Canon IXUS 95 IS Bedienungsanleitung

• 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. ENGLISH Camera User Guide[...]

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. • A memory card is not included. • Adobe Reader must be installed to view the PDF manuals. Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 can be installed to view Word manuals (Middle East only). If this softw[...]

3 Test Shots Take some in itial test sh ots and play th em back to make sur e the images were recorde d correctly . Please note that Canon Inc ., its subsidi aries and affiliate s, and its dis tributors are not liabl e for any conse quential da mages arising fro m any malfu nction of a camera or accessory , includi ng memory cards, that r esults in[...]

4 What Do You Want to Do? Shoot 4 ● Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ● Shoot to match special conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 – 54 ● Focus on faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 , 60 , 76 ● Shoot in places where I cannot us e the flash (tu[...]

What Do You Want to Do? 5 ● Shoot without the effects of camera shake even in low light conditions (High ISO Auto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 , 68 ● Make dark subjects appear brighter (i-Contrast) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 ● Use the viewfinder to shoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 View 1 ● Look a[...]

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 functi ons, lett ing you learn more a s you read each chap ter. Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First ..................................3 What Do Yo u Want to Do? ................4 Safety Preca[...]

Table of Contents 7 Adjusting the White Ba lance ........... 69 Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) .... ........... 70 Shooting Using a TV Monito r .......... 71 Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer .... ............. ............. ... 71 $ Customizing th e Self-Timer ........ 72 Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock ....... ..[...]

8 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precau tions described below. Always en sure that the cam era is operated correc tly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intende d to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipme nt. • Be sure to also check the guides include[...]

Safety Precautions 9 Battery, Battery Charger Other Warnings • Use only recommended batteries. • Do not place the battery near or in direct flame. • Do not let the battery come into contact with water (e.g. sea water) or other liquids. • Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or apply heat to the battery. • Avoid dropping or subjecting the [...]

Safety Precautions 10 • Do not allow dirt or metal objects (such as pins o r keys) to contact the charg er terminals or plug. This could resul t in electric al shock, fire or other damage. Caution • Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (the sun, etc.). Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the image sensor (CCD). • When using the[...]

11 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 vie w movies and transfer images to a computer. Attaching th e Strap/Holding the Ca mera • Attach the included strap and p lace it ar ou[...]

12 Use the incl uded charger to char ge the batter y. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. ● Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen inse rt the bat tery by sl iding it in and down . Charge the battery. ● For CB-2LY: Fl ip out the plug an d plug the charger i nto a power out let . ● For CB-2LYE: Plug the power cord int o the char[...]

Charging the Battery 13 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken * The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Under some shooting conditions, fewer shots can be taken. Battery Charge Indicator An icon or message will appea r on the screen indicating the batte[...]

14 Insert the i ncluded ba ttery and a memory card into the ca mera. Check the card’s write-protect tab. ● If the memory card has a write-protect tab, you will not be able to re cord image s if the tab is in the loc ked positio n. Slide the t ab up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. ● Slide the cove r , and open it . Insert the battery.[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 15 Close the cover. ● Close the cove r , and slide it until it locks into p lace with a cl ick. 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 memo ry car[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 16 Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card • Values are based on the default settings. • The number of shots that can be taken will vary depending on camera s ettings, the subject and the memory card used. You can check the number of sh ots that can be taken when the camera is in a Shooting Mode (p. 22)[...]

17 The Date/Time sett ings screen will appear th e first time th e camera is tu rned on. Since th e dates and times re corded into yo ur images are ba sed on these settings, b e sure to s et them. Turn on the camera. ● Press the ON/OF F button. X The Date/Time screen will appe ar. Set the date and time. ● Press the qr buttons to se lect an opti[...]

Setting the Date and Time 18 Changing the Date and Time You can chan ge the curren t date and time s ettings. Display the menus. ● Press the n but ton. Select [Date/Time] in the 3 tab. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons to select [Dat e/ Time], then press the m button. Change the date and time. ● Follow Step[...]

19 You can change the language d isplayed in t he LCD monitor menus and messages. Set the playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. Display the setting s screen. ● Press and hold the m button , then press the n button . Set the disp lay languag e. ● Press the opqr buttons to se lect a language, t hen press the m button. X Once the displ ay langua[...]

20 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has be en used in other devices, yo u should for mat the car d with this c amera. Form atting (initia lizing) a memory car d erases all d ata on the memory card. As you ca nnot retriev e the erased da ta, exercis e adequate cau tion before formatting the memory card. Display the menu. ● Press the n[...]

21 The shutter button has tw o stops. To ta ke images th at are in focus, be sure to first pr ess the shu tter button lightly (hal fway) to fo cus, then tak e the shot. Press halfway (lightly to the first stop) . X The camera focu ses and automat ically selects the ne cessary se ttings for shooting, such as the brig htness. X When the came ra focus[...]

22 Since the came ra can determi ne the subject a nd shooting co nditions, you can let it a utomatically select th e best setti ngs for t he scene a nd just sho ot. The camera c an also detect and focus on fa ces, setting t he color and brightness to optimal le vels. Turn on the camera. ● Press the ON/OF F button. X The start-u p sound will play [...]

A Taking Pictures 23 Focus. ● Press the s hutter butto n halfway to focus. X When the came ra focuses, it will beep twice and the indicator wi ll light gree n (orange when t he flash will fire). X Green AF frames appear where the subject is i n focus. X Several AF frames will appear wh en the camera focuse s on more than one point. Shoot. ● Pre[...]

A Taking Pictures 24 • The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting? The subj ect is too fa r away fo r the flas h to reach. Shoot within t he effective fl ash range of approximate ly 30 cm – 4.2 m (12 in. – 14 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 30 cm – 2.4 m (12 in. – 7.9 ft.) at maximum telephoto. • The in[...]

25 You can view you r images on t he screen. Select the playb ack mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last imag e you took will appear. Select an image. ● Pressing t he q button wi ll cycle thr ough the images in r everse orde r. ● Pressing t he r button will cycle thr ough the images in the order th ey were taken. ● The images chan ge more [...]

26 You can selec t and erase imag es one at a time. Please note that erased images can not be recover ed. Exercise ad equate cauti on before era sing an image. Select the playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last imag e you took will appear. Select an image to erase. ● Press the qr but tons to d isplay an image to erase. Erase the image.[...]

27 You can easily print the images you have taken if you connect the camer a to a PictBrid ge compliant pri nter (sold s eparately) . Items to Prep are • Camera and Pict Bridge complia nt printer ( sold separatel y) • Interface c able supp lied with th e camera (p. 2) Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to the printer. ● Open[...]

Printing Images 28 Print images. ● Press the m butt on. ● Use the op buttons to select [Pr int], and press the m button. X Printing will start. ● If you want to print additio nal images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after pr inting has completed. ● After prin ting has comple ted, turn o ff the camera and pri nter, and unplu g the interface ca ble. [...]

29 The camera can a utomatical ly select all se ttings so th at you can shoot movies just by pressing the sh utter butt on. Select the E mode. ● Set the mode switch to E . Compose the sho t. ● Moving the zoom lev er toward i will zoom in on your sub ject, making it appear larger. Movin g the lever tow ard j will zoom out from yo ur subject, mak[...]

E Shooting Movies 30 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. ● Once shooti ng begins, take your fi nger off the shutter but ton. ● If you chan ge the compo sition of yo ur shot during shoo ting, the focus will sta y the same, but the b [...]

31 You can view you r movies on the scr een. Select the playb ack mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last imag e you shot will appear. X appears on movies. Select a movie. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a movie, then press th e m button. X The movie co ntrol panel will appear on the screen. Play the movie. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t[...]

32 You can use the included softw are to tran sfer your came ra images to a computer. System Requ irements Even thou gh these a re recommend ed system r equirement s, not all computer fu nctions can be gua ranteed. Windows Macintosh OS Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) Windows XP Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3 Computer model The above OS sho[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 33 Items to Prep are • Camera and compute r • DIGITAL CAMERA Solutio n Disk supplied with the camera (p. 2) • Interface c able supp lied with th e camera (p. 2) Preparations Windows XP and Mac OS X (v10.4) are us ed for these expl anations. Install the software. Windows Place the DIGITAL CAMERA Solutio n Disk[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 34 Connect the camera to the computer. ● Turn off the came ra. ● Open the cover, and insert th e cable’s small plug i nto the camera terminal in t he direction as shown. ● Insert the c able’s larg er plug into t he computer’s U SB port. For conne ction details, r efer to the us er guide pr ovided with t[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 35 Macintosh X CameraWindow will appear when you establish a connec tion betw een the camera and compu ter. ● If CameraWindow do es not appear, cl ick the [CameraWi ndow] icon on th e Dock (the bar whic h appears at th e bottom of the desktop) . Transferring Images with a Computer ● Click [Transfer Un transferr[...]

36 Accessories Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU* 1 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk AV Cable AVC-DC 400* 1 AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC4 0 Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 Supplied with Camera *1 Also available for purchase separa tely. *2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for mo re information on the printer and interface cables. Battery[...]

Accessories 37 High-Power HF-DC1 Inkjet Printers* 2 Compact Photo Printers* 2 (SELPHY series) Card Reader Windows/ Macintosh Video IN Termin al Audio IN Termin al TV/Video Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with ge nuine Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable fo[...]

38 The following camera acces sories are sold separately. Some accessor ies are not sol d in some regions , 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. Cannot[...]

39 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what disp lays on the screen, as well as, the basic operating instructions. Conventions Use d in this Guide • Icons are use d in the text t o represent t he camera butt ons and switche s. • Language tha t displays on the screen appe ars inside [ ] (square brackets). • The dire[...]

40 Mode Switch Use the mode switc h to change modes. Components Guide Lamp (AF Assist Beam) (p. 24) / Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 111) / Self-Timer Lamp (p. 59) Microphone (p. 30) Lens Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto)/ j (Wide Angle) (p. 22) Playback: k (Magnify) (p. 94) / g (Index) (p. 90) Shutter Button (p. 21) ON/OFF Button (p. 22) Flash (p. 55[...]

Components Guide 41 Indicators The indica tors on the back of the camera wi ll light or blink un der the following co nditions. Speaker Viewfinder (p. 73) Indicators (p. 41) Screen (LCD Monitor) (pp. 42 , 43) 1 (Playback) Button (p. 25) Mode Switch (p. 40) A/V OUT (Audio/Video Output) and DIGITAL Terminal (pp. 27 , 34 , 95) n Button (p. 46) l (Disp[...]

42 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. It also detects orient ation during playback, so you can hold the camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate images for correct viewi[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 43 Playback (Detail ed Information Disp lay) Switching the Display You can change the display us ing the l button. Shooting Mode (p. 40) Shutter Speed Exposure Compensation (p. 67) White Balance (p. 69) Histogram (p. 44) Image Editing (pp. 99 – 101) Image Quality (Comp ressi on) (p. 65) , (Movies) Recording Pix[...]

Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) 44 Display in Dark Conditio ns during S hooting The display automatical ly brighten s when shootin g in dark condi tions, allowing y ou to ch eck the co mposition (Night Dis play functi on). Howe ver, the brightnes s of the image on the screen, an d the brightn ess of the actua l image record ed may be diffe [...]

45 Commonly used sh ooting func tions can be set wi th the FUNC. menu . The menu and me nu items dif fer depen ding on the Shooting mod e (p. 122) . Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mod e switch to th e desired shooting mode . Display the FUNC. menu . X Press the m butt on. Select a menu item. ● Press the op butt ons to sel ect a menu item. X [...]

46 Various fu nctions can be se t from the me nus. The menu items are organize d under tabs , such as f or shooti ng ( 4 ) and pl ayback ( 1 ). The menu items differ depen ding on the mode (pp. 124 – 127) . Display the menu. ● Press the n but ton. Select a tab. ● Press the qr buttons, or move the zoom lever (p. 40) left or r ight to se lect a[...]

47 You can silenc e or adjust the volu me of camera soun ds. Muting Sounds Display the menu. ● Press the n but ton. Select [Mute]. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons to select [Mute], then use the qr b uttons to select [On]. Adjusting the Volume Display the menu. ● Press the n but ton. Select [Volume]. ● P[...]

48 When you have mistakenly ch anged a setting, yo u can reset the c amera to the defaul t set tings. Display the menu. ● Press the n but ton. Select [Reset All]. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op butt ons to s elect [Re set All], then press the m button. Reset the settings. ● Press the qr buttons to select [OK] , [...]

49 Perform low level form atting whe n you think that the recording/ reading speed of a memor y card has dropp ed. Low level for matting a memor y card completely e rases all d ata on the memory card. As you cann ot retriev e the erased data , exercise ad equate cauti on before format ting the memor y card. Display the menu. ● Press the n but ton[...]

50 The screen brightness can be changed in two ways. With the n Button ● Press the n button, select the 3 tab, select [LCD Br ightness] and then press the m button. ● Press the qr buttons to ch ange the brightness . ● Press the n button again to co mplete the settin g. With the l Button ● Press the l butt on for more tha n one second. X The[...]

51 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to shoot in different con ditions, as well as how to use other common functions, such as the flash and self- timer. • When you set the mode swit ch to 4 mode that matches a part icular set of conditi ons, the camer a will auto matically s elect any nec essary [...]

52 The camera will select t he necessary s ettings fo r the condit ions in whic h you wish to shoot when you select the matching mode . Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 40) . Select the shooting mo de. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect G . Select the desired mod e. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th[...]

4 Shooting in Various Conditions 53 V Take shots of ki ds and pets (Kids&Pets) ● Lets you capt ure subjects that move around, suc h as children and pets, with out missing photo op portunities . H Take indoor sh ots (Indoor) ● Lets you sh oot indoors with natur al colors. Special Conditions U Shoot sunsets (Sunset) ● Lets you take sh ots o[...]

4 Shooting in Various Conditions 54 S Shoot underwater (Underw ater) ● Lets you shoot underwater wi th Waterproof Cas e WP-DC29 (sold separate ly). y Take shots o f aquatic life in a n aquarium (Aquar ium) ● Lets you ta ke natural- colored shot s of aquatic l ife in i ndoor aqua riums. O Take shot s of foliage (Folia ge) ● Lets you s hoot tre[...]

! Turning the Flash Off 55 You can shoot with the flas h turned off. Press the r button. Select ! . ● Press the qr buttons to select ! , then press the m button. X ! will appear on the screen . ● Follow the st eps above to return the setting t o . When you press the shutter button halfway in low light conditions where ca mera shake is likely, t[...]

56 You can us e the digit al zoom to zoom up t o a maximum of 12x and capture subjects th at are too far away for the opt ical zoom (p . 22) to enl arge. The images may ap pear coarse, however, depe nding on th e recording pi xel setting (p. 65) and th e zoom factor us ed. Move the zoom lever toward i . ● Hold the lev er until zoo ming stop s. X [...]

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 57 Digital Tele-Converter The focal le ngth of the lens can be incr eased by an eq uivalent of 1. 4x or 2.3x. This enables a faster sh utter spe ed and les s chance of camera s hake than the zoo m (including digital zoom) used by itsel f at the same zoo m factor. The images may appear coa rse, howe[...]

58 You can inser t the shooti ng date and time in the lower righ t corner of an image. Once inserted, however, t hey cannot be delet ed. Be sure to chec k beforehand that the d ate and t ime are co rrectly set (p. 17) . Select [Date Stamp]. ● Press the n but ton. ● Press the qr buttons to select the 4 tab , then press th e op buttons to sele ct[...]

59 The self-ti mer can be used to shoot a gr oup phot o that inc ludes the c amera operator. The camera will act ivate appr oximately 10 s econds after the shutter but ton is pr essed. Press the p button. Select Ò . ● Press the op butt ons to s elect Ò , then press the m button. X Once set, Ò will appear. Shoot. ● Press the s hutter butto n [...]

60 Once you compos e the shot, suc h as for a group p hoto, and pres s the shutter bu tton, the ca mera will take three sho ts in a row two seconds aft er it detects yo ur face (p. 76) when you enter the comp osition. Select " . ● Follow Ste p 2 on p. 59 and select " . Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. ● Make sure[...]

61 Selecting 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 Pr ogram AE. • Before atte mpting to shoo t using a func tion explai ned in this ch apt[...]

62 You can selec t the setti ngs for vari ous functions to suit your preference s. AE stands for Auto Exposure. Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 40) . ● G will appear. ● If G does not app ear, press t he m button and select th e shooting mod e item. Press the qr buttons to select G and press the m button. Adjust the settings accor ding to your purp[...]

63 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. Select u . ● After pres sing the q button, press the qr buttons to se lect u , then press th e m button. X Once set, u will appear. You can shoot an object at a clo se distance or even shoot ext reme closeups of it. The po ssi[...]

64 You can zoom in on close subjec ts. The poss ible shooting range is approximate ly 3 – 10 cm (1.2 – 3.9 in.) f rom the en d of the l ens, howe ver, you can zoo m in even closer on the subject usi ng the digit al zoom. The digital zoom may c ause imag es to appe ar coarse at some re cording pixel settin gs (p. 65) . Select R . ● Set the mod[...]

65 You can sele ct from six settings. Select the recording pixe ls. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to sele ct . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The settin g you sele cted will display on the screen. You can selec t from the fol lowing two lev els of image qu ality[...]

Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio) 66 Approximate Values for Record ing Pixels and Image Quality • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards an d may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. Approximate Values for Paper Size ● Suitable f or sending i mages as e-mail attachments. ● F[...]

67 You can ad just the st andard e xposure se t by the camera in 1/ 3-stop incremen ts in the rang e of –2 to +2. Select the exposure compensation. ● After press ing the o butto n, press the qr buttons to ad just the expo sure compensati on, then press the m button. X The compensati on range you se t will display on th e screen. You can shoot c[...]

68 Select the ISO speed. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to sele ct . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The settin g you sele cted will display on the screen. • Lowering the ISO speed results in sharp er images, but there may be an increased chance of image blurrin[...]

69 The white balance (WB ) function sets the op timal white b alance for natural looking co lors. Select the white b alance. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to sele ct . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The settin g you sele cted will display on the screen. Custom W[...]

70 You can change th e tone of an image to sepia or black and whi te when shooting. Select My Colors. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to sele ct . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The settin g you sele cted will display on the screen. Custom Color The contra st, sha[...]

71 You can use a T V to display th e camera screen content. • Connect the ca mera to a TV as desc ribed in “Vie wing Images on a TV ” (p. 95) . • Shooting pro cedures a re the sa me as when us ing the c amera’s moni tor. You can set th e self-timer to a delay of ap proximate ly two seconds . Select Î . ● After pressi ng the p button, p[...]

72 You can set th e time delay (0 – 30 seconds) and t he number of shots taken (1 – 10 shots) . Select $ . ● After pressi ng the p button, p ress the op button to select $ , t hen immedia tely press the n button. Select the settings. ● Press the op buttons to sel ect [Delay ] or [Shots]. ● Press the qr buttons to se lect a value , then pr[...]

73 While you press and hold the s hutter bu tton half way, the fo cus and e xposure are fixed. You ca n now recompos e and shoot. Th is is called Focu s Lock. Focus. ● Center the sub ject you want in focus, and press the shut ter button hal fway. ● Confirm that the AF Frame o n the subject is green. Recompose. ● Hold the shut ter button pr es[...]

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75 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 Exposu res” (p. 83) assumes you ha ve set th e mode switch to 4 and selected ?[...]

76 You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match t he conditions you want t o shoot. Select [AF Frame ]. ● Press the n butt on, select th e 4 tab, sele ct [AF Frame ], then p ress the qr buttons to se lect an option . Face AiAF • Detects people’s fa ces and sets the focus, exposure (evalua tive metering only) and white balance ( only[...]

% Shooting with the AF Lock 77 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, th e focal dis tance will no t change ev en when yo u release your fing er from the shutter bu tton. Lock the focus. ● Keep the shutt er button pr essed halfwa y and press the q button. X The focus lock s and % is displayed on the screen. ● If you rele ase your f[...]

78 If you pres s the shutt er button h alfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can check the foc us. Select [AF-Point Zoom]. ● Press the n butt on and select [AF- Point Zoom] on the 4 tab. Use the qr buttons to se lect [On]. Check the focus. ● Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face AiAF ] (p. 76) , the face sele cted as the mai n subj[...]

79 You can change the metering mo de (brightness measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Select the metering mo de. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to select . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The setting will display on the screen. When you wish to[...]

80 Just as wi th the AE lock (p. 79) , you can lock the ex posure for shooting wi th the flash. FE stands for “ Flash Exposur e”. Select h (p. 62) . Lock the exp osure. ● Point the camera towa rd the su bject and press the o button while pres sing the shutter butto n halfway. X The flash will fire and whe n ( appears, the exposure will be set[...]

81 The camera can a utomatical ly detect and comp ensate for fa ces or subjects that appea r dark in ce rtain sh ooting co nditions. Select [i-Contrast]. ● Press the n butt on, select [i - Contrast] fr om the 4 tab, and us e the qr buttons to sele ct [Auto]. X @ will appear on t he screen (p. 4 2) . @ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter (i-Contr[...]

82 You can automa tically cor rect red eyes in images ta ken with the flas h. Select [Fla sh Settings]. ● Press the n butt on, select [F lash Settings] fro m the 4 tab and press t he m button. Adjust the setting. ● Press the op butt ons to selec t [Red-Eye Corr.] and pres s the qr buttons to s elect [On]. X Œ will appear o n the screen (p. 42)[...]

83 You can set th e shutter spee d to a range bet ween 1 and 15 sec onds to shoot long ex posures. Howev er, you should attach the camera t o a tripod to prevent the came ra from moving an d blurring the im age. Select ≈ . ● Set the mode switch to 4 , the press the m button. ● Press the op b uttons to select G . ● Press the qr buttons to se[...]

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85 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanced information than the “ E Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movi es” sections of Chapter 1. • This chapte r assumes that the mode switch is set to E . 6[...]

86 You can selec t between tw o image quality s ettings. Select the image qualit y. ● After pressi ng the m button, press the op buttons to select . Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an opti on, then press th e m button. X The setti ng will d isplay on t he screen. Image Quality Table Estimated Shoo ting Time Changing the Imag[...]

87 You can set th e exposure or ch ange it in 1/3 ste ps within a ra nge of ±2. Focus. ● Press the s hutter butto n halfway to focus. Lock the exp osure. ● Press the o but ton to lock th e exposure. The exposure sh ift bar appe ars. ● Press the o but ton again to rel ease the lock. Change th e exposur e. ● While watching t he screen, pres [...]

88 The following fu nctions can be u sed in the sam e way as for still im ages. • Erasing Images (p. 26) • g Searching Images by Sets of 9 (Index Display) (p. 90) • d Searching for Images Using the Jump Display (p. 91) • . Viewing S lideshows (p. 92) • + Changing Image Transitions (p. 94) • Viewing Images on a TV (p. 95) • : Protectin[...]

89 Using Playback and Other Functions The first part of this chapter expl ains various ways to play back and edit images. The latter part explains how to transfer images to a computer and how to specify images for printing. • Press the 1 but ton to select th e Playback mode b efore operat ing the camera. • It may not be possible to p lay back o[...]

90 Displaying 9 i mages at a time l ets you quickly f ind the image y ou want. Move the zoom lever toward g . X Images will di splay in an index. The selected ima ge will have a gr een frame and be enlarge d. Select an image. ● Press the opqr buttons to se lect an image. ● Moving the zoom lev er toward k , will display the selected imag e by it[...]

91 When there are ma ny images on th e memory card, you can search them by a specified method or i mage unit. Select a jump method. ● In Single Image Playback, pres s the o button. X The search met hod and the position o f the currently dis played imag e will appear at the bottom of the screen. ● Press the op buttons and select a ju mp method. [...]

92 You can au tomatically play back i mages rec orded to a memory card. Each image displ ays for appr oximately 3 seconds. Select [Slideshow]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then select [Sl ideshow] and press the m button. Select a transition effect to start the slideshow. ● Press the qr buttons to select a transition effect, then [...]

93 You can magnif y the area of a re corded image t hat was inside the AF frame or the area of a face t hat was de tected to c heck the fo cus. Press the l button, and sw itch to the focus check display (p. 43) . X A white frame wi ll appear where t he AF frame or face was when the focus was set. X A gray frame wi ll appear on a fac e detected d ur[...]

94 Move the zoom lever toward k . ● The display will zoom in on the image and will appear, if you continu e to hold the zoom le ver, it wi ll continu e to zoom in up to a factor of 10x. ● If you press the opqr buttons, yo u can move the locat ion of the displ ayed area. ● Move the zo om lever towa rd g to zoom out or retu rn to Singl e Image [...]

95 Using the supp lied AV cabl e, you can conn ect the camera to a TV to view images y ou have sh ot. Items to Prep are • Camera and TV • AV cable supplied w ith the came ra (p. 2) Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. ● Open the camer a’s terminal co ver and fully inse rt the plug of the supplied AV cable into the cam[...]

96 You can pro tect important images so that they cannot be erased by th e camera (pp. 26 , 97) . Select [Protect]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then se lect [Protec t] and press th e m button. Protect the image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image to protect a nd press the m bu tton. X Once set, will appear on t he screen[...]

97 In addition t o selecting and erasing image s one at a time, y ou can erase all images at onc e. Since erase d images cann ot be recover ed, exercise adequate ca ution bef ore erasing. Protected ima ges (p. 96) cannot be erased. Select [Erase all]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then selec t [Erase all] and pr ess the m button. Er[...]

98 You can chan ge the orient ation of an im age and save it. Select [Rotate]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then selec t [Rotate] and pr ess the m button. Rotate the image. ● Press the qr buttons to select an image to rotate. ● The image wil l rotate 90° wit h each press of the m butto n. ● To restore the menu s creen, pres [...]

99 You can resiz e images to a lowe r pixel setti ng and save the re sized imag e as a separa te file. Select [Resi ze]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then se lect [Resi ze] and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the ima ge and press the m button. Select an image size. ● Press the qr buttons t[...]

100 Detects and compensates fo r dark sectio ns of subject s or people’s faces and saves th e image as a separate fil e. You can sel ect 4 levels of correcti on: [Auto], [Low] , [Medium] o r [High]. Select [i-Contrast]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then sel ect [i-Con trast] and pr ess the m button. Select an image. ● Press the[...]

101 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in images and save t hem as new files. Select [Red-Eye Correction]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 1 tab, then sel ect [Red-Ey e Correction ] and press the m button. X The [Red-Ey e Correction] screen will appear. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image to correct. Correct t[...]

102 You can selec t certain ima ges on a memory card for printing ( up to 998 images) an d specify the number of prin t copies so they can be prin ted together o r processed at a photo develo per servic e. You can then print all the select ed images at onc e or take the memor y card to a phot o developer to order prin ts. These sele ction method s [...]

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF) 103 Selecting the Number of Copies Select [Select Images & Qty.]. ● Press the n button and se lect the 2 tab, then se lect [Select Ima ges & Qty.] and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image, then press th e m button. X You will be ab le to set the numbe r of p[...]

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF) 104 Set the number of prints. ● Press the op buttons to set the number of prints (maximum 9 9). ● Repeat Step s 2 and 3 to select ot her images and the number of print s for ea ch. ● You cannot set th e number of print co pies for Index p rints. You c an only sele ct which images to pri nt in Step 2. X Pre[...]

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF) 105 Print Added Imag es The followin g examples use t he Canon SELPHY se ries print ers. Please als o refer to the Personal Prin ting Guide . Connect the camera to the printer (p. 27) . Print. ● Press the op buttons, select [Print no w] and press the m button. X Printing will start. ● If you stop th e printe[...]

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107 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. 8[...]

108 You can custo mize conveni ent and commonl y used functi ons from the 3 tab (p. 46) . Turning Off the Start-up Image You can turn off the start -up image th at displays when you turn on the camera. ● Select [St art-up Image ], then pres s the qr buttons and se lect [Off]. Turning off the Power Saving Func tion You can set th e power saving fu[...]

Changing Functions 109 Changing the File Number Assig nment Images you shoot are auto matically assi gned file nu mbers in the ord er they were taken, from 0001 – 9999, and saved to fol ders of up to 2,0 00 images. You can change the file numbe r assignment. ● Select [File Numbering], then press the qr buttons to select an option. Creating a Fo[...]

Changing Functions 110 Creating Folders by Day an d Time You can set a day and time for folder creat ion. ● Select [Cre ate Folder], then press th e m button. ● Select [Aut o Create], t hen press th e qr buttons to se lect an inte rval. ● Select [T ime], then pr ess the qr buttons to set a time. ● The new folder will be created on the set d[...]

111 If you set t he mode swi tch to 4 , an d the mode to G , you can chan ge the settings in the 4 tab (p. 46) . Turning off th e AF Assist Bea m If the came ra cannot foc us in low li ght conditio ns when you press the s hutter button half way, the lamp will au tomatically light to assist focu sing. Yo u can turn off the lamp. ● Select [A F-assi[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 112 Changing the Imag e Display Time You can change the length of time the i mages displ ay directl y after s hooting. ● Select [Revi ew], then pr ess the qr buttons to se lect an option . ● If you selec t [Off], the i mage will not display. ● If you select [Hold], the i mage displa ys until you pr ess the shutt er[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 113 Changing the I S-Mode Settings ● Select [IS Mode], then press the qr buttons to se lect an opti on. • In mode, you cannot se t [3:2 Guide] or [Bot h]. • Grid Lines will not be recorded on the image. • The gray areas displayed with [3:2 Gu ide] are the areas that will not be printed. The actual image recorded [...]

114 You can ad just the settings in the 1 ta b by press ing the 1 button (p. 46) . Selecting the Imag e that First Displ ays in Playback ● Select [R esume], then press the qr buttons to se lect an option . Changing Playback Functions Last seen Resumes with the image last viewed. Last shot Resumes with the most recently shot image.[...]

115 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the AC adapter kit (sold separately), troubleshooting tips contains lists of functions. The index also appears at the end. 9[...]

116 If you use AC Adap ter Kit A CK-DC40 (sold se parately), y ou can u se the camera witho ut worrying ab out how much char ge is left in th e battery. Insert the coupler. ● Open the cover (p. 14) and insert the coupler a s shown un til it lock s into pl ace with a click. ● Close the cove r (p. 15) . Plug the cord into the coupler. ● Open th[...]

117 If you think there is a problem with the cam era, first check t he following. If the items below do not solve your problem, contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk as listed on the included customer s upport list. Power You pressed the ON/O FF button, but not hing happened. • Confirm that the battery is p roperly inserted (p. 14) . • Con[...]

Troubleshooting 118 Image is blurred. • Press the shutte r button halfwa y to focus, then shoot (p. 21) . • Shoot the subject within th e focusing distance (p. 128) . • Set the [AF-assist beam] to [ On] (p. 111) . • Confirm that function s which you do not intend to use (macro, et c.) are not set. • Shoot using the focus lock or AF lock ([...]

Troubleshooting 119 Recording images to t he memory card takes a long time, or continuous shoo ting slows down. • Format the memory card in the camera (p. 49) . When you can’t make setti ngs for shooting func tions or FUNC. menu • The items in which settings can be made differ depe nding on the shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available i[...]

120 If error message s appear on the LCD mon itor, try one of th e 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. 14) . Card locked! • The SD memor y card or SDHC mem ory card’s write prote ct tab is set to “Loc k”. Unlock the write pro[...]

List of Messages that Appear on the Screen 121 Cannot complete! • Print settings could not be sa ved correctly. Reduce the number of settings and try again (p. 102) . Naming error! • The file name could not be created because there is an image wit h the same name as the folder that the camera is attempting to create , or the highest possible fi[...]

122 Functions Available in Eac h Shooting Mode Shooting modes Function A GI F Flash (pp. 55 , 62 , 80) {{ { *1 — {{ *1 — { —— { {{{ Focusing Zone (p. 63) All Range { ——— — {{{ — {{{ — {{{ Exposure Compensation (p. 67) /Exposure Shift (p. 87) — {{{ Self-Timer (pp. 59 , 60 , 71 , 72) { {{{ { {{{ { {{{ * 2 { {{{ AF Lock (p. 77) ?[...]

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 123 4 E VH U t ≈ wSyO P Z R {{ *1 — — {{ — {{ —— — {{ *1 — *1 {{{{{ —— — —————————— — — — {{{{{{{{{{ { { — —————————— — — — {{{{{{{{{{ { — { — { —— {{{{{{ { { { — { —— {{{{{{ { — { {{{{ — {{{{{ — {{ {{{{{{{{{{ { [...]

124 4 Shooting Menu Menus Shooting modes Function A GI F AF Frame (p. 76) Face AiAF {{ { { Center — {{ { AF Frame Size (p. 76) Normal/Small — { —— Digital Zoom (p. 56) Standard/Off {{ { { Digital Tele-converter (1.4x/2.3x) {{ { { AF-Point Zoom (p. 78) On/Off {{ { { AF-assist Beam (p. 111) On/Off {{ { { Flash Settings (p. 82) Red-Eye Corr. O[...]

Menus 125 4 E VH U t ≈ wS y O PZ R {{ { — { { {{{ { {{ { { {{{ { { {{ { { {{ — —— — ———— — ——— — — {{ { {{{{ { {{ —* 1 { {{ { {{{{ { {{ —— — {{ { {{{{ { {{{ —— {{ { — {{{ *2 {{{ { { {{ { — {{{ { {{ —— — {{ { — {{{ { {{ —— — —— — ———— — ——— — — { {{{ { { {{ { { {[...]

Menus 126 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 47 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 47 LCD Brightness Set within a range of ±2. p. 50 Start-up Image On*/Off p. 108 Format Formats card, erasing all data pp. 20 , 49 File Numbering Continuous*/Auto Reset p. 109 Create Folder Create New Folder/Auto [...]

Menus 127 2 Print Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Print Displays printing screen. p. 27 Select Images & Qty. Selects individual images for printing. p. 103 Select All Images Selects all images for printing. p. 104 Clear All Selections Cancels all settings for printing. p. 104 Print Settings Sets the p rinting style. p. 102[...]

128 Camera Effective Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 10 million Image Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million) Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 (W) – 18.6 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 35 (W) – 105 (T) mm f/2.8 (W) – f/4.9 (T) Digital Zoom .[...]

Specifications 129 Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC MMCplus memory card File Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Design Rule for Camera File system and DPOF compliant Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still images: Exif 2 .2 (JPEG)[...]

Specifications 130 Battery Pack NB-6L Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V DC Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 mAh Charging cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 300 times Operating temperature . .[...]

131 Equipment • This camera i s a high-pr ecision elec tronic dev ice. Do not drop it or s ubject it to strong impact s. • Never place t he camera close to ma gnets or motor s that generate strong electromag netic fields. Ex posure to str ong magnetic fie lds may cause malfunction s or corrup t image da ta. • If water drop lets have fal len o[...]

132 Numerics 3:2 Guide.................................... ............ 112 A AC Adapter Kit..... ................... .......... 38 , 116 Accessories .................. ................... ......... 36 AE Lock .................... .................. .............. 79 AF Frame .......................... ................... .... 23 AF J Auto Focus AF[...]

Index 133 FUNC. Menu Basic Operations................................. .. 45 FUNC.Menu List ............ ....................... ................... 122 G Grid Lines ........................ .................. ..... 112 H High Speed (ISO) ................ ................... .. 68 High-Power Flash ................................... .. 38 Histogram[...]

Index 134 Resize (Resizing Images) ........................ 99 Rotate .................. ................... .................. 98 S Screen Display Language ................................. 19 Information Disp layed ........................... 42 Menu Operations .................... ........ 45 , 46 Switching the Display...................... 42 ,[...]