Canon powershot sd600 manual

Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E217-010 XX06XX X Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the camera and use its basic fe atures. © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic[...]

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and Ref erence Guides System Map Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Advanced Camera User Guide Direct Print User Guide Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) Software Starter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software [...]

1 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the followin g circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack" message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the bat tery charger . 2. Plug the battery charge r (CB-2L V) into a power out let, or attach the power cord to the[...]

2 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover an d open it ( , ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction o f the arrow ( ) and insert the battery until it loc ks. T o remove the battery , push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out. 3. Inserting the Memory Card. 1[...]

3  T o Remo ve the Memor y Car d Push the me mory card with you r finger or th e toggle on the wr ist strap unti l the memory card clicks and then re lease it. Y ou can use SD* memo ry cards and Multi MediaCards with th is camera. These ca rds are col lectively call ed memory ca rds in this guide. *SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright prote[...]

4 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an i tem and the or button to change its value ( ). T o set the daylight saving option, use the or button to display . 3. Confirm that the correct time is d isplayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The date and time can also be set in [...]

5 1. Press the power butto n. The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor . • Pressing the power button ag ain turns the power off. • T o switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the war ning sound), press and hold the DISP . button while pressing the power button. 2. Set the shooting mode [...]

6 2. Press the shutter bu tton fully to shoot. The shutter sound w ill play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the me mory card. R e viewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image app ears in the LCD monito r for approximat ely 2 seconds. Y ou can co ntinue to di splay im[...]

7  Shooting Modes Still Images Auto The camera automatically se lects settings. Manual Allows you to select settings yoursel f, such as the exposure c ompensation, white balance or photo effect. Stitch Assist A l l o ws y ou t o shoot overlapping images that can l ater be merged (stitched) to c reate one panoramic image on a computer . Select [S[...]

8 Movie Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunl ight is strong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at optimal exposure. Underwat er Appropriate for shoot ing images with Waterproof Case WP-DC4 (sold separately) . This mode uses an optimal white bal ance setting to r educe bluish tones [...]

9  Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 105 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Wide Ang le: Zooms out from the subject. T elephoto: Zooms in on the subject.  Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle through flash settings. Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes[...]

10  Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button to switch modes. T o cancel the ma cro/infinity mode: press the / button to remove or from the display . These settings cannot be set in some shooting modes. Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flo wers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Su[...]

11 1. Slide the mode switch to (playback) () . The last recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor . 2. Use the or button to display the image you wi sh to view ( ). Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly , b ut shows them less clear ly . 1. In [...]

12 Settings fo r the shootin g or playba ck modes or such camera settings as the print settings, da te/time and sounds are set us ing the FUNC. menu or the Rec., P lay , Print, Set up o r My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu set s many o f the common sh ooting functio ns. Slide the mode swit ch to or . Press the FUNC./SET butt on. Use the or button[...]

13 R ec., Play , Print, Se t up and My Camer a Menus Convenie nt settings f or shooting, playback or printing c an be set wi th these menus. Press the MENU button. Use the or button to switch between menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Use the or button to select a menu i tem. • Some items may not be selectable in[...]

14 Y ou can ea sily print by connecting the camera t o a direct p rint comp atible printer *1 with a cable and simply pressing the button on the ca mera. 1. Connect the camera to a Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's po wer . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-[...]

15 2. Set the camera to the playback mode, turn on the power and c onfirm that , or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the print er model. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( ) and press the button ( ). The button will blink blue and pri[...]

16 The following methods can be used t o download images recorded by the camera to a compute r . Some metho ds, depending on the OS used, may not be availabl e. Please rea d Syste m Requirements (p. 17 ) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connectio n  Using a Memor y Car d Rea der A memory card rea der can be used with al l the operating sy stem[...]

17 System R equir ements Please install the sof tware on a computer me eting the following min imum requirements.  W indo ws  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pac k 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Model The above OS should be pre-install ed on computers with built[...]

18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera an d computer • Canon Digit al Camera So lution Disk sup plied with the camera • Interfac e cable supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Proceed with the i[...]

19 2. Connecting the camera to a computer . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT A L terminal. 1. Use the toggle on the wrist strap to open the ter minal cover . 2. With the facing in the direction sh own, insert the interface cable all the way . 2. Slide the camera's mode swit[...]

20 Downlo ading Images to a Computer A window allo wing you to set the pre ferences will app ear when a connection is establishe d between the camer a and computer . 1. Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer . • By default, the downloaded image[...]

21 Downloadi ng Images to a Computer The followin g window will appear when you establish a conne ction between the ca mera and computer. If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop). 1. Download the imag es. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. •[...]

22 Downloading Images Using the Camer a (Direct T ransfer) Use this meth od to download images using camera opera tions. Install the s upplied softwa re and adjust the computer s ettings befor e using this method for the first time (p. 18) . 1. Confirm that the Direct T ransfe r menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . • The button wi[...]

23  Select & T r ansfer/W allpaper 2. Select or and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to download and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Advanced Guide p.70). [...]

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Safety Precautions Be sure to read , understand and follow t he safety precau tions below when using the came ra, in order to prev ent injury , burns or electric al shock to your self and others . Be sure to also read the safe ty precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . War nings • Do not tr igger the flash i n close proximit y to h[...]