Canon A450 manual

Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing The Compo nent s Guide Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E268-010 Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guid e explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic fe atures. © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN CHINA ENGLISH Basic Photo of Power Shot A460[...]

The following guides are availa ble. Refer to them as necessar y accordin g to the flowchart belo w . In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is ca lled the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called th e Advanced Guide . Flowchart and Reference Guides For information on included items an d items sold separately The Components Gu[...]

1 The Comp onents G uide  Front View a Wrist Strap Mount b Speaker c Flash (p. 13) d AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 20) e Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 14) f Self-Timer Lamp ( p. 16) g Microphone ( Advanced Guide p. 54) h Viewfinder Window ( Advanced Guide p. 17) i A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Term inal ( Advanced Guide p. 62) j Lens The Compon[...]

2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide p. 12) b Viewfind er ( Advanced Guide p. 17) c DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27) d DC IN (power input) T erminal ( Advanced Guide p. 89) e Termin al Cover f Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5) g Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5) h Date Battery Cover ( Advanced Guide p. 92) i Tripod Socket The LCD[...]

3 The Comp onents G uide  Controls a Indicators (p. 4) b Mode Dial (pp. 8, 18) c Shutter Button (p. 8) d Power Button (p. 8) e DISP. (Display) Button ( Advanced Guide p. 12) f MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 1 9) g FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button ( p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 18) h (Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30) i (Macro)/ (Infinity)/ Butt[...]

4 Indicators The camera ind icators will light or blink under the following conditions. • Upper Indica tor • Lower Indicator Never do the followin g while the indicator blinks gre en. These actions may corrupt image data. • Shake or jolt t he camera • Shut off the power, or open th e memory card slot/battery cover Green: Ready to shoot (cam[...]

5 Preparatio ns 1. Installing th e batteries. 1. Slide the m emory card slo t/batte ry cover lock ( a ) and press down while op ening the co ver ( b ). 2. Insert the batteries. 2. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card u ntil it clicks into pla ce. 2. Close the memory card slo t/battery cover ( a ), pressing down and s liding it u nti[...]

6  To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger un til the memory card clicks and then release it. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory car ds and Mu ltiMed iaCards with this c amera . These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.[...]

7 Preparatio ns First Time Settings  Setting t he Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use the or button to select an item an d the or button to change its valu e ( b ). 3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed a nd press the FUNC./SET bu tton ( c ). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).  Setting the Disp[...]

8 1. Press the po wer button. The start-u p sound will pla y and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. • Pressing the power bu tton again turns the power off. • Pressing the power bu tton while pressing and hold ing the DISP. button will turn on the mute setting which will mute all sounds except for warning so unds. 2. Turn the mo[...]

9 Shooting 2. Press the s hutter b utton fully to shoo t. The shutter sound will play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the im age is recorded to the mem ory card.  Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the ima ge appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can con tinue to d[...]

10 Selecting a Shooting Mode 1. Turn th e mode dial to the desired mode ( a ).  , or modes 1.Press the FUNC./SET button ( b ). 2.Select a shooting mode using the or button ( c ). 3.Press the FUNC./SET button ( d ).  Shooting Modes Auto The camera au tomati cally selects settings. Manual Manual Allows you to select set tings your self, suc h a[...]

11 Shooting Special Scene Portrait Produc es a s oft effe ct when p hotographin g people. Night Snapshot Allows you to tak e sna pshots of peop le against twilight or night backgr ounds by reduc ing the effec ts of camer a sha ke ev en wit ho ut us in g a tripod. Kids&Pets Allows y ou to capture subj ects that m ove arou nd, such as children an[...]

12 Using the Zoom 1. Press the or button. You can adjust the zoom for the following focal lengths in 35mm film equivalent terms. PowerShot A460: 38 – 152 mm PowerShot A450: 38 – 122 mm Telephot o: Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle: Zooms out from th e subject.[...]

13 Shooting Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle through flash settings. Î See Setting the Red-Eye Reduc tion Fu nction (p. 14). Î See Setting the Slow Synchr o Functi on (p. 14). The option cannot be set in (Auto) mode. You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other de vice if the camera shake warning icon ( )[...]

14  Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function You can set whether the camera automatica lly fires the r ed-eye reduction* lamp when the flash fires. * T his functio n reduces the red appearance of eyes when the y reflect lig ht back from the fla sh. 1. (Rec.) Menu (Red-Eye) [On]*/[Off ]. * Defau lt sett ing .  Setting the Slow Synchro Function T[...]

15 Shooting Shooting Close-ups (Macro)/Infini ty Shots 1. Press the / button. To cancel the macro mode, pr ess the button to tur n off the or display. Î See the Advanced Guide : Shoo ting Magnified Cl ose-Ups (Super Macr o) (p. 28) Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of fl owers or small items. Image Area at M inimum Focus ing Distan ce from En[...]

16 Using the Self-Timer 1. FUNC. Menu * (Drive Mode) / / . * Defau lt sett ing . • When the shutter but ton is pressed fully, t he self-timer lamp w ill blink. When using re d-eye reduction, the self-timer lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds. To cancel the self-timer, follow step 1 and select . Î See Menus and Sett ings (p. [...]

17 Shooting  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. FUNC . Menu (Drive Mode) (Custom T imer). 2. Press the MEN U butto n. 3. Sele ct [Delay] or [Sho ts] usin g the or button and change th e settings us ing the o r button , then p ress the FUNC. /SET butto n. Î See Menus and Setti ngs (p. 20). If the [Shots] o ption is se t to 2 or mo[...]

18 1. Turn the mod e dial to (playback) ( a ). The last r ecorded image will disp lay. If you have played back images between shooting sessions ho wever, the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback) instead of the last recorded image. If the memory card has be en switched, or the images on the memory card have been edite d with a co mputer,[...]

19 Playback/Eras ing 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an image to erase ( a ) and press the button ( b ). 2. Confirm that [Erase] is selecte d and press the FUNC. /SET bu tton ( c ). To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Erasin g Please note that erased images can not be rec overed. Exercise adequate c aution b efore eras[...]

20 Settings for the shooting, p layback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the FU NC., Rec., Play, Print or Set up men u. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. a Turn the m ode dial to , , or . b Press the FUNC./SET button . c Use the or button to select a menu it em. • Some[...]

21 Menus a nd Settings Rec., Play, Print and Set up Menus Convenient settings for shoo ting, playback o r printing can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU butto n. b Use the or button to switch bet ween me nus. • You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button to sel ect a menu item. • Some items may not be se[...]

22 Connect the ca mera to a dir ect prin t compatible pr inter* 1 with a cable and simply press the button on the came ra. 1. Connect the camera to a direc t print c ompatible printer and turn on the pri nter’s power. * 1 Since this camera uses a standard pro tocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other Pict Bridge-compliant print ers in additio[...]

23 Printing 2. Turn on the power in play back mod e and confi rm that , or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary ac cording to the pr inter model. • will display for movies . 3. Select an image to print using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The but[...]

24 The following meth ods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 25) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all the operating systems listed above[...]

25 Downloadi ng Images to a C omputer System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the follow ing minimum requirements.  Windows  Ma ci ntosh OS Windows 2 000 Servi ce Pack 4 Wind ows XP (in cludi ng S ervi ce Pa ck 1 and Ser vice P ack 2) Windows Vista Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installe d on computers[...]

26 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digit al Camera Solutio n Disk supplied with the camer a • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install the software. 1. Place the Canon Digi tal Camera Solu tion Disk in the computer’s CD -ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installat ion]. Follow the onscreen [...]

27 Downloadi ng Images to a C omputer 2. Connecting the came ra to a computer. 1. U se the supplied interface ca ble to conne ct the compu ter’s USB port to the camera’s DIGITAL terminal. Slip your fingernail under th e edge of the camera’s terminal cover, lift it open and plug the interface cable in all the way. 2. Turn the camera’s mod e [...]

28 Downloadin g Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established betw een the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon CameraWi ndow] and click [OK] (fi rst time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • By default, the downloaded images ar[...]

29 Downloadi ng Images to a C omputer Downloadi ng Images to a Computer The following window will appe ar when you estab lish a conn ection between the camera and compute r. If it fails to appear, click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the deskto p). 1. Download the images. • Downlo ad the images u[...]

30 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use thi s meth od to downl oad i mages using came ra ope rat ions . Install the supp lied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p . 26). 1. Confirm that the Direct Trans fer menu is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor. • The button will l[...]

31 Downloadi ng Images to a C omputer  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or , a nd press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to down load a nd press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The ima ges will d ownload. The button will blink blu e while downlo ading is in progress. • Image s can also be selected dur i[...]

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Safety Precautions Be sure to read, und erstand and follow the safety preca utions below when using the camera, in or der to prevent inju ry, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure to also rea d the safe ty precauti ons listed in the Advanced Cam era User Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human o[...]