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The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the 
flowchart below. 

Flowchart and Reference Guides

System Map

Basic Camera User 

Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Advanced Camera 

User Guide

Direct Print User 

Guide

Basic Camera User 

Guide (This Guide)

Software Starter Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/

ImageBrowser Software 

User Guide 

• PDF manuals available on 

the Canon website.

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/

information-e.html

For information on included items and 

items sold separately

The Components Guide

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, the 

Basic Camera User Guide

 is called the 

Basic Guide

, and the 

Advanced 

Camera User Guide

 is called the 

Advanced Guide

. Also, "battery" refers to the battery pack. 

You may not be able to achieve the full 
performance of this camera with the 
included memory card.

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Summary of Contents for PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH

Page 1: ...ents Guide Downloading Images to a Computer CDI E306 010 XX07XXX Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features 2007 CANON INC PRINTED IN JAPAN ENGLISH Basic Cov Basic E fm Page 1 Friday February 23 2007 4 50 PM ...

Page 2: ...sold separately The Components Guide 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 the Basic Camera User Guide is c...

Page 3: ...ide p 24 e Red Eye Reduction Lamp Advanced Guide p 36 f Self Timer Lamp p 16 g Flash p 14 h Lens The Components Guide In order to avoid dropping the camera wear the wrist strap when using the camera def c g h a b Attaching the Wrist Strap The Components Guide EC212 CUG E book Page 1 Friday February 23 2007 5 46 PM ...

Page 4: ...ipod Socket g DC Coupler Terminal Cover Advanced Guide p 134 h Memory Card Slot Battery Cover p 8 The interface cable and AV cable cannot be connected simultaneously The LCD monitor may be covered with a thin plastic film for protection against scratches during shipment If so remove the film before using the camera a b f h c d e g EC212 CUG E book Page 2 Friday February 23 2007 5 46 PM ...

Page 5: ...pp 70 71 i Touch Control Dial j DISP Display Button Advanced Guide p 12 k FUNC SET Function Set Button p 20 Advanced Guide p 22 l MENU Button p 21 Advanced Guide p 23 m Macro Infinity Button p 15 n ISO Speed Jump Button Advanced Guide pp 69 83 o Flash Button p 14 p Single Image Erase Continuous Self timer Button pp 16 19 Advanced Guide p 37 b d e c g h j k m n p o a l f i The Components Guide EC21...

Page 6: ...inger on the dial Circling counterclockwise works the same as the button and circling clockwise the same as the button It may also work as the buttons with some functions Functions that cannot be configured are shown in gray The dial display Touch Icons can be turned On Off in the Set up menu Advanced Guide p 26 When Touch Icons is set to Off the icon of the function being touched appears in green...

Page 7: ... 69 Selecting options in the FUNC menu p 20 p 22 Playback Selecting images p 18 pp 80 81 82 83 102 105 Operations for playing editing movies pp 84 86 Operations for sound memos and the Sound Recorder pp 94 95 Operations for DPOF print settings and direct transfer settings pp 107 111 Shooting and Playback Selecting options in menus p 21 p 23 Selecting time zones for the world clock p 20 Selecting o...

Page 8: ...o a power outlet Battery charger model names and types vary by region Never do the following while an indicator is blinking green These actions may corrupt image data Shake or jolt the camera Shut off the power or open the memory card slot battery cover Green Ready to shoot camera beeps twice Blinking Green Time Lapse movie recording Image recording reading erasing transferring when connected to a...

Page 9: ...n the direction of the arrow c and insert the battery until it locks To remove the battery push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow c and hold it while pulling the battery out To protect the battery and prolong its life do not charge it for longer than 24 hours continuously Î See the Advanced Guide Battery Handling p 130 Charge Indicator Align these symbols For CB 2LX For CB 2LXE Batter...

Page 10: ...rrectly oriented before inserting it in the camera Inserting it backward may cause the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction Î See the Advanced Guide Handling the Memory Card p 132 Î See the Advanced Guide Formatting Memory Cards p 29 You can use SD memory cards SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera These cards are collectively called memory cards in this g...

Page 11: ...nguage and press the FUNC SET button The display language can also be set in the Set up menu p 21 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 purchase the camera place the main battery in it for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK DC30 sold separately to charge the...

Page 12: ...ect 4 Focus and shoot 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus When the camera focuses it beeps twice and the indicator lights green orange when the flash fires In addition a green AF frame appears in the LCD monitor on the portion of the image used to set the focus Shooting Î See the Advanced Guide Using the LCD Monitor p 12 Î See the Advanced Guide Power Saving Function p 19 Î See the Advance...

Page 13: ...while the image is dis played in the LCD monitor To stop displaying the image press the shutter button halfway Selecting a Shooting Mode 1 Turn the mode dial to the desired mode a or modes 1 Press the FUNC SET button b 2 Select a shooting mode using the or button c 3 Press the FUNC SET button d You can also use the touch control dial to make a selection Î See Indicators p 6 Î See the Advanced Guid...

Page 14: ...o shoot overlapping images that can later be merged stitched to create one panoramic image on a computer SPECIAL SCENE Portrait Produces a soft effect when photographing people Night Snapshot Allows you to take snapshots of people against twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects of camera shake even without using a tripod Kids Pets Allows you to capture subjects that move around such ...

Page 15: ...oots a movie when you press the shutter button You can select from the following modes Standard Fast Frame Rate suitable for sports or fast motion Compact convenient for email attachments Color Accent for recording all colors in black and white except for the selected color Color Swap for recording a selected color as a different color and Time Lapse for shooting one frame at a time at a set inter...

Page 16: ... Eye Reduction Function p 36 Î See the Advanced Guide Setting the Slow Synchro Function p 36 You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon appears The option cannot be set in Auto mode Wide Angle Zooms out from the subject Telephoto Zooms in on the subject Auto On Off a b Î See the Advanced Guide Functions Available in Each Shoot...

Page 17: ...ce 2 cm 0 8 in Maximum telephoto setting 110 82 mm 4 3 3 2 in Minimum focusing distance 40 cm 1 3 ft Infinity Use this mode to record subjects 3 m 9 8 ft or more from the end of the lens Use the LCD monitor to compose close ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfinder may be off center When using the internal flash in macro mode there is a pos sibility that images will not be of the...

Page 18: ... 10 sec after you press the shutter button 2 sec before the shutter releases the self timer lamp and sound speed up 1 2 sec Self Timer shoots 2 sec after you press the shutter button The self timer sound beeps quickly 1 when you press the shutter button and the shutter releases 2 sec later Custom Timer you can change the delay time 0 10 2 15 20 30 sec and number of shots 1 10 3 When Delay is set t...

Page 19: ...Settings p 21 If the Shots option is set to 2 or more shots the following occurs The exposure and white balance are locked at the set tings selected for the first shot If the flash is used the interval between shots lengthens because the flash must charge The interval between shots lengthens when the built in memory of the camera fills Shooting will automatically cease if the memory card becomes f...

Page 20: ... display the image you wish to view b Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move to the next image Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly but shows them less clearly Circling your fingertip to the left or right on the touch control dial selects an image Playback Î See the Advanced Guide for the various playback methods available Î See Using the Touch Cont...

Page 21: ...election 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 adequate caution before erasing an image Î See the Advanced Guide Erasing Images p 105 b c a Playback Erasing EC212 CUG E book Page 19 Friday February 23 2007 5 46 PM ...

Page 22: ...ble in some shooting modes d Use the or button to select an option for the menu item You can also use the touch control dial to make a selection 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 e Press the FUNC SET...

Page 23: ... shooting modes d Use 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 FUNC SET button again to confirm the setting e Press the MENU button Î See the Advanced Guide Menu List p 24 My Camera Menu This example shows the Rec menu in Auto mode In playback mode the Play Print Set up and My Camera m...

Page 24: ...he 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 the CP 10 CP 100 CP 200 CP 300 card photo printers Printing Canon Brand Printers SELPHY Series Compact Photo Printers 2 PIXMA Series Bubble Jet Printers Interface Cable Camera EC212 CUG E book Page 22 Friday Februa...

Page 25: ...ill display in the movie mode 3 Use the or button to select an image to print b and press the button c You can also use the touch control dial to make a selection The button will blink blue and printing will start Î See the Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Print Settings p 107 Î See the Direct Print User Guide Î See the user guide for your printer a c b Printing EC212 CUG E book Page 23 Friday Febr...

Page 26: ... 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 2000 z z Windows XP z z z Windows Vista z z z Mac OS X z z z Computer System Requirements Basic Guide p 25 Software Starter Guide Connecting the Camera to a Computer Basic Guide pp 26 27 Basic Guide p 27 Down...

Page 27: ...re 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 Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more Display 1 024 x 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 3 v10 4 Computer Model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with built in USB ports CPU PowerPC G3 G4 G5 or Intel Processor RAM 256 MB or...

Page 28: ... the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation 3 When the installation is finished the Restart or Finish button appears Click the one that appears 4 Remove the CD ROM from the drive when your normal desktop screen appears Double click the in the CD ROM window When the installer panel appears click Install Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed Ensure that you install the software fir...

Page 29: ...d turn on the power The camera and computer will be able to communicate Always grasp the sides of the connector when disconnecting the interface cable from the camera s DIGITAL terminal Interface Cable DIGITAL Terminal USB Port Interface Cable 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...

Page 30: ...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 PowerShot IXY IXUS DV 6 and CameraWindow Downloading Images Using the Camera p 30 Downloading Images U...

Page 31: ...downloaded images are saved into the Pictures folder Thumbnails small 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 30 Downloading Images Using a Computer By default all images that have yet to be downloaded will download You can set th...

Page 32: ...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 computer only the images with DPOF Transfer Or...

Page 33: ...the Direct 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...

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Page 35: ...d dropping 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 nox ious 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 exclusive use with your camera Do not us...

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