Canon ELPH500HSPK manual

Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Make sur e you re ad this g uide, inc luding t he “Safety Precautio ns” section, be fore using th e camera. • Reading this guide will help you learn to us e the camer a properly. • Store thi s guide sa fely so that you can u se it in the future. C OP Y[...]

2 Check if the following i tems are incl uded in y our camera package. If anything is missing, c ontact the retailer wh ere you pu rchased th e camera. Using the PDF Manu als The following PDF manuals are included in the Readme folder of the CD-RO M: When the software is installed on your co mputer, the PDF manuals will be copied to the computer an[...]

3 Test Shots and Disclaimer Take some init ial test shot s and play them ba ck to make sure the i mages were recorde d correctly. Pl ease note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries a nd affiliate s, and its dis tributors ar e not liable for any consequen tial damages arising fro m any malfu nction of a camera or accessory, i ncluding me mory cards, tha[...]

4 What Do You Want to Do? 4 z Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings ......................... 25 O t Take good people shots Shoot various other scenes Shoot with special effects I w P V Portrai ts (p. 64) Facial expressions (p. 81) Kids and pets (p. 65) At the beach (p. 65) Against snow (p. 66) Night Scen e (p. 65) Low Light (p. 65) Foli[...]

What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 z Look at my pictures ...................................................................... 28 z Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) ............................. 124 z Look at my pictures on a TV ...................................................... 133 z Look at my pictures on a computer. ..................[...]

6 Chapters 1 – 3 explain the ba sic operation s and frequen tly used funct ions of this came ra. Chapters 4 onward explain the advanced f unctions, letting you learn more a s you read each chap ter. Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First ..................................3 What Do You Want to Do? ............. ...4 Table of C onte[...]

Table of Contents 7 Shooting in Program AE .............. ... 8 4 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensati on) ............ 85 Turning th e Flash On .............. ........ 85 Adjusting the White Ba lance ... ........ 86 Changing the ISO Speed ................ 88 Correcting the Brightness and Shooting ( i-Contrast) .......... ........... 89 Ch[...]

Table of Contents 8 Adding Effects with th e My Colors Function ......... ............. ................ .148 Correcting the Brightness (i-Contra st)..... ............. ............. ....14 9 Correcting the Red-Eye Effect .......150 Printing I mages ................ ............. .152 Choosing Images for Printin g (DPOF) ....... ................ ..[...]

9 • Icons are use d in the text to re present the came ra buttons and switches. • Language th at display s on the screen appears ins ide [ ] (squa re brackets ). • : Things you sh ould be caref ul about • : Troubles hooting tip s • : Hints f or getting mo re out of y our camera • : Suppleme ntal infor mation • (p. xx): Referen ce page[...]

10 • 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 [...]

Safety Precautions 11 • 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 12 • 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[...]

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 around yo ur w[...]

14 This camer a has a tou ch panel scre en that all ows you to perform ope rations with the touch of your finger. Touch Briefly touch the screen with your finger. z Used for choosing ic ons or magn ifying images. Drag Touch and drag your finger across the screen. z Used for play back operation s such as switching to the next imag e, or moving th e [...]

15 Use the incl uded char ger to charg e the batte ry. Be sure to charge the battery as it is not c harged at the time of purchase. Remove the co ver. Insert the battery. z Align the o marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batter y by sliding it in ( ) and down ( ). Charge the battery. z For CB-2LY: Flip out the plug ( ) and plug the c[...]

Charging the Battery 16 Number of Possible Shots • The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Ima ging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Under some shooting conditions, the number of shots that can be take n may be less than mentioned above. Battery Charge In dicator An icon or mes sage will appea r on [...]

17 The cards bel ow can be used withou t restricti ons on their capa cities. • SD memory cards* • SDHC memory cards* • SDXC memory cards * • MultiMedia Cards • MMC plus memory cards • HC MMC plus memory cards • Eye-Fi Cards * This memory card complies with the SD standards. Some cards may not ope rate properly depending on the brand o[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 18 Insert the battery. z Press the batt ery lock in the di rection of the arrow, then insert the batt ery as shown until it lo cks into place wi th a click. z Be sure to insert the battery in the correct direction or it wi ll not properly loc k into place. Insert the memory card. z Insert the me mory card as sh[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 19 Removing the Batt ery and Memory Card Remove the battery. z Open the cove r and press the battery lock in the direc tion of the arrow. X The battery will pop up. Remove the memory ca rd. z Push the memory card i n until you hear a click, then slowly re lease it. X The memory card wil l pop up. Number of Shot[...]

20 The Date/Time se ttings screen will appea r the first time th e camera is tu rned on. Since th e dates and times re corded into your images are based on these settings, b e sure to s et them. Turn on the camera. z Press the powe r button. X The Date/Time screen will appe ar. Set the date and time. z Touch the opti on you want to set . X op will [...]

Setting the Date and Time 21 Changing the Date an d Time You can change the current da te and time sett ings. Display the menu. z After touchi ng ø , touch n . Choose [Date/Time]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Date/Time]. z Touch [Date/T ime]. Change the date and time. z Follow Ste ps 2 and 3 o n p. 20 to adjust the [...]

22 You can change the language t hat displays on the screen. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Display the settings screen . z Touch and hold n . X The settings s creen will appe ar. Set the disp lay languag e. z Touch a displ ay language, the n touch Ú . X Once the displ ay language has b een set, the settings s creen will clos e. Setti[...]

23 Before you use a new memory card or one that has been for matted in other devices, you should f ormat the card with thi s camera. Formattin g (initializing) a memory card erases al l data on the memory ca rd. As you cannot retrieve the erased data, exercise adequat e caution before formatting the memory card. Before formatt ing an Ey e-Fi card ([...]

Pressing the Shutter Button 24 Complete formatting. X When formatti ng ends, [Memor y card formattin g complete] will ap pear on the screen. z Touch [OK]. To take imag es that are in focus, be sure to first press 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 lightl y u[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 25 Since the cam era can determi ne the subject and shooting con ditions, you ca n let it automa tically sele ct the best settings fo r the scene a nd just sho ot. The camera can a lso detect an d focus on fa ces, setting the color an d brightness to optimal leve ls. Turn on the camera. z Press the power button. X The s[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 26 Compose the shot. z Moving the zoom lev er toward i (telephoto ) will zo om in on you r subject, making it appear larg er. Moving the lever toward j (wide angl e) will zoom out fr om your subject , making it appe ar smaller. (The zoom bar show ing the zoom position appears on the screen.) Focus. z Press the shutter b[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 27 • What if white and gray frames appear when you point the came ra toward a subject? A white frame appears on the face or subject that the camera detected as the main subject, while gray frame s appear on other det ected faces. The frames will follow the subjects within a ce rtain range. If the subject moves, howeve[...]

Viewing Images 28 You can view th e images you have taken on the scr een. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image. z Dragging left to right across the screen will cycle thro ugh the im ages in the reverse order they we re taken, from the newest image to the ol dest. z Dragging righ t to l[...]

Active Display 29 z Pressing t he 1 button again whil e the lens is retra cted will turn o ff the power. When an imag e is displ ayed, lightl y tapping the camera a s shown below will switch to the next image. Switching to Shooting m ode Pressing the shutter b utton halfway while i n Playback mode switches th e camera to Shooting mode. • Be sure [...]

30 You can ch oose and erase image s one at a t ime. Please note that er ased images canno t be recovered . Exercise adequ ate caution bef ore erasing an image. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image to erase . z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image. Erase the image. z After touch[...]

31 The camera wi ll determine the subject and shootin g conditions , and select t he best settin gs for the s cene. Th e audio will record in s tereo. If you continue shooting for a long time, the camera may be come warm. This is not a malf unction. Choose A mode. z Set the mode switch to A . Compose the shot. z Moving the zoom lev er toward i will[...]

Shooting Movies 32 z Do not tou ch the micro phones whil e shooting. z Do not op erate the c amera other than touching while shoo ting. Operati on sounds will be recorded in th e movie. Stop shooting. z Touch . X The camera will beep twice and st op shooting th e movie. X The movie will r ecord to the memory card. X Shooting wil l automatical ly st[...]

33 You can view th e movies you have shot on the screen . 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 movi e to play back. Play the movie. z Touch . X The movie will play . z If you touch the screen durin g playback, the movie w ill stop, an d the movie control panel will ap[...]

34 You can use t he include d software to transfer imag es you have sh ot with the camera to a co mputer for view ing. If you are already usi ng software inc luded with anothe r Canon-brand comp act digita l camera, insta ll the software fr om the includ ed CD-ROM, overwr iting your curr ent installa tion. System Requ irements Windows * For Windows[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 35 Preparations Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) ar e used for thes e explanation s. Install the Software. Windows Place the CD in the computer’ s CD- ROM drive. z Place the suppl ied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ) (p. 2) into the computer’s C D-ROM drive. Begin installation. z Click [Eas[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 36 Connect the camera to th e computer. z Turn off the c amera. z Open the cove r and insert the i ncluded interface cable’s sm aller plug ( p. 2) firmly into the ca mera terminal in the dire ction shown. z Insert the in terface cable’ s larger plug in to the compu ter. For connec tion details , ref[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 37 Transfer and View Images z Click [Import Images from Came ra], and then click [Import Un transfer red Images]. X All images not previously transferred wi ll transfer to th e computer. Tr ansferred images will be sorted b y date and sav ed in separate fo lders in the Pic tures folde r. z Close Camer a[...]

38 Accessories Supplied with Camera Wrist Strap WS-DC10 Battery Pack NB-6L with Terminal Cover* Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB- 2LYE* DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk *Also available f or purchase se parately. USB card re ader Windows / Macintosh Memory Card Canon-Bran d PictBridge Compliant Print ers TV High-Definition TV HDMI Cable HTC-100 Interface Cable[...]

39 The followi ng camera accessor ies are sold separat ely. Some accessor ies are not sold in some region s, or may no longer be available. Power Supplies Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB-2L YE z A charger for charging Battery Pack NB-6 L. Battery Pack NB-6L z Recharge able lithium- ion battery . AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 z This kit let s you power the came[...]

Separately Sold Accessories 40 Other Accessories HDMI Cable HTC-100 z Use this cabl e to connect the ca mera to the HDMI™ termin al on a high-de finition TV set. Printers Canon-Brand PictBridge Comp liant Printers z By connectin g your camera to a Canon- brand PictBr idge compliant pr inter, you can print you r images without having to use a comp[...]

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 C OP Y[...]

42 Mode Switch Use the mode switc h to change the Shoo ting mode. Components Guide Lens Microphones (p. 32) Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 26, 31, 55) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 120, 127) Shutter Button (p. 24) Power Button (p. 20) Mode Switch Lamp (pp. 58, 78, 171) Flash (pp. 54, 85) Speaker Tripod Socket DC C[...]

Components Guide 43 Screen (LCD Monitor) (pp. 44, 187, 189) Strap Mount (p. 13) HDMI Terminal (p. 134) A/V OUT (Audio/Video Output) / DIGITAL Terminal (pp. 36, 133, 152) 1 (Playback) Button (pp. 28, 119) Indicator (p. 45) C OP Y[...]

44 Switching th e Display You can change the screen dis play by touchin g l . Refer to p. 187 for details on information th at appears on t he screen. Shooting Playback Screen Display No Information Display Information Display • Touching while in Playback mode will hide all i mage information and icons, but you can still switch images (pp. 28, 29[...]

Indicator 45 Screen Display in Dark Shooting Conditions The display automaticall y brightens wh en shooting in da rk conditions , allowing y ou to chec k the compo sition (Nig ht Display function). However, the brightnes s of the ima ge on the scree n, and the b rightness o f the actual image recorded may be different. Screen noise may app ear and [...]

46 Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu. The menu items an d options diff er depending o n the Shooting mode (pp. 192 – 195) or Play back mode (p. 200). Display the FUNC. menu. z Touch ø . Choose a menu item. z Drag up or down th e menu on the lef t, or touch a menu item t o choose it. z You can also cho ose menu items by dragg[...]

47 Various fu nctions can be se t from the menus . The menu items ar e organized under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and play back ( 1 ). The optio ns differ depending o n the Shooting mode and the Playba ck mode (pp. 196 – 1 99). Display the menu. z Touch ø , then touch n . Choose a tab. z Touch a tab, or move the zoom leve r (p. 42) l eft[...]

MENU – Basic Operations 48 Choose an option. z For items th at display qr to the le ft and right, touc h qr to ch ange settin gs. z For item s that displ ay a bar, touch the spot on the bar wher e you want to make the setting. Complete th e setting. z Touch Ú . X The normal scr een will reappea r. C OP Y[...]

49 You can silence or adjust the volume of ca mera sounds. Muting Sounds Display the menu. z Touch ø , then touch n . Choose [Mute]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Mute], then touch qr to choose [O n]. Adjusting the Volume Display the menu. z Touch ø , then touch n . Choose [Volume]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or d[...]

50 You can adjus t the brightnes s of the screen. Display the menu. z Touch ø , then touch n . Choose [LCD Brightness]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [LCD Bright ness]. Adjust the brig htness. z Touch the poin t on the bar wher e you want to change the brightness. Adjusting the Screen Brightness C OP Y[...]

51 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting, y ou can reset the ca mera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. z Touch ø , then touch n . Choose [Reset All]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to tou ch [Reset All ]. Reset the settings. z Touch [OK]. X The camera will r eset to the de fault settings . Returning the Camera to[...]

52 To save ba ttery power, the scre en turns of f, and the c amera shuts down automatic ally when it is no t operated for a certain time. Power Saving du ring Shoo ting The screen wil l turn off ap proximately 1 mi nute after y ou stop operati ng the camera. After ab out 2 more minu tes, the lens wi ll retract and the power will turn off. Whe n the[...]

53 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 tha t the camera is set to A mod e. When shooti ng in another mode, check whic h functions a re available in that mode (pp. 19 2 – 195). 3 C OP Y[...]

54 You can shoot with the flash tu rned 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, follow t he steps above to choos e . Turning the Flash Off What if a flashing appears? When you press the shutter button halfway in l ow light conditions where camera[...]

55 You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approxi mately 18x maximu m, and capture su bjects that are too f ar away fo r the optica l zoom to en large. However, dep ending on the reco rding pixel setting (p. 60) an d zoom factor, the images may appear coarse ( the zoom factor wil l appear in blue) . Move the zoom lever toward i . z Hold the lev[...]

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 56 Digital Tele-Converter The focal lengt h of the lens can be incre ased by approx imately 1.5x or approximat ely 2.0x. This e nables a fast er shutter spee d and less chanc e of camera shake t han the zoom (incl uding digita l zoom) used by it self at the same zoom factor. However, a rec ording p[...]

57 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lo wer right cor ner of an image. Once in serted, however, the y cannot b e deleted . Be sure t o check beforehand that the d ate and time are correc tly set (p. 20). Choose [Date Stamp]. z Touch ø , then touch n . z Touch the 4 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Date Stamp]. Choose[...]

58 The self-ti mer can be used to shoot a group phot o that inc ludes th e photograph er. The camera will sh oot approxima tely 10 seconds afte r the shutter but ton is pr essed. Touch . Choose Ò . z Touch Ò . z Touch Ò again to make the setting. X Once set, Ò will appear on the scre en. Shoot. z Press the shutter butto n halfway to focus on th[...]

Using the Self-Timer 59 Using the Self-Tim er to Prevent Camera Sha ke The camera will shoot approximate ly 2 second s after the shutter bu tton is pressed, pr eventing any camer a shake that occurs whe n pressing the shutter button. Choose Î . z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 58 to choos e Î . X Once set, Î will appear on the scre en. z Follow Ste[...]

60 You can choose from 4 recordi ng pixel setting s. Choose the recordin g pixel setting. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u p or down th e menu on the right, other items will appea r. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The set[...]

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 61 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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63 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions This chapter explains how to add e ffects and how to shoot in various conditions. 4 C OP Y[...]

64 The camera wil l select the n ecessary set tings for the conditions in which you wish to shoot wh en you choose the matching mo de. 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 lef t or right across the sc reen, other Shoo ting modes will appear . z Choose the desi[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 65 V Take shots of kids and pets (Kids&Pets) z Lets you capt ure subjects that move around, such as children an d pets, withou t missing phot o opportunities . z Move approxima tely 1 m (3.3 ft .) or more away from y our subjec t and shoo t. Take nigh tscapes with out using a tripod (Handheld NightSce ne) z Lets y[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 66 P Take shots of pe ople in snow (Snow) z Lets you take br ight, natu ral-colored sh ots of people aga inst snowy backgr ounds. t Take shots of firewo rks (Fireworks) z Lets you t ake shot s of firewo rks in viv id colors. • In mode, hold the camera firmly while shooting as multiple images are captured in succe ss[...]

67 You can make a short mo vie of a da y just by ta king stil l images. Each time you take a pict ure, the scene just before taki ng your sh ot will be recorded as a movi e. All the movies recorde d that day will be saved as a single file. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . Shoot. z Press the shu tter button fu lly to shoot a s ti[...]

68 You can ad d variou s effects to images when sho oting. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. Shoot images with v ivid colors (Super Vivid) z Lets you ta ke shots with vivid, inte nse colors. Take posterized sh ots (Poster Effect) z Lets you ta ke shots that look like an old poster or illu st[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 69 Shoot with the Effects of a Fish -Eye Lens (Fish- eye Effect) Lets you shoo t with the disto rting effect of a fish-eye lens. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 to c hoose . Choose an effect level. z Touch . X [Effect Lev el] will appea r on the screen . z Touch qr to choose an effect le vel, then touch Ú . X [...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 70 Take Shots That Look Like a Miniat ure Model (Miniature Effect) Blurs chos en portions i n the top and bo ttom of an i mage to produ ce the effect of a miniature model . Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . X A white frame ( the area that will not be blurred) ap pears on the scree n. Choose the a rea t[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 71 Special Effects for Night Back grounds (Creative Light Effe ct) Light display s and other poin ts of light in the nigh t backgrounds be hind your subject c an be changed into 6 diff erent shap es. Be sure to use the fl ash when shooting . Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 to c hoose . Choose a shape and size .[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 72 Changing the Colo r and Shooti ng You can change t he look of an image wh en shooting. Howev er, dependin g on shooting c onditions, t he image may be come coarse, or the colo rs may not come out as expect ed. Color Accent You can choo se to retai n a single co lor and change the rest to black and whit e in a compos i[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 73 Color Swap You can swap one color in an imag e for another when recordin g it. You can only swap one c olor. Choose Y . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choos e Y . Touch . X The unchanged ima ge and the Color Swap image will al ternately displ ay. z The default setting is to chang e green to gray. Specify the color[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 74 Shooting in Monoc hrome You can s hoot images in black and white, sepia or blue and wh ite. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . Choose a color tone. z Touch . X [Color Tone] will appear on th e screen. z Touch qr to choose an e ffect, then touch Ú . X You can check th e color tone on the screen. Shoo[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 75 Shoot with the Effects o f a Toy Camera (Toy Camera Effect) This effec t darkens and blur s the corners of the image, and chan ges 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. 64 to choose . Choose a color tone. z Touch . X [Color Tone] will appear [...]

76 Detecting a Smile and Shoo ting The camera wil l shoot, even wit hout pressing the shutter but ton, when it detects a s mile. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64, then touch . z Touch , then touch Ú . X The camera will enter shootin g preparati on. Point the camera at a person. z Each time t he camera dete cts a smile it will shoot aft[...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 77 Using the Wink Self-Timer Point the cam era at a person and pr ess the shutt er button fully. The camera will shoot approx imately two second s after it detects a wink. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64, then touch . z Touch , then touch Ú . Compose the shot and press the shutter butto n [...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 78 Using the Fa ce Self-Time r The shutter will release appr oximately two sec onds after the came ra detects a new face (p. 9 5). You can use thi s when the photogr apher wants t o be in the image, such as a group ph oto. Choose . z Choose in St eps 1 – 2 on p. 64, the n touch . z Touch , then touch [...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 79 Join the subjects and look at the camera. X When the camer a detects 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), an d two seconds la ter the shut ter will release. z To cancel shoo ting with the ti mer after countdown has started, to uc[...]

80 You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of app roximately 8.2 images /second w hile the shutter but ton is pre ssed ful ly and he ld. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose , Shoot. X As long as you ho ld the shutte r button down, the camer a will shoot suc cessive images. Images Disp layed During P layback Since each se t of c[...]

81 The camera tak es 5 continuous sh ots, then dete cts various a spects of the shot such as fa cial expressi ons, and saves on ly one picture de tected as the best. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 to c hoose . Shoot. X When the shutter bu tton is pressed fully, the camera takes five continuous shots, and saves one pi cture only. Capturin[...]

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83 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 you ha ve set the mode s witch to 4 and the camera is in G mode. • G stands for Pr ogram AE. • Before atte mpting to shoo t using a functi on explained i n this ch[...]

84 You can choo se the setting s for various functions t o suit your prefe rences. AE stands for Auto Exposure. The focusing ra nge is approximat ely 5 cm (2. 0 in.) – inf inity at maximum wide angle ( j ) , and approxi mately 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity at maximum te lephoto ( i ). Enter G mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choos e G . Ad[...]

85 You can adju st the st andard exp osure set by the camer a in 1/3-sto p increments in the range of -2 to +2. Enter Exposure Compensation mode. z Touch # . Adjust the brightnes s. 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 Ú . X The exposure c ompensation amo unt will appear o[...]

86 The white balance (WB ) function sets the op timal white bal ance for na tural looking col ors to match the s hooting condit ions. Choose the white balanc e function. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u p or down th e menu on the right, other item[...]

Adjusting the White Balance 87 Custom White Bala nce 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 light source of the actual scen e you will shoot. z Follow Step 2 on p. 86 to choose . z Make sure the entire screen is filled with a plain, white color[...]

88 Choose the ISO spee d. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u p or down th e menu on the right, other items will appea r. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The setti ng will app ear on th e screen. Changing the ISO Speed Automa[...]

89 The camera can d etect areas in t he scene, such a s faces or backgro unds, that are to o bright or dark an d automatica lly adjust the m to the optimum brightness when shootin g. Also, wh en the overa ll image is lac king in cont rast, the camera wil l automatical ly correct the image for a sharpe r impression when shoot ing. Choose [i-Contrast[...]

90 You can change the width to heig ht ratio of an ima ge. Choose . z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u p or down th e menu on the right, other items will appea r. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X Once set, the aspect rat io o[...]

91 You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of app roximately 3.4 images/sec ond while the s hutter button is pressed fully an d held. Choose a Drive mode. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . 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 A[...]

92 You can change the tone of an i mage, for example to sepia or bla ck and white, when shooting . Choose My Colors. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u p or down th e menu on the right, other items will appea r. z Touch the menu item again to comple[...]

Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) 93 Custom Color The contra st, sharpne ss, color sat uration, red , green, blue , and skin ton es in an image can be c hosen and set at 5 different le vels. z Follow Step 2 on p. 92 to choose . z Touch on the ri ght side of the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an item, then touch the point o n the bar wh ere y[...]

94 You can shoot a n object at a cl ose distance or ev en shoot extreme c lose-ups of it. The focu sing range is ap proximately 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) from t he end of the lens at maximu m wide ang le ( j ). Choose e . z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . z Touch e , then touch e again to complete the setti[...]

95 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to matc h the scene you want to shoo t. Choose [AF Frame]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touc h [AF Frame], the n touch qr to choose an opt ion. Face AiAF • Detects pe ople’s faces and sets t he focus, ex posure (eval uative meteri ng only) and white ba lance ( only). • When the ca[...]

Changing the AF Frame Mode 96 Fixed Frame A single AF frame will be used. This i s effective for focusin g on a spe cific point. Changing th e Composition with the Focus Lock While you keep the shutter but ton pressed ha lfway, the focus and exposure are locked. You can now recomp ose and shoot. Thi s is called Focus Lock. Focus. z Center the su bj[...]

97 If you pr ess the shutt er button hal fway, the AF frame will mag nify and yo u can check the fo cus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [A F-Point Zoom], then touch qr to c hoose [On] . Check the focu s. z Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face AiAF] (p. 95), the face detected as the main subje ct w[...]

98 You can choose a specific sub ject or person' s face, or a loca tion on the screen, to focu s on and shoot . Choose the subject, face or location to focus on. z Touch the sub ject or person s hown on the screen. X When the AF frame mode is set to [Face AiAF], the ca mera will beep and display when it detec ts the subject . The camera will c[...]

99 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, the focal distan ce will not change ev en when you release yo ur finger fr om the shut ter button . Lock the focus. z Keep the shutt er button pres sed halfway and touch ins ide the frame show n on the left. X The focus lock s and % appears on the screen. z If you rele ase your fi nger from th [...]

100 While the shu tter button is pressed halfway , the focus an d exposure will continue t o adjust, allo wing you to take pi ctures of movin g subjects witho ut missing a sh ot. Choose [Servo AF]. z Touch ø , then n and choose the 4 tab and tou ch [Servo AF], then tou ch qr to choose [On]. Focus. z The focus a nd exposure will be main tained wher[...]

101 You can change the metering meth od (brightness measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the metering method. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The setting will appear on the scree[...]

102 You can lock t he exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposur e separatel y to shoot. AE sta nds for “Auto Expo sure”. Lock the exp osure. z Point the camera towa rd the subj ect and touch the lo wer part of the scre en (inside the frame sho wn on the left) wh ile pressing the shutter but ton halfway. X When & appears, the exposure[...]

103 You can make t he main subj ect, such as p eople, appe ar bright by h aving the camera provi de the approp riate illuminat ion with the flash. At t he same time , you can u se a slow shutter spe ed to bri ghten the b ackground t hat the light from the flash cannot reach. Choose … . z Touch , then touch … . z Touch … again to make the s et[...]

104 You can automa tically corre ct red-eye that occurs in imag es taken with the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. z Touch ø , 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, Œ will appear on the scree n. Red-Eye Correction Red-eye correction may be a[...]

105 When the camera det ects the possib ility that peopl e have their eyes shut, appears on th e screen. Choose [Blink Detection]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [Blink Dete ction], then touch qr to choose [On]. Shoot. X When a perso n with shut eyes is detected, a frame and appe ar on the screen. Checking for Shut Eyes • This fu[...]

106 C OP Y[...]

107 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter explains how to shoot in M and B modes. 6 C OP Y[...]

108 You can set t he shutter to t he speed at which y ou want to shoo t. The camera will set the a ppropriate aperture v alue for the shutter sp eed you se t. M stands for “ Time value”. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose M . Adjust the setting. z Touch the [1 /125]. z Touch the bar, or drag it left or right, to c[...]

Setting the Aperture Value 109 You can set th e aperture to a value at which yo u want to shoot . The camera will set the a ppropriate shutter sp eed for the aperture v alue you se t. B stands fo r “Apertur e value”, w hich refers to the siz e of the ape rture opening i nside the l ens. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 t[...]

Setting the Aperture Value 110 What if the shutter sp eed appears in orange? If the shutter spe ed appears in orange whe n the shutter butto n is pressed halfway, the scene has exceeded the correct exposur e limits. Adjust the apertu re value until the sh utter speed appear s in white. Safety shift ca n also be used (see below). Safety Shift In M a[...]

111 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 you ha ve set the mode s witch to 4 . • The latter half of the chapter[...]

112 Just as with still images, you can le t the camera select the best settin gs for the scene or add vari ous effects while sho oting movies . Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. z Touch . X Depending on the Shooti ng mode or movie image quality (p . 116) you choose, bl ack bars may appe ar o[...]

113 You can shoot mo vies that look like mov ing miniature mode ls. You create the miniature model effect by choosin g the upper and lowe r portions of the scene that will be bl urred, and the pl ayback speed, w hich makes people an d objects in the scen e move quic kly during playback. A udio will n ot be reco rded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2[...]

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 114 Playback Speeds an d Estimated Playbac k 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. 64 to choose . Choose a frame rate. z After touchi ng ø , drag the menu appearing on the lef t side of t [...]

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 115 Shoot. z Touch . X The bar showing the shooting time will appear. Maxi mum clip length is approx. 30 sec. z To stop shooti ng the movie, to uch . Frame Rates and Playback T imes (for 30 Sec. Clips) Frame Rate Playback Time 240 fps Approx. 4 min. 120 fps Approx. 2 min. Viewing super slow motion movies • The mo[...]

116 You can choose among 4 differ ent image qualit y settings. Choose the image quality setting. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu on the l eft to choose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu item again to complet e the setting. X The option you set will appear on the screen. Image Quality a nd Shooting Tim[...]

117 The followin g functions can be used in th e same way as for st ill images. Some 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. 58) • Using the Self-Tim er to Prevent Camer[...]

Editing 118 Choose a portion to delete . z Touch [C ut Beginn ing] or [Cu t End]. z [Cut Beginning ] will delete from the beginning of the movie to the c urrently displayed s cene. z [Cut End] will de lete from the c urrently displayed s cene to the end of t he movie. Save the e dited mo vie. z Touch [New File]. X The movie will be s aved as a new [...]

119 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 operating the camera. • 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 diffe[...]

120 Searching I mages Using In dex Display Displaying multi ple images a t the same time l ets you quickly find the imag e you want. Display ima ges in an index. z After touc hing , touc h the numbe r of images you want to display. X Images will di splay in an index. z You can also move t he zoom lever towar d g to display image s in an index. Move[...]

Quickly Searching Images 121 Searching I mages by Scrolling Dragging acr oss the screen wi ll display imag es in a line lett ing you quickly search the m. You ca n also jump b y the shoo ting date (S croll Disp lay). Choose an image. z You can switch between images in single image playbac k by dragging across the screen. Continuou sly draggi ng qui[...]

Quickly Searching Images 122 Viewing Movies Ma de with Movie Digest You can selec t movies made in mode (p. 67) by dat e for viewing. Choose . z After touchi ng ø , drag the menu appearing on the lef t side of t he screen up or down to choos e , then touch the menu item again . Choose a movie date. z Touch a date to choose it. Play the movie. z To[...]

123 When there are man y images on the memory car d, you can filter and display them by a spe cified filter . You can also pr otect (p. 137) o r delete (p. 1 39) all images at once whil e filtered. Choose ‚ . z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu to the le ft to choose ‚ . Choose a filter. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag u [...]

Viewing Slideshows 124 You can au tomatically play back i mages rec orded to a memory card. Each image displ ays for approx imately 3 second s. Choose . . z After touchi ng ø , drag the menu appearing on the lef t side of t he screen up or down to ch oose . , then to uch the menu item again. Choose a transition effect. z Touch an ef fect to ch oos[...]

Viewing Slideshows 125 Changing Settings You can set a sl ideshow to repea t, or change tran sition effec ts and the time that slides how images are display ed. You ca n choose f rom 6 tran sition effects whe n switching bet ween images. Choose [Slideshow]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Slideshow ]. Choose a setting. z Touch[...]

126 You can magni fy the area of a r ecorded imag e that was insi de the AF Frame to check the focus. Touch l to switch the focus check display (p . 44). 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 app ear on a face detected dur ing playback. X The area wit hin the oran ge frame app ears magnif[...]

127 Magnify an image. z When you touc h the scree n, the image w ill magnify and an d wil l appear. z If you kee p your fing er on the s creen, the display wi ll continue to zoom on t hat part of the image up to a f actor of 1 0x. 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 zoo m [...]

128 Grouped image s taken in mode (p. 80) ca n also be viewed individually. Choose an image grou p. z Drag left or ri ght across the scr een to choose an im age that disp lays , the n touch . View each image in the group. z If you drag le ft or right ac ross the scre en only the ima ges in the gr oup will be displayed. z Touch Ú to exit group play[...]

Viewing Each Image in a Group 129 Ungrouping Ima ges Grouped image s taken in mode can be ungr ouped and viewe d individu ally. Choose [Group Images]. z Touch ø and the n n to choose [Group Images] in the 1 tab. Choose a setting. z Touch qr to choose [Off]. z Touch Ú to complete the setting and restore sin gle image playba ck. X Grouped images ta[...]

130 The camera wil l choose four ima ges based on the displayed image. If you choos e one of those image s, the camera wi ll select four mor e images letting you e njoy playing bac k images in an un expected orde r. This will wor k best if you take man y shots of vari ous scenes. Choose . z Touch ø , then drag up or down the screen to choose . X F[...]

131 You can choose fr om 3 transition ef fects when switc hing between ima ges in single imag e playback. Choose [Transition]. z Touch ø and the n n to choose [Transition] in the 1 tab, then touch qr to choose an eff ect. In single im age playback, yo u can quickly and easily call u p functions tha t have been register ed to eac h of four s et dra[...]

Easy Operations with Touch Actions 132 Changing Touch Ac tions Registered Fun ctions You can regis ter the functi ons you want to use e asily to each of the drag patterns. Choose [Set Touch Action s]. z Touch ø , 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 ch[...]

133 You can connec t the camera to a TV to view images you have shot. Viewing Images on a Standard TV Using the su pplied st ereo AV cab le (p. 2), you can co nnect the c amera to a TV and contr ol the ca mera. Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. z Open the camera’ s terminal cover an d fully insert the c able plug into th[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 134 Turn on the camera. z Press the 1 button to turn o n the came ra. X The image will appear on the TV ( nothing will appear on the screen of th e camera). z Use the came ra screen to perform operations . z After you finish, turn off the came ra and TV, and unplug the cable. Viewing Images on a High-Def inition TV Using the [...]

Viewing Images on a TV 135 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 operate the camera an d play back im ages or view slidesho ws. You may need to make settings on some TVs. For details, refer to the user guide supp lied with th e TV. Choose [Ctr[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 136 Summary of the Camera Co ntrol Panel Displayed o n the TV Return Closes the menu. Group playback Displays groups of High-speed Burst images (only appears when grouped images are chosen). Play movie Plays a movie (only appears when a movie is chosen). . Slideshow Plays back images automatically. During playback, you can pr[...]

137 You can pro tect importa nt images s o that they cannot be a ccidentally erased with the camera (pp. 30, 139). Protect the image. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu to the le ft to choose : . X Once set, will a ppear on the scree n. z To unlock an image, touch ø again, then drag up or down the screen to choose : . Using the Menu Choose[...]

Protecting Images 138 Choosing Images Individually Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 137 to touch [Select]. Choose images. z Drag on the scr een to choose an image, then touch th e screen. X Once set, will a ppear on the scree n. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple imag es, repeat the above [...]

Erasing All Images 139 Choose All Images Choose [All Images]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 137 to to uch [All Images]. Protect images. z Touch [Pro tect]. You can choos e images and t hen erase the m in groups. Si nce erased ima ges cannot be rec overed, exerci se adequate ca ution before er asing. Protec ted images (p. 137) cannot be erased. Choose a Se[...]

Erasing All Images 140 Choosing Images Individually Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 139, touch [Select]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X Once set, will a ppear on the scree n. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple imag es, repeat the [...]

141 When you ta g images as favorites, you can ea sily catego rize just th ose images. You ca n also filter out just thos e images for vi ewing, protect ing or erasing (p. 123 ). Make the setting. z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu to the le ft to choose . X Once set, will a ppear on the scree n. z To unlock an image, touch ø again, then d[...]

Tagging Images as Favorites 142 Complete th e setting. z If you touc h Ú , a confirmation screen will appear. z Touch [OK]. If you switch to Sho oting mode or turn off the p ower before complet ing 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, [...]

143 You can organi ze images into ca tegories. You can display th e images in a category in filtered pla yback (p. 123) and process all images at once by using the func tions below. • “Viewing Slid eshows” (p. 12 4), “Protecti ng Images” (p. 137 ), “Erasing All Images” (p. 1 39), “Choosing I mages for Prin ting (DPOF)” (p. 159) Ch[...]

Rotating Images 144 Complete th e setting. z If you touc h Ú , a confirmation screen will appear. z Touch [OK]. You can change the orientat ion of an image and save it. Choose . z Touch ø , then drag up or down the menu to the left to choo se . Rotate the image. z Touch or and the image will rotate in the chosen direction in 90 ° increments.[...]

145 You can res ize images to a lowe r pixel set ting and save the r esized image a s a separate file. Choose [Resize]. z Touch ø , 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 , the n touch [OK] . X [Save new image ?] will ap[...]

146 You can cut out a po rtion of a reco rded image and sav e it as a new image file. Choose [Trimming]. z Touch ø , 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. X[...]

Trimming 147 • Images recorded at a pixel setting of (p. 61), or images resized to (p. 145) cannot b e 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. C OP Y[...]

148 You can change the color of an image and save it as a s eparate image . Refer to p. 92 for de tails on each menu item. Choose [My Colors]. z Touch ø , 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[...]

149 The camera can d etect areas in an image, such as f aces or backgroun ds, that are too da rk and aut omatically ad just them to the optimum brightness. Also, when the over all image is la cking in contr ast, the camera wi ll automatica lly correct t he image for a s harper impr ession. You ca n choose fro m 4 levels of correcti on, and save the[...]

150 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in im ages and save them a s new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Red-Eye Corr ection]. Choose and corre ct the 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[...]

151 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-br and SELPHY CP series pr inters in the explanatio ns. The displa yed screens an d available fun ctions will differ depending on [...]

152 Easy Print You can easil y print the pict ures you take by connecting th e camera to 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 th e printer. z Open the cove r and insert the cab le’s small plug fi rmly into the camera ter minal in the d[...]

Printing Images 153 Print images. z Touch [Print ]. X Printing will start. z If you want to pri nt additiona l images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after prin ting has completed. z After prin ting has co mpleted, turn off the camera and p rinter, and unplug th e interface ca ble. • Refer to p. 40 for Canon-brand PictBridg e compliant printers (sold separ[...]

Printing Images 154 Making Print Setti ngs Connect the camera to th e printer. z Follow Steps 1 – 6 on p. 152 to display the screen on the l eft. Choose a menu option. z Touch an item t o choose it. Choose the option settings. z Touch qr to choose the option setting. * Only appears when connected to a PIXMA series printer. — No. of Copies Choos[...]

Printing Images 155 Trimming and Printing (Tri mming) You can cut out a port ion of an i mage for p rinting. Choose [T rimming] . z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 154 to choose [Trimming]. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. Choose the trimming are a. z If you move the zoom leve r, you can change the frame size. z Dr[...]

Printing Images 156 Choosing the Paper Size and Layout for Printing Choose [Paper Settings]. z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 154 to choose [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 e [...]

Printing Images 157 Available Lay out Options Printing ID Photos Choose [ID Photo]. z Follow Steps 1 – 4 on p. 156 to choose [I D Photo], then touch [Next] . Choose the length and width. z Touch an item to choose it. z Touch qr to choose a length, th en touch [Trimming]. Choose the printing area. z Follow Step 2 on p. 155 to choos e the printing [...]

Printing Images 158 Printing Mov ies Connect the camera to th e printer. z Follow St eps 1 – 6 on p. 152 to choos e a movie and d isplay the screen on the left. Choose a printing metho d. z After touchi ng , touch qr to choo se a printing meth od. Print images. Printing Methods for Movies Single Prints currently displayed scene as a still image. [...]

159 You can cho ose up to 9 98 images on a memory car d for printi ng and spec ify settings such as th e number o f copies so that the y can be printed tog ether (p. 162) or processed at a photo develop er service. T hese selection methods comply with the DPOF (Digital Pr int Order F ormat) stan dards. Adding Images to a Print List wi th the FUNC. [...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 160 Print Settings You can set the pri nt type, date and file numb er. These setti ngs apply to all images chos en for prin ting. Choose [Print Settings]. z Touch ø , 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 opti on. z Once you touch Ú , the s[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 161 Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 2 tab, and touc h [Select Imag es & Qty.]. Choose an image. z Drag left or ri ght across the scr een to choose an image. X You will be ab le to set the number of print copies. z For [Index ], touch th e scr[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 162 Set All Images to Print Once Choose [Select All Images]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 161 to touch [ Select All Images]. Make print settings. z Touch [OK]. Clearing All Selections Choose [Clear All Selec tions]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 161 to tou ch [Clear All Selections ]. All selections will be cleared. z Touch [OK][...]

163 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. 1 0 C OP Y[...]

164 You can custo mize conveni ent and commonly us ed functions f rom the 3 tab (p. 47). Changing Sounds You can change each of the camer a’s operation sounds. z Touch [Sound Op tions]. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose an option, th en touch qr to ch oose a setting. Turning Off Hints & Tips You can turn off this funct ion. However, hi[...]

Changing Camera Settings 165 Low Level Memory Card Formatting Perform low lev el formatting when [Memory car d error] appe ars, the camera does not oper ate properly, you think tha t the recording /reading sp eed of a memory card has dropped, or re cording sudden ly stops whil e shooting a movie. As you c annot retriev e the erased dat a, exercise [...]

Changing Camera Settings 166 Changing the Start-up Screen You can change the start-up sc reen that appe ars when you turn o n the camera. z Touch [Sta rt-up Image] . z Touch an option. Registering Reco rded Images as the S tart-up Screen When you press th e 1 button and set the camera to Play back mode, you can register an image. z Touch [Sta rt-up[...]

Changing Camera Settings 167 Changing the Scre en Color z Choose [Color Option], then touch qr to choose an opti on. Changing the File Number Assig nment Images you sho ot are automat ically assig ned file numbers in the order they were taken, from 0001 – 9999, and saved to folder s of up to 2,000 im ages. You can change the file number as signme[...]

Changing Camera Settings 168 Creating Folders by Shoo ting Date Images a re saved in to folder s created ea ch month, however, y ou can also create fold ers by sho oting date. z Choose [Creat e Folder], t hen touch qr to choose [Daily]. z Images will b e saved into fo lders creat ed on each shooti ng date. Changing the Lens Retract Time For safety [...]

Changing Camera Settings 169 Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time You can adjust the time the scre en takes to sh ut off auto matically (p. 52). This also works when [Auto Power Down ] is set to [Off]. z Touch [Power Sa ving]. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Display Off], the n touch qr to choo se a time. z In order to s ave battery po wer, y[...]

Changing Camera Settings 170 Choose the world time zone. z Touch [ Wor ld], then touc h Ú . X will appear in the [Time Zone] or shooting scr een (p. 187). Calibrating th e Touch Panel You can calib rate the touch p anel if you are hav ing difficul ty choosing items or buttons. Be sure to use the to ggle attach ed to the s trap to cali brate the to[...]

171 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. 47). Turning Off the AF Assist Beam The lamp will auto matically ligh t to assist focus ing in low light co nditions when you press the shutter button hal fway. You can turn of f the lamp. z Choose [AF-ass ist Beam], the n touch qr to choose [O[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 172 Changing the Imag e Display Time Righ t After Shooting You can chan ge the length of time the images display right after shooti ng. z Choose [Review], then touch qr to choose an opti on. Changing the Way the Image Displays Rig ht After Shooting You can change the way the image displays right after shooting. z[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 173 Changing the IS -Mode Settings z Choose [IS Mode ], then touc h qr to choose an opti on. Grid lines will n ot be reco rded on the imag e. Continuous Image stabilization is always on. You can confirm the effects directly on the display, which makes it easier to check the composition or focus. When shooting mov[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 174 Changing Ic on Order (Ico n Layout) You can add ico ns to the shooti ng screen, or chan ge their arr angement. Adding Icon s Display the settings screen . z In a shooting screen, touch and ho ld one of the icons. z When [Change s which icons appe ar and their pos itions] ap pears, lift your fing er off the sc[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 175 Rearranging Icons z Drag the desi red icon that ap pears in the layout scr een in Step 1 on p. 17 4 to the position yo u want. X The icon will exchange places with any existing icon in that position. Removing Icons z When in the layo ut screen that appears in Step 1 on p. 174, dra g the icon yo u want to remo[...]

176 You can ad just the se ttings in th e 1 tab b y pressing the 1 button (p. 47). Turning Off Active Display You can turn of f Active Displ ay (pp. 29, 127) s o that gently tapping the s ide 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]. Choosing the Imag e that Fir[...]

177 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the AC adapter kit and Eye-Fi card (both sold separately), troubleshoot ing tips, and contains lists of functions and items that appear on the screen. 11 C OP Y[...]

178 If you use AC Adapte r Kit ACK- DC40 (sol d separa tely), you c an use t he camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the batt ery. Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 17 to open th e cover, then inse rt the couple r as shown unti l it locks into place with a click. z Follow Step 5 o n p. 18 to close[...]

179 Before usin g an Eye-Fi card , be sure to check whether Eye-Fi car d use is authorize d in the country or territory of us e (p. 17). When you put a pr epared Eye-Fi ca rd into the ca mera, you can auto matically transfer yo ur 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 card [...]

Using an Eye-Fi Card 180 Checking Connec tion Informatio n You can check t he Eye-Fi card ’s access poin t SSID, or conn ection status . Choose [Connection in fo]. z Touch ø , then n to choo se the 3 tab, and touc h [Eye-Fi Sett ings]. z Touch [Con nection info ], then tou ch [Connectio n info] again. X The connecti on info screen wi ll appear. [...]

181 If you think the re is a problem with th e camera, first c heck the followi ng. If the items below d o not solve your pr oblem, contact a Canon Customer Su pport Help Desk as li sted on the includ ed customer sup port list. Power You pressed the power button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the battery is the correct type, and is not dep[...]

Troubleshooting 182 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, then press fully to shoot (p. 24). • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (p. 201). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 171). • Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are not set. • Shoot using the fo[...]

Troubleshooting 183 Recording images to the memory car d takes a long time, or continuous shooting slows down. • Perform a low-level format of the memory card in the camera (p. 165). Cannot make settings for shooting functions or FUNC. menu. • The items in which settings can be made diffe r depending on the shooting mode. Refer to “Functions [...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 184 Computer Cannot transfer images t o a computer. It may be possible to solve the problem when the camera is connected to a computer via cable by reducing the transfer speed. • Turn off the camera. Keep the shutter button pressed fully and move the zo om lever toward i , then press the 1 button. Now mo[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 185 Change the battery pack. (p. 17) No Image. • There are no images recorded on the memory card that can be displayed. Protected! (p. 137) Unidentified Image/Incompat ible J PEG/Ima ge too large./C annot play back AVI/RAW • Unsupported images, or images with corrupted data cannot be displayed. • Ima[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 186 Lens Error • This error can occur if you hold the lens while it is in motion or when using it in a location with excessive dust or sand in the air. • If this error message continues to appear, contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens. A camera e rror was de[...]

187 Shooting (Inform ation Display) * : Standard, : Held vertically When shooting, the camera detects if it is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for the best shot. It also detects orientation during playback, so you can hold the camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate images for correct viewing.[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 188 Scene Icons In A mode, the camera d isplays an icon for th e scene it h as determin ed and then au tomatically fo cuses and s elects the o ptimum setting s for subjec t brightnes s and color. * Appears when the scene is dark and the camera is attached to a tripod. Subject People Non-Human Subjects Icon Backgr[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 189 Playback (Detail ed Information Di splay) Index Display (p. 120) My Category (p. 143) Movies (p. 33), High- speed Burst (p. 80), Shooting Mode (p. 192) ISO Speed (p. 88), Playback Speed (Movies) (p. 114) ND Filter (p. 27) White Balance (p. 86) Histogram (p. 45) Recording Pixels (pp. 60, 116), MOV (Movies) FUN[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 190 Summary of Movie Control Panel in “Viewing Movies” (p. 33) * Displays the frame approx. 4 sec. before or after the current frame. Exit Touch to display the volume panel, then touch op to adjust the volume. When the volume is set to 0, will appear. Playback Skip backward* (Continues to skip backward if you[...]

191 • This camera i s a high-prec ision elect ronic device. Do not drop it or subject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to ma gnets, motors or other devices t hat generate st rong electro magnetic field s. Exposure to str ong magnetic fields may cause malfu nctions or corr upt image data . • If water dro plets or dirt beco[...]

192 Functions Available in Each Shooting Shooting Modes A 4 G B M I V Function Exposure Compensation (p. 85) — {{{{{{{{{ Flash (pp. 54, 85) {{ —— {{{{{{ — {{{{{{{{{ *1 {{ — { —— ——— { {{{{{{{{{ Self-Timer (pp. 58, 59) { {{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ —— — Self-Timer Settings (p. 59) Delay *3 { {{{{{{ ——— Shots *4 {{ { { — {{ ?[...]

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 193 4 T Y w O P t { — {{{{{ — {{ —— {{{{ —— ——— {{{{ — {{{ { {{{ ——— ———— {{{{{{{ { {{{ ——— ———————* 2——— — —————— {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{ —— {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ —— {{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ —— {{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ —— {{{{{{{{{ { {[...]

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 194 Shooting Modes A 4 G B M I V Function FUNC. Menu Metering Method (p. 101) { {{{{{{{{{ — {{{{ ———— — My Colors (p. 92) { {{{{{{{{{ *1 *1 *2 — {{{{ —— {{{ White Balance (p. 86) { {{{{{{{{{ — {{{{ —— {{{ ISO Speed (p. 88) { {{{{{{{{{ — {{{{ ———— — Focusing Range (p. 94) [...]

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 195 4 T Y w O P t FUNC. Menu {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ ——————————— — —————— {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ ——————————— — ———— { — {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ {{ — { ——————— — ———— { — {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ —————————[...]

196 4 Shooting Menu Menus Shooting Modes A 4 G B M I V Function AF Frame (p. 95) Face AiAF* 1 { {{{{{{{{{ Fixed frame — {{{{{{ ——— AF Frame Size* 2 (p. 96) Normal — {{{{{{ ——— Small — {{{{{{ ——— Digital Zoom (p. 55) Standard { {{{{{{{{{ Off { {{{{{{{{{ Digital Tele-conver ter (1.5x/2.0x) { {{{{ {{{{{ AF-Point Zoom (p. 97) On[...]

Menus 197 4 T Y w O P t {{{{ —— {{{{{ { {{{ — {{ { —— {{ — {{{ {{ { {{{{{{ { —— {{ — {{{ {{ { {{{{{{ { —— { —— {{{{{ { {{{ — {{ ——————— {{{{ — {{{{{ — {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ ——————— {{{{ — {{{{ —— {{ — { ——— {{{{ { {{{ ——— {{{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{ ——— { ——— {{{{ {[...]

Menus 198 3 Set up Menu Item Content Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 49 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 49 Sound Options Set the sound s for each camera operation. p. 164 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 164 LCD Brightness Sets screen brightness (5 levels). p. 50 Start-up Image Add an image a s a start-up image. p. 166 Color Option Orange*/Blue[...]

Menus 199 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Item Content Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 124 Erase Erases images (Select, All Images). p. 139 Protect Protects images (Select, All Images). p. 137 Rotate Rotates images. p. 144 Favorites Tags or untags images as favorites. p. 141 My Category Categorizes images. p. 143 i-Contrast Cor[...]

200 Item Content Ref. Page Rotate Rotates displayed image. p. 144 Print List Selects or clears se ttings for printing displayed image ([Print] appears when the camera is connected to the printer). p. 159 Protect Protects/unlocks displayed image. p. 137 Favorites Tags/untags displayed image as favorites. p. 141 Erase Erases displayed image. p. 139 M[...]

201 Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels ..................Approx. 12.1 million pixels Lens Focal Length ................... ................ 4.4x zoom: 4.3 (W) – 18.8 (T) mm (35mm film equival ent: 24 (W) – 105 (T) mm) Focusing Range ............................ .. 3 cm (1.2 in.) – in finity (W ), 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity (T) • Macro 3[...]

Specifications 202 Shooting Mode s ........... ....................... Auto *1 , P, Av, Tv, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids &Pets, Smart Shutter *2 , High -speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Ha ndheld Night Scene, Lo w Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Creative Light Effect, Monochr ome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color[...]

Specifications 203 Movies ............................. ................Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (12 0 fps *1 when shootin g, 30 fps *2 during playback), 32 0 x 240 (240 fps *3 when shooting, 30 fps *2 during play back) Miniature Eff ect: 1280 x 720 *4 , 640 x 480 *4 iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fp s *2 ) Movies other than the above: 1920[...]

Specifications 204 Battery Pack NB-6L Format ........................................ ......... Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Pa ck Nominal Voltage .................................. 3.7 V DC Nominal Capacity ................................ 1000 mAh Charging Cycles ................ .................. Approx. 300 times Operating Temp eratures ..[...]

205 A AC Adapter Kit.......................... ......... 39, 178 Accessories .............................. ................. 39 Active Display ............. ....................... 29, 176 AE Lock ......................................... .......... 102 AF Frames......................................... .. 26, 95 AF J Focus AF Lock ...............[...]

Index 206 AF Lock .................................... .......... 99 AF-Point Zoom .............................. ..... 97 Servo AF....... .................................... 100 Touch AF .................................. .......... 98 Focus Check ................................... ........ 126 Focus Lock ...................................... .[...]

Index 207 R Recording Pixels (Imag e Size) .......... ........ 60 Red-Eye Correction ......................... 104, 150 Resizing (Making Images Sm aller) .......... 145 Rotate ...... ........................ ........................ 144 S Safety Shift .................................... .......... 110 Screen Display Language ......................[...]

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