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Safety Precautions

Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when 
using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself 
and others.

Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the 

Advanced Camera User Guide

.

Warnings

• Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to 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 damaged.

• Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious 

fumes.

• Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet.

• Only use batteries recommended in this manual.

• The output terminal for the compact power adaptor is made specifically for 

this camera. Do not use it with any other device.

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images 
to a Computer

CDI-E210-010

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

© 2006 CANON INC.

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Summary of Contents for 0933B001

Page 1: ... 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 Only use batteries recommended in this manual The output terminal for the compact power adaptor is made specifically for this camera Do not use it with any other device Preparations Shootin...

Page 2: ...t User Guide Basic Camera User Guide This Guide Software Starter Guide ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser Software User Guide For information on included items and items sold separately Preparations 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 I...

Page 3: ...Advanced Guide Battery Handling p 85 Î See the Advanced Guide Handling the Memory Card p 87 Î See the Advanced Guide Formatting Memory Cards p 29 Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly You can use SD memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera These cards are collectively called memory cards in this...

Page 4: ...rn the power off press the power button once more Hold down the DISP button and press the power button to turn on the mute setting and turn off all operation sounds except the warnings Î See the Advanced Guide Using the LCD Monitor p 15 Î See the Advanced Guide Power Saving Function p 20 Î See the Advanced Guide Set up Menu p 25 Î See the Advanced Guide My Camera Menu p 27 Upper indicator Power bu...

Page 5: ...he FUNC SET button b The date time can also be set in the Set up menu p 11 Setting the Display Language 1 Set the mode dial to Playback a 2 Hold down the FUNC SET button b and press the MENU button c 3 Use the S T W or X button d to select a language and press the FUNC SET button e The language can also be set in the Set up menu p 11 a b a b e c d Preparations ...

Page 6: ...or the PowerShot A420 and the image will record The upper indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on Î See Basic Shooting Functions p 5 Î See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method Î See the Advanced Guide Movie Shooting p 37 Î See the Advanced Guide Indicators p 19 Lightly press ...

Page 7: ...itch Assist mode p 6 Basic Shooting Functions Selecting a Shooting Mode Use the mode dial and menu to select the Shooting modes Mode Dial Î See the Advanced Guide Changing the Review Duration p 24 Î See Erasing p 10 Î See the Advanced Guide Movie Shooting p 37 AUTO The camera automatically selects settings MANUAL 6 modes are available with this camera You can manually adjust the exposure white bal...

Page 8: ...shots of subjects closer than standard Macro mode p 9 Shooting is possible when the distance from the front of the lens to the subject is in the following range 1 to 5 cm 0 4 to 2 0 in maximum wide angle Color Accent Allows you to have only the color specified in the LCD monitor remain and to transform all others to black and white Color Swap Allows you to transform a color specified in the LCD mo...

Page 9: ...ch as children and pets without missing photo opportunities Indoor Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject s true color when shooting under fluorescent or tungsten lighting 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 Beach Shoots without making ...

Page 10: ...f the LCD monitor is on when the flash begins charging the upper indicator will blink orange and the LCD monitor will turn off When charging is complete the upper indicator will turn off and the LCD will turn on again The charge time varies depending on conditions of use such as the remaining battery life Telephoto Zooms in on the subject Wide Angle Zooms out from the subject button Press this but...

Page 11: ...cts z You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon appears z blinks while recharging You can shoot after lights without blinking Î See the Advanced Guide Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode p 112 z Use the LCD monitor to compose close ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfinder may be off center z Exposure ...

Page 12: ...or X button to select the image you wish to erase b 3 Press the button c 4 Confirm that Erase is selected d and press the FUNC SET button e To exit instead of erasing select Cancel ÎSee the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced playback function ÎSee the Advanced Guide Viewing Movies p 59 Î See the Advanced Guide Erasing All Images p 65 Please note that erased images cannot be recovered Exercise a...

Page 13: ...FUNC Menu From this menu you can specify self timer recording pixels and other settings for shooting Î See the Advanced Guide Menus and Settings p 23 To select an item a Press the S or T button To change the setting b Press the W or X button When the camera is set to shooting mode press the FUNC SET button When you finish making settings Press the FUNC SET button a b Menus and Settings ...

Page 14: ...between menus a When the menu icon is selected press the W or X button To select an item b Press the S or T button To change the setting c Press the W or X button When appears by an item press the FUNC SET button to display the set up screen and then use the S T W or X button to change the settings Press the MENU button Press the MENU button From shooting mode From playback mode When you finish ma...

Page 15: ... CP 200 CP 300 2 Power on the camera in Playback mode Confirm that or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor a z The button lights blue z The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model 3 Select an image to print with the W or X button b and press the button c The button will blink blue and printing will start Î See the Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Print Settings p 66 Î S...

Page 16: ... systems listed above Refer to the Software Starter Guide for details Supplied Software Install It Do Not Install It Downloading Method Computer Procedure Camera Procedure Computer Procedure Windows 98 SE z z Windows 2000 z z Windows Me z z Windows XP z z z Mac OS X z z z Computer System Requirements zBasic Guide p 15 zSoftware Starter Guide Connecting the Camera to a Computer zBasic Guide p 17 zW...

Page 17: ...face USB Free Hard Disk Space z Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or more z Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more z Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more z ArcSoft PhotoStudio 50 MB or more Display 1 024 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 2 v10 4 Computer Model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with built in USB ports CPU PowerPC ...

Page 18: ...ou proceed 3 When the installation is finished the Finish or Restart button appears Click the one that appears 4 When the screen returns to the desktop display remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CD ROM drive Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer Double click the Canon Digital Camera Installer icon in the CD ROM window When the i...

Page 19: ...y 2 Set the mode dial to Playback a and turn on the power b The camera and computer will be able to communicate Always grasp the connector s sides to remove the interface cable from the camera s 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 USB Port ...

Page 20: ...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 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 20 Downloading ...

Page 21: ...ault all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to 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 20 You can set the type of image to download and the destination folder Downloading I...

Page 22: ...for the first time p 16 If the Direct Transfer menu is not displayed press the MENU 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 Order settings Advanced Guide Setting the DPOF Print Sett...

Page 23: ... button d or the FUNC SET button z The images will download z The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress z Images can also be selected during index playback 3 Press the MENU button e The display will 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 created as BMP images The option ...

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