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Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

The Components Guide

Downloading Images to

a Computer

CDI-E268-010

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

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Page 1: ...rinting The Components Guide Downloading Images to a Computer CDI E268 010 Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features 2007 CANON...

Page 2: ...anguage 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 Us...

Page 3: ...eduction Lamp p 14 fSelf Timer Lamp p 16 gMicrophone Advanced Guide p 54 hViewfinder Window Advanced Guide p 17 iA V OUT Audio Video output Terminal Advanced Guide p 62 jLens The Components Guide In o...

Page 4: ...nced Guide p 89 eTerminal Cover fMemory Card Slot Battery Cover Lock p 5 gMemory Card Slot Battery Cover p 5 hDate Battery Cover Advanced Guide p 92 iTripod Socket The LCD monitor may be covered with...

Page 5: ...ton p 21 Advanced Guide p 19 gFUNC SET Function Set Button p 20 Advanced Guide p 18 h Print Share Button pp 22 30 i Macro Infinity Button p 15 j Telephoto while shooting Magnify in playback mode Butto...

Page 6: ...Shut off the power or open the memory card slot battery cover Green Ready to shoot camera beeps twice when connected to a computer Blinking Green During camera startup image recording reading erasing...

Page 7: ...slot battery cover a pressing down and sliding it until it clicks into place b Preparations See the Advanced Guide Battery Handling p 83 Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before insert...

Page 8: ...sh the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it You can use SD memory cards SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera These cards are collectively cal...

Page 9: ...p menu p 21 Setting the Display Language 1 Turn the mode dial to playback p 18 2 Hold down the FUNC SET button and press the MENU button 3 Use the or button to select a language and press the FUNC SET...

Page 10: ...ds 2 Turn the mode dial to Auto 3 Aim the camera at the subject 4 Focus and shoot 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus When the camera focuses the camera beeps twice and the indicator lights gr...

Page 11: ...monitor for approximately 2 seconds 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...

Page 12: ...s Auto The camera automatically selects settings Manual Manual Allows you to select settings yourself such as the exposure compensation white balance My Colors or ISO speed Super Macro Allows you to a...

Page 13: ...n leaves or blossoms in vivid colors 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...

Page 14: ...s the or button You can adjust the zoom for the following focal lengths in 35mm film equivalent terms PowerShot A460 38 152 mm PowerShot A450 38 122 mm Telephoto Zooms in on the subject Wide Angle Zoo...

Page 15: ...d or other device if the camera shake warning icon appears When the LCD monitor is on and flash recharging begins the indicator blinks orange and the LCD monitor turns off When recharging ends the ind...

Page 16: ...the Slow Synchro Function The flash timing is adjusted to slow shutter speeds This reduces the chance that only the background will appear dark when a person is shot against a twilight background or...

Page 17: ...60 Maximum telephoto setting 66 x 50 mm 2 6 x 2 0 in Minimum focusing distance 25 cm 9 8 in PowerShot A450 Maximum telephoto setting 77 x 58 mm 3 0 x 2 3 in Minimum focusing distance 25 cm 9 8 in Infi...

Page 18: ...2 sec Self Timer Shoots 2 sec after you press the shutter button The self timer sound beeps quickly when you press the shutter button and the shutter releases 2 sec later Custom Timer You can change t...

Page 19: ...button See Menus and Settings p 20 If the Shots option is set to 2 or more shots the following occurs The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings selected for the first shot If the flas...

Page 20: ...ard has been switched or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer the newest image on the memory card appears 2 Use the or button to display the image you wish to view b Use the...

Page 21: ...and press the button b 2 Confirm that Erase is selected and press the FUNC SET button c To exit instead of erasing select Cancel Erasing Please note that erased images cannot be recovered Exercise ade...

Page 22: ...ect a menu item Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes dUse the or button to select an option for the menu item You can select further options with the MENU button for some options Af...

Page 23: ...not be selectable in some shooting modes dUse the or button to select an option Menu items followed by an ellipsis can only be set after pressing the FUNC SET button to display the next menu Press the...

Page 24: ...and turn on the printer s power 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 t...

Page 25: ...lue The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model will display for movies 3 Select an image to print using the or button b and press the button c The button will blink blue and printing...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...m 1 3 GHz or higher RAM Windows 2000 Windows XP 256 MB or more Windows Vista 512 MB or more Interface USB Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or more C...

Page 28: ...drive 2 Click Easy Installation Follow the onscreen messages to proceed 3 When the installation is complete click either the Restart or Finish button that appears 4 Remove the CD ROM from the drive wh...

Page 29: ...e in all the way 2 Turn the camera s mode dial to playback and turn on the power The camera and computer will be able to communicate Always grasp the sides of the connector when disconnecting the inte...

Page 30: ...ails small versions of the 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 t...

Page 31: ...the images using the camera or the computer By default the downloaded images are saved into the Pictures folder Thumbnails small versions of the downloaded images will display in the ImageBrowser Bro...

Page 32: ...l 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 an...

Page 33: ...yback Advanced Guide p 51 Press the MENU button to 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...

Page 34: ...32 MEMO...

Page 35: ...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...

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