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Summary of Contents for POWERSHOT SD1100IS

Page 1: ...C flOfl I CDI E349 7_we Sh_ SD 1100 IS o J T_ L D O T_ L _ __ i US 8015 Camera User Guide 7 H_ _l_ _1 _1 E_f_Zi_ iI ...

Page 2: ... a Computer 25 System Map 32 Components Guide 40 How to Use the Mode Switch 43 Indicators 44 Basic Operations 46 Menus and Settings 46 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus 48 Using the LCD Monitor 58 Commonly Used Shooting Functions 60 I 3 Shooting with the Optical Zoom 60 Using the Digital Zoom Digital Tete Converter 60 Magnified Close Up Shooting Digital Macro 63 _ Using the Flash ...

Page 3: ...FE Lock 96 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation 97 Switching between Metering Modes 98 Setting the Shutter Speed Long Shutter Mode 99 Adjusting the Tone White Balance 100 Shooting in a My Colors Mode 103 Changing Colors 105 Setting the Display Overlays 110 Categorizing Images Automatically Auto Category 111 _ _ Registering Settings to the Print Share Button 112 Playback Erasing 114 O Viewing Magnif...

Page 4: ...tting Memory Cards 168 Resetting the File Number 170 Creating an Image Destination Folder 172 Setting the Auto Rotate Function 174 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values 175 Connecting to a TV 176 Shooting Playback Using a TV 176 Customizing the Camera My Camera Settings 177 Changing My Camera Settings 177 Registering My Camera Settings 178 Troubleshooting 180 List of Messages 190 Appendix 194...

Page 5: ...2 Press the _ button 3 Use the or P button to select a shooting mode For a scene mode select the mode default setting and press the DISP button and use the or button to select the desired mode 4 Press the t_ _ button o 9 8 i Portrait Produces a soft effect when photographingpeople Night Snapshot Allows you to take snapshots of people against twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects of...

Page 6: ...lor when shootingunder fluorescent or tungsten lighting Sunset Allows you to shoot sunsets in vibrant colors i Foliage Shoots trees and leaves such as new growth autumn leaves or blossoms in vivid colors Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background i Beach Shootswithout making people appear dark near water or sand where reflectedsunlightis stron...

Page 7: ...is mode uses 5 an optimal white balance setting to reduce bluish o tones and record images with a natural hue Flash emission is minimized i_ The shutter speed is slow in mode Always use a tripod to avoid camera shake In I_ or mode the ISO speed may increase and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being shot _ Install the camera in Waterproof Case WP DC22 to shoot underwater You are als...

Page 8: ... held down If you use the recommended memory card you can shoot continuously smooth continuous shooting at a set shooting interval until the memory card is full p 211 Recommended Memory Card Super high speed SDC 512MSH memory card sold separately to which low level formatting p 168 is conducted immediately before shooting Except for _L mode This reflects standard shooting criteria established by C...

Page 9: ...a night scene or an interior shot is taken When Slow Synchro set to On camera shake may become a factor Use of a tripod is recommended Red Eye Corr Automatically searches for and corrects red eyes in the image when the flash fires The red eye reduction lamp lights orange before the flash Red Eye Lamp fires This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appea...

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Page 11: ...into a different color pp 105 107 As with the Standard mode you can also select the recording pixels and record until the memory card is full Maximum Size 4 GB 2 movie Time Lapse Select a shooting interval or 2 sec to have a single frame shot at that interval When played back two hours worth of recorded frames is compressed to 8 minutes 1 sec interval or 4 minutes 2 sec interval You can record eve...

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Page 13: ... monitor When the zoom factor displays in blue the image will deteriorate Only in Standard mode the digital zoom can be used during shooting Before recording you can set the AE lock and exposure shift This is effective on ski slopes and the beach when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or where there are both light and dark areas in the scene and it is desirable to adjus...

Page 14: ...d The higher the frame rate the smoother the appearance of motion Standard _ I 1640 x 480 pixels 30 frames sec Color Accent 2 640 x 480 pixels 30 frames sec LP I Color Swap 320 x 240 pixels 30 frames sec Compact 160 x 120 pixels 15 frames sec Time Lapse 640 x 480 pixels 15 frames sec 3 1 Default setting 2 To give priority to recording length over quality select the _ For the same file size you can...

Page 15: ...ording period may be lengthy The power saving setting p 165 will determine whether or not the LCD monitor shuts off The LCD monitor will turn on if something other than the power button or shutter button is operated The LCD monitor displays the elapsed time from the start of recording to the end in Playback mode but the actual playback time is shorter than the displayed time ...

Page 16: ...ter be merged stitched to create one panoramic image on a computer The overlapping seams of several adjacent images can be joined into a single panoramic image 1 Set the mode switch to a 2 Press the _ button 3 Use the or k button to select _ 4 Press the O button 5 In the menu use the or _1 button to select Stitch Assist 6 Press the F_C_button ...

Page 17: ...age to retake the shot Even if the overlapping portion of the image slightly deviates this can be corrected when combining the images on your coypu e 4_ RePeat ihe procedure for additional images Aseque ce _ay con a _up o 26 mages Press theO button twice a er the last shot i_ You cannot display the images on a TV when shooting in Stitch Assist mode The settings for the first image are applied to t...

Page 18: ...g When you want to capture people s expressions set AF Frame to Face Detect When you want to check the focus while shooting in Macro mode set AF Frame to Center 1 Press the _ button 2 In the menu use the 4 or 4 button to select AF Point Zoom 2 1 Use the 4 or 4 button to select On _ 2 Press the _ button j e e s The image is magnified as follows depending on the AF Frame mode setting p 89 Face Detec...

Page 19: ...t being used to disptay the image When the image is being displayed on a TV screen 93 o Checking the Focus and People s Expressions Immediately after Shooting Focus Check You can check the focus in recorded images It is also easy to check o peoples expressions and look for closed eyes because a frame the 5 size of the face displays when the AF Frame mode is set to Face Detect and a photo is taken ...

Page 20: ...r button halfway _ Pressing the _ button while the image is displayed will erase the image p 17 However when the bottom right of the image is enlarged pressing the _ button will not delete the image You can also check the focus in Playback mode p 116 ...

Page 21: ...amera shoots using AiAF 1 Only in Evaluative Metering mode p 98 2 Only in p 100 The camera detects the subject and highlights the AF frames from 9 available points that it will use to determine the focus The AF flame will be fixed to center This is recommended when the target subject is at the center of the composition You can change the size of the AF frame p 91 Select AF Frame 1 Press the _ butt...

Page 22: ...mera judges to be the main subject appears in white while the others appear in gray When the shutter button is pressed halfway and focusing is successful up to nine green AF frames may appear The camera will shoot using AiAF not the Face Detect function if a white frame fails to appear and only gray frames display or if a face is not detected The camera may mistakenly identify non human subjects a...

Page 23: ...frame to suit a small subject or to focus on a particular area of a subject t Select AF Frame Size 1 Press the O button 2 In the menu use the or _1 button to select AF Frame Size 2 Accept the setting 1 Use the or button to select Normal or Small 2 Press the O button _ he setting is configured to Normal when the digital zoom or digital tete converter is used ...

Page 24: ... press the FaceFrame D _ button The Face Select mode will activate and a green face frame will display around the main subject Even if the subject moves the frame i will follow the subject within a certain range 2 Select the person you wish to focus on When several faces have been Face Frame detected pressing the or k button will move the face frame to another subject The face frame will not displ...

Page 25: ...hutter button half way The face frame _ _ of the main subject will change into I 2 Press the shu e bu ton a l he way to shoo o 69 03 3 o n the following cases the Face Select mode wi be can_led When turning the power off and back on _ _ When using the digital zoom L When the MENU button is pressed to display the menu When a selected face cannot be tracked for several seconds When the LCD monitor i...

Page 26: ...tremely bright objects at the center of the composition Subjects that are moving quickly Subjects through glass Shooting with the Focus Lock Focus lock can be operated in any shooting mode Shooting with the AF Lock _ Turn on the LCD monitor Aim t he came r as0 that an object at the same focal distance as the main subject is centered in the AF frame Pre Ssa n hold th e shu t te buttonh a i_aYa n d ...

Page 27: ... AF lock o is still effective after the picture is taken allowing you to o capture a second image with the same focus 5 The AF frame will not appear in Movie mode When shooting through glass bring your camera as close to the glass as possible and shoot so that there is no reflection _ from the glass I Locking the Exposure Setting AE Lock vr mlm_e 1 tezelu Hm_ez_m _ _ p 222 You can set the exposure...

Page 28: ...d p 79 You can use the FE lock when using the flash _ ocking the Flash Exposure Setting FE Lock vr mm_ ae 1 tezem Hm_ez_ _ p 222 You can lock the flash exposure so that the exposure settings are correctly set regardless of the composition of your subject To Cancel the FE Lock Press the button ...

Page 29: ...he exposure compensation to a negative value to avoid making the subject too bright in night shots or when shot against a dark background oO _1 Press the O button 2 Use the 4 or k button to select __ and the or _ button to adjust the setting 3 Press the O button o To Cancel the Exposure Compensation Restore the compensation value to 0 in M0Vie _ mode the exposure shift can be set canceled p 79 ...

Page 30: ...adjusts the settings to the correct exposure for the main subject Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center Center Weighted Avg Adjusts the exposure according to the subject in the center of the frame meters the area within the spot AE point at the center of the LCD Spot monitor Use this mode when there is a large divergence in br...

Page 31: ...the LCD monitor and the recorded image may differ The nature of CCD image sensors is such that noise in the recorded image increases at long shutter speeds This camera however appUes special processing to images shot at shutter speeds of 1 3 seconds or slower to eliminate the noise thereby producing high quality images A certain amount of processing time however may be required before the next ima...

Page 32: ...e white balance using a setting appropriate for the light source Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Day Light For recording outdoors on a bright day For recording under overcast shady or twilight Cloudy skies For recording under tungsten and bulb type 3 Tungsten wavelength fluorescent lighting For recording under warm white cool white or Fluorescent warm white 3 wavelength fluoresce...

Page 33: ...ed when or o_ is selected for My Colors o Using the Custom White Balance Take a custom white balance J_l Custom reading for the following situations that are difficult for the _ Auto setting to detect correctly Shooting subjects of monotone color such as sky sea or forest Shooting with a particular source of light such as a mercury vapor lamp Shooting close ups Macro 1 Press the _ button o u ...

Page 34: ...e balance data If the settings differ the optimal white balance may not be set In particular the following should not be changed ISO Speed Flash the flash to or is recommended tf the Setting flash fires when reading the white balance data with the flash set to _J make sure that you also use the flash when you shoot Since the white balance data cannot be read in Stitch Assist mode preset the white ...

Page 35: ...ones lighter Tone Darker Skin Use this option to make skin tones darker Tone Use this option to emphasize blue tints It makes Vivid Blue blue subjects such as the sky or ocean more vivid Use this option to emphasize green tints tt makes Vivid Green green subjects such as mountains new growth flowers and lawns more vivid Use this option to emphasize red tints It makes Vivid Red red subjects such as...

Page 36: ...1041 In mmmmmmmmmmm 1 Press the _ button 2 Use the 1_or 41 button to select and the or I button to change the option In Setting the Custom Colors Mode ...

Page 37: ...109 to On when shooting a still image you can record the original image as well the transformed o one o9 Color Accent Use this option to have only the color specified in _ the LCD monitor remain and to transform all others to black and white Use this option to transform a color specified in o Color Swap the LCD monitor into another The specified color can only be swapped into one other color and m...

Page 38: ... the _ button 3 Use the or I button to select I_ 4 Press the _ button I_ The default color accent is green You may not obtain the expected results if you use the flash The specified color accent and color range is retained even if the camera s power is turned off ...

Page 39: ...apping After Swapping _ _ 3 o When shooting still images 1 Set the mode switch to I_1 2 Press the _ button 3 Use the or _ button to select M 4 Press the O button When shooting movies 1 Set the mode switch to n 2 Press the _ button 3 Use the or _ button to select 4 Press the _ button ...

Page 40: ...ng for Color Swap mode changes green into white You may not obtain the expected results if you use the flash The colors specified in the Color Swap mode and the color range are retained even if the camera s power is turned off ...

Page 41: ...ge displays in the LCD monitor while shooting in the Color Accent or Color Swap mode The transformed image is reviewed in the LCD monitor after shooting in the Color Accent or Color Swap mode If you erase the image at this point the original image is erased along with the transformed image Exercise adequate caution before deleting a file The images are numbered consecutively The original images ar...

Page 42: ... 3 2 aspect ratio for an 3 2 Guide L size or postcard size print Areas outside the printable area are grayed out Images are stillrecordedat the standardaspect ratioof 4 3 Both Displays both the grid lines and the 3 2 guide simultaneously Select Disp Overlay 1 Press the _ button 2 In the menu use the or 41 button to select Disp Overlay Accept the setting 1 Use the or _ button to select Off Grid Lin...

Page 43: ...th faces detected when AF Frame is set to Face Detect Scenery For images shot in or mode Events For mages shot n II_J D I_Jl m or mode c t t_ o Select Auto Category 1 Press the O butt n 2 In the menu use the 4i or I o button to select Auto Category Accept the setting 1 Use the or k button to select On or Off 2 Press the _ button _ Movies are not automatically categorized but they can be categorize...

Page 44: ...tton The following functions can be registered Menu Item Not Assigned Face Select Exp White Balance Custom White Balance Red Eye Corr Page p 92 p 97 p 100 p 101 77 Menu Item Page Digital Tele converter p 62 DISP Overlay p 110 Rec Movie p 79 Display Off p 113 Play Sound Effect p 57 Sets the sound registered to _ found in the Shutter Sound section of the My Camera menu ...

Page 45: ...n press the _ _ button After using this _ function one time the white balance setting changes to IOI o pressing the _ _ button when the mode switch is set to _ I_1 starts movie recording with the recording pixets and frame rate settings selected in Standard mode I_ when the _ _ button is pressed the LCD monitor display o will turn off Pressing a button other than the power button or changing the c...

Page 46: ... the display position If you press the FUNC SET button while in magnified display the camera switches to Image Advance mode and _L will display You can use the or _ button to advance to the next or previous image at the same level of magnification The image advance mode is canceled when you press the FUNC SET button again You can change the magnification level with the zoom lever Press the zoom le...

Page 47: ...ex Playback Press the zoom lever toward Q Switching between Sets of Nine Images The jump bar will display if you press the zoom lever toward while in index playback and you can switch the display between sets of nine images Use the or button to move to the previous or next set of nine images Hold the FUNC ISET button down and press the or 4 button to jump to the first or last set o Cancel Index Pl...

Page 48: ...reover as you can change the display size and switch images you can easily checkfacial expressions and whether a subject s eyes are closed Displaying the Focus Check Changing the Display Size or Display Position Press the zoom lever toward _ Bottom right will be displayed prominently and the display size and display position can be changed ...

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Page 50: ... Category sorted by the Auto Category p 111 or My Category p 120 functions Jump to Folder Jumps to the first image in each folder Jump to Movie Jumps to a movie Jump 10 Images Jumps 10 images ahead Jump 100 Images Jumps 100 images ahead 2 In Single image Playback mode press the _o button The camera will switch to Jump Search mode Use the or button to select a search key The screen sample will vary...

Page 51: ... Defined Playback mode 1_ _i_ Selected 1 Press the 4 or 4 button Select the search key Pressing the MENU button cancels the setting Press the FUNC SET button to switch the camera to Defined Playback mode when the is selected _ he Defined Playback mode will be canceled under the following circumstances Changing categories while using My Category to define images When selecting images in a range Whe...

Page 52: ...s Image searches p 118 Erase p 151 Slide Show p 131 Configure print settings p 156 Protect p 147 I People L9 category 1 3 scenery To Do Events Category Selection Methods Select For viewing and selecting images singly For picking a first and last image and selecting all the Select Range images in the range 1 Use the or 41 button to choose a selection method 2 Press the _ button ...

Page 53: ...ges to categorize 2 Use the or 4 button to select a category 3 Press the button Pressing the FUNO ET button again cancels the setting This also can be set in the Index Playback mode Press the MENU button to complete the setting m O 0 Select Range ...

Page 54: ...button An image with a lower number than the first image cannot be selected as the last image Up to 500 images can be selected 1 Press the I_ button 2 Use the or 4 button to select a category 1 Press the 4 button and choose Select 2 Press the _ button The screen will return to the selection method screen Selecting Deselect cancels categorization of the selected range ...

Page 55: ...123 i Trimming a an Image Portion of You can trim a required portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file 9 4 ...

Page 56: ...immed You may not be able to trim images recorded by a different camera The aspect ratio for images which can be trimmed wi be fixed to 4 3 or 3 4 if the image is vertically oriented The recording pixels of a trimmed image wil be less than the image before trimming ...

Page 57: ...125 i Viewing Movies ...

Page 58: ...an use the button to slow down or the _ button to speed up playback First Frame Displays the first frame Previous Frame Rewinds if the FUNC SET button is held down Fast Forwards if the FUNC SET button is held Next Frame down Last Frame Displays the last frame Edit Switches to the Movie Editing mode O Movies cannot be Played in the Index Playba ck mode _ use the television s controls to adjust the ...

Page 59: ...e moving the cut point using the or 4 button is displayed every 1 second or every 15 seconds 1 or 30 seconds 2 in I_ allowing you to cut the movie at the MovieEditingBar indicated point 1 When the shooting interval is 1 sec 2 When the shooting interval is 2 sec Even if you specify the cut point at a position other than selecting will delete the beginning portion of the movie from oint one before y...

Page 60: ...trol panel _ epending on the movie s file size it may take some time to save an edited movie If the battery runs out of charge partway through edited movie clips cannot be saved When editing movies it is recommended to use a fully charged battery or the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK DC10 p 202 ...

Page 61: ...inal 90 129 270 _ m _ _ hen images are downloaded to a computer the orientation of images rotated by the camera wi l depend upon the so are used to download the images _ s the orientation of an image is recorded the image will be shown in its rotated orientation the next time it is displayed ...

Page 62: ...played when switching between images No transition effect IThe displayed image darkens and the next image gradually brightens until it is displayed I_ I Press the button to have the previous image display from the left land the _ button to have the next image display from the right ...

Page 63: ...l images on a memory card in order Date Plays images bearing a specified date in order My Category Plays the images in the selected category in order I Folder Plays images in a specified folder in order Movies Plays movie files only in order Stills Plays still images only in order Plays the images selected for each slide show _1 _ I Custom 1 3 Custom 1 Custom 2 or Custom 3 in order p 134 0 9 ...

Page 64: ...ed when one image is replaced by another No transition effect The new image gradually brightens as it moves upward from the bottom The new image first appears in a cross shape and gradually expands to display the full image Portions of the new image move horizontally then the image expands to display the full image _ In Single Image Playback mode you can start a slide show from the current image d...

Page 65: ...s the _ button A will appear on selected images To cancel the selection press the FUNC SET button again Multiple selections can be made for the date category folder The images will play back in the order of selection To check the images for each date category folder use the or button Pressing the MENU button completes the setting ...

Page 66: ... same way when they are set 2 Select images to play Checkmark back indicating selection 1 Use the 4 or 4 button to choose Numberindicating the selection order images to play back 2 Use the _ button to select desetect the images You can also select images in the Index Playback mode Pressing the MENU button completes the setting _ Selecting All Images 1 After selecting _ in Step 1 use the 4 button t...

Page 67: ...nds and 30 seconds Displaying time can vary slightly depending on the image Repeat Sets whether the slide show stops when all the slides have been 1 Select Set up 1 Use the or button to select Set up 2 Press the _ button Configure the setting 1 Use the IF or button to select Play Time or Repeat 2 Use the or l button to select an option ...

Page 68: ...in some images or the results may not turn out as you intended We recommend that you use New File tc save corrected images Examples Faces near the screen edges or faces that appear extremely small large dark or bright in relation to the overall image Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal or faces with a portion hidden ...

Page 69: ...137 m 0 m 2 _ _ Red eye correction cannot be performed on movies Overwriting cannot be performed on protected images ...

Page 70: ... use the Add Frame option to correct them Add Correction Frame Select Add Frame 1 Use the 41 or button to select Add Frame 2 Press the button A green frame will display 2 Adjust the position of the frame 1 Use the 41 _1 or I_button to move the frame Size of the frame can be changed with the zoom lever 3 Add a correction frame 1 Press the _ button The correction frame will be added and the frame co...

Page 71: ...ed eYe besure to add one correction frame per subject Removing Correction Frames Select Remove Frame 1 Use the 4k or button to select Remove Frame 2 Press the button 2 to remove 1 Use the or _ button to select a frame to remove The selected frame will appear in green 3 Delete the frame 1_Press the button The selected frame will disappear To continue deleting frames return to Step 2 When you finish...

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Page 73: ...button to switch between the image transformed with the My Colors effect and the original non transformed image _ 2 Press the 0 button _1 Use the or button to select _ OK 2 Press the 0 button _ The newly saved image transformed with the My Colors effect will be the last one in the list To continue adding effects to other images repeat the procedures from Step 2 onward _ 1 Press the 0 button 2 Use ...

Page 74: ...y will gradually deteriorate with each application and the intended colors may not be achieved Color in images taken using My Colors p 103 in Shooting mode and images edited with the My Colors function in Playback mode may differ slightly I Resizing Images You can save images at lower recording pixets than the original image _ _ 11600 x 1200 pixels _J 640 x 480 pixels m 320 x 240 pixels ...

Page 75: ...143 m O Movies and images shot in canno b e resizedl ...

Page 76: ...1441 i Attaching Sound Memos to Images In Playback mode you can attach sound memos up to 1 min to an ima e The sound data is saved in the WAVE format ...

Page 77: ...t Ends the operation Record Starts recording Pause Stops recording or playback Play Plays back Erases sound memos Select Erase and in the Erase confirmation screen press the FMNO ISET button m O 93 3 i_ You cannot attach sound memos to movies n_ Sound memos for protected images cannot be erased _ ...

Page 78: ...tely 2 hours without taking a picture Sound Recorder Panel Use the or _ button to select an option and press the FUNC SET button I Exit IRecord Pause Play Returns to the menu screen Starts recording Stops recording or playback Use the or 41 button to select a sound to play and press the FUNC SET button ...

Page 79: ...button to adjust the volume m 0 o _ i Protecting Images You can protect important images and movies from accidental erasure You can configure the protection settings for each Select image singly while viewing them You can select a first and last image and protect all Select Range the images in the range Select by Date You can protect the imagesfrom a specified date Select by Category You can prote...

Page 80: ... to choose a selection method Pressing the MENU button returns to the prior screen 2 Press the _ button Select repeat the procedure Protection icon This also can be set in the Index Playback mode Press the MENU button to complete the setting Select Range ...

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Page 82: ...ll Images 3 Protect the images 1 Use the 4 or I button to select Protect 2 Press the button Returns to the selection method screen Selecting Unlock removes protection for alI the images Selecting Stop cancels protection settings for the current selection ...

Page 83: ... the range Select by Date Erases images corresponding to the selected date Select by Category Erases images in the selected category Select by Folder Erases images in the selected folder All Images Erases all images on a memory card m Note that erased tmages cannot be recovered Exe ctse adequate caution before erasing an image _ Protected image s cannot be erased with this function _Q m O Er 93 3 ...

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Page 86: ... Select by Date Select by Category Select by Folder All Images 1 Use the or _ button to select OK 2 Press the button Selecting Cancel cancels the operation and returns to Step 2 ...

Page 87: ...g the FUNC SET button while erasing is in progress cancels the procedure Please format the memory card when you want to erase not only image data but also all the data contained on the memory card p 168 m O 93 3 69 ...

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