Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3983B001 Canon
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ENGLISH Camera User Guide • Make sure you r ead this guid e before using the camera. • Store thi s guide saf ely so that you can us e it in th e future.
2 Check if t he following items are in cluded in y our camera pa ckage. If anything is missing, contact the ret ailer from whic h you purcha sed the camera. Using the PDF Manuals Also refer to the PDF manuals on the CD-ROM. After installation, shortcut ico ns appear on the desktop.
3 Test Shots Take some init ial test sh ots and play them ba ck to make sure t he images were recorde d correctly . Please note tha t Canon Inc., its subsidiar ies and affiliate s, and its dis tributo.
4 What Do You Want to Do? 4 ● Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ● Shoot to match special conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 – 58 Take good people shots Take good landscapes Shoot various other scenes ● Focus on faces .
What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 ● Look at my pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ● Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 ● Look at my pictures on a TV . . . . . . .
6 Chapters 1 – 3 explain th e basic opera tions and freq uently used f unctions of this came ra. Chapte rs 4 onward explain the advanc ed function s, letti ng you learn more a s you read each chap ter. Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First .
Table of Contents 7 Changing the ISO Speed ......... ....... 74 Adjusting the White Ba lance ........... 75 Continuous Shooting... ........... ......... 76 Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) .... .............. ............. 77 Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer .
Table of Contents 8 Changing Functions ............... ........138 Changing Shooting Functi ons........143 Changing Playback Functions .......146 Changing the Start- up Image or Sound .............. .............. ......14 7 Using Household Power.....
9 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precau tions described below. Always en sure that the cam era is operated correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipme nt.
Safety Precautions 10 Other Warnings • Avoid dropping or subjecting the battery to severe impacts. This may cause explosions or leaks, resulting in fire, injury and damage to the surroundings.
Safety Precautions 11 • Do not use the flash with dirt, dust or other items stuck to the surface, or if it is covered by your fingers or clothing. This could result in burns or damage to the flash. Caution • Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (the sun, etc.
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13 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view, erase and print the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to a computer.
14 This camer a has a tou ch panel sc reen that allows you to perform operations with the touch of your finger. Basic Touch Oper ations Using the Touch Panel Touch Briefly touch the screen with your finger. Used for choosing icons or magnifying images.
Using the Touch Panel 15 Available Touch Oper ations Shooting Mo de Choose a subject to focus on (Touch AF) Choose an appropriate Shooting mode for the scene Change the flash mode Shoot vertically* *A.
16 Use the incl uded char ger to cha rge the bat tery. Be sure to charge the battery as it is not c harged at the ti me of purchase. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. ● Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batt ery by sli ding it in and down .
Charging the Battery 17 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken • The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Ima ging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Under some shooting conditions, the number of shots that can be take n may be less than mentioned above.
18 Insert the i ncluded ba ttery and a memory card into the camera. Check the card’s write-protect tab. ● If the memory card has a write-protect tab, you will not be able to re cord images i f the tab is in th e locked p osition. Sli de the ta b up until you h ear a click.
Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 19 Removing the Batt ery and Memory Card Remove the battery. ● Open the cove r and press the battery lock in the direc tion of the arro w. X The battery will pop up. Remove the memory ca rd. ● Push the memory card i n until you hear a click, then slowly re lease it.
Setting the Date and Time 20 SD and SDHC memory cards have a write-protect tab. I f this tab is in the locked position, [Card locked!] will app ear on the screen and you will not be able to take or erase images. The Date/Time se ttings scre en will appea r the first time the camera is turned on.
Setting the Display Language 21 • The camera has a bu ilt-in date/time battery (backup ba ttery) that al lows the date/time setting s to be retained for about thre e weeks after the battery pack has been removed. • By inserting a charged ba ttery or connecting an AC adapter kit (sold sep arately, p.
22 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has be en used in other devices, yo u should for mat the c ard with this camera. For matting (in itializing) a memory car d erases a ll data on th e memory car d. As you c annot re trieve the erased da ta, exercise ad equate cau tion before fo rmatting the memo ry card.
23 The shutter button has two stops. To ta ke images that are in focus, be sure to first pr ess the shutt er button li ghtly (hal fway) to focu s, then take t he shot. Press halfway (lightly to the first stop). X The camera auto matically foc uses and selects the ne cessary se ttings for shooting, such as the brightne ss.
24 Since the came ra can determi ne the subject a nd shooting co nditions, you can let it a utomatically select th e best se ttings for t he scene a nd just sho ot. The camera can a lso detect an d focus on faces , setting t he color and brightness to optimal le vels.
Taking Pictures 25 Choose a subject to focus on. ● Touch the scre en to choose the person or location to focus on (Touch AF). X The camera w ill beep and will ap pear on the sc reen.
Taking Pictures 26 • the camera does not play any sounds? Pressing the n button while turning on th e camera power will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn th e sounds on, press the n button, choose th e 3 tab, and then choose [Mute ].
27 You can view you r images on the s creen. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will appear. Choose an image. ● Dragging left to right dis plays images in the reverse o rder they were taken. ● Dragging ri ght to left dis plays images in the order they were taken.
Erasing Images 28 Active Display If you tilt the camera ge ntly from yo ur wrist as s hown in the il lustration b elow, you can s witch the images you are viewi ng. You c an also st art and s top movies (p. 33). You can choose and erase ima ges one at a time.
Printing Images 29 Erase the image. ● Drag as shown. X [Erase?] app ears. ● Touch [Erase]. X The displaye d image will be erased. ● To exit i nstead of e rasing, t ouch [Canc el]. ● You can als o erase images in the following way s. Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons or turn the  dial to choose a .
Printing Images 30 Turn on the camera. ● Press the 1 button to turn o n the came ra. Choose an image to print. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an im age. ● You can also pres s the qr butto ns or turn the  dial to choose an image.
31 The camera can a utomatical ly select all se ttings so th at you can shoot movies just by pressing the shutter b utton. If you co ntinue shoo ting for a lo ng time, the camera may become warm. Th is is not a malf unction. Set the mode switch to E .
Shooting Movies 32 Shoot. ● Press the shut ter button fully. X The camera will st art shooting the movie, and [ Rec] and the elapsed t ime will appear on the s creen.
33 You can view you r movies on the s creen. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou shot will appear. X and ap pear on movies. Choose a movie. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an i mage to play back. ● You can also pres s the qr butto ns or turn the  dial to choose an image.
Transferring Images to a Computer 34 You can use the included sof tware to tran sfer your came ra images to a computer. I f you are already using ZoomBr owser EX/Image Browser, inst all the software from the in cluded CD-R OM, overw riting your current installation .
Transferring Images to a Computer 35 Macintosh Preparations Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) are used for thes e explanati ons. Install the software. Windows Place the DIGITAL CAMERA Solutio n Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Begin installation.
Transferring Images to a Computer 36 Macintosh ● Place the CD-ROM in t he computer's CD- ROM drive an d double-c lick the icon. ● Click [Install], and follow th e onscree n instructio ns to proceed wi th the installatio n. Connect the camera to th e computer.
Transferring Images to a Computer 37 Macintosh X CameraWindow will appear when you establish a connect ion betwee n the camera and compu ter. ● If CameraWindow do es not appear, cl ick the CameraWindo w icon on the Dock (the bar which appe ars at the bot tom of the desktop).
38 Accessories Wrist Strap WS-DC10 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk AV Cable AVC-DC400 *1 Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 Supplied with Camera *1 Also a vailable for purchase separately. *2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for more information on the printer and interface cables.
Accessories 39 Compact Photo Pr inters (SELPHY se ries) Inkjet Printers (PIXMA series) Video IN Termi nal Audio IN Termi nal TV/Video Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genu ine Canon accessories.
40 The following camera acces sories are sold separately. Some accessor ies are not sol d in some regio ns, or may no longer be available. Power Supplie s • AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 This kit lets you power the camera using household po wer. Recommended for powering the camera for an extended perio d of time or when connecting to a computer.
41 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appea rs on the screen, as well as the basic operating instructions. 2 C OP Y.
42 Mode Switch Use the mode switc h to change the Shoo ting mode. Components Guide HDMI Terminal (p. 116) Strap Mount (p. 13) A/V OUT (Audio/Video Output) DIGITAL Terminal (pp. 29, 36) Shutter Button (p. 23) Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (p.
Components Guide 43 Control Dial Turning th e control d ial allow s you to pe rform operations such as choosing ite ms or switchin g images. 1 Button When the len s is extende d, you can swi tch between Shoo ting and Playb ack modes. When the len s is retracted, yo u can use this butto n to turn the camera on and off i n Playback mode.
44 Shooting (Inform ation Display) * : Standard, : Held vertically When shooting, the camera det ects if it is held vert ically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly f or the best shot.
Information Displayed on the Screen 45 Playback (Detail ed Information Di splay) Switching the Display You can change the display us ing the p button. Print List (p. 132) My Category (p. 122) Shooting Mode ISO Speed (p. 74) Exposure Compensation (p. 69) White Balance (p.
Indicator 46 Display in Dark Conditio ns during Sho oting The display automatical ly brightens wh en shooting i n dark condit ions, allowing y ou to chec k the co mposition (N ight Displ ay function ). Howeve r, the brightnes s of the image on the screen, and t he brightnes s of the actual image record ed may be diffe rent.
47 You can set commonly used function s using the FUNC. menu. The menu items and options differ depe nding on t he mode (p . 156). Y ou can als o use the FUNC. menu in Playback mode. Display the FUNC. menu . ● Press the m butt on. Choose a menu item.
48 Various fu nctions can be set from the me nus. The menu it ems are organize d under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and play back ( 1 ). The av ailable menu items di ffer depending on the mode (pp. 158 – 161) . Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on.
49 You can silence or adjust the volu me of camera sounds . Muting Sounds Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Mute]. ● Press the qr buttons to choose the 3 tab. ● Press the op but tons or tur n the  dial to choose [Mut e], then use the qr buttons to ch oose [On].
50 The screen brightness can be changed in two ways. With the Menu Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [LCD Brightness]. ● Press the qr buttons to choose the 3 tab. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose [L CD Bright ness], Change the brightness.
51 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting , you can reset th e camera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Reset All]. ● Press the qr buttons to c hoose the 3 tab. ● Press the op but tons or tur n the  dial to choose [Res et All], th en press the m button.
52 Perform low level form atting whe n you thi nk that the recording/ reading speed of a memory card has drop ped. As yo u cannot re trieve th e erased data, exer cise adequate ca ution befor e low level for matting the memor y card. Display the menu.
53 To save ba ttery powe r, the camer a shuts down automa tically when it is not operated for a ce rtain time. Power Saving during Sho oting The monitor will turn off ap proximately 1 mi nute after t he camera is la st operated. A fter about 2 mor e minutes, t he lens will re tract and the power will turn off.
54 You can check t he current ti me. ● Press and hold the m button. X A screen l ike that on the l eft appea rs showing the cu rrent time. ● If you hold th e camera vertica lly while using th e clock function , it wil l switch to vertical di splay.
55 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to shoot in different conditions, as well as how to use common functions, such as the flash and self-timer. • When you choose a Shooting mode t hat matches a pa rticular set o f condition s, the camera will automatica lly select any n ecessary se ttings.
56 The camera will select the necess ary sett ings for the conditions in which you wish to s hoot when y ou choose th e matching mo de. Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 42). Choose the desired sh ooting mode. ● Touch . ● If you touc h the qr b uttons on the screen , or quickly dr ag across it, a di fferent set o f shooting mod es will appear.
Shooting in Various Conditions 57 F Take snapshots at night (Night Snapshot) ● Lets you take beautiful s napshots of people again st city nigh tscapes or nigh t backgrounds . ● If you hold t he camera f irmly, you can take pictures w ith reduced camera shak e, even without a tr ipod.
Shooting in Various Conditions 58 y Take shots of aq uatic life in an aquarium (Aquar ium) ● Lets you take natural-co lored shots of aquatic l ife in in door aquari ums. O Take shots of fol iage (Foliage) ● Lets you s hoot tree s and le aves, such as new growth, au tumn leaves or blossoms, in vivid color s.
59 You can shoot with the flash tu rned off. Touch . Choose ! . ● Touch ! to choose it. ● Touch ! again to make th e setting . X Once set, ! will be selected. ● After pressi ng the r button, you can al so press the qr buttons or tur n the  dial to choose ! .
60 You can us e the digit al zoom to zoom up t o a maximum of 20x and capture subjects th at are too far away for the opt ical zoom (p . 24) to e nlarge. The images may appe ar coarse, how ever, depe nding on the re cording pixe l setting (p . 72) and the zoom fa ctor used.
Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 61 Digital Tele-Converter The focal le ngth of the le ns can be incr eased by an equi valent of 1.5x or 2.0x. This enables a faster shutter spee d and less chanc e of camera shake than the zoo m (including digital zoom) us ed by itself at the same zoom factor.
62 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lower right corner of an image. Once in serted, however, t hey cannot be delet ed. Be sure to check beforehand that the d ate and ti me are corr ectly set (p . 142). Choose [Date Stamp]. ● Press the n butt on.
63 The self-t imer can be used to sh oot a group photo that incl udes the camera operator. The camera will act ivate appr oximately 10 s econds after the shutter but ton is pressed. Press the o button. Choose Ò . ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose Ò , then press the m button.
64 Once you compos e the shot, suc h as for a group p hoto, press the shutter button, and enter the compositio n, the camer a will tak e three sh ots in a r ow two second s after it de tects your fa ce (p. 82). Choose " . ● Follow Step 2 o n p.
Special Effects for Night Backgrounds (Creative Light Effect) 65 For the screen in Step 1, press the n button , then press the qr but tons or turn the  dial to change the number of shots.
Special Effects for Night Backgrounds (Creative Light Effect) 66 Shoot. • Hold the camera f irmly and shoot non-mo ving points of light in as dark a location as possible. • Be sure to shoot with your subject withi n the range of the flash (p. 69).
67 Choosing Settings Yourself In this chapter you will learn how to use t he various functions in G mode to progressively advanc e your shooting skills. • This chap ter assumes that the mode swit ch is set t o 4 and the camera is in G mode. • G stands for Prog ram AE.
68 You can choo se the setti ngs for vario us function s to suit your preferences . AE stands for Auto Exp osure. Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 42). Choose G . ● Choose G in Step 2 on p. 56. Adjust the settings accor ding to your purposes (pp. 69 – 79).
69 You can adju st the st andard exp osure set by the ca mera in 1/3- stop increments in the range of -2 to +2. Choose the exposure compensation. ● Touch . Adjust the brightnes s. ● While looki ng at the screen, touch the Exposure Compe nsation bar and drag left or right to ad just the brigh tness, then touch .
70 You can shoot an object at a cl ose distance or even shoot ex treme close- ups of it. Th e shooting ra nge is approxi mately 5 – 50 cm ( 2.0 in. – 1.
71 You can shoot l andscapes and far away subjec ts. The focusi ng range is 3 m (9.8 ft.) an d greater fr om the camer a. Choose u . ● After pres sing the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose u , then press th e m button. X Once set, u will appear.
72 You can choose from six recor ding pixels (i mage size) sett ings. Choose the recordin g pixels. ● Press the m but ton and choose , then press the m but ton again. Choose an option. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion, then pres s the m button.
Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 73 Approximate Values for Reco rding Pixels and Compression Ratio • The values in the table are measured accordin g to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
74 Choose the ISO spee d. ● Press the m but ton and choose , then press the m but ton again. Choose an option. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose an opti on, then pres s the m button. X The setting you ch ose will displa y on the screen.
75 The white balance (WB ) function sets the optimal white b alance f or natural looking co lors. Choose the white ba lance. ● Press the m bu tton and choose , then press the m but ton again. Choose an option. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion, then pres s the m button.
76 You can shoot continuousl y at a fixed inte rval (0.8 sho ts/sec.). Choose a Drive mode. ● Press the m but ton and choose , then press the m but ton again. ● Press the op but tons or tur n the  dial to choose W , then press the m butt on. Shoot.
77 You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white whe n shooting. Choose My Colors. ● Press the m bu tton and choose , then press the m but ton again. Choose an option. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion, then pres s the m button.
Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer 78 Custom Color The contra st, sharpne ss, color s aturation, r ed, green, bl ue, and ski n tones in an image can be c hosen and set fr om 5 differen t levels. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 77 to choose , then press the n button.
79 You can set th e time delay (0 – 30 seconds) an d the number of sho ts (1 – 10 shots). Choose $ . ● Press the o button, then use the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose $ , then press th e n button. Choose th e settings. ● Press the op but tons to cho ose [Delay ] or [Shots ].
80 While you keep the shutter button pressed ha lfway, the f ocus and exposu re are locked. You can now recomp ose and shoot. This is called Fo cus Lock. Focus. ● Center the su bject you want in focus, and press the shu tter button hal fway. ● Confirm that a green AF frame ap pears around the subject.
81 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Ch apter 4 and explains how to take pictur es using various functions. • This chap ter assumes that the mode swit ch is set t o 4 and the camera is in G mode. • “Shooting Long Exposures” (p.
82 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to match the conditi ons you want to shoot. You c an also use tou ch operati ons to change the positio n of the AF frame or choose a subj ect to focus o n without having to change AF frame mode setti ngs (p.
Magnifying the Focal Point 83 You can pu sh the shu tter butt on halfway to magnif y the AF frame and c heck the focus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. ● Press the n butt on, choo se the 4 tab, and then choose the [A F-Point Zoom] menu item. Use the qr bu ttons to cho ose [On].
84 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, th e focal dis tance will n ot change ev en when you release your finger from the s hutter butt on. Lock the focus. ● Keep the shutt er button pres sed halfway and press the q button . X The focus loc ks and % is displayed on the screen.
85 While the shu tter button is pressed half way, the focus an d exposure wi ll continue t o adjust, al lowing you to tak e pictures of moving subjec ts without missing a sh ot. Choose [Servo AF]. ● Press the n butt on and c hoose [Servo AF] on the 4 tab, and use th e qr buttons to ch oose [On].
86 You can choose a specific sub ject or pers on's face, or a location on the screen, to focu s on and shoot . Choose the subject, face or location to focus on. ● Touch the sub ject or perso n shown on the screen. X When the AF frame mode is set to [Face AiAF], the ca mera will beep and display when it detec ts the subject .
87 You can change the Metering mo de (brightness measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the Mete ring mode. ● Press the m bu tton and choose , then press the m but ton again. Choose an option. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose an option, then press the m button.
88 When you wish to take several shots with the sa me exposure, yo u can set the exposure a nd focus se parately us ing the AE lock. AE stands for “Auto Exposure”. Lock the exp osure. ● Point the camera towa rd the subj ect and press the o button while pr essing th e shutter butto n halfway.
89 You can make t he main subj ect, such a s people, ap pear bright b y having th e camera provi de the appr opriate illumin ation with t he flash. At the same time, you can u se a slow shutter s peed to br ighten t he backgrou nd that t he light from the flash cannot reach.
90 The camera can d etect areas i n the scene, such as faces or backg rounds, that are too brig ht or dar k and aut omatically adjust the m to th e optimum brightness when sho oting. Also , when the overall imag e is lack ing in contrast, th e camera w ill automat ically corre ct the ima ge for a sh arper impression when shooting .
91 You can automa tically corre ct red-eye t hat occurs in im ages taken with the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. ● Press the n butt on, choo se [Flash Settings] fro m the 4 tab and press the m button. Adjust the setting. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose [Red -Eye Corr.
92 You can set th e shutter spee d to a range bet ween 1 and 15 secon ds to shoot long ex posures. Howev er, you should attach the camera t o a tripod to prevent the came ra from moving and blu rring the imag e. Choose ≈ . ● Choose ≈ in St eps 1 – 2 on p.
93 You can cha nge the lo ok of an ima ge when shoo ting. Howev er, the sh ooting conditio ns may cause the i mage to become coa rse, or the colo rs may not come out as expect ed. T Color Accent You can choose to retain a singl e color and cha nge the rest to bl ack and white in a compositio n.
Changing the Color and Shooting 94 Y Color Swap You can swap one color in an i mage for anot her when recor ding it. You can only swap one c olor. Choose Y . ● Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 56 to choos e Y . Press the n button for more than one second.
Changing the Color and Shooting 95 Specify the range of colors to be swapped. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the range of colors affecte d. ● Choose a negat ive value t o limit the range of colors . Choose a positive v alue to extend the ra nge of colors to similar colors.
96 Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged together using the included software on a computer to create a panoramic image. Choose L . ● Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 56 to choos e L . Choose a shooting d irection. ● Turn the  di al to cho ose a shoot ing direction.
97 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanc ed information than the "Shoot ing Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections of Chapter 1.
98 You can choose between three Movi e modes. Set the mode switch to E . Choose a Movie mode. ● Touch , then t ouch a movie mode. Touch the scre en again to make the setting. ● You can also cho ose movie modes f rom the FUNC. me nu (p. 47). Changing the Movie Mode X Standard Normal mode.
99 You can choose between three image qualit y settings. Choose the image quality. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons or turn the  dial to choos e , then press th e m button agai n. Choose an option. ● Press the op butt ons or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion, and press the m button.
100 You can set th e exposure or ch ange it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2. Focus. ● Press the shutter bu tton halfway to focus. Lock the exp osure. ● After rele asing the s hutter butto n, press the r button to lock the exposu re. The exposure shi ft bar appear s.
101 The follo wing func tions can be used in the same way as for still i mages. For > and z modes, the fu nctions wi th an * a ttached can be used in the same way as for sti ll images. • Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) (p. 60) You can use the digital zoom, but the optical zoom cannot be used.
102 The following functions ca n be used in the s ame way as for sti ll images. • Erasing Images (p. 28) • Quickly Searching Images (p. 106) • Viewing Images in Filtered Playbac k (p. 108) • Viewing Slideshows (p. 109) • Changing Image Transitions (p.
103 You can trim t he beginning s and ends of record ed movies in one-second increments. Choose * . ● Follow Step 3 on p. 33, choose * from the movie cont rol panel that appears and press the m button. X The movie editing panel and the movie editing b ar will ap pear.
Editing 104 Check the edited movie. ● Press the op buttons to choose (Play), then pr ess the m button. The edited movie will play. ● To edit the movie ag ain, repeat Ste p 2.
105 Using Playback and Other Functions The first part of this chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. The lat ter part exp lains how to specif y images for print ing. • Press the 1 button to enter P layback mod e before operat ing the camer a.
106 g Searching Ima ges Using I ndex Display Displaying multiple images at a time lets you quickly find the image you want. Display ima ges in an index. ● Double tap the sc reen to displa y images in an index. ● The number of ima ges increase s each time you double tap the screen.
Quickly Searching Images 107 Searching I mages by Scrolling Dragging acr oss the screen or turning  will di splay images i n a line (Scroll Display) let ting you quic kly search th em. You can also jump by sh ooting date. Choose an image. ● You can switch between images in single image playbac k by dragging horizontal ly across the screen.
108 When there are man y images on the memory card, you can filter and display them by a sp ecified filte r. You ca n also prot ect (p. 117) o r delete (p . 119) all images at once whil e filtered . Choose ‚ . ● Press the m butt on to choose ‚ in the FUNC.
Viewing Slideshows 109 You can filt er images during a slideshow so th at only certain ima ges will play back. You can also use the followi ng functions in f iltered playback for processing all the filtered images at once. • “Protecting Images” (p.
Viewing Slideshows 110 Changing Settings You can set a sl ideshow to rep eat, or change tr ansition e ffects and the t ime that slidesho w images are disp layed. You can ch oose from six tra nsition effects whe n switching b etween images. Choose [Slideshow].
111 You can magnify the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF Frame, or the area of a face that was detected, to check the focus. Press the p button, and switch to the focus check display (p. 45). X A white frame will appear where the AF frame or face was when the focus was set.
112 Magnify an image. ● When you touch t he screen, th e display will zoom in on the i mage and will appear. ● Repeatedly touching the sc reen will zoom in on that part of th e image up t o a factor of 10x. ● If you drag acr oss the screen, you can move the locat ion of the displ ayed area.
113 You can choose from three trans ition effe cts when switchi ng between images in single i mage playba ck. Choose [Transition]. ● Press the n butt on and c hoose the 1 tab, then ch oose [Tra nsition] an d use the qr buttons to c hoose a tr ansition effect.
Easy Operations with Touch Actions 114 Changing Touch Ac tions Registered Fun ctions You can regis ter the functi ons you want to u se easily to each of the drag patterns. Choose [Set Touch Action s]. ● Press the n butt on, choose the 1 tab and [Set To uch Actions], and press the m button.
115 Using the supplied AV cable, you can connect the camera to a TV to view images you have sh ot. Items to Pr epare • Camera and TV • AV cable supplied w ith the came ra (p.
116 Use the separa tely sold HDMI ca ble HTC-100 to con nect the came ra to a high-defi nition TV fo r an enhanced vi ewing experi ence. Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to th e TV. ● Open the cove r and fully inse rt the cable plug into th e camera's HDMI t erminal.
117 You can pr otect im portant i mages so that they ca nnot be erased b y the camera (pp. 28, 11 9). Choose : . ● Press the m butt on to choose : in the FUNC. menu, then press the m button again. X Once set, will appear on the screen. ● To unlock an image, choose : from the FUNC.
Protecting Images 118 Choose the s tarting image. ● Press the m butt on. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an im age and press m b utton. ● You can also pres s the qr butto ns or turn the  dial to choose an image. Choose the ending image.
Erasing All Images 119 Choose All Images Choose [All Images]. ● Follow Ste p 2 on p. 117 to choose [All Images] and pr ess the m butto n. Protect images. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose [Protect] and press the m button. You can choose images and er ase them in groups .
Erasing All Images 120 Choosing Images Individually Choose [Select]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 119 to choose [Sel ect] and press the m button. Choose images. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an im age and press m b utton. ● You can also pres s the qr butto ns or turn the  dial to choose an image.
Erasing All Images 121 Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 119 to choose [Se lect Range] an d press the m button. ● Follow Step s 3 and 4 on p. 118 to choose images. Erase. ● Press the p button to choose [Erase], then press th e m button.
122 You can organi ze images in ca tegories. Y ou can display the images in a category i n Filtered Play back (p. 108) a nd process all images at once by using the f unctions be low. • “Viewing Sli deshows” (p. 10 9), “Protect ing Images” ( p.
Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 123 Choosing Ima ges Individu ally Choose [Select]. ● Follow Step 2 o n p. 122 to ch oose [Sel ect] and press the m button. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an image and pres s m button.
124 When you tag image s as favorites , you can perform op erations on just those images, or on ly display t hose images for easy viewing ( p. 108). Select an image. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an im age. ● You can also pres s the qr butto ns or turn the  dial to choose an image.
125 You can change the orientat ion of an image and save it. Movi es with a resolution of cannot be rot ated. Choose . ● Press the m butt on to choose in the FUNC. menu, then press the m button again. Rotate the image. ● Press the qr buttons, the image will rotate 90° in the chos en directio n.
126 You can resiz e images to a lowe r pixel setti ng and save the re sized image as a separa te file. Choose [Resize]. ● Press the n butt on and choose the 1 tab, then choose [Resize] and pr ess the m button. Choose an image. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an im age.
127 You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file. Choose [T rimming ]. ● Press the n butt on, choose the 1 tab and [Trimm ing], then pres s the m button. Choose an image. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an image.
Trimming 128 Save as a new image and dis play. ● Perform Step s 4 and 5 on p. 126. • , , and images cannot be trimmed. • The width and height ratio of an image tha t can be changed is fixed at 4:3 (for a vertica l image 3:4). • The number of recorded pixels in a trimmed image will be smaller t han before trimming.
129 You can change the color of an image and save it as a separat e image. Refer to p. 77 fo r details on e ach menu item. Choose [My Colors]. ● Press the n butt on, choose the 1 tab and [My Colo rs], and pres s the m button. Choose an image. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an image.
130 The camera can d etect areas i n an image, such as faces or back grounds, that are too dark and automa tically adj ust them to the op timum bright ness. Also, when t he overall image is lack ing in cont rast, the camera will automaticall y correc t the image fo r a sharpe r impressi on.
131 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in images and save t hem as new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. ● Press the n butt on, choo se the 1 tab and [Red-E ye Correctio n], then press the m button. X The [Red-Eye Co rrection] screen will appear.
132 You can ad d images t o the print list (DP OF) directly after sho oting or whi le in playback with the FUNC. menu. You can print from a print list simply by connecting your camer a and pr inter. Thes e selecti on methods c omply with the DPOF (Digita l Print Order Form at) standards .
Printing from the Print List (DPOF) 133 Print Added Imag es The followin g examples use t he Canon SELP HY series prin ters. Please a lso refer to the Personal Printin g Guide . Connect the camera to th e printer (p. 29). Print. ● Press the op buttons, choose [ Print now] and pres s the m button.
134 You can cho ose up to 998 images on a memory c ard for pr inting and specify the number of prin t copies so that the y can be printed together or proc essed at a photo develo per service. These selec tion methods comp ly with the DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Fo rmat) stan dards.
Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 135 Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. ● Press the n butt on and c hoose the 2 tab, then ch oose [Selec t Images & Qty.] and pres s the m button. Choose an image. ● Drag horizon tally acros s the screen to choose an image.
Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 136 Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ● Choose [Sele ct Range] in St ep 1 on p. 135 and pres s the m button. ● Choose images a ccording to St eps 3 and 4 on p. 118. Make print settings. ● Press the op buttons, choose [ Order] and press the m button.
137 Customizing the Camera You can customize various func tions to suit your shooting preferences. The first part of this chapter explains convenient and commonly used functions. The latter part explains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purp oses.
138 You can custo mize conveni ent and commonly u sed function s from the 3 tab. Turning off Hints & Tips When you make a set ting by touching t he screen in a Shoo ting mode, or choose an it em in the FUNC. menu ( p. 47) or MENU (p. 4 8) using the opqr buttons, hint s and tip s display.
Changing Functions 139 Creating a Folde r by Shooting Date Images a re saved i nto fold ers create d each m onth, howev er, you c an also create fold ers by sho oting dat e. ● Choose [Cre ate Folder], t hen press qr buttons to c hoose [Daily]. ● Images will be saved into fold ers created on each shootin g date.
Changing Functions 140 Turning off the Power Saving Functio n You can se t the power saving func tion (p. 53) to [Off]. S etting it to [On] is recommended to save battery power. ● Choose [Powe r Saving], t hen press the m button. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose [Aut o Power Down], t hen use the qr buttons to choos e [Off].
Changing Functions 141 Using the World Clock When traveling abroad, you can record images with local dates and times simply by switching the time zone setting if you pre-register the destination time zones. You can enjoy the convenience of not ha ving to switch the Date/Time settings.
Changing Functions 142 Changing the Date and Time You can change the date and ti me settings. ● Choose [Date/ time], then pr ess the m bu tton. ● Press the qr buttons to sele ct an item, then use the op buttons or turn th e  dial to choose a value .
143 If you set t he mode swi tch to 4 , and the mode to G , you can chan ge the settings in the 4 tab (p. 48). Turning off the AF Assist Beam The lamp wi ll automati cally light t o assist focusing in low light c onditions when you pr ess the s hutter butt on halfw ay.
Changing Shooting Functions 144 Changing the Imag e Display Time You can cha nge the length of time the im ages display directly after sho oting. ● Choose [R eview], then pr ess the qr b uttons to choose a n option. Changing the Wa y the Image Di splays Right After Shooting You can change the way the image displays after shooting.
Changing Shooting Functions 145 Displaying the Overlay You can displ ay gridlines fo r vertical and hor izontal gui dance, or a 3:2 gui de to confirm t he printable ar ea for postcard size prin ts. ● Choose [D isp. Overlay], then press th e qr buttons to choose an opti on.
146 You can adjus t the settings in t he 1 tab by pres sing the 1 button (p. 48). Turning Off Active Display You can turn of f Active Displ ay so that gentl y shaking or ti lting the camer a does not perf orm any of the f ollowing opera tions. • Switching i mages quickly (p.
147 In the 3 tab, you can change the sounds pla yed for each ca mera operatio n or set the s tart-up i mage that appears whe n the came ra power is turned on. Change Sounds ● Choose [So und Opti ons], then press th e m button. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion.
Changing the Start-up Image or Sound 148 Setting a Recorded I mage as the Start-up Screen Image When you press the 1 button and set the ca mera to Playb ack mode, you can regis ter sounds and image s. ● Choose [Star t-up Image], then press the m button.
149 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the AC adapter kit (sold separately), troubleshooting tips and co ntains lists of functions. The index also appears at the end.
150 If you use AC Adapte r Kit AC K-DC40 (sold se parately) , you can u se the camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the ba ttery. Insert the coupler. ● Open the co ver (p. 18) and insert the coupler a s shown until it locks into plac e with a click.
151 If you think there is a problem with t he camera, f irst check the following . If the items belo w do not solve your prob lem, contact a Ca non Customer Support Hel p Desk as listed on t he included c ustomer suppo rt list. Power You pressed the powe r button, but nothing happe ned.
Troubleshooting 152 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfwa y to focus on the subject, then press fully t o shoot (p. 23). • Shoot the subject within th e focusing distance (p. 163 ). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [ On] (p. 143). • Confirm that function s which you do not intend to use (macr o, etc.
Troubleshooting 153 When you can’t make settings for shooting functions or FUNC. menu. • The items in which settings can be made differ depe nding on the shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Availabl e in Each Shooting Mode” (pp. 156 – 159). Shooting movies Correct shooting time does not display, or stops .
154 If error messages appear on the L CD monitor, try one of the following solutions. No memory card • The memory card is not installed in the corre ct direction. Install the memory card in the correct direction (p. 18). Card locked! • The SD memory card or SDHC memory card’s write protect tab is set to “LOCK”.
List of Messages that Appear on the Screen 155 • Movies cannot be magni fied (p. 112), edited (pp. 127 – 131), added to a print list (p. 132), or registered to the start-up screen (p. 147). Cannot select ! • When choosing the selection range (pp .
156 Functions Available i n Each Shooting Mode Shooting modes Function A 4 G I F V Flash (pp. 59, 69, 89) { {{{{ — {{{{ *1 { —* 2— { {{{{ Exposure Compensation (p. 69)/Exposure Shift (p. 100) — {{{{ Focusing Zone (pp. 70, 71) All Range { ———— — {{{{ — {{{ — — {{{ — Self-Timer (pp.
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 157 4 E H U t ≈ w y O P Z R T Y L X > z {{ ——— { — {{ —— { —— — {{{ — {{{{{ —— {{ —— — * 2 * 2 — * 2 —————— .
158 4 Shooting Menu Menus *1 AiAF *2 AF frame not displayed. *3 [On] when movement is detected or when using Touch AF. *4 Unavailable when set to . *5 Always [On]. *6 Available when h is chosen. *7 Always [Continuous]. Shooting modes Function A 4 G I F V AF Frame (p.
Menus 159 { Selectable, or set automatically. — Not selectable 4 E H U t ≈ w y O P Z R T Y L X > z {{{ — {{{{{{{ { —* 1 * 1 {{{ *2 {{{{{{{ { { —— ——————————— — .
Menus 160 3 Set up Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 49 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 49 Sound Options Set the sounds for each camera operation. p. 147 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 138 LCD Brightness Set within a range of ±2.
Menus 161 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 109 Erase Erases images. p. 119 Protect Protects images. p. 117 Rotate Rotates images. p. 125 Favorites Tags or untags images as favorites.
162 • This camera is a high-pr ecision elec tronic dev ice. Do not drop it or s ubject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to magnets or motor s that genera te strong electromag netic fields. Exposure to str ong magnetic f ields may caus e malfunction s or corrup t image data.
163 Camera Effective Pixels. . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 12.1 million Image Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number o f pixels: Approx. 12.4 million) Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 (W) – 21.
Specifications 164 Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD memory card, S DHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC MMCplus memory card File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Design rule for Ca mera File system and DPOF compliant Data Type .
Specifications 165 Battery Pack NB-6L Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V DC Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 mAh Charging cycles .
166 Numerics 3:2 Guide ................................... ............. 145 A AC Adapter Kit .... .............................. 40, 150 Accessories ............. ................................. 3 8 AE Lock ............................ ............
Index 167 Slow Synchro ................................ ........ 89 Focus AF Frame .................................. ............ 25 AF Frame Mode ................................. ... 82 AF Lock .................. ............................... 84 AF-Point Zoom .
Index 168 Printing ............... ..................................... . 29 Program AE ............................... ............... 68 Protect ........... ................... ...................... 117 R Recording Pixels (Image S i ze) ..........
169 MEMO C OP Y.
CDP-E077-030 © CANON INC. 2009 Trademark Ackn owledgments • The S DHC logo is a trademark. • HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Definition Mult imedia Interfac e are trademarks o r registere d trademarks of HDMI Licensing LL C.
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