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A Short Course Pocket Guide
Canon PowerShot G2

© Copyright 2001 by Dennis P. Curtin. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted
under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this
publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by
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A Short Course in Canon EOS D30 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot G2 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot G1 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot S300 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot S100 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot S20 Photography

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A Short Course in Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 995 Photography

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A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 880 Photography

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A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 990 Photography

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A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 950 Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus Camedia E-10 Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus Camedia C-2100 Ultra Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus C-3040 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus C-3030 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus Camedia C-2500L Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus C-2040 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus C-2020 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Olympus C-2000 Zoom Photography

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A Short Course in Epson PhotoPC 850Z Photography

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A Short Course in Choosing & Using a Digital Camera, Second Edition

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A Short Course in Digital Photography

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Summary of Contents for Pocket Guide G2

Page 1: ...hy A Short Course in Canon PowerShot S20 Photography A Short Course in Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom Photography A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 995 Photography A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 880 Photography A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 990 Photography A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 950 Photography A Short Course in Olympus Camedia E 10 Photography A Short Course in Olympus Camedia C 2100 Ultra Zoo...

Page 2: ... www shortcourses com The page number cross references within the instructions refer to pages in the book where you will find the procedures discussed COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 4 CONTENTS Cover 1 ShortCourses com Publishing Program 1 Preface 2 Taking Pictures in Auto Mode 3 Using Dials and Buttons 3 Using Menus 4 Managing Your Images 4 Giving a Slide Show 5 Selecting Image Size 5 Selecting...

Page 3: ...the viewfinder making sure the area that you want sharpest is in the autofocus crosshairs You can use the zoom lever to change the angle of view 3 Press the shutter button halfway down so the camera can set the focus exposure and white balance The indicators next to the viewfinder will glow or blink as described in the box to the left 4 Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture...

Page 4: ...of a highlighted command s choices press COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 8 the right or left point on the Omni Selector to highlight it On the Play menu all commands are followed by an ellipsis as are some of the commands on the Set Up menu The ellipsis indicates that when you highlight the command and press SET or the right point on the Omni Selector a new screen will be displayed It s on this ...

Page 5: ...press MENU To specify how long images are on the screen and whether the show repeats in a loop highlight Set up press SET and make changes on the screen that appears Press MENU to back up one screen To display just selected pictures in the order in which COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 10 you select them first select Show 1 Show 2 or Show 3 as described above You can have three separate slide sh...

Page 6: ...HT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 12 and the up or down arrow to select an aperture Hold the points down to scroll quickly through the available settings SWITCHING BETWEEN SPOT AND NON SPOT METERING 1 With the camera on set the Mode Dial to any Creative Zone mode 2 Press the Spot Metering button once to display the spot metering icon a rectangle with a dot in it on the display panel or monitor and again ...

Page 7: ...the exposure range between shots or the left point to contract it Three small dots under the bar indicate what the exposure will be for the three shots The middle dot is at the exposure recommended by the camera and the left and right dots COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 14 indicate how much the image will be underexposed in one photo and overexposed in the other 4 Press the shutter button and h...

Page 8: ... on the Omni Selector to highlight AF COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 16 Mode and press the left or right point to select Single the default or Continuous 3 Press MENU to confirm the setting and hide the menu USING FOCUS LOCK 1 With the camera on and in any shooting mode other than Auto or Pan Focus point the camera so the area you want to focus on is in the autofocus crosshairs or active AF fra...

Page 9: ...f view Move farther away from the subject Switch to aperture priority mode page 30 or use program shift page 43 and select a small aperture such as f 8 Use manual focus page 57 to set the focus to the hyperfo cal distance COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 18 Set the Mode Dial to Landscape or Pan Focus mode page 25 Photograph in bright sun so the aperture closes down USING FOCUS LOCK FOR MINIMUM DE...

Page 10: ... when it s turned on press the zoom lever to zoom all the way in on a subject Release the zoom lever and then press it again to zoom into digital zoom up to 11x COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 20 USING AUTO FLASH 1 With the camera on and in shooting mode set the Mode Dial to any mode other than Stitch Assist Movie Tv Av or M 2 Press the Flash button a lightning bolt icon until no flash icon is s...

Page 11: ...make adjustments To hide the bar press SET 5 When finished repeat Steps 1 4 to reset flash exposure compensation to 0 COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 22 USING AN EXTERNAL FLASH 1 Attach the flash to the camera s hot shoe and set the Main dial to shooting mode the red camera icon 2 With the camera on and in shooting mode set the Mode Dial to any mode other than Stitch Assist Movie or con tinuous ...

Page 12: ...me icon is shown on the display panel without the self timer icon CHOOSING A CONTINUOUS MODE 1 With the camera on and in shooting mode set the Mode COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 24 Dial to any mode other than Auto Stitch Assist or Movie and press MENU 2 Press the down or up point on the Omni Selector to high light Cont Shooting and press SET 3 Press the left or right point on the Omni Selector...

Page 13: ...ING THE SET UP MENU 1 With the Mode Dial set to any mode press the MENU COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 26 button to display the menu Notice how one of the menu s tabs is highlighted and an arrowhead points toward the next tab If a tab isn t highlighted press the up point on the Omni Selector until it is 2 Press the right or left point on the Omni Selector to high light the Set Up menu tab You c...

Page 14: ...atter ies on your belt and a battery caddy to keep sets of batteries organized at your home or office The people I recommend for all of your battery needs and I don t get paid for saying this are the folks at GreenBatteries com at http www greenbatteries com These creative people are solving those small nagging battery problems that drive digital photographers crazy If you tell them Denny Curtin a...

Page 15: ...seek time 512KB buffer A six AAA NiMH rechargeable battery pack USB interface System Requirements Operating System Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows 98 SE Windows ME or Mac OS 8 7 and higher Computer Memory 200MHz 32MB Ram CD drive 100MB free disk space for additional software Ports USB port COPYRIGHT 2001 BY DENNIS P CURTIN 30 SHORT COURSE SPONSORS This pocket guide has been brought to you by the s...

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