pressing the r button press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select h then press the m button X Once set h will appear You can shoot landscapes and far away subjects The focusing range is 3 m 9 8 ft and greater from the camera Select u After pressing the q button press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select u then press the m button X Once set u w...

Page 68: ...three levels of image quality They are in order of highest to lowest Superfine Fine Normal Select the image quality Press the m button then select in the FUNC menu Select an option Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an option then press the m button X The setting you made will be displayed on the screen Changing the Recording Pixels Image Size If you select you cannot use the Digita...

Page 69: ...ize paper Recording Pixels Image Quality Single Image Data Size Approx KB Recordable Images Memory Card 32 MB Supplied 2 GB 8 GB Large 15 M 4416 x 3312 6348 4 306 1227 3759 7 516 2063 1797 16 1059 4234 Medium 1 9 M 3456 x 2592 3888 7 499 1996 2302 12 841 3364 1100 26 1707 6822 Medium 2 5 M 2592 x 1944 2503 11 767 3069 1395 20 1365 5457 695 41 2672 10679 Medium 3 2 M 1600 x 1200 1002 29 1862 7442 5...

Page 70: ...pear rough Changing the ISO Speed Automatically sets the ISO speed for shooting mode and shooting conditions Automatically sets the optimal speed for the shooting mode shooting conditions and subject or camera motion Depending on the scene the speed may be set higher than in ISO Auto resulting in less subject blur and camera shake Low High Fine weather condition outdoor shooting Cloudy Twilight Ni...

Page 71: ... the shooting scene In Step 2 above select Make sure the entire screen is filled with the white subject then press the l button X The tint on the screen will change when the white balance data is set Adjusting the Tone White Balance Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions Day Light Fine weather condition outdoor shooting Cloudy Cloudy shady twilight conditions...

Page 72: ... picture has been taken return the setting to zero You can shoot continuously about 1 3 images second Select the drive mode After pressing the p button press the op buttons or turn the Â dial to select W then press the m button Shoot X As long as you hold the shutter button down the camera will shoot successive images Adjusting the Brightness Exposure Compensation W Continuous Shooting As the numb...

Page 73: ...ues Sepia Sepia tones B W Black and white Positive Film Like the Vivid Red Vivid Green or Vivid Blue effects produces intense natural appearing colors like those obtained with positive film Lighter Skin Tone Makes skin tones lighter Darker Skin Tone Makes skin tones darker Vivid Blue Emphasizes blue tints Makes the sky ocean and other blue subjects more vivid Vivid Green Emphasizes green tints Mak...

Page 74: ...select a value The more to the right the stronger deeper the effect gets the more to the left the weaker lighter the effect gets Press the l button to make the setting You can set the self timer to an approximate two second delay Display the Drive Settings screen After pressing the p button immediately press the n button Select Î Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial to select Self Timer Press t...

Page 75: ...lect a value then press the m button Select the in Steps 1 and 2 on p 61 Exposure and white balance settings are fixed to the first shot When you set the time delay for more than 2 seconds the self timer lamp and sound speed up 2 seconds before the shutter releases when the flash will fire the lamp will light Customizing the Self Timer What if the number of shots is set to more than 2 shots If the...

Page 76: ...urn off the screen Compose the scene and shoot Use the viewfinder to compose the scene and shoot You can use a TV to display the camera screen Connect the camera to a TV as described in Viewing Images on a TV p 112 Operations for shooting are the same as when using the camera s monitor Shooting Using the Viewfinder The area in the viewfinder and the area in the image taken may differ slightly Shoo...

Page 77: ...time histogram Set the display to Information Display p 42 Select Histogram Press the n button and select Histogram from the 4 tab and press the qr buttons to select On X The histogram will appear and the brightness distribution in the composition will display in real time Shoot While Checking the Histogram ...

Page 78: ... This is called Focus Lock Focus Center the subject you want to shoot and press the shutter button halfway Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject is green Recompose Hold the shutter button pressed halfway and recompose the scene Shoot Press the shutter button fully Changing the Composition to Shoot Focus Lock ...

Page 79: ...ion and press the m button If you press the l button the display will turn off If you press it again the display will turn back on Adjust the focus and exposure Make sure that the subject is within the viewfinder X When a person s face is detected the focus and exposure will continue to be adjusted X When no faces are detected the focus and exposure will continue to adjust on the subject toward th...

Page 80: ...screen turned on Battery Charge Indicator p 13 Exposure Compensation p 72 White Balance p 71 My Colors p 73 Histogram p 44 Shutter Speed p 89 Drive Mode pp 61 62 72 75 Aperture Value p 89 Recording Pixels p 68 ISO Speed p 70 AF Lock p 84 AE Lock pp 87 99 FE Lock p 88 Flash Mode pp 57 67 Flash Exposure Compensation p 88 Image Quality Compression p 68 Camera Orientation p 42 i Contrast p 91 Image St...

Page 81: ... the D shutter speed and the aperture value Setting the flash output pp 89 90 are explained assuming that the mode dial is set to 6 and the camera is in D mode Setting the mode dial to K and selecting Changing the Color and Shooting p 93 L Shooting Stitch Assist Images p 96 and various other modes are explained Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in modes other th...

Page 82: ...cuses on AiAF The camera automatically selects among 9 AF frames to focus with Center The AF frame will be fixed to the center This is effective for focusing on a specific point Changing the AF Frame Mode If a face is not detected and only gray frames no white frame appear the setting will change to AiAF Examples of faces that cannot be detected The camera may mistakenly identify non human subject...

Page 83: ...etect the face selected as the main subject will appear magnified X In Center the center AF frame will appear magnified When in Face Detect if a face cannot be detected when a face is too big in relation to the screen p 82 or when in Center and the camera doesn t focus the display will not appear magnified You can reduce the AF frame size If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter butto...

Page 84: ...ay the focus will continue to adjust allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without missing a shot Set the AF frame mode to Face Detect or Center p 82 Select Servo AF Press the n button and select Servo AF on the 4 tab and use the qr buttons to select On Focus While the shutter button is pressed halfway the focus will continue to adjust In Face Detect it will focus on people s faces in C...

Page 85: ...e magnified display adjust the focus roughly and press the m button Fine tuning the focus If you press the shutter button halfway you can fine tune the focus Press the n button and select the desired units from Distance Units in the 3 tab f Manual Focus Changing the distance display units In order to focus accurately you are recommended to fix the camera to a tripod Magnified display cannot be use...

Page 86: ... camera has detected When the frame has made a full circuit of all detected faces you will be returned to the AF frame mode screen Shoot X The frame around the face indicated in Step 3 will focus If a face is not detected a frame will not appear Keeping the c button pressed will display the number of faces detected by the camera 35 at the most green main subject s face white detected face 0 Select...

Page 87: ...or which you wish to set the exposure and while pressing the shutter button halfway press the o button X 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 AE will unlock Compose the scene and shoot Changing the Metering Mode Evaluative Suitable for standard shooting conditions including back lit shots Au...

Page 88: ...once more will disappear and the FE will unlock Compose the scene and shoot Just like with exposure compensation p 72 you can adjust the exposure 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments when using the flash 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 Â dial to set the compensation level and press the m but...

Page 89: ...more than 2 the exposure level mark will turn red Pressing the shutter button halfway will cause 2 or 2 to display in red in the upper left corner of the screen D Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture Value Shutter speed Aperture value Correct exposure indicator Exposure level mark When attaching the camera to a tripod for taking shots with long exposure times you are recommended to set IS Mode t...

Page 90: ...t the camera to h p 67 Set the flash output Press the m button and select from the FUNC menu Select the flash output Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select the flash output and press the m button 15 13 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 6 1 3 1 0 8 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 80 1 100 1 125 1 160 1 200 1 250 1 320 1 400 1 500 1 640 1 800 1 1000 1 1...

Page 91: ...n button and select i Contrast from the 4 tab and use the qr buttons to select Auto X will appear on the screen If does not appear press the l button and switch the screen to Information Display p 42 Adjusting Dark Subjects and Shooting i Contrast Depending on the scene the image may become rough or not be adjusted correctly You can correct images taken p 124 ...

Page 92: ... then press the qr buttons to select On X Œ will appear on the screen p 42 If Œ does not appear press the l button and switch the screen to Information Display p 42 Œ Red Eye Correction Red eye correction may be applied to other red parts than red eyes For example when red make up has been used around eyes You can correct images taken p 125 If you press the r button as shown on the screen in Step ...

Page 93: ...fault settings is green Indicate the color Position the center frame so it is filled with the the color you want and press the q button X The color indicated will be recorded Indicated the area to be colored Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial and change the area you want to color When you want only the color that you have chosen to remain increase the value of When you want to colors to remai...

Page 94: ...ed image and the Color Swap image will both display The default settings are to change the green to gray Indicate the color before changing the image Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want and press the q button X The color indicated will be recorded Indicate the desired color to change the image to Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want and pr...

Page 95: ... saved separately at the same time as the changed image Select Save Original Press the n button and select Save Original on the 4 tab use the qr buttons to select On Using the flash may cause the image to come out different than expected Even if you turn off the power the recorded color and area will be saved Depending on the scene the image may come out rough The changed image will display direct...

Page 96: ...verlap part of the first shot when taking the second shot Minor discrepancies in the overlapping portions will be corrected when the images are merged You can repeat the procedure for the second shot to take up to 26 shots When you have finished taking shots proceed to Step 4 Finish shooting Press the m button Merge the images with a computer For details on how to merge the images refer to the Sof...

Page 97: ...ced version of Chapter 1 s Shooting Movies and Viewing Movies and explains how to use advanced functions to shoot and view movies This chapter assumes that the mode dial is set to E In this chapter pictures that are taken as explained in Chapters 3 5 will be called still images 6 ...

Page 98: ... select an option then press the m button X The setting you made will be displayed on the screen Changing the Movie Mode X Standard Normal mode Color Accent These shooting modes let you change all colors except the designated color to black and white or exchange the designated color for another color when shooting See Changing the Color and Shooting p 93 for details z Color Swap In and z depending...

Page 99: ...frames sec This setting will produce standard movies 320 x 240 pixels 30 frames sec Since the number of the recording pixels is smaller the image quality will be lower than with but you can record three times the length Image Quality Frame Rate Shooting Time 32 MB Supplied 2 GB 8 GB 22 sec 23 min 49 sec 1 hr 35 min 11 sec 1 min 12 sec 1 hr 13 min 10 sec 4 hrs 52 min 24 sec Based on Canon s testing...

Page 100: ...p 74 Shooting Using a TV p 76 Use the TV controls to adjust the sound volume Shooting with AF Lock p 84 f Manual Focus p 85 Turning off the AF Assist Beam p 143 Displaying the Overlay p 144 3 2 Guide is not available Changing the IS Mode Settings p 145 You can switch between Continuous and Off Registering Functions to the c Button p 145 The following functions can be used in the same way as for st...

Page 101: ... display at each one second interval If you select you can trim the beginning of the movie from If you select you can trim the end of the movie from Exit Playback Slow Motion Playback you can use the qr buttons to adjust the speed Sound will not play back Display the first frame Previous frame Rewind if you hold down the m button Next frame Fast forward if you hold down the m button Display the la...

Page 102: ...t then after pressing m button press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK then press the m button Save the edited movie Press the op buttons to select then press the m button Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select New File then press the m button X The movie will be saved as a new file When Overwrite in Step 4 is selected the unedited movie is overwritten with the edited movie...

Page 103: ...to a computer and how to specify images for printing It is assumed that the 1 button has been pressed and the camera is in playback mode p 24 7 Images that have been edited on a computer had their file name changed or have been taken on a different camera may not be possible to play back or edit The edit function pp 120 127 cannot be used if the memory card does not have free space available ...

Page 104: ...splay the selected image Searching 9 Images at a Time Move the zoom lever toward g X Images will display in an index Move the zoom lever toward g again X The jump bar appears Press the qr buttons to change the displayed images Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to switch between displays of 9 images Moving the zoom lever toward k will return to the index display g Search Images by Sets of 9 I...

Page 105: ... qr buttons to select a filter excluding If you turn the Â dial images within the target in movies only will appear Pressing the n button will return you to single image display d Searching for Images Using the Jump Display Jump Shot Date Jumps to the first image of each shooting date Jump to My Category Displays the first picture in each category p 119 Jump to Folder Jumps to the first image of e...

Page 106: ...u can switch images singly Pressing the n button will return you to single image display When you chose in Step 1 on p 105 if there are no images sorted into categories you can only select Also when there are only images with the same date in and only 1 folder has been created in you can only select 1 target Even in filter playback Step 2 you can view filtered images with g Search Images by Sets o...

Page 107: ...tton again Press the n button to stop the slideshow Changing Settings You can change the time that images are displayed and set the slide show to repeat Select Set up Follow Step 2 above select Set up and press the m button Make the setting Press the op buttons and select an item then press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial and make the setting Pressing the n button will return you to the slide sh...

Page 108: ... can make the images in the items display X Once set will appear on the screen If you press the m button once more selection will cancel Playback will occur in the order the images were chosen Press the n button to complete the setting Follow Step 2 on p 107 to play back images Single Image Selection You can select the images you want to play one by one sort them into custom 1 to 3 and play them b...

Page 109: ...s Playback will occur in the order the images were chosen Press the n button to complete the setting Follow Step 2 on p 107 to play back images Select All Images You can collect all of the images and designate them as custom 1 to 3 Select Mark all Follow Step 2 on p 107 and after selecting press the op buttons select Mark all and press the m button Select Press the op buttons select Mark all and p...

Page 110: ...tch to the focus check display p 43 X A white frame will appear where you focused the AF frame upon shooting or on a face X A gray frame will appear on a face detected during playback X The place where the orange frame appears will magnify Change the place to be magnified Pressing the m button will move you to a different white frame Change the magnification rate or location Move the zoom lever to...

Page 111: ...s while they are still enlarged You can select from three transition effects when switching between movies or images in single image playback Select Transition Press the n button and select the 1 tab then select Transition and use the qr buttons to select the desired transition X Press the n button to make the setting k Magnifying Images ApproximateLocation of Displayed Area Changing Image Transit...

Page 112: ... in the illustration Turn on the TV and switch it to the input that the cable is connected to Press the camera s 1 button and turn on the power X The image will appear on the TV nothing will appear on the monitor of the camera After you finish viewing turn off the camera and TV and unplug the AV cable If the camera s video output system NTSC PAL does not match the TV s images will not display corr...

Page 113: ...e op buttons or turn the Â dial select a selection method and press the m button To stop erasing and return to the menu screen press the n button Designating Images Individually Select Select Follow Step 2 above to select Select and press the m button Select images Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial select the image and press the m button X Once set will appear on the screen Pressing the m bu...

Page 114: ... select Select Range and press the m button Select the starting image Press the m button Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial select the image and press the m button Select the ending image Press the r button select Last image and press the m button You cannot select images before the first image Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an image and press the m button ...

Page 115: ...Date Select by Category or Select by Folder Follow Step 2 on p 113 to select a category and press the m button Select a menu item Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial select the items to set and press the m button If you press the qr buttons you can display the images within the items X Once set will appear on the screen Pressing the m button once more will cancel selection and will disappear S...

Page 116: ... images that have been sorted into categories p 119 you will not be able to select Select by Category in Step 2 Select All Images Select All Images Follow Step 2 on p 113 to select All Images and press the m button Erase Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial select OK and press the m button What if you cannot select Select by Category ...

Page 117: ...menu screen press the n button Designating Images Individually Select Order Follow Step 2 above to select Select and press the m button Follow Step 2 on p 113 to select an image X Once set will appear on the screen Pressing the m button once more will cancel selection and will disappear When selecting multiple images repeat the above operation Protecting Images If you format the memory card p 50 p...

Page 118: ...ow Step 2 on p 117 to select the type and press the m button Follow Steps 2 and 3 on pp 115 116 to select images Protect images Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial select Protect and press the m button Select All Images Select All Images Follow Step 2 on p 117 to select All Images and press the m button Protect images Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial select Protect and press the m butto...

Page 119: ...ress the m button To cancel or return to the menu screen press the n button Designating Images Individually Select Order Follow Step 2 above to select Select and press the m button Follow Step 2 on p 113 to select images Press the op buttons select a category and press the m button X Once set will appear on the screen Pressing the m button once more will cancel selection and will disappear When se...

Page 120: ...n to select Select then press the m button You can change the orientation of an image and save it Select Rotate Press the n button and select the 1 tab then select Rotate and press the m button Rotate the image Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an image to rotate Cycle through the 90 270 original orientations with each press of the m button Pressing the n button will return you to ...

Page 121: ...qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an option then press the m button X The Save new image screen will appear Save the new image Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK then press the m button X The image will be saved as a new file Display the new image When you press the n button the Display new image screen will appear If you press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Ye...

Page 122: ...e size of the frame If you press the opqr buttons you can move the frame If you press the l button you can change the size of the frame In an image with a detected face a gray frame will appear around faces located in the upper left of the frame and the frame can be used for trimming You can switch between frames by turning the Â dial Press the m button Save as a new image and display Perform the ...

Page 123: ...r selecting the menu item you can enlarge or reduce the image by following the operations in k Magnifying Images p 111 If you press the m button during magnified display you can switch to the original image before the color was changed Pressing the n button will return you to the menu screen Save as a new image and display Perform the operations in Steps 4 and 5 on p 121 Adding Effects With the My...

Page 124: ...rn the Â dial select the image and press the m button Select a menu item Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an option then press the m button Save as a new image and display Perform the operations in Steps 4 and 5 on p 121 Select Low Medium or High and adjust the image Adjusting Dark Subjects i Contrast What if the image wasn t corrected by Auto as you planned Depending on the image...

Page 125: ... eye portion detected by the camera and Start will appear You can enlarge or shrink the image using the operation in k Magnifying Images p 111 Correct the image Press the opqr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Start then press the m button X The image will correct and New File will appear You can enlarge or shrink the image using the operation in k Magnifying Images p 111 Save as a new image an...

Page 126: ...ess the m button the first frame white will be fixed and a new correction frame will appear You can add up to 35 correction frames When you have set the frame positions and sizes press the n button then follow Steps 3 and 4 on p 125 Removing Frames To remove a frame in Step 3 on p 125 select Remove Frame and then press the m button Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select a frame green th...

Page 127: ...l to select then press the m button You can pause restart recording by pressing the m button Sound Memo Operation Panel Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select then press the m button You can adjust the volume during playback with the op buttons Select and press the m button then press the n button to return to the menu screen Attaching Sound Memos Exit Starts recording Pause recording o...

Page 128: ...rred X The camera returns to the Direct Transfer menu once transferring is complete Direct Transfer Options Transferring Images to a Computer All Images Transfers all images from the memory card New Images p 35 DPOF Trans Images Transfers all images designated for transfer at once p 129 Select Transfer Select and transfer images one at a time Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an im...

Page 129: ... Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Order then press the m button Select an image Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an image Press the m button to designate the image appears in the top left of the screen Press the m button again to cancel designation will disappear When selecting multiple images repeat the step above maximum of 998 images Pressing the n button twice...

Page 130: ...on the selected contents will be saved and you will return to the menu Canceling All Selections On the screen in Step 2 on p 129 if you select Reset and press the m button then press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK and press the m button all marks will be cleared may display when using a memory card with transfer settings set by a different DPOF compliant camera These settings will ...

Page 131: ...ss the op buttons and select the number of prints press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial select Add and press the m button To cancel adding images press the c button again press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial select Remove and press the m button Print Examples are given using Canon SELPHY ES series and SELPHY CP series printers Please also refer to the Direct Print User Guide Connect the camer...

Page 132: ...apply to all images selected for printing Select Print Settings Press the n button and select the 2 tab then select Print Settings and press the m button Make the settings Press the op buttons to select a menu item then press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an option X Pressing the n button will make the settings and return you to the menu screen Designating Images for Printing DPOF Pr...

Page 133: ...ll disappear Set the number of prints Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial to set the number of prints maximum 99 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set other images and the number of prints Depending on the printer or photo developer print settings may not be reflected may display when using a memory card with print settings set by a different DPOF compliant camera These settings will be overwritten by t...

Page 134: ...Step 1 on p 133 and press the m button Make selections by following the operations in Steps 2 and 3 on p 114 Make print settings Press the op buttons select Order and press the m button Select by Category Select Select by Date Select by Category or Select by Folder Follow Step 1 on p 133 to select a type and press the m button Follow Steps 2 and 3 on pp 115 116 to select images Make print settings...

Page 135: ...ng Clear All Selections and pressing the m button in Step 1 on p 133 press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK and press the m button to cancel all selections You can continuously record voice only without images up to a maximum length of 2 hours You can select 3 levels of sound quality They are in order of highest to lowest 44 100kHz 22 050kHz 11 025kHz Select Sound Recorder Press the ...

Page 136: ...ou continuously press the m button it will rewind audio will not play If you continuously press the m button it will fast forward audio will not play If you press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial and select Erase then press the m button audio will erase If you press the m button in Erase All and then press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK and press the m button all audio will be era...

Page 137: ... can customize various functions to suit your shooting preferences The first part of this chapter explains convenient commonly used functions The latter part explains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your goals 8 ...

Page 138: ...ower Down then use the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select Off If you set the Power Saving function to Off be careful not to forget to turn off the camera after use Power Saving during Shooting You can adjust the time before the monitor automatically turns off p 51 Select Power Saving then press the m button Press the op buttons to select Display Off then use the qr buttons or turn the Â dial ...

Page 139: ...s the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select the home time zone then press the m button To set daylight saving time adds 1 hour press the op buttons to select Set the world time zone Press the op buttons to select then press the m button Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select the destination time zone then press the m button You can set daylight saving time just as in Step 1 Select the...

Page 140: ...memory card with a new one file numbering begins with 0001 again Creating a Folder You can create new folders to save your images to Select Create Folder then press the m button Select Create New Folder then press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select will display on the screen p 42 when shooting and shots will be recorded into a new folder For either setting Continuous or Auto Reset if you ...

Page 141: ...time Images shot after the creation date are saved to the new folder Turning off Auto Rotate When you play back images on the camera or a computer images shot in vertical orientation automatically rotate and display vertically You can turn off this function Select Auto Rotate then press the qr buttons to select Off Changing the Lens Retract Time For safety reasons The lens retracts about 1 minute ...

Page 142: ...red eye reduction lamp lights in order to reduce the red eye effect that occurs when shooting in dark conditions using the flash You can turn off this function Select Flash Settings then press the m button Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial to select Red Eye Lamp then press the qr buttons to select Off Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in modes other than G...

Page 143: ...n press the qr buttons to select Off Displaying Image Information Right After Shooting You can change the image display that appears after shooting Select Review Info then press the qr buttons to select an option Detailed Displays detailed information p 43 Focus Check The area inside the AF frame displays enlarged allowing you to check the focus The procedure is the same as in Checking the Focus o...

Page 144: ...nce or 3 2 guide to confirm the printable area for L size or postcard size prints Select Disp Overlay then press the qr buttons to select an option Grid Lines A grid overlays the display 3 2 Guide The areas outside the 3 2 range are grayed out This area will not print when printing on paper with a 3 2 aspect ratio Movies cannot be automatically categorized but can be categorized using My Category ...

Page 145: ...Â dial to select the functions to register then press the m button Pressing the c button will call up the registered function If camera shake is too strong fix the camera to a tripod However it is recommended to set IS Mode to Off when the camera is fixed to a tripod When using Panning hold the camera horizontally Image stabilization does not work when the camera is held vertically Press if you wa...

Page 146: ...gistered function Selecting the Image that Resumes in Playback Select Resume then press the qr buttons to select an option Last shot Resumes with the most recently shot image Last seen Resumes with image last viewed Changing Playback Functions Selecting 1 Standard will let you switch between turning the camera off and Playback mode or between Shooting and Playback modes p 24 If you select or _ you...

Page 147: ...omplete the setting Select Theme to set all the items to the same number setting Register When you press the 1 button and set the camera to playback mode you can register sounds and images Press the qr buttons to select or then press the l button Start up Image Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select an image then press the m button Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial to select OK th...

Page 148: ...press the m button to complete registration You can register images or sounds to the camera using the included software ZoomBrowser ImageBrowser Refer to the Software Starter Guide for details Register images or sounds saved on a computer Any previously registered image or sound will be overwritten when registering a new image and sound p 147 Use the supplied software ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser t...

Page 149: ...149 Useful Information for Using the Camera This chapter introduces camera accessories and contains lists of functions The index also appears at the end 9 ...

Page 150: ... then plug the other end into a power outlet You can turn the camera on to use it After you finish turn off the camera and unplug the power cord from the power outlet High Power Flash HF DC1 sold separately is used to supplement the camera s built in flash when the subject is too far away for proper illumination For details on attaching and using the High Power Flash refer to the user guide provid...

Page 151: ...mory card battery cover turn the power on then back off p 15 TV output Image is distorted or not showing on TV p 112 Shooting Cannot shoot Set the mode dial to A p 40 When in playback p 24 press the shutter button halfway p 20 Screen doesn t display Press the l button p 42 Camera screen is black at start up Images that have been edited on a computer have had their name changed or have been taken w...

Page 152: ...57 Adjust the brightness with exposure compensation p 72 Use the AE lock or spot metering to shoot p 87 The subject is too bright due to ambient lighting Image is dark even though the flash fired p 23 Increase the ISO speed p 70 Image taken using the flash is too bright overexposed Shoot within an appropriate distance for flash photography p 67 Set the flash to p 57 White dots appear on the image ...

Page 153: ... the video recorded will be the length that it was actually shot p 29 displayed on the LCD monitor and shooting ended automatically Camera s internal memory was insufficient Try one of the following Format the memory card in the camera p 50 Lower the recorded pixels p 99 Use a memory card capable of recording at high speeds Playback Cannot play back images or movies If the file name or folder stru...

Page 154: ...13 to open space for new images or insert an empty memory card p 14 Change the battery p 14 No image There are no images recorded on the memory that can be displayed Protected p 117 Unidentified Image Incompatible JPEG Image too large RAW Unsupported images or data or corrupted image data cannot be displayed Images manipulated on a computer that have had their file name changed or have been taken ...

Page 155: ... 140 In the 3 menu change File Numbering to Auto reset p 140 or format the memory card p 50 Incompatible WAVE Since the data type of the existing sound memo is incorrect no new sound memo can be added or played back p 127 Communication error Images could not be transferred to the computer due to the large amount of images approx 1000 stored on the memory card p 31 Use a commercially available USB ...

Page 156: ... p 76 Face Selection p 86 Information Display p 42 On 3 Off No Display Function menu Exposure Compensation p 72 Exposure Shift p 99 White Balance p 71 My Colors p 73 Flash Exposure Compensation p 88 Flash Output p 90 Tv Av Settings p 89 Metering System p 87 Image Quality Compression Ratio p 68 Recording Pixels pp 68 98 1 ISO3200 p 56 is set by default 2 Only AE lock available 3 Quick Shot screen d...

Page 157: ...Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 157 K E V H U O P w t y S Z R T Y v x X z 1 2 Function menu 4 5 5 4 is set by default 5 is not available Selectable Not selectable ...

Page 158: ...um Minimum i Contrast p 91 Off Auto Drive Settings pp 62 74 75 Face Self Timer 1 10 shots Self Timer 10 sec 2 sec Custom 3 MF Magnified Display p 85 On Off AF assist Beam p 143 On Off Review p 52 Off 2 10 sec Hold Review Info p 143 Off Detailed Focus Check Save Original p 95 On Off Auto Category p 144 On Off Disp Overlay p 144 Off Grid Lines 3 2 Guide Both Histogram On Off 1 IS Mode p 145 Continuo...

Page 159: ...Menus 159 K E V H U O P w t y S Z R T Y v x X z 1 1 1 1 2 Selectable Not selectable ...

Page 160: ...ithin a range of 7 p 48 Power Saving Auto Power Down On Off Display Off 10 30 sec 1 3 min p 138 Time Zone Home World p 139 Date Time Date and time settings p 17 Clock Display 0 5 10 30 sec 1 3 min p 52 Format Formats card erasing all data p 50 File Numbering Continuous Auto Reset p 140 Create Folder Create New Folder Auto Create pp 140 141 Auto Rotate On Off p 141 Distance Units m cm ft in p 85 Le...

Page 161: ... 26 Select Images Qty Selects individual images for printing p 133 Select Range Selects starting and ending images for printing p 134 Select by Date Selects images for printing by date Select by Category Selects images for printing by category Select by Folder Selects images for printing by folder Select All Images Selects all images for printing p 135 Clear All Selections Cancels all settings for...

Page 162: ...may form on the internal or external surfaces of the camera To avoid condensation put the camera in an airtight resalable plastic bag and let it adjust to temperature changes slowly before removing it from the bag When condensation has formed stop using the camera immediately Continued use may damage the camera Remove the battery batteries and memory card and wait until the moisture has completely...

Page 163: ...y T Shutter Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter Shutter Speed 1 60 1 1600 sec 15 1 1600 sec Total shutter speed range Image Stabilization Lens shift type Metering Type Evaluative Center weighted average or Spot Exposure Compensation 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments ISO speed Standard Output Sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index Auto High ISO Auto ISO 80 100 200 400 800 1600 White Balance Auto...

Page 164: ... 1200 pixels Small 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen 4416 x 2480 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels 30 frames sec 320 x 240 pixels 30 frames sec Number of Possible shots LCD monitor on approx 280 images CIPA Standard compliant LCD monitor off approx 700 images Audio Quantization 16 bit Sampling Rate Voice Memo 11 025 kHz Movies 44 100 kHz Sound Recorder 11 025 kHz 22 050 kHz 44 100 kHz Playback Function Sin...

Page 165: ...apacity 1120 mAh Charging cycles Approx 300 times Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions 32 0 x 44 9 x 7 9 mm 1 26 x 1 77 x 0 31 in Weight Approx 25 g 0 88 oz Battery Charger CB 2LX CB 2LXE Rated input 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 0 085 A 100 V 0 05 A 240 V Rated output 4 2 V DC 0 7 A Charge time Approx 2 hours 5 min Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions 57 5 x 81 6 x 21 0 mm 2 26 x ...

Page 166: ...dding to Image 60 Changing 18 Date Time Battery 18 Settings 17 Date and Time J Date Time Default Settings 49 Deleting J Erasing Digital Macro Scene Mode 64 Digital Tele Converter 59 Digital Zoom 58 Direct Print 27 Display Language 19 Display Overlay 144 DPOF 129 131 132 E Editing i Contrast 124 My Colors 123 Red Eye Correction 125 Resizing Making Images Smaller 121 Rotating Images 120 Trimming 122...

Page 167: ... 2 26 31 ISO Speed 70 ISO3200 Scene Mode 56 K Kids Pets Scene Mode 54 L Lamp 40 61 142 143 LCD monitor J Screen M Manual 85 Manual Exposure 89 Manual Focus 85 Memory Cards 14 16 Available Shots 16 Formatting 50 Menu Basic Operations 46 List 158 Metering Mode 87 MMCplus HC MMCplus Memory Card 16 Mode Dial 40 Movies Editing 101 Image Quality Frame Rate 99 Mode 98 Recording Pixels 99 Shooting Time 29...

Page 168: ...me Shooting Using a TV 76 Shooting With Macro 63 Shutter Button 20 Slide Show 107 Snow Scene Mode 55 Software Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk 2 31 Transferring Images to a Computer 31 Sound Memos 127 Sound Recorder 135 Stitch Assist Scene Mode 96 Strap 2 11 Sunset Scene Mode 55 Supplementary Flash 38 150 T Terminal 26 112 Tone White Balance 71 Transferring Images to a Computer 31 128 Trimming 1...

Page 169: ...ardware and software described herein at anytime without prior notice No part of this guide may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written permission of Canon Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera t...

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