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1. Connect the compact power adapter's DC plug to the DC IN 

terminal of the camera station. 

Ensure that the 

 symbol on the DC plug is on the top and align 

it with the 

 symbol on the camera station. 

2. (For CA-DC20) 

Draw out the compact power adapter's power plug (

) and 

plug it into a power outlet (

).

(For CA-DC20E) 
Attach the power cord and plug the other end into a power 
outlet. 

3. Remove the terminal cover from the camera station.
4. Place the camera securely into the camera station.

• Do not turn on the camera.
• The charge indicator will light orange while the battery in the 

camera is charging. It will change to green when the charge is 
complete. Charging takes approximately 90 minutes.

• After the charge is complete, remove the camera from the 

camera station as soon as possible.

To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it 
for longer than 24 hours continuously.

See the 

Advanced Guide

: Battery Handling (p. 105)

See the 

Advanced Guide

: Camera Station (p. 15)

CA-DC20

CA-DC20E

Charge Indicator

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Summary of Contents for Power Shot SD30

Page 1: ...ng Downloading Images to a Computer CDI E198 010 XX05XXX Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features 2005 CANON INC PRINTED IN JAPAN ENGLISH Basic Cov Basic fm Page 1 Tuesday June 21 2005 4 44 PM ...

Page 2: ...n e html For information on included items and items sold separately Preparations Charging the battery Installing the battery and memory card 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 In this guide ...

Page 3: ...out 3 Close the memory card slot battery cover 2 Charging the Battery Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances When using the battery for the first time When the Change the battery pack message displays Preparations The bottom of the camera station has non slip rubber feet The rubber feet are covered with a thin orange plastic film Carefully peel the film off before use If d...

Page 4: ...e the camera securely into the camera station Do not turn on the camera The charge indicator will light orange while the battery in the camera is charging It will change to green when the charge is complete Charging takes approximately 90 minutes After the charge is complete remove the camera from the camera station as soon as possible To protect the battery and prolong its life do not charge it f...

Page 5: ...he memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly See the Advanced Guide Handling the Memory Card p 107 See the Advanced Guide Formatting Memory Cards p 26 You can use SD memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide SD stands for Secure Digital a copyright prote...

Page 6: ...lect a language and press the FUNC SET button The display language can also be set in the Set up menu p 13 A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save such settings as the date time This battery charges when the main battery is in the camera When you pur chase the camera place the main battery in it for approx imately four hours to charge the lithium battery It will charge even...

Page 7: ...the power button 2 Set the shooting mode to Auto 1 Slide the mode switch to Rec 2 Press the FUNC SET button and use the or button to select Auto 3 Press the FUNC SET button 3 Aim the camera at the subject Shooting See the Advanced Guide Using the LCD Monitor p 18 See the Advanced Guide Power Saving Function p 25 See the Advanced Guide Set up Menu p 32 See the Advanced Guide My Camera Menu p 34 Pow...

Page 8: ...nds You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration setting with the following procedures Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot Pressing the FUNC SET button while the image is displayed in the LCD monitor To stop displaying the image press the shutter button halfway See Basic Shooting Functions p 7 See the Advanced Guide Indicator p 24 See the Advanced Guide for the ...

Page 9: ...d the camera horizontally Auto The camera automatically selects settings Manual Allows you to select settings yourself such as the exposure compensation white balance or photo effect Stitch Assist Allowsyou to shoot overlapping images that can later be merged stitched to create one panoramic image on a computer Select Stitch Assist from the Rec menu Macro You can get as close as 10 cm to the subje...

Page 10: ...true color when shooting under florescent or tungsten lighting Foliage Shoots trees and leaves such as newgrowth autumn leaves or blos soms in vivid col ors Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky shar...

Page 11: ...allows you to change color effects The shutter speed is slow in mode Always use a tripod to avoid camera shake In or mode the ISO speed may increase and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being shot In mode shoot with the subject 1 m 3 3 ft or more from the end of the lens To shoot underwater install the camera in All Weather Case AW DC40 sold separately We recommend you use All Weath...

Page 12: ...he camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon appears See the Advanced Guide Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode p 128 The exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in macro mode in the range of 10 30 cm 3 9 in 1 0 ft See the Advanced Guide Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode p 128 Auto Auto with red eye reduction Flash on with red eye reducti...

Page 13: ...se and press the button 2 Confirm that Erase is selected and press the FUNC SET button To exit instead of erasing select Cancel Playback See the Advanced Guide for the various playback methods available Erasing Please note that erased images cannot be recovered Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image See the Advanced Guide Erasing All Images p 82 When you place the camera in the camera s...

Page 14: ...nu item Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes Use the or button to select an option for the menu item You can select further options with the MENU button for some options 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 Press the FUNC SET button Menus and Settings ...

Page 15: ...on Menu items followed by an ellipsis can only be set after pressing the FUNC SET button to display the next menu Press the FUNC SET button again to confirm the setting Press the MENU button See the Advanced Guide Menu List p 31 My Camera Menu This example shows the Rec menu In playback mode the Play menu displays You can switch between menus with the or button when this part is selected Rec Menu ...

Page 16: ...power You can also connect the camera to a TV Advanced Guide p 89 and check the images on the TV while printing 1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol PictBridge you can use it with other PictBridge compliant printers in addition to Canon brand printers 2 You can also use card photo printers such as the CP 10 CP 100 CP 200 CP 300 Printing Canon Brand Printers SELPHY CP Series Compact Photo P...

Page 17: ...elect an image to print and press the wireless controller s or the camera s button The camera s button will blink blue and printing will start Î See the Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Print Settings p 83 Î See the Direct Print User Guide Î See the user guide for your printer Î See Operating the Wireless Controller p 24 Printing BasicGuide_E fm Page 15 Tuesday June 21 2005 10 15 PM ...

Page 18: ...s listed above See the Software Starter Guide for details Downloading Images to a Computer Supplied Software Install It Do Not Install It Downloading Method Computer Procedure Camera Procedure Computer Procedure OS Windows 98 Second Edition SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Mac OS X Computer System Requirements Basic Guide p 17 Software Starter Guide Connecting the Camera to a Computer Basic G...

Page 19: ...es ZoomBrowser EX 250 MB or more Including the PhotoRecord printing program PhotoStitch 40 MB or more Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more ArcSoft PhotoStudio 50 MB or more Display 1 024 x 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 2 v10 3 Computer Model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with built in USB ports CPU PowerPC G3 G4 ...

Page 20: ...ct Easy Installation as the setup type and click Next Proceed with the installation while reviewing installation settings 4 When the installation is complete select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish 5 Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CD ROM drive after restarting Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer Doubl...

Page 21: ...omputer will be able to communicate Always grasp the sides of the connector when discon necting the interface cable from the camera station s DIGITAL terminal USB Port Interface Cable 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 and open a connection Downloading Images t...

Page 22: ...ownloaded 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 and CameraWindow Downloading Images Using the Camera p 22 Downloading Images Using a Computer By defau...

Page 23: ...ll 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 22 Downloading Images Using a Computer By default all images that have yet to be downloaded will download You can set the type of image to download and the destination folder Downloading ...

Page 24: ...The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress The display will return to the Direct Transfer menu when the download is complete To cancel the download press the FUNC SET 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 c...

Page 25: ...rect 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 retained even when the camera s power is turned off The previous setting will be in effect the next time the Direct Transfer menu is displayed The image selection screen will appear directly when the Selec...

Page 26: ...ions as the corresponding buttons on the camera However functions requiring the user to press two buttons at the same time can only be performed with the camera For battery removal instructions and handling precautions see the Advanced Guide p 16 Using the Wireless Controller Store the lithium coin battery out of the reach of children Pressing this button toggles between transferring to a computer...

Page 27: ...ping 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 Use only recommended batteries and accessories The battery charger and compact power adapter are designed for exclu sive use with your camera Do not use it w...

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