Canon PowerShot G15 Digital Camera manual

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Camer a User Guide • Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera. • Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethecamera properly .

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2 Pac ka ge Contents Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage. Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer .

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3 Preliminar y Notes and Legal Infor mation • T akeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere recordedcorrectly .

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4 Par t Names and Conv entions in T his Guide  Frontdial  Lamp  Lens  Zoomlever  Shooting:  / < j (wideangle)>  Playback:.

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5 PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide  < (Shortcut)>/< c (Directprint)> button < + (AElock/FElock)>/ < (Filteringi.

6 T able of Contents PackageContents......................... 2 CompatibleMemoryCards ............ 2 PreliminaryNotesandLegal Information ..................................... 3 OrganizationofCamera UserGuide .

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7 T ableofContents CustomizationforShooting Styles ......................................... 166 6 PlaybackMode..................173 Viewing ...................................... 174 BrowsingandFilteringImages .

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8 Contents: Basic Operations 4 Shoot   Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode) .................................... 54 Shootingpeoplewell I Portraits ( =   95) P Agains.

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9 Contents:BasicOperations   Focusonfaces ............................................................... 54,95,145,151   Withoutusingtheash(FlashOff) ...........................................

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10 Safety Precautions • Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafety precautionsdescribedbelow . Alwaysensurethattheproductisused correctly .

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11 SafetyPrecautions • Useonlytherecommendedbattery . • Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame. • Unplugthepowercordperiodically .

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12 SafetyPrecautions • Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor clothing. Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

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13 SafetyPrecautions • Beforeyoudiscardthebattery ,covertheterminalswithtapeorother insulators. Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

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14 C OP Y.

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15 Basic Guide Givesbasicinstructions,frominitial preparationstoshooting,playback,and savingonacomputer C OP Y.

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16 Initial Prepar ations Prepareforshootingasfollows. Attaching the Strap Attachthestrap.   Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera asshown.   Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach thestrapthesameway .

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17 InitialPreparations Charging the Batter y Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger .Besuretocharge thebatteryinitially ,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.

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18 InitialPreparations Inser ting the Batter y and Memor y Card Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately). Notethatbeforeusinganewmemory.

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19 InitialPreparations Label 4  Insertthememorycard.   Insertthememorycardfacingasshown untilitclicksintothelockedposition.   Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe rightwaywhenyouinsertit.

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20 InitialPreparations RemovingtheBatteryandMemoryCard Removethebattery .   Openthecoverandpressthebattery lockinthedirectionofthearrow .   Thebatterywillpopup. Removethememorycard.

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21 InitialPreparations 2  Setthedateandtime.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonstochoosean option.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtospecifythedateandtime.

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22 InitialPreparations ChangingtheDateandTime Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows. 1  Accessthecameramenu.   Pressthe< n >button. 2  Choose[Date/Time].   Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[ 3 ] tab.

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23 InitialPreparations Display Language Changethedisplaylanguageasneeded. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button. 2  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressandholdthe< m >button,and thenimmediatelypressthe< n > button.

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24 StillImages Movies T r ying the Camer a Out Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor movies,andthenviewthem.

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25 TryingtheCameraOut 4  Shoot. ShootingStillImages Focus.   Presstheshutterbuttonlightly ,halfway down.Thecamerabeepstwiceafter focusing,and AFframesaredisplayedto indicateimageareasinfocus.

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26 TryingtheCameraOut ElapsedT ime ShootingMovies Startshooting.   Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and [ Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.

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27 TryingtheCameraOut Viewing Aftershootingimagesormovies,youcanviewthemonthescreenas follows. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button.   Y ourlastshotisdisplayed.

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28 TryingtheCameraOut V olume 3  Playmovies.   Pressthe< m >buttontoaccessthe moviecontrolpanel,choose[ ](either pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dial),andthenpressthe< m > buttonagain.

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29 TryingtheCameraOut ErasingtheImages Y oucanchooseanderaseunneededimagesonebyone.Becarefulwhen erasingimages,becausetheycannotberecovered. 1  Chooseanimagetoerase.

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30 Inc luded Softwar e, PDF Manuals ThesoftwareandPDFmanualsontheincludedDIGIT AL CAMERASolution Disk(CD-ROM)( =   2)areintroducedbelow ,withinstructionsfor installation,andsavingimagestoacomputer .

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31 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals System Requirements Theincludedsoftwarecanbeusedonthefollowingcomputers. Adobe ReaderisrequiredtoviewthePDFmanuals. Operating System Windows Macintosh Windows7SP1 WindowsVistaSP2 WindowsXPSP3 MacOSX10.

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32 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals Installing the Software Windows7andMacOSX10.6areusedhereforthesakeofillustration.

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33 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals 3  Whenamessageisdisplayed promptingyoutoconnect thecamera,connectittoa computer .

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34 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals 4  Installtheles.   Turnthecameraon,andfollowthe on-screeninstructionstocompletethe installationprocess.   ThesoftwarewillconnecttotheInternet toupdatetothelatestversionand downloadnewfunctions.

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35 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals Saving Images to a Computer Windows7andMacOSX10.6areusedhereforthesakeofillustration. 1  Connectthecameratothe computer .   Followstep3on =   33toconnectthe cameratoacomputer .

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36 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals CameraWindow 3  Savetheimagestothe computer .   Click[ImportImagesfromCamera],and thenclick[ImportUntransferredImages].

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37 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals • InWindows7,ifthescreeninstep2isnotdisplayed,clickthe[ ]iconin thetaskbar .

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38 Accessories SoftCase SC-DC85 NeckStrap NS-DC1 1 BatteryPack NB-10L* 1 (withterminalcover) BatteryCharger CB-2LC/CB-2LCE* 1 DIGIT AL CAMERA  SolutionDisk USBCable(ca.

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39 Accessories Accessories SoftCase SC-DC85 NeckStrap NS-DC1 1 BatteryPack NB-10L* 1 (withterminalcover) BatteryCharger CB-2LC/CB-2LCE* 1 DIGIT AL CAMERA  SolutionDisk USB�.

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40 C OP Y.

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41 Camer a Basics Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsand describesshootingandplaybackoptions 1 Advanced Guide C OP Y.

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42 On/Of f ShootingMode   Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthe cameraonandprepareforshooting.   T oturnthecameraoff,pressthepower buttonagain. PlaybackMode   Pressthe< 1 >buttontoturnthecamera onandviewyourshots.

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43 Shutter Button T oensureyourshotsareinfocus,alwayspresstheshutterbuttonlightly (halfway)initially .Oncethesubjectisinfocus,pressthebuttonalltheway downtoshoot.

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44 Optical Viewnder T oconservebatterypowerwhenshooting,youcanusetheoptical viewnderinsteadofthescreen.Shootthesamewayaswhenusingthe screen. 1  Deactivatethescreen.

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45 Shooting Modes Usethemodedialtoaccesseachshootingmode. P ,Tv ,A v ,M,C1, andC2Modes T akeavarietyof shotsusingyour preferredsettings ( =   123,161). MovieMode Forshootingmovies ( =   1 19).

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46 Shooting Display Options Pressthebuttontoviewotherinformationonthescreen,ortohide theinformation.

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47 FUNC. Menu CongurecommonlyusedshootingfunctionsthroughtheFUNC.menuas follows. Notethatmenuitemsandoptionsvarydependingontheshootingmode ( =   292–295). 1  AccesstheFUNC.

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48 MENU Menu Congureavarietyofcamerafunctionsthroughothermenusasfollows. Menuitemsaregroupedbypurposeontabs,suchasshooting[ 4 ], playback[ 1 ],andsoon.

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49 MENUMenu 4  Chooseanoption.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonstochoosean option. 5  Finishthesetupprocess.   Pressthe< n >buttontoreturntothe screendisplayedbeforeyoupressedthe < n >buttoninstep1.

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50 Indicator Display Thepowerlampandindicatoronthebackofthecamera( =   5)willlight orblinkdependingonthecamerastatus.

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51 Clock Y oucancheckthecurrenttime.   Pressandholdthe< m >button.   Thecurrenttimeappears.   Ifyouholdthecameraverticallywhile usingtheclockfunction,itwillswitch toverticaldisplay .

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52 C OP Y.

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53 Smar t Auto Mode Convenientmodeforeasyshotswithgreatercontrol overshooting 2 C OP Y.

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54 StillImages Movies Shooting (Smar t Auto) Forfullyautomaticselectionatoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,simply letthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions. 1  T urnthecameraon.

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55 Shooting(Smart Auto) 4  Shoot. ShootingStillImages Focus.   Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway .The camerabeepstwiceafterfocusing,and AFframesaredisplayedtoindicate imageareasinfocus.

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56 Shooting(Smart Auto) ElapsedT ime ShootingMovies Startshooting.   Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and [ Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsed time.

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57 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages/Movies • T oactivatethescreenwhenthecameraisonbutthescreenis blank,pressthebutton.

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58 Shooting(Smart Auto) Movies Microphone • Keepyourngersawayfromthe microphonewhileshootingmovies. Blockingthemicrophonemayprevent audiofrombeingrecordedormay causetherecordingtosoundmufed.

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59 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies Scene Icons In< A >mode,shootingscenesdeterminedbythecameraareindicated bytheicondisplayed,andcorrespondingsettingsareautomatically selectedforoptimalfocusing,subjectbrightness,andcolor .

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60 Shooting(Smart Auto) • Whenthedrivemodeissetto[ ]( =   139),andwhen[HgLampCorr .]issetto [On]andscenesareautomaticall.

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61 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies Image Stabilization Icons Optimalimagestabilizationfortheshootingconditionsisautomatically applied(IntelligentIS). Additionally ,thefollowingiconsaredisplayedin < A >mode.

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62 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies On-Screen Frames A varietyofframesaredisplayedoncethecameradetectssubjectsyouare aimingthecameraat.

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63 Common, Con venient F eatures StillImages Movies Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Whendistantsubjectsaretoofarawaytoenlargeusingtheopticalzoom, usedigitalzoomforuptoabout20xenlargement.

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64 Common,ConvenientFeatures • Focallengthwhenopticalanddigitalzoomarecombinedisasfollows (35mmlmequivalent).

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65 Common,ConvenientFeatures   Onceyoustarttheself-timer ,thelamp willblinkandthecamerawillplayaself- timersound.   T wosecondsbeforetheshot,theblinking andsoundwillspeedup.

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66 Common,ConvenientFeatures StillImages Movies CustomizingtheSelf-Timer Y oucanspecifythedelay(0–30seconds)andnumberofshots(1–10). 1  Choose[ $ ].   Followingstep1on =   64,choose[ $ ] andpressthe< n >button.

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67 Common,ConvenientFeatures StillImages Adding a Date Stamp Thecameracanaddtheshootingdatetoimages,inthelower-rightcorner . However ,notethatdatestampscannotbeeditedorremoved,soconrm beforehandthatthedateandtimearecorrect( =   20).

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68 Common,ConvenientFeatures StillImages Choosing Subjects to F ocus On (Tracking AF) Shootafterchoosingasubjecttofocusonasfollows. 1  SpecifyT racking AF .   Pressthe< o >button.   [ ]isdisplayedinthecenterofthe screen.

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69 Using F ace ID Ifyouregisterapersonaheadoftime,thecamerawilldetectthatperson’s face,andprioritizefocus,brightness,andcolorforthatpersonwhen shooting.

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70 UsingFaceID   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[AddtoRegistry], andthenchoose[AddaNewFace].

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71 UsingFaceID   The[EditProle]screenisdisplayed. 4  Enteraname.   Pressthe< m >button.   Pressthe< o >< q &.

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72 UsingFaceID 6  Savethesettings.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[Save],andthen pressthe< m >button.

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73 UsingFaceID Shooting Ifyouregisterapersonaheadoftime,thecamerawillprioritizethatperson asthemainsubject,andoptimizefocus,brightness,andcolorforthat personwhenshooting.

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74 UsingFaceID Checking and Editing R e gistered Infor mation CheckingRegisteredFaceIDInformation 1  Accessthe[Check/EditInfo] screen.   Followingstep1on =   69,choose [Check/EditInfo]andpressthe< m > button.

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75 UsingFaceID ChangingtheNameorBirthday 1  Accessthe[EditProle]screen.   Followingsteps1–3on =   74,choose [EditProle]andpressthe< m >button. 2  Inputchanges.

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76 UsingFaceID Overwritingand AddingFaceInformation Y oucanoverwriteexistingfaceinformationwithnewfaceinfo.Y oushould updatefaceinformationregularly ,especiallywithbabiesandchildren,as theirfaceschangequicklyastheygrow .

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77 UsingFaceID 4  Choosethefaceinfoto overwrite.   Pressthe< o >< q >< r >buttonsor turnthe< 7 >dialtochoosethefaceinfo tooverwrite,andthenpressthe< m > button.

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78 UsingFaceID ErasingFaceInformation 1  Accessthe[Check/EditInfo] screen.   Followingstep1on =   69,choose [Check/EditInfo]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Choosethenameoftheperson whosefaceinfoyouwantto erase.

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79 UsingFaceID Erasing Register ed Infor mation Y oucaneraseinformation(faceinfo,name,birthday)registeredtoFaceID. However ,namesrecordedinpreviouslyshotimageswillnotbeerased. 1  Accessthe[EraseInfo]screen.

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80 Image Customization F eatures StillImages Changing the Aspect Ratio Changetheimageaspectratio(ratioofwidthtoheight)asfollows. Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andchoosethedesiredoption ( =   47).

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81 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Changing Image Resolution (Size) Choosefrom4levelsofimageresolution,asfollows.Forguidelineson howmanyshotsateachresolutionsettingcantonamemorycard,see “Specications”( =   303).

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82 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Red-Ey e Cor r ection Red-eyethatoccursintheashphotographycanbeautomatically correctedasfollows.

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83 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Cor r ecting Greenish Ima ge Areas fr om Mercur y Lamps Inshotsofeveningsceneswithsubjectsilluminatedbymercurylamps,the subjectsorbackgroundmayappeartohaveagreenishtinge.

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84 ImageCustomizationFeatures Movies Changing Mo vie Ima ge Quality 3imagequalitysettingsareavailable.Forguidelinesonthemaximum movielengthateachlevelofimagequalitythatwilltonamemorycard, see“Specications”( =   303).

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85 ImageCustomizationFeatures Movies Using the W ind Filter Distortedaudiocausedbyrecordingwhenthewindisstrongcanbe reduced.However ,therecordingmaysoundunnaturalwhenthisoptionis usedwhenthereisnowind.

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86 Helpful Shooting F eatures StillImages Movies Using the Dual Axis Electronic Lev el Anelectroniclevelcanbedisplayedasaguidelinetoensurethecamerais levelfromfronttobackandlefttoright.

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87 HelpfulShootingFeatures StillImages Magnifying the Ar ea in F ocus Y oucancheckthefocusbypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway ,whichwill enlargetheportionoftheimageinfocusinthe AFframe.

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88 HelpfulShootingFeatures StillImages Checking f or Closed Eyes [ ]isdisplayedwhenthecameradetectsthatpeoplemayhaveclosed theireyes.

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89 Customizing Camera Oper ation Customizeshootingfunctionsonthe[ 4 ]tabofthemenuasfollows. Forinstructionsonmenufunctions,see“ n Menu”( =   48).

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90 CustomizingCameraOperation StillImages Changing the Image Display Period After Shots Changehowlongimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows.

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91 CustomizingCameraOperation StillImages Changing the Image Display Style After Shots Changethewayimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows. 1  In[Review],chooseeither2–10 secondsor[Hold]( =   90).

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92 C OP Y.

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93 Other Shooting Modes Shootmoreeffectivelyinvariousscenes,andtakeshots enhancedwithuniqueimageeffectsorcapturedusing specialfunctions 3 C OP Y.

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94 StillImages Movies Auto Clip R ecor ding (Mo vie Digest) Y oucanmakeashortmovieofadayjustbyshootingstillimages. Beforeeachshot,thecamerawillautomaticallyrecordamovieclipofthe scene.

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95 Specic Scenes Chooseamodematchingtheshootingscene,andthecamerawill automaticallycongurethesettingsforoptimalshots. 1  Enter< K >mode.   Setthemodedialto< K >.

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96 SpecicScenes StillImages Movies S  Shootunderwater(Underwater)   Natural-coloredshotsofsealifeand underwaterscenery ,whenyouusean optionalwaterproofcase( =   237).

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97 SpecicScenes • Whenyouuseatripodforeveningscenes,shootingin[ A ]modeinstead of[ ]modewillgivebetterresults( =   54).

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98 SpecicScenes StillImages Making Skin Look Smoother (Smooth Skin) Y oucanapplyasmootheningeffectwhenshootingimagesofpeople. Theeffectlevelandcolor([LighterSkin T one],[DarkerSkinT one])canbe chosenasfollows.

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99 Image Ef fects (Creativ e Filter s) Addavarietyofeffectstoimageswhenshooting. 1  Enter< >mode.   Setthemodedialto< >.

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100 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Shooting High-Contrast Scenes (High Dynamic Range) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedatdifferentbrightnesslevels eachtimeyoushoot,andthecameracombinesimageareaswithoptimal brightnesstocreateasingleimage.

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101 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) AddingColorEffects   Followsteps1–2on =   99and choose[ ].   Pressthe< >button,choose�.

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102 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shooting with Faded Colors (Nostalgic) Thiseffectmakescolorslookfadedandimageslookweathered,asinold photographs.Choosefromveeffectlevels.

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103 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Shooting with a Fish-Eye Lens Effect (Fish-eye Effect) Shootwiththedistortingeffectofash-eyelens. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–2on =   99and choose[ ].

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104 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shots Resembling Minia tur e Models (Miniature Effect) Createstheeffectofaminiaturemodel,byblurringimageareasaboveand belowyourselectedarea.

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105 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) PlaybackSpeedandEstimatedPlaybackTime (forOne-MinuteClips) Speed PlaybackTime Approx.12sec. Approx.6sec. Approx.3sec. • Thezoomisnotavailablewhenshootingmovies.

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106 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Shooting with a T oy Camera Ef fect (T oy Camera Ef fect) Thiseffectmakesimagesresembleshotsfromatoycamerabyvignetting (darker ,blurredimagecorners)andchangingtheoverallcolor .

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107 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Shooting W ith a Soft F ocus Ef fect Thisfunctionallowsyoutoshootimagesasifasoftfocuslterisattached tothecamera.Y oucanadjusttheeffectlevelasdesired.

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108 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shooting in Monochrome Shootimagesinblackandwhite,sepia,orblueandwhite. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–2on =   99and choose[ ].

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109 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shooting with Color Accent Chooseasingleimagecolortokeepandchangeothercolorstoblackand white. 1  Choose[ T ].   Followsteps1–2on =   99and choose[ T ].

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11 0 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shooting with Color Swap Y oucanreplaceoneimagecolorwithanotherbeforeshooting.Notethat onlyonecolorcanbereplaced. 1  Choose[ Y ].

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111 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) 5  Specifytherangeofcolorsto replace.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtoadjusttherange.   T oreplaceonlyyourspeciedcolor, choosealargenegativevalue.

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11 2 Special Modes for Other Pur poses StillImages Auto Shooting After F ace Detection (Smar t Shutter) AutoShooting AfterSmileDetection Thecamerashootsautomaticallyafterdetectingasmile,evenwithoutyou pressingtheshutterbutton.

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11 3 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages UsingtheWinkSelf-T imer Aimthecameraatapersonandpresstheshutterbuttonallthewaydown. Thecamerawillshootabouttwosecondsafterawinkisdetected.

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11 4 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes • Ifthewinkisnotdetected,winkagainslowlyanddeliberately . • Winkingmaynotbedetectedifeyesareobscuredbyhair ,ahat,orglasses.

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11 5 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes 3  Presstheshutterbuttonallthe waydown.   Thecameranowentersshootingstandby mode,and[Lookstraightatcamerato startcountdown]isdisplayed.

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11 6 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst HQ) Y oucanshootaseriesofshotsinrapidsuccessionbyholdingtheshutter buttonallthewaydown.

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11 7 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes ImagesDisplayedDuringPlayback Eachsetofimagesshotcontinuouslyismanagedasasinglegroup,and onlytherstimageinthatgroupwillbedisplayed.

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11 8 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages Shooting Stitch Assist Images Shootalargesubjectbytakingmultipleshotsatvariouspositions,andthen usetheincludedsoftware( =   30)tocombinethemintoapanorama.

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11 9 Movies Shooting V arious Mo vies Movies Shooting Mo vies in < E > Mode 1  Enter< E >mode.   Setthemodedialto< E >.   Blackbarsdisplayedonthetopand bottomedgesofthescreenindicate imageareasnotrecorded.

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120 ShootingV ariousMovies Movies Shooting iF r ame Mo vies ShootmoviesthatcanbeeditedwithiFrame-compatiblesoftwareor devices.Y oucanquicklyedit,save,andmanageiFramemoviesusingthe includedsoftware( =   30).

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121 ShootingV ariousMovies Movies Shooting Super Slow Motion Mo vies Y oucanshootfast-movingsubjectsforplaybacklaterinslowmotion.Note thatsoundisnotrecorded. 1  Choose[ ].   Setthemodedialto< E >.

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122 ShootingV ariousMovies • Themoviewillbeplayedbackinslowmotionwhenyoufollowsteps1–3 on =   174. • Y oucanchangetheplaybackspeedofmoviesshotin[ ]modebyusing theincludedsoftware.

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123 P Mode Morediscerningshots,inyourpreferredshootingstyle • Instructionsinthischapterapplytothecamerawiththemodedialsetto < G >mode.

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124 StillImages Movies Shooting in Prog r am AE Mode ( Mode) Y oucancustomizemanyfunctionsettingstosuityourpreferredshooting style. 1  Enter< G >mode.   Setthemodedialto< G >.

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125 Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) StillImages Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Thestandardexposuresetbythecameracanbeadjustedin1/3-stop increments,inarangeof–3to+3.

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126 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock) Beforeshooting,youcanlocktheexposure,oryoucanspecifyfocusand exposureseparately . 1  Locktheexposure.

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127 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Changing the Metering Method Adjustthemeteringmethod(howbrightnessismeasured)tosuitshooting conditionsasfollows.

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128 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages LinkingtheSpot AEPointFrametotheAFFrame 1  Setthemeteringmethodto[ ].   Followthestepson =   127tochoose[ ].

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129 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Changing the ISO Speed   Pressthe< o >button,chooseanoption (eitherpressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturn the< 7 >dial),andthenpressthe< m > button.

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130 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Adjustingthe Setting Whenthecameraissetto[ ],maximumISOspeedcanbespeciedin arangeof[ ]–[ ],andsensitivitycanbespeciedinarangeofthree levels.

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131 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Auto Exposure Brack eting (AEB Mode) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedatdifferentexposurelevels (standardexposure,underexposure,andthenoverexposure)eachtime youshoot.

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132 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Cor r ecting Image Brightness (i-Contr ast) Beforeshooting,excessivelybrightordarkimageareas(suchasfacesor backgrounds)canbedetectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimal brightness.

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133 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) • ISOspeed( =   129)willbeadjustedtoaspeedwithinthe supportedrangeifyouhavespeciedavalueoutsidethe supportedrangeindicatedhere.

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134 Color and Continuous Shooting StillImages Movies Adjusting W hite Balance Byadjustingwhitebalance(WB),youcanmakeimagecolorslookmore naturalforthesceneyouareshooting.

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135 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Movies CustomWhiteBalance Forimagecolorsthatlooknaturalunderthelightinyourshot,adjustwhite balancetosuitthelightsourcewhereyouareshooting.

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136 ColorandContinuousShooting 2  Congureadvancedsettings.   T oconguremoreadvancedsettings, pressthe< n >buttonandturn the< z >or< 7 >dialtoadjustthe correctionlevel.

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137 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Movies Changing Image Color T ones (My Color s) Changeimagecolortonesasdesired,suchasconvertingimagestosepia orblackandwhite.

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138 ColorandContinuousShooting • Whitebalance( =   134)cannotbesetin[ ]or[ ]modes. • With[ ]and[ ]modes,colorsotherthanpeople’sskintone maybemodied.Thesesettingsmaynotproducetheexpected resultswithsomeskintones.

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139 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Continuous Shooting Holdtheshutterbuttonallthewaydowntoshootcontinuously . Fordetailsonthecontinuousshootingspeed,see“Specications” ( =   303).

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140 ColorandContinuousShooting • IfyouuseFaceID( =   69)in[ W ],thenamerecordedintheimagewillbe xedtothelocationwhereitisdisplayedintherstshot.

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141 Shooting Range and F ocusing StillImages Movies Shooting at Preset F ocal Lengths (Step Zoom) Y oucanshootatpresetfocallengthsof28,35,50,85,100or140mm (35mmlmequivalent).

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142 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Shooting Close-ups (Macro) T orestrictthefocustosubjectsatcloserange,setthecamerato[ e ].For detailsonthefocusingrange,see“Specications”( =   303).

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143 ShootingRangeandFocusing MFIndicator 2  Specifythegeneralfocal position.   Referringtotheon-screenMFindicator bar(whichshowsthedistan.

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144 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Digital T ele-Con ver ter Thefocallengthofthelenscanbeincreasedbyapproximately1.

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145 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Changing the AF F r ame Mode Changethe AF(autofocus)framemodetosuittheshootingconditionsas follows.

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146 ShootingRangeandFocusing • Iffacesarenotdetected,orwhenonlygrayframesaredisplayed (withoutawhiteframe),uptoninegreenframesaredisplayedin theareasinfocuswhenyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway .

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147 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages MovingandResizing AFFrames(FlexiZone) Whenyouwanttochangethepositionorsizeofthe AFframe,setthe AF framemodeto[FlexiZone]( =   146).

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148 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages ChoosingSubjectstoFocusOn(T racking AF) Shootafterchoosingasubjecttofocusonasfollows. 1  Choose[T racking AF].   Followthestepson =   145tochoose [T rackingAF].

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149 ShootingRangeandFocusing • [Servo AF]( =   150)issetto[On]andcannotbechanged. • T rackingmaynotbepossiblewhensubjectsare.

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150 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages ShootingwithServo AF Thismodehelpsavoidmissingshotsofsubjectsinmotion,becausethe cameracontinuestofocusonthesubjectandadjusttheexposureaslong asyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway .

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151 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Changing the F ocus Setting Y oucanchangedefaultcameraoperationofconstantlyfocusingon subjectsitisaimedat,evenwhentheshutterbuttonisnotpressed.

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152 ShootingRangeandFocusing 3  Choosethefacetofocuson.   T oswitchthefaceframe[ ]toanother detectedface,pressthe< >button.

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153 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages F ocus Br ack eting (Focus-BKT Mode) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedeachtimeyoushoot,withthe rstoneatthefocaldistanceyousetmanuallyandtheothersatfarther andnearerfocalpositionsdeterminedbypresets.

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154 Flash StillImages Activating Flash Y oucanhavetheashreforeachshot.Fordetailsontheashrange,see “Specications”( =   303). 1  Raisetheash.   Movethe< >switch.

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155 Flash StillImages Shooting with Slow Sync hr o Withthisoption,theashrestoincreasethebrightnessofthemain subject(suchaspeople)whilethe.

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156 Flash StillImages Adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation Justaswithregularexposurecompensation( =   125),youcanadjustthe ashexposurefrom–2to+2stops,in1/3-stopincrements.

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157 Flash StillImages Shooting with the FE Lock Justaswiththe AElock( = 1 26),youcanlocktheexposurefortheash shots. 1  Raisetheashandsetitto[ h ] ( =   154). 2  Locktheashexposure.

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158 Flash StillImages Changing the Flash Timing Changethetimingoftheashandshutterreleaseasfollows. 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[Flash Control]onthe[ 4 ]tab,andthenpress the< m >button( =  4 8 ).

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159 StillImages Shooting RAW Ima ges RA Wimagesare“raw”(unprocessed)data,recordedwithessentiallyno lossofimagequalityfromthecamera’sinternalimageprocessing.

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160 Other Settings StillImages Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Choosefromtwocompressionratios,asfollows:[ ](SuperFine), [ ](Fine).Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsateachcompressionratio cantonamemorycard,see“Specications”( =   303).

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161 Tv , Av , M, C1, and C2 Mode T akesmarter ,moresophisticatedshots,andcustomize thecameraforyourshootingstyle • Instructionsinthischapterapplytothecameraassettotherespective mode.

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162 StillImages Specic Shutter Speeds (<Tv> Mode) Setyourpreferredshutterspeedbeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera automaticallyadjuststheaperturevaluetosuityourshutterspeed. Fordetailsonavailableshutterspeeds,see“Specications”( =   303).

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163 StillImages Specic Aper tur e V alues (<Av> Mode) Setyourpreferredaperturevaluebeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera automaticallyadjuststheshutterspeedtosuityouraperturevalue. Fordetailsonavailableaperturevalues,see“Specications”( =   303).

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164 StillImages Specic Shutter Speeds and Aper tur e V alues (<M> Mode) Followthesestepsbeforeshootingtosetyourpreferredshutterspeedand aperturevaluetoobtainthedesiredexposure.

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165 SpecicShutterSpeedsand ApertureV alues(<M>Mode) • < D >:Manual • Calculationofstandardexposureisbasedonthespeciedmeteringmethod ( =   127).

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166 Customization f or Shooting Styles StillImages Movies Customizing Display Infor mation Setthenumberofcustomdisplays( =   46)andwhatinformationis displayedineachdisplaywhenthebuttonispushedinshooting display .

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167 CustomizationforShootingStyles • Settingswillnotbesavedifyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway andreturntotheshootingscreenfromthecustomdisplaysettings screen.

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168 CustomizationforShootingStyles StillImages Movies Assigning Functions to the F r ont Dial and Control Dial Assigncommonlyusedfunctionstothefrontdialandcontroldial,by shootingmode. 1  Accessthesettingscreen.

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169 CustomizationforShootingStyles StillImages Movies Assigning Functions to the < > Button 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[Set Shortcutbutton]onthe[ 4 ]tab,andthen pressthe< m >button( =   48).

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170 CustomizationforShootingStyles StillImages Saving Shooting Settings Savecommonlyusedshootingmodesandyourconguredfunctionsettings forreuse.T oaccesssavedsettingslater ,simplyturnthemodedialto< > or< >.

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171 CustomizationforShootingStyles • T oeditsavedsettings(excepttheirshootingmode),choose< > or< >,changethesettings,andthenrepeatsteps2–3. These settingdetailsarenotappliedinothershootingmodes.

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172 CustomizationforShootingStyles 3  Rearrangethemenulistorder , asneeded.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[Sort],andthenpress the< m >button.

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173 Playbac k Mode Havefunreviewingyourshots,andbrowseoreditthem inmanyways • T opreparethecamerafortheseoperations,pressthe< 1 >buttonto enterPlaybackmode.

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174 StillImages Movies Viewing Aftershootingimagesormovies,youcanviewthemonthescreenas follows. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button.   Y ourlastshotisdisplayed.

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175 Viewing V olume 3  Playmovies.   T ostartplayback,pressthe< m >button toaccessthemoviecontrolpanel, choose[ ](eitherpressthe< q >< r > buttonsorturnthe< 7 >dial),andthen pressthe< m >buttonagain.

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176 Viewing StillImages Movies Switching Display Modes Pressthebuttontoviewotherinformationonthescreen,ortohide theinformation.Fordetailsontheinformationdisplayed,see =   288.

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177 Viewing StillImages Movies RGBHistogram RGBHistogram   T oviewanRGBhistogram,pressthe < o >buttonindetailedinformation display .TheRGBhistogramshowsthe distributionofshadesofred,green,and blueinanimage.

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178 Viewing Viewing Movie Digest Clips Viewmovieclipsrecordedautomaticallyin[ ]mode( =   94)onadayof stillimageshootingasfollows. 1  Chooseanimage.   Stillimagesshotin[ ]modearelabeled withan[ ]icon.

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179 Viewing StillImages Checking the F ocus T ocheckthefocusofyourshots,youcanmagnifytheareaoftheimage thatwasinthe AFframeatthetimeofshooting. 1  AccessFocusCheck.

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180 Browsing and Filtering Images StillImages Movies Naviga ting T hr ough Images in an Index Bydisplayingmultipleimagesinanindex,youcanquicklyndtheimages youarelookingfor . 1  Displayimagesinanindex.

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181 BrowsingandFilteringImages StillImages Movies Finding Images Matc hing Specied Conditions Finddesiredimagesquicklyonamemorycardfullofimagesbyltering imagedisplayaccordingtoyourspeciedconditions.

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182 BrowsingandFilteringImages 2  Choosethesecondcondition andchecktheimagesfound.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonstochoose anothercondition.Onceyouturnthe < 7 >dial,youcanviewtheimages narroweddownbyyourconditions.

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183 BrowsingandFilteringImages StillImages FilteringDisplayby[ ] 1  Choose[ ].   Followingsteps1–2on =   181–182, choose[ ]andpressthe< m >button. 2  Chooseaperson.

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184 BrowsingandFilteringImages StillImages Movies Using the F r ont Dial to Jump Usethefrontdialtondandjumpbetweendesiredimagesquicklyby lteringimagedisplayaccordingtoyourspeciedconditions.

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185 BrowsingandFilteringImages Movies Viewing Movie Digest Mo vies Moviescreatedin[ ]mode( =   94)canbeviewedbydate. 1  Chooseamovie.   Pressthe< n >button,choose [MovieDigestPlayback]onthe[ 1 ]tab, andthenchoosethedate.

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186 BrowsingandFilteringImages • Duringgroupplayback(step2),youcanbrowsethroughimagesquickly “NavigatingThroughImagesinanIndex”( =   180)andmagnifythem “MagnifyingImages”( =   189).

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187 Editing F ace ID Infor mation Ifyounoticethatanameisincorrectduringplayback,youcanchangeitor eraseit.

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188 EditingFaceIDInformation 4  Choosethenameoftheperson tooverwrite.   Followstep2on =   76tochoose thenameofthepersonyouwantto overwrite.

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189 Image V iewing Options StillImages Magnifying Ima ges ApproximatePositionof Displayed Area 1  Magnifyanimage.   Movingthezoomlevertoward< k >will zoominandmagnifytheimage.

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190 ImageViewingOptions StillImages Movies Viewing Slideshows Automaticallyplaybackimagesfromamemorycardasfollows. 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >button,andthen choose[Slideshow]onthe[ 1 ]tab ( =   48).

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191 ImageViewingOptions StillImages Auto Playbac k of Similar Images (Smar t Shufe) Basedonthecurrentimage,thecameraoffersfourimagessimilartoit thatyoumaywishtoview . Afteryouchoosetoviewoneofthoseimages, thecameraoffersfourmoreimages.

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192 StillImages Movies Protecting Ima ges Protectimportantimagestopreventaccidentalerasurebythecamera ( =   196,197). Choosing a Selection Method 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >buttonandchoose [Protect]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   48).

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193 ProtectingImages Choosing Images Individuall y 1  Choose[Select].   Followingstep2above,choose[Select] andpressthe< m >button.

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194 ProtectingImages Selecting a Range 1  Choose[SelectRange].   Followingstep2on =   192,choose [SelectRange]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseastartingimage.   Pressthe< m >button.

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195 ProtectingImages 4  Protecttheimages.   Pressthebuttontochoose [Protect],andthenpressthe< m > button.

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196 StillImages Movies Erasing Ima ges Y oucanchooseanderaseunneededimagesonebyone.Becarefulwhen erasingimages,becausetheycannotberecovered.However ,protected images( =   192)cannotbeerased.

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198 ErasingImages 3  Erasetheimage.   Pressthe< n >button.A  conrmationmessageisdisplayed.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[OK],andthenpress the< m >button.

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199 ErasingImages Specifying AllImagesatOnce 1  Choose[Select AllImages].   Followingstep2on“Choosinga SelectionMethod”( =   197),choose [Select AllImages]andpressthe< m > button.

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200 StillImages Movies R otating Images Changetheorientationofimagesandsavethemasfollows. 1  Choose[Rotate].   Pressthe< n >buttonandchoose [Rotate]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   48).

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201 RotatingImages Deactivating A uto Rotation Followthesestepstodeactivateautomaticrotationbythecamera,which rotatesimagesshotinverticalorientationsotheyaredisplayedverticallyon thecamera.

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202 Image Cate gories Y oucantagimagesasfavoritesorassignthemtoMyCategory( =   203) groups.Bychoosingacategoryinlteredplayback,youcanrestrictthe followingoperationstoallofthoseimages.

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203 ImageCategories • Favoriteimageswillhaveathree-starrating( )when transferredtocomputersrunningWindows7orWindowsVista.

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204 ImageCategories ChoosingImagesIndividually 1  Choose[Select].   Followingstep2on =   203,choose [Select]andpressthe< m >button. 2  Chooseanimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochooseanimage.

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205 ImageCategories SelectingaRange 1  Choose[SelectRange].   Followingstep2on =   203,choose [SelectRange]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseimages.   Followsteps2–3on =   194tospecify images.

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206 Editing Still Images • Imageediting( =   206–21 1)isonlyavailablewhenthememory cardhassufcientfreespace. StillImages Resizing Images Saveacopyofimagesatalowerresolution.

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207 EditingStillImages 5  Reviewthenewimage.   Pressthe< n >button.[Displaynew image?]isdisplayed.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[Y es],andthenpress the< m >button.

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208 EditingStillImages PreviewofImage After Cropping Cropping Area Resolution AfterCropping 3  Adjustthecroppingarea.   A frameisdisplayedaroundtheportionof theimagetobecropped.

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209 EditingStillImages StillImages Changing Image Color T ones (My Color s) Y oucanadjustimagecolorsandthensavetheeditedimageasaseparate le.Fordetailsoneachoption,see =   137.

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210 EditingStillImages StillImages Cor r ecting Image Brightness (i-Contr ast) Excessivelydarkimageareas(suchasfacesorbackgrounds)canbe detectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimalbrightness.

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2 11 EditingStillImages StillImages Cor r ecting R ed-Eye Automaticallycorrectsimagesaffectedbyred-eye. Y oucansavethe correctedimageasaseparatele.

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212 EditingStillImages • Someimagesmaynotbecorrectedaccurately . • T ooverwritetheoriginalimagewiththecorrectedimage,choose [Overwrite]instep4.Inthiscase,theoriginalimagewillbe erased.

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213 Movies Editing Mo vies Y oucancutmoviestoremoveunneededportionsatthebeginningorend. 1  Choose[ * ].   Followingsteps1–5on =   174–175, choose[ * ]andpressthe< m >button.

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214 EditingMovies 4  Savetheeditedmovie.   Pressthe< o >buttonstochoose [ ],andthenpressthe< m >button.

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215 EditingMovies Editing Mo vie Digest Clips Individualchapters( =   94)recordedin[ ]modecanbeerased,as needed.Becarefulwhenerasingchapters,becausetheycannotbe recovered. 1  Selectthechaptertoerase.

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216 C OP Y.

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217 Setting Menu Customizeoradjustbasiccamerafunctionsforgreater convenience 7 C OP Y.

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218 Adjusting Basic Camera Functions Functionscanbeconguredonthe[ 3 ]tab.Customizecommonlyused functionsasdesired,forgreaterconvenience( =   48). Silencing Camera Oper ations Silencecamerasoundsandmoviesasfollows.

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219 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Customizing Sounds Customizecameraoperatingsoundsasfollows.   Choose[SoundOptions],andthenpress the< m >button.   Chooseanitem,andthenpressthe < q >< r >buttonstochooseanoption.

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220 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Date and Time Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows. 1  Accessthe[Date/Time]screen.   Choose[Date/Time],andthenpressthe < m >button. 2  Congurethesetting.

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221 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions 2  Switchtothedestinationtime zone.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtochoose[ World],andthen pressthe< n >button.

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222 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Star t-up Scr een Customizethestart-upscreenshownafteryouturnthecameraonas follows.   Choose[Start-upImage],andthenpress the< m >button.

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223 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • Y oucanassigntheoperatingsoundsandstart-upimageforyourcamera fromtheincludedsoftware.Refertothe Software Guide ( =   30)fordetails.

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224 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • Thetotalcardcapacityindicatedontheformattingscreenmaybelessthan theadvertisedcapacity .

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225 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions File Numbering Y ourshotsareautomaticallynumberedinsequentialorder(0001–9999) andsavedinfoldersthatstoreupto2,000imageseach.Y oucanchange howthecameraassignslenumbers.

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226 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Lens Retraction Timing Thelensisnormallyretractedforsafetyaboutoneminuteafteryoupress the< 1 >buttoninShootingmode( =   42).

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227 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Metric/Non-Metric Display ChangetheunitofmeasurementshownintheMFindicator( =   143)and zoombar( =   54)fromm/cmtoft/inasneeded.   Choose[Units],andthenchoose[ft/in].

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228 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Electronic Lev el Calibr ation Calibratetheelectroniclevelifitseemsineffectiveinhelpingyoulevelthe camera. 1  Makesurethecameraislevel.   Placethecameraonaatsurface,such asatable.

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229 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Setting Copyright Inf or mation to R ecor d in Images T orecordtheauthor ’snameandcopyrightdetailsinimages,setthis informationbeforehandasfollows. 1  Accessthesettingscreen.

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230 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • T ochecktheinformationentered,choose[DisplayCopyrightInfo]onthe screeninstep1,andthenpressthe< m >button.

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231 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Display Language Changethedisplaylanguageasneeded. 1  Accessthe[Language]screen.   Choose[Language ],andthenpress the< m >button. 2  Congurethesetting.

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232 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • Thefollowingfunctionsarenotrestoredtodefaultsettings. - [ 3 ]tabsettings[Date/T ime]( =   20),[Languag.

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233 Accessories Useincludedaccessorieseffectivelyandenjoythe camerainmorewayswithoptionalCanonaccessories andothercompatibleaccessoriessolds.

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234 Tips on Using Inc luded Accessories Effective Ba tter y and Char ger Use • Chargethebatteryon(orimmediatelybefore)the dayofuse Chargedbatteriesgraduallylosetheircharge,evenwhen theyarenotused.

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235 Optional Accessories Thefollowingcameraaccessoriesaresoldseparately .Notethatavailability variesbyarea,andsomeaccessoriesmaynolongerbeavailable.

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236 Optional Accessories SpeedliteBracketSB-E2   Preventsunnaturalshadowsnextto subjectsduringverticalshooting.Includes Off-CameraShoeCordOC-E3.

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237 Optional Accessories Other Accessories SoftCaseSC-DC85   Protectsthecamerafromdustand scratches. Handlewithcaretopreventleather discoloration. W aterproofCaseWP-DC48   Forunderwaterphotographyatdepthsof upto40meters(130ft.

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238 Optional Accessories ConversionLens Adapter LA-DC58L   AdapterrequiredtoattachtheT ele- converterorMacroRingLite/MacroT win Liteashtothecamera.

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239 StillImages Movies Using Optional Accessories StillImages Movies Playback on a TV ByconnectingthecameratoaTV ,youcanviewyourshotsonthelarger screenoftheTV . Fordetailsonconnectionorhowtoswitchinputs,refertotheTVmanual.

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240 UsingOptional Accessories 3  T urntheTVonandswitchto videoinput.   SwitchtheTVinputtothevideoinputyou connectedthecabletoinstep2. 4  T urnthecameraon.   Pressthe< 1 >buttontoturnthecamera on.

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241 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies ControllingtheCamerawithaTVRemote ConnectingthecameratoanHDMICEC-compatibleTVenablesplayback (includingslideshowplayback)usingtheTVremotecontrol.

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242 UsingOptional Accessories CameraControlPanelOptionsShownontheTV Return Closesthemenu. GroupPlayback Displayssetsofimagesshotin[ ]mode( =   1 16). (Onlydisplayedwhenagroupedimageisselected.

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243 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies PlaybackonaStandard-DenitionTV ConnectingthecameratoaTVwiththeStereo A VCableA VC-DC400ST (soldseparately)enablesyoutoviewyourshotsonthelargerscreenofthe TVasyoucontrolthecamera.

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244 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Po wering the Camera with Household Po wer Poweringthecamerawith AC AdapterKitACK-DC80(soldseparately) eliminatestheneedtomonitortheremainingbatterylevel.

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245 UsingOptional Accessories 4  Connectthepowercord.   Insertoneendofthepowercordintothe compactpoweradapter ,andthenplug theotherendintoapoweroutlet.   Turnthecameraonanduseitasdesired.

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246 UsingOptional Accessories 2  Attachtheconversionlens adapter .   Alignthe ● markontheconversionlens adapterwiththe ● markonthecamera, andthenturntheadapterinthedirection ofthearrowsuntilitlocks.

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247 UsingOptional Accessories • Vignettingmayoccur(especiallyinthelowerright)whenthebuilt- inashisused. • Setthecameratomaximumtelephotowhenusingthetele- converter . Atotherzoompositions,vignettingmayoccur.

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248 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Using Lens Filters (Sold Separ ately) Attachingalensltertothecameraprotectsthelensandallowsyouto shootwithvariouseffects. T oattachalenslter,youwillneedFilter Adapter F A-DC58D(soldseparately).

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249 UsingOptional Accessories • Thelteradapterandalenshoodcannotbeattachedtothecameraatthe sametime.

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250 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Using an Exter nal F lash (Sold Separately) MoresophisticatedashphotographyispossiblewithanoptionalSpeedlite EXseriesash.FormovieshootingusinganLEDlight,theoptional Speedlite320EXashisavailable.

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251 UsingOptional Accessories 3  Chooseshootingmode< G >, < M >,,or< D >.   Flashsettingscanonlybeconguredin thesemodes.Inothermodes,theash isadjustedandredautomatically ,as needed.

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252 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies UsingSpeedliteBracketSB-E2(SoldSeparately)   UsingtheoptionalSpeedliteBracket SB-E2canhelppreventunnatural shadowsnexttosubjectsduringvertical shooting.

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253 UsingOptional Accessories   Alignthe ○ markontheringwiththe ●  markonthecamera,andthenliftthe ringoff. 3  Attachthebacksectionofthe conversionlensadapter .

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254 Using Optional Accessories 7 Set the white balance to [ h ] ( = 134). 8 Enter < e > mode ( = 142). 9 Set [ND Filter] to [On] ( = 133). 10  Conguretheexternalash. z Follow step 5 on = 251 to adjust the settings. • Keep the macro ring lite cord away from ash heads.

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255 UsingOptional Accessories 3  Attachthebrackettothe camera.   Slidetheotherbracketscrewtotheouter endofthebracket. Alignthebracket screwwiththetripodsocketonthe bottomofthecamera,andthentighten thescrewtosecureit.

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256 UsingOptional Accessories 7  Conguretheexternalashand settingsonthecamera.   Followsteps6–10on =   253–254to congurethesetting.

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257 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages CameraSettings AvailablewithanExternalFlash (SoldSeparately) Thefollowingsettingsareavailablein< G >,< M >,,or< D >mode.

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258 UsingOptional Accessories *6 ForoptionsotherthanOn/Off,congurethesettingontheashunititself.Not availablewithSpeedlite430EXII/320EX/270EXII/270EX,MacroRingLiteMR-14EX, orMacroT winLiteMT -24EX.

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259 StillImages Movies Printing Images Y ourshotscaneasilybeprintedbyconnectingthecameratoaprinter .On thecamera,youcanspecifyimagesto.

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261 PrintingImages StillImages Conguring Print Settings 1  Accesstheprintingscreen.   Afterfollowingsteps1–5on =   259 –260tochooseanimage,pressthe < m >buttontoaccessthescreenatleft.

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262 PrintingImages StillImages CroppingImagesBeforePrinting(Cropping) Bycroppingimagesbeforeprinting,youcanprintadesiredimagearea insteadoftheentireimage.

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263 PrintingImages StillImages ChoosingPaperSizeandLayoutBeforePrinting 1  Choose[PaperSettings].   Afterfollowingstep1on =   261to accesstheprintingscreen,choose [PaperSettings]andpressthe< m > button.

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264 PrintingImages A vailableLayoutOptions Default Matchescurrentprintersettings. Bordered Printswithblankspacearoundtheimage. Borderless Borderless,edge-to-edgeprinting. N-up Choosehowmanyimagestoprintpersheet.

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265 PrintingImages Movies Printing Mo vie Scenes 1  Accesstheprintingscreen.   Followsteps1–5on =   259–260 tochooseamovie,andthenpressthe < m >button.

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266 PrintingImages StillImages Adding Ima ges to the Print List (DPOF) Batchprinting( =   270)andorderingprintsfromaphotodevelopment servicecanbesetuponthecamera.

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267 PrintingImages StillImages ConguringPrintSettings Specifytheprintingformat,whethertoaddthedateorlenumber ,and othersettingsasfollows.Thesesettingsapplytoallimagesintheprintlist.

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268 PrintingImages • Specifying[Index]willpreventyoufromchoosing[On]forboth[Date]and [FileNo.]atthesametime. • IndexprintingisnotavailableonsomeCanonPictBridge-compatibleprinters (soldseparately).

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269 PrintingImages 3  Specifythenumberofprints.   Pressthe< o >buttonsorturnthe < 7 >dialtospecifythenumberofprints (upto99).

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270 PrintingImages StillImages SettingUpPrintingfor AllImages 1  Choose[Select AllImages].   Followingstep1on =   268,choose [Select AllImages]andpressthe< m > button.

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271 PrintingImages StillImages Adding Ima ges to a Photobook Photobookscanbesetuponthecamerabychoosingupto998images onamemorycardandimportingthemintotheincludedsoftwareonyour computer ,wheretheyarestoredintheirownfolder .

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272 PrintingImages StillImages AddingImagesIndividually 1  Choose[Select].   Followingthepreviousprocedure,choose [Select]andpressthe< m >button.

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273 PrintingImages StillImages Removing AllImagesfromaPhotobook 1  Choose[Clear AllSelections].   Followingtheprocedureon =   272, choose[Clear AllSelections]andpress the< m >button.

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274 StillImages Movies Using an Eye-Fi Card BeforeusinganEye-Ficard,alwaysconrmthatlocaluseispermitted ( =   2). InsertingapreparedEye-Ficardenablesautomaticwirelesstransferof imagestoacomputeroruploadingtoaphoto-sharingwebsite.

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275 UsinganEye-FiCard ConnectionstatusofEye-Ficardsinthecameracanbecheckedonthe shootingscreen(inregularinformationdisplaymode)orplaybackscreen(in simpleinformationdisplaymode).

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276 UsinganEye-FiCard Checking Connection Inf or mation ChecktheaccesspointSSIDusedbytheEye-Ficardortheconnection status,asneeded.   Pressthe< n >button,choose [Eye-FiSettings]onthe[ 3 ]tab,andthen pressthe< m >button.

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277 A ppendix Helpfulinformationwhenusingthecamera 9 C OP Y.

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278 T roubleshooting Ifyouthinkthereisaproblemwiththecamera,rstcheckthefollowing. Iftheitemsbelowdonotsolveyourproblem,contactaCanonCustomer SupportHelpDesk. Powe r Nothinghappenswhenthepowerbuttonispressed.

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279 Troubleshooting Nodatestampisaddedtoimages. • Congurethe[DateStamp]setting( =   67).Notethatdatestampsarenotadded toimagesautomatically ,merelybecauseyouhaveconguredthe[Date/Time]setting ( =   20).

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280 Troubleshooting Shotslooktoodarkdespitetheashring( =   57). • Shootwithinashrange( =   306). • Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchangingtheashoutput level( =   156,165).

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281 Troubleshooting Shooting Mo vies Theelapsedtimeshownisincorrect,orrecordingisinterrupted. • Usethecameratoformatthememorycard,orswitchtoacardthatsupportshigh- speedrecording.

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282 Troubleshooting Computer Cannottransferimagestoacomputer . Whenattemptingtotransferimagestothecomputerviaacable,tryreducingthe transferspeedasfollows. • Pressthe< 1 >buttontoenterPlaybackmode.

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283 On-Screen Messa ges Ifanerrormessageisdisplayed,respondasfollows. Nomemorycard • Thememorycardmaybeinsertedfacingthewrongway .Reinsertthememorycard facingthecorrectway( =   19).

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284 On-ScreenMessages Invalidselectionrange • Whenspecifyingarangeforimageselection( =   194,198,205,269),you attemptedtochooseaninitialimagethatwasafterthenalimage,orvice-versa.

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285 On-ScreenMessages Printerror • Checkthepapersizesetting( =   26 3).Ifthiserrormessageisdisplayedwhenthe settingiscorrect,restarttheprinterandcompletethesettingonthecameraagain.

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286 On-Screen Infor mation Shooting (Infor mation Display)  Histogram  ( =   176)  Batterylevel( =   287)  Cameraorientation *  Whitebalance correction( = .

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287 On-ScreenInformation  Mercurylampcorrection ( =   83)  AEBshooting( =   131)  /Focusbracketing ( =   153)  Drivemode( =   139) .

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288 On-ScreenInformation Playback (Detailed Inf or mation Display)  Switchdisplay (histogram)( =   176)  MyCategory( =   203)  Exposurecompensation level�.

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289 On-ScreenInformation • SomeinformationmaynotbedisplayedwhenviewingimagesonaTV ( =   239). SummaryofMovieControlPanelin“Viewing.

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290 ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E ExposureCompensation( =   125) * 1 * 1 – O O O – O O O O O O O O O O O O – O O O O O O O – – – – – ISOSpee.

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291 FunctionsandMenuT ables O Availableorsetautomatically . – Notavailable. ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E ExposureCompensation( = .

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292 FunctionsandMenuT ables FUNC. Menu ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E DRCorrection ( =   132) * 1 * 1 O O O O – O O O O O O O O – O O O O O O O O O.

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293 FunctionsandMenuT ables O Availableorsetautomatically . – Notavailable. ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E DRCorrection ( =   13.

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294 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E FlashExposureCompensation( =   156) * 1 * 1 – O O O – O – – – – – – – �.

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295 FunctionsandMenuT ables O Availableorsetautomatically . – Notavailable. ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E FlashExposureCompensation�.

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296 FunctionsandMenuT ables 4 Shooting Menu ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E AFFrame( =   145) Face AiAF* 1 * 2 * 2 O O O O O O O O O O O O O – O �.

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297 FunctionsandMenuT ables O Availableorsetautomatically . – Notavailable. ShootingMode Function D B M G A K K E I S P t x v T Y E AFFrame( =   145) Fac.

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298 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K I ISO AutoSettings ( =   130) MaxISOSpeed * 1 * 1 – O O O – O – – RateofChange * 1 * 1 – O – O – O – – HighISONR ( =   130) Low/Standard/High * 1 * 1 O O O O – – – – HgLampCorr .

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299 FunctionsandMenuT ables K E S P t x v T Y E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –.

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300 FunctionsandMenuT ables 3 Set up Menu Item Ref.Page Item Ref.Page Mute =   218 LensRetract =   226 V olume =   218 PowerSaving =   42,226 SoundOp.

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301 FunctionsandMenuT ables 1 Playback Menu Item Ref.Page Item Ref.Page MovieDigestPlayback =   185 Red-EyeCorrection =  2 1 1 SmartShufe =   191 Croppi.

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302 Handling Precautions • Thecameraisahigh-precisionelectronicdevice. Avoiddroppingitor subjectingittostrongimpact.

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303 Specications CameraEffective Pixels(Max.) Approx.12.1millionpixels LensFocalLength 5xzoom:6.1(W)–30.5(T)mm (35mmlmequivalent:28(W)–140(T)mm) Viewnder Real-imagetypeopticalzoomviewnder Dioptric AdjustmentRange:–3.

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304 Specications NumberofShots/RecordingTime,PlaybackT ime NumberofShots ScreenOn Approx.350 ScreenOff Approx.770 MovieRecording Time* 1 ScreenOn Approx.1hour ,10minutes Continuous Shooting* 2 ScreenOn Approx.

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305 Specications Numberof4:3ShotsperMemoryCard RecordingPixels Compression Ratio NumberofShotsperMemoryCard (Approx.shots) 8GB 32GB (Large) 12M/4000x3000 1379 5568 2192 8850  (Medium1) 6M/2816x21 12 2431 9814 3721 15020  (Medium2) 2M/1600x1200 7442 30040 12927 52176 (Small) 0.

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306 Specications FlashRange Maximumwideangle( j ) 50cm–7.0m(1.6–23ft.) Maximumtelephoto( i ) 50cm–4.5m(1.6–15ft.) ShootingRange Shooting Mode FocusingRange MaximumWide Angle ( j ) MaximumT elephoto ( i ) A – 1cm(0.

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307 Specications Aperture f/number f/1.8–f/8.0(W),f/2.8–f/8.0(T) modeavailablevalues* f/1.8,f/2.0,f/2.2,f/2.5,f/2.8,f/3.2,f/3.5,f/4.0, f/4.5,f/5.0,f/5.6,f/6.3,f/7.1,f/8.

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308 Specications ConversionLens AdapterLA-DC58L(SoldSeparately) CameraMount: Bayonet ThreadDiameter: 58mm Max.DiameterxLength: ɸ63.8x54.8mm(ɸ2.51x2.16in.) Weight: Approx.36g(approx.

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309 Inde x A ACadapterkit ............................ 235,244 Accessories ....................................... 235 AEBmode ......................................... 131 AElock ............................................

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310 Index Fireworks(shootingmode) .................. 96 Fish-eyeeffect(shootingmode) ........ 103 Flash Deactivatingash .................... 25,55 Flashexposurecompensation .... 156 On......................

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3 11 Index P P(shootingmode) ............................. 124 Packagecontents .................................. 2 Photobookset-up .............................. 271 PictBridge .................................. 238,259 Playback  Viewing Portrait(shootingmode) .

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