Canon Powershot SX120 IS Owner'S Manual Download

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Page 1: ...g Sta ed ENGLISH II II 11111 II CDI E408 Make sure you read this guide before using the camera Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future Please use this manual along with the PDF manuals included on the CD ROM p 2 ...

Page 2: ...s Also refer to the PDF manuals on the CD ROM After installation shortcut icons appear on the desktop If the software installation fails you can find the manuals in the Readme folder on the CD ROM Camera User Guide Once you have mastered the basics use the camera s many features to shoot more challenging photos Personal Printing Guide Read when you want to connect the camera to a printer sold sepa...

Page 3: ... camera s warranty is only effective in the country of sale If there is a problem with the camera while abroad please return it to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to a Canon Customer Support Help Desk For Canon Customer Support contacts please see the customer support list supplied with your camera LCD Monitor The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high precision ma...

Page 4: ...his equipment out of the reach of children and infants Strap Putting the strap around a child s neck could result in asphyxiation Memory card day date battery Dangerous if accidentally swallowed If this occurs contact a doctor immediately Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not expressly described in this guide To avoid the risk of injury do not touch the inter...

Page 5: ...an audio CD player music player could damage the speakers It is also possible to suffer hearing loss from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a CD ROM played on a music CD player A Caution Be careful not to bang the camera or subject it to strong impacts or shocks when hanging it by the strap Be careful not to bump or push strongly on the lens This could damage the camera or lead to in...

Page 6: ...rt dust or other foreign matter from the flash to prevent heat build up and damage to the unit Remove and store the batteries when you are not using the camera If the batteries are left inside the camera damage caused by leakage may occur Before you discard batteries cover the terminals with tape or other insulators Contacting other metal materials in waste containers may lead to fire or explosion...

Page 7: ...ng Images 20 Printing Images 21 Shooting in Easy mode 23 Viewing or Erasing in Easy mode 24 Shooting Movies 25 Viewing Movies 27 Transferring Images to a Computer 28 Accessories 32 Separately Sold Accessories 34 Attaching the Strap Holding the Camera Attach the included strap and place it around your wrist to avoid dropping the camera during use Keep your arms tight against your body while holding...

Page 8: ...the locked position Slide the tab up until you hear a click Open the cover Slide and hold the cover lock CD then slide and open the cover as shown Insert the batteries Insert the batteries with and ends oriented correctly 8 Insert the memory card Insert the memory card as shown until it locks into place with a click Be sure the memory card is oriented correctly Inserting the memory card in the wro...

Page 9: ...mory Card Close the cover Close the cover CD and press downward as you slide it until it clicks into place Removing the Memory Card Push the memory card in until you hear a click then slowly release it The memory card will pop up 9 ...

Page 10: ...ies are based on fully charged batteries Compatible Batteries AA size alkaline batteries and Canon AA size NiMH batteries sold separately pp 32 34 Can any other batteries be used We cannot recommend the use of any other batteries than those listed above because performance varies widely t I Why use NiMH batteries NiMH batteries last much longer than alkaline batteries especially in cold weather Ba...

Page 11: ... the number of shots that can be taken You can check the number of shots that can be taken when the camera is in a Shooting mode p 16 Number of shots that can be taken Compatible Memory Cards so memory cards S SOHC memory cards 1 3 MultiMediaCards MMCplus memory cards HC MMCplus memory cards What is the write protect tab SO and SOHC memory cards have a write protect tab If this tab is in the locke...

Page 12: ...Time screen will appear Set the date and time Press the buttons to choose an option Press the AT buttons or turn the 0 dial to set a value Make the setting Press the button Once the date and time have been set the DatelTime screen will close Pressing the power button will turn off the camera Reappearing DatelTime screen Set the correct date and time If you have not set the date and time the Date T...

Page 13: ...e buttons to choose the tT tab Press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to choose Date Time then press the button Change the date and time Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p 12 to adjust the setting To close the menus press the MENU button DatelTime battery If the Date Time screen appears even when the date time have been correctly set insert a new date time battery see Camera User Guide 13 ...

Page 14: ...n Press and hold the button CD then immediately press the MENU button Set the display language Press the buttons or turn the dial to choose a language then press the button Once the display language has been set the language menu will close You can also change the display language by pressing the MENU button choosing the fT tab and choosing the Language menu item 14 ...

Page 15: ...e indicator will light green Press fully to the second stop The camera plays the shutter sound and takes the shot Since the shot is being taken while the shutter sound plays be careful not to move the camera Does the length of the shutter sound change Since the time required to shoot differs according to the scene you want to take the length of the shutter sound may change If the camera or subject...

Page 16: ... the subject it judges to be the main subject and the icon for the determined scene appears in the upper right of the screen When faces are detected a white frame appears on the face of the main subject while gray frames appear on other detected faces Even if the detected faces move the camera will follow the faces within a certain range Compose the shot Moving the zoom lever toward tJ will zoom i...

Page 17: ... shutter sound and shoot The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds You can take a second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again What if the indicator blinks orange and B blinks on the screen Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the ...

Page 18: ...ark areas the screen turns off when you try to take an image When flash recharging begins the screen turns off The screen turns on again when recharging ends Scene Icons The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject brightness and color Background Bright Including Blue Dark Skies Sunsets When Subject Backlit ...

Page 19: ...e images in the order they were taken The images change more quickly if you keep the buttons pressed but they will appear coarse Turning the dial counter clockwise displays images in reverse order while turning it clockwise displays images in the order they were taken If you press the shutter button halfway or turn the mode dial while in Playback mode the camera will switch to Shooting mode The le...

Page 20: ...utton The last image you took will appear Choose an image to erase Press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to display an image to erase Erase the image Press the I button Erase appears Press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to choose Erase then press the button The displayed image will be erased To exit instead of erasing press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to choose Cancel then press the button 20 ...

Page 21: ...th the camera p 2 Turn off the camera and printer Connect the camera to the printer Open the cover and insert the small end of the plug firmly into the camera terminal in the direction shown Insert the cable s larger plug into the printer For connection details refer to the user guide provided with the printer Turn on the printer Turn on the camera Press the E button to turn on the camera mil will...

Page 22: ...oose Print and press the button Printing will start If you want to print additional images repeat Steps 5 and 6 after printing has completed After printing has completed turn off the camera and printer and unplug the interface cable Refer to the Personal Printing Guide for details on printing Refer to p 33 for Canon brand Pictbridge compliant printers 22 ...

Page 23: ...functional This prevents incorrect operation of the camera allowing even beginners to take worry free pictures Choose mode Set the mode dial to Shoot Follow Steps 3 5 on pages 16 17 to shoot no sound will play If the indicator lights orange and Raise the flash appears on the screen it is recommended to shoot with the flash Raise the flash manually it will fire when you shoot When you are not using...

Page 24: ... Press the E button I O OOOc The last image you took will appear lJljJJ I V Choose an image I 0 n 11 Press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to switch between images Viewing Slideshows r Press the E button 1 NC pressthe button I I O All the shots you have taken will display If L I Ii for about 3 seconds each Press the button again to stop the slideshow Erasing Images Press the E button Choose an imag...

Page 25: ...Set the mode dial to fI Compose the shot Moving the zoom lever toward tJ will zoom in on your subject making it appear larger Moving the lever toward Iilll will zoom out from your subject making it appear smaller Focus Press the shutter button halfway to focus When the camera focuses it will beep twice and the indicator will light green 25 ...

Page 26: ...on Otherwise the sound the buttons make will be recorded in the movie Stop shooting Press the shutter button fully again The camera will beep once and stop shooting the movie The indicator will blink green and the movie will record to the memory card Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card fills Estimated Shooting Times Memory Card 2 GB 8 GB Shooting Time 16 min 47 sec 1 hr 7 min 6 s...

Page 27: ...ess the buttons or turn the 0 dial to choose a movie then press the button The movie control panel will appear on the screen Play the movie Press the buttons or turn the 0 dial to choose then press the button The movie will play You can pause resume the movie by pressing the button again Press the T buttons to adjust the volume After the movie finishes appears 27 ...

Page 28: ...or more Interface USB Free Hard Disk ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more Space PhotoStitch 40 MB or more Display 1 024 x 768 pixels or higher For Windows XP Microsoft NET Framework 3 0 or later max 500MB must be installed Installation may take some time depending on your computer s capabilities Macintosh as Computer model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display Mac as x v10 4 v10 5 The above as s...

Page 29: ...ation Click Easy Installation and follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation If the User Account Control window appears follow the on screen instructions to proceed When the install finishes click Restart or Finish Remove the CD ROM Remove the CD ROM when your desktop screen appears Macintosh Place the CD ROM in the computer s CO ROM drive and double click the icon Click Ins...

Page 30: ... the CameraWindow icon on the Dock the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop Alwoys do t 1S for this d IC Canon XXXXXXXX 0 optIons Set AytoP t dcfoylU In Co teol Ponel G o mads k e J Q VItW riel lIlIll9 l1ndow E laer F Windows Choose Canon CameraWindow and click OK CameraWindow will appear If CameraWindow does not appear click the Start menu and choose All Programs followed by Canon Utili...

Page 31: ...can transfer images without installing the included software by simply connecting your camera to a computer There are however the following limitations After connecting to the camera it may take a few minutes until you can transfer images The camera information may not display correctly Movies will not transfer correctly Images shot in the vertical position may be transferred in the horizontal pos...

Page 32: ... CBK4 300 3 Battery Charger CB 5AH AA size NiMH batteries NB 3AH x4 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk AC Adapter Kit ACK800 Compact Power Adapter CA PS800 Power Cord 1 Also available for purchase separately 2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for more information on the printer and interface cables 3 Battery and Charger Kit CBK4 200 may also be used 32 ...

Page 33: ...ed with genuine Canon accessories Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and or accidents such as fire etc caused by the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories e g a leakage and or explosion of a battery pack Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories although you may request such repairs on a cha...

Page 34: ...s inside the camera I The battery charger can also be used when abroad The charger can be used in regions that have 100 240 V 50 60 Hz AC power If the plug does not fit the outlet use a commercially available plug adapter Do not use devices such as electrical transformers for foreign travel because they will cause malfunctions Other Accessories High Power Flash HF DC1 This attachable supplementary...

Page 35: ...nt does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

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