Canon 1100HS manual

Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Make sur e you re ad this g uide, inc luding t he “Safety Precautio ns” section, before usin g the camera. • Reading this guide will help you learn to us e the ca mera properly. • Store thi s guide sa fely so that you can u se it in the future.[...]

2 Check if the following i tems are incl uded in yo ur camera pa ckage. If anything is missing, c ontact the retailer wh ere you pu rchased th e camera. Checking the Package Contents Using the Manuals Also refer to the manuals on the DIGI TAL CAMERA Manuals Disk . • Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you ha ve master ed the bas ics, use the came[...]

3 • Take some initi al test shots and play them back t o make sure the im ages were record ed correctl y. Please no te that Cano n Inc., its s ubsidiari es and affiliate s, and its dis tributor s are not liab le for any con sequential damages arising from a ny malfunctio n of a camera or accesso ry, includ ing memory cards, that r esults in th e [...]

4 4 Shoot z Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings .......................... 26 z Focus on faces ................................................................. 26, 62, 93 z Shoot in places where I cannot use the flash (turn off t he flash) .. 52 z Take pictures with me in them too (self-timer) ........................ 55, 76 z Insert [...]

What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 View z Look at my pictures ...................................................................... 30 z Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) ............................. 116 z Look at my pictures on a TV ....................................................... 170 z Look at my pictures on a computer .............[...]

6 Checking the Package Contents ...... .2 Read This First ............................ ......3 Conventions Used in This Guide .......3 What Do Yo u Want to Do? ................4 Table of C ontents ................. ............. 6 Safety Preca utions..... .............. .......... 9 1 Getting Started ................. 13 Using the Tou ch Panel ....[...]

Table of Contents 7 5 Choosing Settings Yourself ............................. 81 Shooting in Program A E ........... ...... 82 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensat ion) . ........... 83 Turning th e Flash On ... ............. ...... 83 Adjusting the White Ba lance ..... ...... 84 Changing the ISO Speed ................ 86 Correcting the Br[...]

Table of Contents 8 8 Printing............................ 139 Printing I mages .................. ............ 140 Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) ....... ............. .............. ......1 47 Choosing Images for a Photobook ....... ............. ............ ...151 9 Customizing Camera Settings ........................... 153 Changing Camer[...]

9 • Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the product is used correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to also check the guides included with a[...]

Safety Precautions 10 • Turn the camera off in places where camera use is prohibited. The electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the o peration of electronic instruments and other devices. Exercise adequate caution wh en using the camera in places where use of electronic devices is restricted, such as inside airplanes and [...]

Safety Precautions 11 • Remove and store the battery when you are not using the camera. If the battery is left inside the camera, damage caused by leakage ma y occur. • Before you discard the battery, cover the terminals with tape or other insulators. Contacting other metal materials may lead to fire or explosions. • Unplug the battery charge[...]

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13 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view and erase the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to a computer. Attaching the Strap/Hold ing the Camera • Attach the i ncluded strap an d wrap it aroun d your w[...]

14 This camer a has a tou ch panel scre en that al lows you to perform ope rations with the touch of yo ur finger. Briefly touch the screen with your finger. z Used for oper ations such as mak ing various set tings or shoo ting. Touch and drag your finger across the screen. z Used for play back operation s such as switching to the next im age, or m[...]

15 Use the incl uded charge r to charg e the battery . Be sure to charge the ba ttery as it is not c harged at the ti me of purchase. Remove the co ver. Insert the battery. z Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batt ery by sli ding it in ( ) and down ( ). Charge the battery. z For CB-2LB: Flip out the pl ug ( ) an d plug [...]

Charging the Battery 16 Number of Possible Shots/Shooting an d Playback Times *1 The number of shots that can be taken is ba sed on the Cam era & Imaging Pr oducts Associat ion (CIPA) me asurement s tandard. *2 Times are based on defau lt settings, starting and stop ping shooting, turning t he camera on and off, and op erations such as u sing t[...]

Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) 17 The cards bel ow can be used wit hout restrict ions on their ca pacities. • SD memory cards* • SDHC memory cards* • SDXC memory cards * • Eye-Fi cards * This memory card complies with SD standard s. Some cards may not operate properly depending o n the brand o f card used. This produc t is not gu[...]

18 Insert the inclu ded battery. Open the cover. z Slide the cov er ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the battery. z Press the batt ery lock in th e direction of the arrow, then insert the bat tery as shown until it lo cks into place wi th a click. z Be sure to insert the battery i n the corre ct direction or it wi ll not properly loc k into place. Close[...]

19 Insert a memor y card (sold se parately). Check the card’s write-protect tab. z If the memor y card has a write-prot ect tab, you will not be able to re cord images if the tab is in the loc ked positio n. Slide the tab up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. z Slide the cov er ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the memory card. z Insert the me mo[...]

Inserting the Memory Card 20 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. What if [Memory card locked ] appears on the screen? If the write-prot ect tab is in the locked position, [Memory card loc[...]

21 The Date/Time sett ings screen will appear th e first time th e camera is turn ed 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. z Press the ON/OF F button. X The Date/Time screen will appe ar. Set the date and time. z Touch the opti on you want to s et. X op wi[...]

Setting the Date and Time 22 You can chan ge the current da te and time set tings. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Date/Time]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to c hoose [Date/Time]. z Touch [Date /Time]. Change the date and time. z Follow Ste ps 2 and 3 o n p. 21 to adjust the settings. z Touch ^ twice to clos[...]

23 You can change the langua ge that display s on the screen. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Display the setting s screen. z Touch and hold n . X The settings s creen will appe ar. Set the disp lay languag e. z Touch a displa y language, then touch ^ . X Once the displ ay language h as been set, the settin gs screen will cl ose. Settin[...]

24 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has be en formatted in o ther devices, yo u should for mat the car d with this c amera. Format ting (initializ ing) a memory car d erases all d ata on the memory card. As you cann ot retrieve the erased da ta, exercis e adequate cau tion before formatting th e memory card. Before forma tting an Ey e-[...]

Pressing the Shutter Button 25 To take imag es that are in focus, be sure t o first pres s the shutt er button lightly (hal fway) to focu s, then pre ss fully t o shoot. Press halfway (Press lightly to focus). z Press light ly until the ca mera beeps twic e and AF frames app ear where the ca mera focused. Press fully (Press fully to sho ot). X The [...]

26 Since the ca mera can determi ne the subje ct and shooting conditions, yo u can let it automa tically sele ct the best settings fo r the scene and just sho ot. Turn on the camera. z Press the ON/OF F button. X The start-up s creen will appe ar. Enter A mode. z Set the mode switch to A . z When you poi nt the camera t oward the subject, the camer[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 27 X When the came ra focuses, it will beep twice and AF fram es will appear wh ere the camera focuse d. Several AF frames will appear wh en the camera focuse s on more than 1 poi nt. Shoot. z Press the s hutter butto n fully to s hoot. X The camera will play t he shutter sound a nd shoot. The fla sh will automatic ally[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 28 Shoot. z When you remove yo ur finger from t he screen, the camera plays th e shutter sound and take s the shot. z To deactivate th e Touch Shutter funct ion, touch . It will chan ge to . • The Touch Shutter function operates in the same way as when pressing the shutter button. • You can also ma ke Touch Shut ter[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 29 • What if a blue frame appears when you press the shutter button ha lfway? A blue frame ap pears when a moving subject is det ected; the focus and exposure will continuously adjust (Servo AF). • What if a flashing appears? Attach the camera to a tripod so that t he camera does not move and blur the image. • Wha[...]

30 You can view the images you ha ve taken on the screen. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last imag e you took will appear. Choose an image. z Dragging left to rig ht across the scree n will cycle thro ugh the i mages in t he reverse order they we re taken, fr om the newest image to th e oldest. z Dragging right to left across the[...]

31 When an imag e is displ ayed, lightl y tapping the camera as shown be low will switch to the next image. Active Display • Be sure to put the stra p around your wrist , and hold the camera f irmly to avoid dropping it . • Depending on the way you tap the camera, images may not switch. Tilt the camera to switch imag es If you touch and ho ld q[...]

32 You can ch oose and erase image s one at a t ime. Please note that erased images can not be recovered . Exercise ad equate cauti on before erasi ng an image. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last imag e you took will appear. Choose an image to erase . z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image. Erase the image. z After touc h[...]

33 The camera wi ll determine the subjec t and shoot ing conditio ns, and sel ect the best settin gs for the s cene. The audio will re cord in ste reo. If you continue shooting for a lo ng time, the camera may become warm. Thi s is not a malf unction. Enter A mode and compose the shot. z Follow Steps 1 – 3 on p. 26 to compo se the shot. z You can[...]

Shooting Movies 34 Shooting Time • Shooting times are based on default settings. • Maximum clip length is approx. 10 minutes. • Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reache d on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended. Zooming while shootin g Moving the zoom lever while shooting wil[...]

35 You can view th e movies you have shot on the scr een. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X appears on movi es. Choose a movie. z Drag across the screen to choose a mo vie to play back. Play the movie. z Touch . X The movie will pl ay. z Drag up or dow n the screen dur ing playback to adj ust the volume. z If you touch t he screen durin[...]

36 You can use t he include d software to transfer i mages you have shot with th e camera to a co mputer for view ing. If you a re already us ing software i ncluded with anothe r Canon-brand comp act digita l camera, insta ll the software from the includ ed CD-ROM, overwr iting your cu rrent insta llation. Windows * For Windows XP, Microsof t .NET [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 37 Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) ar e used for thes e explanation s. Place the CD-ROM in the computer’s CD-R OM drive. z Place the suppl ied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ) (p. 2) into the computer’s C D-ROM drive. z When the CD-ROM is plac ed in a Macintosh, a CD-ROM ic on will appear [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 38 Connect the camera to the computer. z Turn off the came ra. z Open the cove r and insert the inc luded interface cable’s sm aller plug ( p. 2) firmly into the ca mera terminal in the dire ction shown. z Insert the in terface cabl e’s larger plu g into the computer ’s USB port. For det ails on t[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 39 z When image trans fer is complete, clo se CameraWindow an d press the 1 butt on to turn the c amera off, then unplug the cable. z For details o n how to view im ages using a computer, r efer to the Software Guide . • If CameraWindow d oes not appear even after following Step 2 for Windows, click t[...]

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41 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the screen, as well as the bas ic operating instructions. 2[...]

42 Mode Switch Use the mode swi tch to change the Shoo ting mode. Components Guide Lamp (pp. 55, 74, 75, 76, 163) Lens Speaker Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 26, 53) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 112, 119) Shutter Button (p. 25) ON/OFF button (p. 21) Mode Switch Microphones (p. 33) Flash (pp. 52, 83, 100) Battery [...]

43 You can change the screen dis play by touchi ng l . Refer to p. 183 for details on informatio n that appears on the screen. Shooting Playback Screen Display Switching the Display No Information Display Information Display Focus Check Display (p. 118) Detailed Information Display Simple Information Display • Touching while in Playback mode will[...]

Indicator 44 Screen Display in L ow Light Conditio ns The display automatical ly brighten s when shooting i n dark condit ions, allowing y ou to chec k the co mposition (N ight Displ ay function ). Howeve r, the brightnes s of the ima ge on the sc reen, and the brightnes s of the act ual image recorded may be different. S creen noise may app ear an[...]

45 Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu. The menu items an d options dif fer depending o n the Shooting mode (pp. 190 – 191) or Play back mode (p. 196). Display the FUNC. menu . z Touch H . Choose a menu item. z Drag the menu on the left up or down, or touch a menu item t o choose it. z You can also cho ose menu items by draggin[...]

46 Various fu nctions can be se t from the menus . The menu items are organize d under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and pl ayback ( 1 ). The optio ns differ depending o n the Shooting mode and the Play back mode (pp. 192 – 195). Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose a tab. z Touch a tab, or move the zoom leve r (p. 42) left or[...]

Adjusting the Screen Brightness 47 Choose an option. z For items th at display qr to the left and right, touc h qr to ch ange sett ings. z For items that di splay a bar, touch the spot on the bar where you w ant to make the setting. Complete th e setting. z Touch ^ . X The normal scr een will reapp ear. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . [...]

48 You can silenc e or adjust the volu me of camera soun ds. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Mute]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to c hoose [Mute], then touch qr to choose [O n]. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Volume]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or dow n the screen to touch [Volume]. [...]

49 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting, y ou can reset th e camera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Reset All]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or dow n the screen to touch [Reset A ll]. Reset the settings. z Touch [OK]. X The camera will r eset to the default settings. Returning the Camera to Def[...]

50 To save ba ttery powe r, the scre en turns of f, and the camera tur ns off automatic ally when it is no t operated fo r a certain ti me. Power Saving du ring Shoo ting The screen will turn off ap proximat ely 1 minute afte r you stop op erating the camera. After about 2 more minute s, the lens will retr act and the came ra will turn off. Whe n t[...]

51 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to use common functions, such as the self- timer, and how to turn off the flash. • This chapte r assumes t hat the camer a is set to A mode. When shoo ting in another mode, check wh ich function s are availabl e in that mo de (pp. 188 – 193). 3[...]

52 You can shoo t with the flas h turned off. Touch . Choose ! . z Touch ! . z Touch ! again to make the setting. X Once set, ! will appear on the scre en. z To turn the flash back on, foll ow the steps above to cho ose . Turning the Flash Off What if a flashing appears? When you press the shutter button halfway in l ow light conditions where camer[...]

53 You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approxi mately 48x maxi mum, and capture su bjects th at are too f ar away fo r the opt ical zoom to enlarge. Move the zoom lever toward i . z Hold the lev er until zoom ing stops. X Zooming stops at the larges t possible zoom factor wit hout image det erioration. The zoom facto r will appear o n the sc[...]

54 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lower right corner of an image. Once inserted, however, t hey cannot be deleted . Be sure t o check beforehand that the d ate and time are corr ectly set (p . 21). Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Date Stamp]. z Touch the 4 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to c hoose [Date [...]

55 The self-ti mer can be used to shoot a gr oup phot o that inclu des the photograph er. The camera will sh oot approxima tely 10 seconds after the shutter but ton is pr essed. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose ] . z Touch ] . z Touch ] again to make the setting. X Once set, ] will appear on the scr[...]

Using the Self-Timer 56 The camera will shoot approximate ly 2 second s after t he shutter button is pressed, pr eventing any camer a shake that occur s when pressing the shutter button. Choose [ . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choos e [ . X Once set, [ will appear on the scre en. z Follow Ste p 3 on p. 55 to shoo t. You can set th e delay (0 [...]

57 You can change the width to he ight ratio o f an image. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other i tems will appear . z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X Once set, the aspect rat io [...]

58 You can choo se from 4 recordi ng pixel sett ings. Choose the recordin g pixel setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other it ems will appear. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X The se[...]

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 59 Approximate Values fo r Recording Pixels and Co mpression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards an d may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. • The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the a[...]

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61 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions This chapter explains how to add e ffects and how to shoot in various conditions. 4[...]

62 The camera will select t he necessary s ettings fo r the conditi ons in which yo u wish to shoot wh en you choos e the matching mode. Set the camera to 4 mode. z Set the mode switch to 4 . Choose a Shooting mode. z Touch G . z If you to uch qr or qu ickly drag l eft or right across the sc reen, other Sh ooting modes will appear . z Choose the de[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 63 V Take shots of kids and pets (Kids&Pets) z Lets you capt ure subjects that move around, suc h as children and pets, with out missing photo op portunities . z At maximum wide angle, move approximate ly 1 m (3.3 ft. ) or more away from your su bject. At maxi mum telephot o, move approxima tely 3 m (9.8 ft .) or [...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 64 O Take shots of fol iage (Foliage) z Lets you s hoot trees and leav es, such a s new growth, au tumn leaves or blo ssoms, in vivid color s. P Take shots of pe ople in snow (Snow) z Lets you take br ight, natu ral-color ed shots of people aga inst snowy backgr ounds. t Take shots of firewo rks (Fireworks) z Lets you[...]

65 You can ad d various effects to images w hen shoot ing. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. Shoot images with vivid colors (Super Vivid) z Lets you take sho ts with v ivid, in tense colors. Take posterize d shots (Poster Effect) z Lets you take sho ts that l ook like an old poster or illu s[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 66 Lets you shoo t with the dis torting effe ct of a fish- eye lens. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose an effect level. z If you touch , [Effect Leve l] will appear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an effect lev el, then touch ^ . X You can check th e effect on th e screen. Shoot. Shooting w[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 67 Blurs chos en portions in the top and bottom of a n image to pr oduce the ef fect of a miniatur e model. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62 to c hoose . X A white frame ( the area that wil l not be blurred) ap pears on the scr een. Choose the are a to keep in focus. z Touch the scre en or drag th e white frame [...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 68 This effec t darkens and bl urs the corners of the image, a nd changes the overall col or so that i t looks li ke an image shot with a toy camera . Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a color tone. z If you touch , [Color Tone] will ap pear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an e ffect, then [...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 69 You can shoot ima ges in black and wh ite, sepia or bl ue and white. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a color tone. z If you touch , [Color Tone] will ap pear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an e ffect, then touch ^ . X You can check th e color tone on the screen. Shoot. Shooting in Mon[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 70 You can ch oose to reta in a single color and ch ange the res t to black a nd white in a compos ition. Choose T . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e T . Touch . X The unchanged image and the Col or Accent image wi ll alternat ely display. X The color for default set tings is green. Specify the color. z Positio[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 71 You can swap one color in an i mage for anoth er when recor ding it. You c an only swap one c olor. Choose Y . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e Y . Touch . X The unchanged ima ge and the Color Swap image will al ternately di splay. X The default setting is to ch ange green to gray. Specify the color to be sw[...]

Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) 72 You can mak e a short mo vie of a da y just by taking stil l images. Each time yo u take a p icture, th e scene ju st before ta king your s hot will be recorded as a movie . All the movies recorded th at day will be saved as a single file. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Shoot[...]

Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) 73 • Since you are also shooting movies when you shoot still imag es, the battery will be depleted more quickly than in A mode. • The image quality will be fixed at for movies made in mode. • In the following cases, movies will be saved as separate files even if they were made on the same day w[...]

74 The camera wil l shoot, even w ithout pressi ng the shutte r button, when i t detects a s mile. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Point the camera at a person. z Each time the camera dete cts a smile it will shoot after the lamp lights . z Touching will pause smile detection. Touch to resume smil[...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 75 Point the cam era at a person an d press the shut ter button ful ly. The camera will shoot approx imately 2 second s after it detec ts a wink. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Compose the shot and press the shutter butto n halfway. z Touch a face di [...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 76 The shutt er will rel ease approx imately 2 sec onds after the camera detects a new face (p. 93). You ca n use this when the photogra pher wan ts to be in the image, such a s a group photo. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Compose the shot and press [...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 77 Join the subjects and look at the camera. X When the camera de tects a new fac e, the lamp and self-t imer sound wil l speed up (the lamp remai ns lit when the flash will fire), and appr oximately 2 seco nds later the shutter will releas e. z To cancel shoo ting with th e timer after countdown h as s[...]

78 You can set t he shutter s peed to a rang e between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot long exposu res. However , you should attach the c amera to a trip od to prevent the camera f rom moving an d blurring the image. Choose N . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e N . Choose the shutter speed. z Touch ) . z Touch the bar, or drag it lef t or right,[...]

79 You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of app roximately 7.8 images/ second whi le the sh utter but ton is press ed fully and held . Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62 to c hoose . Shoot. X As long a s you hold the shutter button down, the camer a will shoot suc cessive images. Since each set of con tinuous imag es will be come a s[...]

80 The camera tak es 5 continuou s shots, then det ects vario us aspects of the shot such as fa cial express ions, and save s only one pict ure detected as the best. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Shoot. X When the s hutter button is pressed fully, the camera t akes 5 cont inuous shots , and saves one pict ure only. Capturing [...]

81 Choosing Settings Yourself In this chapter you will learn how to use t he various functions in G mode to progressively advanc e your shooting skills. • This chapter assumes that yo u have set the mode s witch to 4 and t he 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 c[...]

82 You can choo se the setti ngs for vario us function s to suit your preferences . AE stands for Auto Exp osure. The focusin g range is approxim ately 5 cm (2.0 in. ) – infinity at maxi mum wide angle ( j ), and approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infi nity at maximum te lephoto ( i ). Enter G mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e G . Adj[...]

83 You can ad just the st andard e xposure se t by the ca mera in 1/ 3-stop incremen ts in the rang e of -2 to +2. Enter Exposure Compensation mode. z Touch # . Adjust the brightness. z While looking at the scree n, touch the ba r, or drag it lef t or right, to adjust the brightnes s, then touch ^ . X The exposure c ompensation amou nt will appear [...]

84 The white balance (WB ) function se ts the optima l white bal ance for na tural looking col ors to match t he shooting cond itions. Choose the white balanc e function. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other it e[...]

Adjusting the White Balance 85 You can adjus t the white balan ce to match the li ght source at th e shooting location. Ma ke sure tha t you set th e white ba lance unde r the ligh t source o f the actual scen e you will shoot. z Follow Step 2 on p. 84 to choose . z Make sure the entire screen is fi lled with a plain, white colored subj ect, then t[...]

86 Choose the ISO spee d. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other it ems will appear. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X The setti ng will a ppear on t he screen. Changing the ISO Speed Automa[...]

87 The camera can d etect areas i n the scene, su ch as faces or backg rounds, that are to o bright or dar k and automatica lly adjust them to the opti mum brightness when shootin g. Also, w hen the overa ll image is l acking in co ntrast, the camera wil l automatic ally correct the image for a sh arper impres sion when shoot ing. Choose [i-Contras[...]

88 As long as you hold the shutter bu tton down, th e camera will s hoot continuous ly. Choose a Drive mode. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch W . z Touch W again t o make the setting . X Once set, W will appear on the scree n. Shoot. X As long as you ho ld the shut ter button down, the cam[...]

89 You can change the tone of an i mage, for exampl e to sepia or b lack and white, whe n shooting . Choose My Colors. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other i tems will appear . z Touch the menu i tem again to com[...]

Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) 90 The contra st, sharpne ss, color s aturation, r ed, green, blue, and s kin tones in an image can be chosen and set at 5 differen t levels. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 89 to choose . z Touch on the ri ght side of th e screen. z Touch qr to choose an item, then touch the point on the bar where you want to make [...]

91 If you set t he camera to e , it focuses on close subjects only. The focusi ng range is ap proximately 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the en d of the lens at maximum wide angle ( j ). Choose e . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . z Touch e , then touch e again to comple te the settin g. X Once set, e will [...]

92 The focal len gth of the lens can be increased by 1.5x or 2.0x. This enables a faster shu tter speed and less chance of camera shake th an the zoom (includi ng digital zoom) used by itsel f at the same zoo m factor. Choose [Digital Zoom]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [Digit al Zoom], t hen touch qr to choose an option. X The vi[...]

93 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to matc h the scene you want to shoot. Choose [AF Frame]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touc h [AF Frame], then touc h qr to choose an opt ion. • Detects pe ople’s face s and sets t he focus, ex posure (ev aluative mete ring only) and whit e balance ( only). • When the camera is poi[...]

Changing the AF Frame Mode 94 A single AF frame will be used. This i s effective for focusing on a specif ic point. Changing th e Composition with the Focus Lock While you keep the shutter button pressed ha lfway, the f ocus and exposu re are locked. You can now recomp ose and shoot. Thi s is called Focus Lock. Focus. z Center the su bject you want[...]

95 If you pr ess the shutt er button hal fway, the AF frame will magnify and yo u can check the fo cus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [AF-P oint Zoom], then touch qr to c hoose [On ]. Check the focus. z Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face Detect ] (p. 93), th e face detect ed as the main subject [...]

96 You can choo se a specific subject or pers on's face, or a location on the screen, to focu s on and shoot. Choose the subject, face or location to focus on. z Touch the sub ject or perso n shown on the screen. X When the AF frame mode is set to [Face Detect], the ca mera will beep and display when it detec ts the subject . The camera will c[...]

Shooting with the AF Lock 97 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, the focal distan ce will not change ev en when yo u release your finger from the s hutter butt on. Lock the focus. z Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and touch inside the area shown on the left. X The focus lock s and % appears on the screen. z If you rele ase y[...]

Changing the Metering Method 98 You can change the metering me thod (brightn ess measuring function) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the metering method. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X The sett[...]

99 You can lock t he exposure and shoot, or set the focus and ex posure separatel y to shoot. AE st ands for “Aut o Exposure”. Lock the exp osure. z Point the camera towa rd the subj ect and touch the lowe r part of the screen (inside the frame sho wn on the left ) while pressin g the shutter button halfway . X When & appears, th e exposure[...]

100 You can make t he main subj ect, such a s people, appe ar bright by h aving the camera provi de the appr opriate illumin ation with the flash. At the same time , you can use a sl ow shutter s peed to br ighten t he backgrou nd that t he light from the fla sh cannot reach. Choose Z . z Touch , then touch Z . z Touch Z again to make the s etting.[...]

101 You can automa tically corre ct red-eye t hat occurs in i mages taken wit h the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. z Touch H , then n and choose the 4 tab and touch [Flas h Settings] . Choose the setting. z Touch [Red -Eye Corr.], then touch qr to choose [On]. X Once set, R will appear on the scree n. Red-Eye Correction Red-eye correction may be a[...]

102 When the camera de tects the possi bility that peop le have their ey es shut, appears on th e screen. Choose [Blink Detection]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [Blink De tection], th en touch qr to choose [On]. Shoot. X When a perso n with shut eye s is detected , a frame and appe ar on the scree n. Checking for Shut Eyes • Thi[...]

103 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the “Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections in Chapter 1, and explains how to use various functions fo r shooting and viewing movies. • This chapter assumes that yo u have set the mode s witch to 4 . • The latter half of the chapter[...]

104 Just as with still images, you can le t the camera select the best settin gs for the scene or add vari ous effec ts while sho oting movi es. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. z Touch . X Dependin g on the Shooti ng mode or movie image quality (p . 108) you choos e, black bars may appe ar[...]

105 You can shoot mo vies that look lik e moving miniatu re models. You cre ate the miniature mod el effect by choo sing the upper an d lower portion s of the scene that will be bl urred, and the pl ayback speed, which makes peopl e and objects in the scen e move quic kly durin g playback . Audio wi ll not be recorded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 –[...]

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 106 Playback Speeds an d Estimated Play back Times (for 1 Min. Clips) You can shoot fast moving subje cts and play them b ack in slow motion . Audio will not be re corded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a frame rate. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . z T[...]

Using the Wind Filter 107 Shoot. z Touch . X The bar showing the shooting t ime will appear. Maxi mum clip length is approx. 30 sec. z To stop shooti ng the movie, touch . Frame Rates and Playback T imes (for 30 Sec. Clips) Wind Filter sup presses nois e when the wind is st rong. However , unnatural sound may r esult when use d to record in locatio[...]

108 You can choo se among 3 diff erent image qua lity settin gs. Choose the image quality setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X The option you set will appe ar on the screen. Image Quality and Shooting [...]

109 The followin g functions ca n be used in th e same way as for st ill images. So me functions, however, may not be ava ilable or may not have an effect depending o n the Shooting mode. • Zooming in More Closely On Subj ects The sound of zoom operations will be recorded. • Using the Self-Tim er (p. 55) The number of shots cannot be se t. • [...]

Editing 110 Touch or . X [Delete sec tion of movie] will appear on the screen. z Even if you t ouch when it appears, on ly the portio n from the ne arest to the l eft will be trimmed wh en [Cut Beginn ing] is chosen. O nly the por tion from th e nearest to the right wil l be trimmed whe n [Cut End] is chosen . Choose a portion to delete. z Touch [C[...]

111 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. • Press the 1 butt on to enter P layback mode be fore operat ing the camer a. • It may not be possible to p lay back or edit images that have b een edited on a computer, have had their file names changed, or have been taken on a dif[...]

112 Displaying mu ltiple images at the same time lets you q uickly find th e image you want. Display ima ges in an index. z Touch , then tou ch the number of images you wa nt to display. X Images will di splay in an index. z The number of ima ges increases ea ch time you mo ve the lev er toward g . z The number of ima ges decreases each time you mo[...]

Quickly Searching Images 113 Dragging acr oss the scree n will display im ages in a line let ting you quick ly search the m. You ca n also jump b y the shoo ting date (S croll Di splay). Choose an image. z You can switch between images in single image playbac k by dragging across the screen. Continuou sly draggi ng quickly acro ss the screen will d[...]

Quickly Searching Images 114 You can selec t movies made in mode (p. 72) by dat e for viewing. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose a movie date. z Touch a date to choose it. Play the movie. z Touch the date chosen in Step 2. X The movie will pl ay. Viewing Movie s Made with Movie Dig est[...]

115 When there are man y images on the memory car d, you can filter and dis play them by a spe cified filt er. You can also protect (p. 125 ) or erase (p. 1 27) images a t once whil e filtered . Choose s . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose s . Choose a filter. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu [...]

Viewing Slideshows 116 You can au tomatically play back i mages recor ded to a memo ry card. E ach image displ ays for approx imately 3 sec onds. Choose . . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . . Choose a transition effect. z Touch an effect to ch oose it. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the settin g. X The s[...]

Viewing Slideshows 117 You can set a sl ideshow to rep eat, or change tr ansition e ffects and the t ime that slides how images are disp layed. You can choos e from 6 tr ansition effects whe n switching b etween images. Choose [Slideshow]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Slideshow ]. Choose a setting. z Touch an item, then touc[...]

118 You can magni fy the area of a recorded imag e that was ins ide the AF Fram e to check th e focus. Touch l to switch the focus check display (p . 43). X A white frame wi ll appear where t he AF frame was when the foc us was set. X A gray fr ame will a ppear on a face detected dur ing playbac k. X The area wit hin the or ange frame appears magni[...]

119 Magnify an image. z When you touc h the scree n, the imag e will magnify and and wi ll appear. z Everytim e you touch the s creen, the camera will cent er and maginfy that area up to approxima tely 10x. z You can also zoo m in or out on images by touching or . If you touch a nd hold or , the display wil l continue zoom in or out on the image. z[...]

120 Grouped image s taken in mode (p. 79) ca n also be viewed individually. Choose an image gr oup. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image that dis plays , then touch . View each image in the group. z If you drag acr oss the screen, only the images in the group will be displayed. z Touch ^ to exit group playback . Viewing Each Image in a Gro[...]

Viewing Each Image in a Group 121 Grouped image s taken in mode can be ungr ouped and viewed individu ally. Choose [Group Images]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Group Imag es]. Choose a setting. z Touch qr to choose [Off]. z Touch ^ to complete the s etting and restore sin gle image play back. X Grouped images taken in mode a[...]

122 The camera wil l choose 4 image s based on the disp layed image. If you choos e one of those ima ges, the camer a will select 4 more i mages letting you e njoy play ing back imag es in an unex pected o rder. This will work best if you tak e many shots of va rious scenes . Choose . z Touch H , then drag up or down th e screen to choose . X Four [...]

123 You can choose fr om 3 transiti on effects when swit ching betwee n images in single imag e playback. Choose [Transition]. z Touch H and t hen n to choose [Transition] in the 1 tab, then touch qr to choose an eff ect. In single i mage playback, you can quickl y and easily c all up functi ons that have been register ed to each of four s et dragg[...]

Easy Operations with Touch Actions 124 You can regis ter the functi ons you want to u se easily to each of the drag patterns. Choose [Set Touch Action s]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Set Touch Act ions]. Register a function to a drag pattern. z Drag up or down th e screen to c hoose a drag patt ern. z Touch qr to choose the[...]

125 You can pro tect impor tant images so that t hey cannot be accidenta lly erased with the camera (p p. 32, 127). Protect the image. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose : . X will appear on t he screen. z To unlock an image, touch H again, then drag up o r down the scre en to choose : . Choose [Protect]. z Touch H , t[...]

Protecting Images 126 Choose [Select]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 125 to to uch [Select] . Choose images. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple im ages, repe at the above operat ion. Protect the image. z[...]

Erasing Images 127 Choose [All Images]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 125 to to uch [All Images]. Protect images. z Touch [Pro tect]. You can choos e images and t hen erase the m in groups. Since erased ima ges cannot be rec overed, exer cise adequate ca ution befor e erasing. Prot ected images (p. 125) cannot be erased. Choose [Erase]. z Touch H , then n[...]

Erasing Images 128 Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 127, touch [Select]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple im ages, repe at the above operat ion. Erase. z If you touc h ^ [...]

129 When you ta g images as favorites, you can easily cate gorize just those images. Yo u can also filt er out just th ose images f or viewing, pro tecting or erasing (p. 115 ). Make the setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . X will appear on t he screen. z To unlock an image, touch H again, then drag th e menu [...]

Tagging Images as Favorites 130 Complete th e setting. z If you touc h ^ , a confirmation screen will appear. z Touch [OK]. If you switch to S hooting mode or turn off the camer a before completing the setting in Step 3, images will not be tag ged as favorites. • If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vist a and transfer tagged images to the computer, t[...]

131 You can organi ze images int o categories . You can displ ay the images i n a category in filtered pla yback (p. 115) and pr ocess all images at on ce by using the func tions below. • “Viewing Sli deshows” (p. 116), “ Protecting Im ages” (p. 125), “Erasing Images” (p. 1 27), “Choosi ng Images for Pr inting (DPOF) ” (p. 147), ?[...]

Rotating Images 132 You can chan ge the orientat ion of an image and save it. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Rotate the image. z Touch or and the image will rota te in the chosen direction in 90 ° increments. z Touch ^ to complete the s etting. If you switch to Shoo ting mode or turn off th e camera[...]

133 You can r esize imag es to a l ower pixel s etting an d save the resized image as a separate file. Choose [Resize]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Resize] . Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then to uch [OK]. Choose an image size. z Touch , or , then touch [OK ]. X [Save new image ?] will appe[...]

134 You can cut ou t a portion of a reco rded image and s ave it as a new image fil e. Choose [Trimmin g]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Trimming]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. Adjust the trimming area. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. [...]

Trimming 135 • Images recorded at a pixel setting of (p. 59), or images resized to (p. 133) cannot be edited. • Images that can be trimmed will have the same width and heig ht ratio after trimming. • The number of r ecorded pixels in a t rimmed image will be smaller than before trimming. • Movies cannot be edited.[...]

136 You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate ima ge. Refer to p. 89 for de tails on each menu item. Choose [My Colors]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [My Colors]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. Choose an option. z Touch an option. z Touch qr to display ot[...]

137 The camera can d etect areas i n an image, such as faces or backgr ounds, that are too da rk and aut omatically adju st them to the optimum brightness. A lso, when the over all image is la cking in cont rast, the ca mera will automat ically correct t he image for a sharper im pression. Y ou can choose from 4 level s of correcti on, and save the[...]

138 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in im ages and save th em as new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Red-Eye Co rrection]. Choose and correct th e image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. X Red-eye detected by the camera will be corrected a nd a frame [...]

139 Printing This chapter explains how to c hoose images for printing, and print using a Canon-brand PictBridge compli ant printer (sold separately). Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers • This chapter uses Canon-brand SELPHY CP series pr inters in the explanatio ns. The disp layed screen s and available functions will di ffer depending on t[...]

140 You can easil y print the pi ctures you ta ke by connecti ng the camera t o a PictBridge compliant p rinter (sold separately ) using the supplied interface cable (p. 2). Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to the printer. z Open the cove r and insert the cab le’s small plug fi rmly into the camera ter minal in the direc tion [...]

Printing Images 141 Print images. z Touch [Print ]. X Printing will start. z If you want to print additio nal images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after pr inting has completed. z After prin ting has comple ted, turn o ff the camera and p rinter, and unplug th e interface ca ble. • Refer to p. 204 for Canon-brand PictBrid ge compliant printers (sol d sep[...]

Printing Images 142 Connect the camera to the printer. z Follow Steps 1 – 6 on p. 140 to display the screen on the l eft. Choose a menu option. z Touch an item to ch oose it. Choose the option settings. z Touch qr to choose the option setting. Making Print Settings — No. of Copies Choose the number of copies. Default Follows the printer’s set[...]

Printing Images 143 Trimming and Printing (Trimmi ng) You can cu t out a por tion of an i mage for printing. Choose [T rimming ]. z Follow S teps 1 – 2 on p. 1 42 to choo se [Trimming]. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. Choose the trimming are a. z Move the zoom leve r to change th e frame size. z Drag the f r[...]

Printing Images 144 Choosing the Paper Size and Layout for Printing Choose [Paper Settings]. z Follow S teps 1 – 2 on p. 1 42 to choo se [Paper Setti ngs]. Choose a paper size . z Touch an optio n to choose it, t hen touch [Next]. Choose the pape r type. z Touch an optio n to choose it, t hen touch [Next]. Choose the layout. z Drag up or down th [...]

Printing Images 145 Available Lay out Options Printing ID Photos Choose [ID Photo]. z Follow Steps 1 – 4 on p. 144 to choose [I D Photo], then touch [Next] . Choose the length of the lon g side and short side. z Touch an item to choose it. z Touch qr to choose a length, th en touch [Trimming]. Choose the printing area. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 143 [...]

Printing Images 146 Connect the camera to the printer. z Follow St eps 1 – 6 on p. 140 to choos e a movie and d isplay the screen on the left. Choose a printing metho d. z Touch , then touch qr t o choose a printing meth od. Print images. Printing Options for Movies Printing Movies Single Prints currently displayed scene as a still image. Sequenc[...]

147 You can cho ose up to 998 images on a memory c ard for pr inting and specify settings su ch as the n umber of copi es so that they can be p rinted as a batch (p. 150) or processed at a photo develop er service. These selection methods comply wi th the DPOF (Digital Print Orde r Format) st andards. You can add im ages to the prin t list (DPOF) d[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 148 You can set the pri nt type, date and file number. These se ttings apply to al l images chos en for prin ting. Choose [Print Settings]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 2 tab, and touc h [Print Sett ings]. Choose a setting. z Touch op to ch oose and set an op tion. z Touch ^ to complete the s etting and retu[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 149 Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 2 tab, and touc h [Select Imag es & Qty.]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image. X You will be ab le to set the numbe r of print copies. z For [Index ], touch th e screen. O nce chosen, will appear. If you touch[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 150 Choose [Select All Images]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 149 to touch [ Select All Images]. Make print settings. z Touch [OK]. Choose [Clear All Selec tions]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 149 to tou ch [Clear All Selections ]. All selections will be cleared. z Touch [OK]. Setting All Images to Prin t Once Clearing All Se l[...]

151 When you ch oose imag es on a memor y card to us e in Phot obooks (m ax.998 images) an d use the include d software to transfer th em to a computer, th e chosen ima ges will be cop ied into a dedica ted folder . This func tion is usefu l for orderi ng Photobooks online and fo r printing Phot obooks on a pri nter. Choose [Photobook Set-up]. z To[...]

Choosing Images for a Photobook 152 Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choose addi tional image s, repeat the above procedu re. z Touch ^ to complete the s etting and return to the menu screen. Ch[...]

153 Customizing Camera Settings You can customize various settings to suit your shooting pr eferences. The first part of this chapter ex plains convenient and common ly used functions. The latter part expl ains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purposes. 9[...]

154 You can custo mize conveni ent and commonly u sed function s in the 3 tab (p. 46). You can chan ge each of the camer a’s operati on sounds. z Touch [Sound Op tions]. z Drag up or down th e screen to c hoose an option, th en touch qr to ch oose a setti ng. You can turn off this fun ction. However, hints and ti ps for menus (p. 46) will always [...]

Changing Camera Settings 155 Perform low lev el formatting when [Memory car d error] appe ars, the camera does not op erate properl y, you think t hat the recor ding/readi ng speed of a memory card has droppe d, the co ntinuous s hooting spe ed slows down, or recording suddenly stop s while shootin g a movie. As you c annot retriev e the erased dat[...]

Changing Camera Settings 156 You can chan ge the start-u p screen that a ppears when you turn on the camera. z Touch [Sta rt-up Image] . z Touch an option. Registering Rec orded Images as the Start-up Screen Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Choose [Start-up Image]. z Touch [Sta rt-up Image] . z Touch [2], t hen touch . Choose an image. z[...]

Changing Camera Settings 157 z Choose [Color Option], th en touch qr to choose an opti on. Images you shoot are auto matically assi gned file numbe rs in the order 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. z Choose [File Numbe ring], then touch qr to choose an opt [...]

Changing Camera Settings 158 Images a re saved i nto fold ers create d each mont h, however , you can also create fold ers by sho oting dat e. z Choose [Creat e Folder], then touch qr to choose [Daily]. z Images will b e saved into folders crea ted on each shoo ting date. For safety reasons, th e lens retrac ts about 1 minu te after pre ssing the 1[...]

Changing Camera Settings 159 You can adjust the time the scre en takes to sh ut off automati cally (p. 50). This also works when [Auto Power Do wn] is set t o [Off]. z Touch [Power Sa ving]. z Drag up or dow n the screen to choose [Display Off], then touch qr to choo se a time. z In order to s ave battery po wer, you shou ld choose le ss than [1 mi[...]

Changing Camera Settings 160 Set the world time zone. z Touch [ World ], then touc h [Time Zone]. z Touch qr to choose the destina tion time zone. z You can also set the daylight s aving time as in S tep 1. z Touch ^ . Choose the world time zone. z Touch [ Wor ld], then to uch ^ . X will appear in the [Time Zon e] or shooting scr een (p. 183). If y[...]

Changing Camera Settings 161 You can calib rate the tou ch panel if you are having diffic ulty choosing items or buttons. Be sure to use the to ggle attach ed to the s trap to cali brate the touch panel ac curately. z Touch [Cali bration]. z Use the toggle attached to the strap to touch t hat appears on the screen (p. 14). z Follow the on- screen i[...]

162 If you set t he mode swi tch to 4 , and the mode to G , you can chan ge the settings in the 4 tab (p. 46). The camera focuses on wha tever it i s aimed at even when you do not press the shutte r button. Howe ver, you can set i t so that the ca mera only focu ses when the shut ter button is pr essed halfwa y. z Choose [Con tinuous AF], then touc[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 163 The lamp will au tomatically ligh t to assist foc using in low light conditions when you press the shutt er button h alfway. Yo u can tur n off the la mp. z Choose [AF-ass ist Beam], the n touch qr to choose [Off]. The red-e ye reduction la mp lights in or der to reduce the red-eye ef fect that occurs when s [...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 164 You can change the way the image displays right after shooti ng. z Choose [Review I nfo], then tou ch qr to choose an opti on. You can di splay grid lines on the s creen for vertical a nd horizontal guidanc e while shootin g. z Choose [Grid Lines], the n touch qr to choose [On]. Changing the Way th e Image Di[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 165 z Choose [IS Sett ings], then touch th e menu item again. z Drag up or dow n the screen to choose [IS Mode] , then touc h qr to choose an option. Turning Off the Po wered IS Functio n Powered IS reduces su btle camera shake when shooting mo vies at max telephoto. How ever, shoot ing a moving subj ect while wa[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 166 You can add ico ns to the shoot ing screen, or ch ange their ar rangement. Adding Icon s Display the settings scr een. z In a shooting screen, touch and ho ld one of the icons. z When [Change s which icons ap pear and their pos itions] ap pears, li ft your f inger of f the screen onc e, then touc h the center[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 167 Rearranging Icons z Drag the desi red icon that appe ars in the layout scr een in Step 1 on p. 16 6 to the position you wan t. X The icon will exchange plac es with any existing i con in that position. Removing Icons z When in the layo ut screen that appears in Step 1 on p. 166, dra g the icon yo u want to re[...]

168 You can ad just the se ttings in the 1 tab b y pressing the 1 button (p. 46). You can turn of f Active Dis play (pp. 31, 119) so that ge ntly tappin g the side of the camera or tiltin g the camera does not cause images to swit ch. z Choose [Acti ve Display] , then touch qr to choose [Off]. When you play ba ck images on the camera, images shot i[...]

169 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the separately sold accessories and Eye-Fi card (also sold separa tely) , troubleshooting tips, and contains lists of functions and items that appear on the screen. 10[...]

170 You can conn ect the camera to a TV to view imag es you have shot . Using Ster eo AV Cable AVC-DC4 00ST (sol d separate ly) (p. 204 ), you ca n connect the c amera to a TV to view ima ges you have shot. Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. z Open the camera’ s terminal cove r and fully insert the cable plug into the ca [...]

Viewing Images on a TV 171 Turn on the camera. z Press the 1 button to turn o n the camera . X The image will appear on the TV ( nothing will appear on the screen of the camera). z Use the came ra screen to perform operations . z After you finish, turn off the camera and TV, and unplug the cable. Using the separately sold HDMI C able HTC -100 (p. 2[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 172 Display images. z Follow Steps 3 and 4 on p. 170 to di splay the images. Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera When you conn ect the came ra to an HDMI C EC compatibl e TV, you can use the TV’s re mote contro l to operat e the camera and play bac k images or view slideshow s. You may need to make settin gs on some TVs[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 173 Use the TV’s remote control. z Press the remo te control’s qr buttons to choose an image. z Press the OK/Se lect butto n to display the camera cont rol panel. Press the qr buttons to choose an it em, then pre ss the OK/Select bu tton again. Summary of the Camera Contro l Panel Displayed on the TV Return Closes the men[...]

174 If you use AC Adapte r Kit ACK- DC70 (sol d separa tely), you c an use t he camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in th e battery. Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. z Follow Step 1 o n p. 18 to open th e cover. z The coupler ca n be inserted in the same way as the battery. Inser t the coupl er as shown in Step 2 o n p. [...]

175 Before usin g an Eye-Fi card , be sure to che ck whether Eye- Fi card use is authorize d in the count ry or territor y of use (p. 17). When you put a pr epared Eye-Fi card into the ca mera, you can au tomatically transfer your images wirele ssly to a comp uter, or up load them to a web service. Image trans fer is a functio n of the Eye-Fi car d[...]

Using an Eye-Fi Card 176 You can chec k the Eye-Fi ca rd’s access po int SSID, o r connection status. Choose [Connection info]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 3 tab, and touc h [Eye-Fi Se ttings]. z Touch [Con nection info ], then tou ch [Connectio n info] again. X The connecti on info scree n will appear . You can se t the car d to disabl e E[...]

177 If you think the re is a problem with the camera, firs t check the fol lowing. If the items below do no t solve your pr oblem, contact a Canon Customer Su pport Help Desk. Power You pressed the ON/OFF button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the battery is the correct type, and is not depleted (p. 16). • Confirm that the battery is prop[...]

Troubleshooting 178 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, then press fully to shoot (p. 25). • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (p. 198). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 163). • Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are not set. • Shoot using the fo[...]

Troubleshooting 179 Eyes appear red ( p. 101). • Set the [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (p. 16 3). When shooting with the flash, the lamp lights (p. 42), and for approximately 1 second while the camera is reducing red-eye, it is n ot possible to shoot. It is more effective if t he subject is looking directly at the lamp. E ven better results can be obtai[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 180 Screen Touch operations do not work as expected. • Since the camera uses a pressure sensitive touch panel, try touching the screen slightly harder or use the toggle attached to the strap (p. 14). • Calibrate the touch panel (p. 161). appears on the upper right of the screen. • You are touching th[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 181 Insufficient space on card • There is not enough free space on the memory card to shoot (pp. 26, 33, 5 1, 61, 81, 103) or edit images (pp. 133 – 138). Erase the images (pp. 32, 127) to open space for new images, or insert an empty memory card (p. 19). Touch Shutter unavailable/Touch AF unavailable [...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 182 Communication error • Images could not be transferred to the computer or printed due to the large amount of images (approx. 1000) stored on the memory card. Use a commercially available USB card reader to transfer the images. Insert the memory card into the printer’s card slot to print. Naming err [...]

183 * : Standard, : Held vertically When shootin g, the camera detects if it is h eld vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for th e best shot. It al so detects orien tation duri ng playback, so you can hold th e camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate im ages for correct view ing. This function may not [...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 184 In A mode, the camera d isplays an ic on for the scene it ha s determined and then au tomatically fo cuses and s elects the o ptimum setting s for subject brightnes s and color. * Appears when the scene is d ark and the cam era is attached to a tripod. Scene Icons Subject People Non-Human Subjects Icon Backgr[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 185 Automatically sets the op timal image stabilizatio n for the sc ene (Intell igent IS). In addi tion, the fol lowing icons ap pear in A mode. * Appears on t he screen when following th e motion of a subject whil e shooting (pa nning). While following a sub ject moving hori zo ntally, only vertical camera shake[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 186 Playback (D etailed Informatio n Display) Index Display (p. 112) My Category (p. 131) Movies (p. 35), High- speed Burst (p. 79), Shooting Mode (p. 188) ISO Speed (p. 86), Playback Speed (p. 106) White Balance (p. 84) Histogram (p. 44) Recording Pixels (pp. 58, 108), MOV (Movies) FUNC. (Function) (p. 45) Print[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 187 Summary of Movie Control Pan el in “Viewing Movies” (p. 35) * Displays the frame appr ox. 4 sec. before or after the cur rent frame. Exit Touch to display the volume panel, then touch op to adjust the volume. When the volume is set to 0, will appear. Play Skip Backward* (Continues to skip backward if you [...]

188 Functions and Menu Lists Functions Availa ble in Each Shooting Mode Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function Exposure Compensation (p. 83) — {{{{{{{ Flash (pp. 52, 83) { {{{{{{{ — {{{{{{{ *1 {{ ————— { {{{{{{{ Touch Shutter (p. 27) / {{ { { { ——— AE Lock/FE Lock* 4 (p. 99) — {{ ————— AF Lock (p. 97) — {{ ———— [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 189 4 T Y w O P t N { — {{{{{{{ —— {{{{ ——— ——— {{{{{{{ { {{{ ———— ———— {{{{{{ { {{{ — { —— —————————— — ————* 2—— {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{ —— { *3 *3 { *3 — {{{{ { {{{ *3 {{{ —————————— — ——————— ——————[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 190 FUNC. Menu Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function Metering Method (p. 98) { {{{{{{{ — {{ ————— My Colors (p. 89) { {{{{{{{ * 1 * 1 * 2 — {{ —— {{{ White Balance (p. 84) { {{{{{{{ — {{ —— {{{ ISO Speed (p. 86) { {{{{{{{ — {{ ————— Exposure Compensation (p. 83) — {{{{{{{ Self-Timer (pp. 55[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 191 4 T Y w O P t N {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ———— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ {{ — { —————— — ———— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 192 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function AF Frame (p. 93) Face Det ect* 1 {{{{{{{{ Fixed frame — {{{{ ——— AF Frame Size* 2 (p. 94) Normal — {{{{ ——— Small — {{{{ ——— Digital Zoom (p. 53) Standard {{{{{{{{ Off { {{{{{{{ Digital Tele-conver ter (1.5x/2.0x) — { —————— AF-Point[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 193 4 T Y w O P t N {{{{ —— {{{{ { {{{ — {{{ { —— {{ — {{{{ { {{{{{{{ { —— {{ — {{{{ { {{{{{{{ { —— { —— {{{{ { {{{ — {{{ —————————— — {{{{{{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— {{ — { ——— {{{ { {{{ — { —— {{{{{{{{{[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 194 3 Set up Menu Item Content Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 48 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 48 Sound Options Set the sound s for each camera operation. p. 154 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 154 LCD Brightness Sets screen brightness (5 levels). p. 47 Start-up Image Add an image a s a start-up image. p. 156 Color [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 195 1 Playback Menu Item Content Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 116 Erase Erases images (Select, All Images). p. 127 Protect Protects images (Select, All Images). p. 125 Rotate Rotates images. p. 132 Favorites Tags or untags images as favorite s. p. 129 My Category Categorizes images. p. 131 Photobo[...]

196 Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Item Content Ref. Page Rotate Rotates displayed image. p. 132 Print List Selects or clears settings for printing displayed image ([Print] appears when the camera is connected to the printer). p. 147 Protect Protects/unlocks displayed image. p. 125 Favorites Tags/untags dis played image as favorites. p. 129 Erase Erases [...]

197 • This camera i s a high-pr ecision elec tronic dev ice. Do not dr op it or sub ject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to ma gnets, motors or other devices t hat generate st rong electro magnetic fie lds. Exposur e to strong magne tic fields may cause malfu nctions or corr upt image data . • If water dro plets or dirt [...]

198 Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels .................. Approx. 12.1 million pixels Lens Focal Length ............ ................... .... 5.0 (W) – 60.0 (T) mm (35mm film equival ent: 28 (W) – 336 (T) mm ) Zoom Magnification..................... .... 12x Focusing Range .......................... .... 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m ([...]

Specifications 199 Shooting Modes. .................. ................Auto* 1 , P, Movie Digest, Por trait, Kids&Pets, Sm art Shutter* 2 , High-speed Burst , Best Imag e Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Lig ht, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Ef fect, Toy Camera Eff ect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, B each, F[...]

Specifications 200 Number of Recording Pixels Still Images .......... .................. ......... 16:9 Large: 4000 x 22 48, Medium 1 : 2816 x 1584, Med ium 2: 1920 x 1080, S mall: 640 x 360 3:2 Large: 4000 x 26 64, Medium 1 : 2816 x 1880, Med ium 2: 1600 x 1064, S mall: 640 x 424 4:3 Large: 4000 x 30 00, Medium 1 : 2816 x 2112, Med ium 2: 1600 x 1[...]

Specifications 201 Battery Pack NB-9L Type................... .................. ................Rechargeable lithium-ion ba ttery Nominal Voltage ................................ .. 3.5 V DC Nominal Capacity ................ ................870 mAh Charge Cycles ................................... .. Approx. 300 times Operating Temper atures .....[...]

202 Accessories Supplied with Camera Wrist Strap WS-DC10 Battery Pack NB-9L with Terminal Cover* Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB- 2LBE* DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk *Also available f or purchase se parately. USB card re ader Windows / Macintosh Memory Card Canon-Bran d PictBridg e Compliant Prin ters HDMI Cable HTC -100 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU* Stereo[...]

203 The followi ng camera accessor ies are sold separat ely. Some access ories are not sold in some region s, or may no longer be available. Battery Pack NB-9L z Rechargeab le lithium- ion battery. Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB-2L BE z A charger for char ging Battery Pack NB-9L. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70 z This kit let s you power the c amera using house[...]

Separately Sold Accessories 204 Stereo AV Cab le AVC-DC400ST z Use this cabl e to connect to a TV for shooting and viewing image s. HDMI Cable HTC-100 z Use this cabl e to connect th e camera to the HDMI term inal on a high-de finition TV set. Canon-Brand PictBridge Comp liant Printers z By connectin g your camera to a Canon- brand PictBr idge comp[...]

205 A AC Adapter Kit.......................... ....... 174, 203 Accessories .............................. ............... 2 03 Active Display ........ ........................ .... 31, 1 68 AE Lock ............................... ...................... 99 AF Frames......................................... .. 27, 93 AF J Focus AF Lock .............[...]

Index 206 Focus AF Frames.................................... 27, 93 AF Lock ...................... ....................... . 97 AF-Point Zoom ................ ................... 95 Servo AF....... ................... .................. . 97 Touch AF ....................................... ..... 9 6 Focus Check ..................... ..............[...]

Index 207 Protect ............................. .................. ...... 125 R Recording Pixels (Imag e Size) .................. 58 Red-Eye Correction ......................... 101, 138 Resizing (Making Images Sm aller) .......... 133 Rotate ...... ................... ....................... ...... 132 S Screen Display Language ...................[...]

208 Trademark Acknowledgme nts • The SDXC logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LLC. • This devic e incorpor ates exFAT technolo gy licensed from Micro soft. • HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hi gh-Definitio n Multimedia Interface are trademarks o r registered t rademarks of HDMI Li censing LLC. • The iFrame log o and the iFrame symbol are tradema rks of [...]

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