Canon S3 IS manual

Safety Precautions Be sure to read, und erstand and follow t he safety precau tions below wh en using the camera, in order to preven t injury , burns or electr ical shock to yourself and other s. Be sure to also r ead the safety precautions lis ted in the Advanced Camera Us er Guide . War nings • Do not trigge r the flash i n close proxim ity to [...]

0 Flowc har t and Ref er ence Guides The followi ng guides are availa ble. Refer to them as nec essary accordin g to the flowchar t below . * SD stands for Secu re Digital, a copyright protection system. Y ou can use SD* memor y cards and MultiMediaCar ds with this camera. These cards ar e collectiv ely called me mory cards in th is guide. For info[...]

1 Prepar ations Installing the Ba tter y and Memor y Card 1 Insert the batteries. 1. Open the battery cover ( a , b ). 2. Insert four AA-size alkaline batter ies supplied or separately sol d nickel met al hydride (NiMH) batteries, then close the cover . 2 Slide the memory card sl ot cover ( a ) and open it ( b ). Insert the memory card until it c l[...]

2 Prep arations T o Remove the Memory Card Use your fing er to push the memo ry card in until you hear a clic k, then release it. Firs t Time Settings Opening the LCD Monitor Use the LC D monitor to confirm ima ges while shooting th em, navigate menus, and pla y back images. Y ou can position the LCD monitor in the following ways. 1. Opened from le[...]

3 3. Fold the LCD monitor back against the camera body until it clicks into place. When you push the LCD monitor until you hear the clicking sound, the left and right of the image will display correctly . T urning the Powe r On/Off 1 T urn the mode lever t o (Shooting) or (Playback) while pressing the release button. The power/mode indicator lights[...]

4 Setting the Date/T ime 1 T urn the camera on (p. 3). 2 Select the item you wish to set using the W or X button and set its value using the S or T button ( a ). 3 Confirm that the correct tim e is displayed and press the SET button ( b ). The date/time can also be set in th e Set up menu (p. 16). z Y ou will hear a start-up sound and see the st ar[...]

5 Setting the Display Lang uage 1 T urn the mode lever t o (Playback) while pressing the release button ( a ). 2 Hold down the SET button ( b ) and press the MENU button ( c ). This ope ration cann ot be perfo rmed during movie playback, in the jump search mode ( Advanced Guide : p. 94) or while connected to a print er or computer . 3 Use the W , X[...]

6 Shooting Shooting (Still Images) 1 T urn the mod e lever to (Shooting) wh ile pressing the release button (p. 3). 2 Set the mode dial to . 3 Aim the camera at the subj ect. 4 Focus and shoo t. 1. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. z T wo beeps will sound when the camera has finished focusing, and the AF frame appears green. z If[...]

7 Shooting R eviewing an Ima ge Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, th e image appe ars in the LCD moni tor for approximat ely 2 seconds. T o override this time limit an d continue di splaying th e image, use one o f the following method s: z Keep the shutter button full y depressed after taking the shot. z Press the SET or DISP . butt on w[...]

8 Basic Shooting Functions Basic Shooting Functions Selecting a Shooting Mode Use the mode dia l to select th e Shooting mod es. Mode Dial Image Zone Portrait Blurs the b ackground and makes a person stand out. Landscape Shoots spacio us landscape scenes. Night Scene Allows y ou to captur e human subj ects against the backdrop of an evening sky or [...]

9 Special Scene Items Turn the mode dial to , and use the W or X button to select a shooting mo de. Foliage Shoots trees and leav es - such as new growth, autumn leave s or blossoms - in vivid col ors. Snow Shoots without a bl ue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background. Beach Shoots without makin g people appear dark [...]

10 Movie Mode Items Y ou can select fro m 5 different re cording pixels/fra me rate settings and shoot movie s. The foll owing movie modes are ava ilable: Colo r Accent (f or shooting in black and whit e except for sp ecified col ors), Color Swap (for changing a s pecified color into another) of mode and My C olors of FUNC. menu. Creative Zone Item[...]

11 Using the Fla sh 1 Raise the flash manually , and shoot. 2 When you are not using the flash, lower the flash until it closes. z Distance ra nges for shooting with the flash a re 50 cm to 5.2 m (W) (1.6 ft. to 17 ft.) (W) and 90 cm to 4.0 m (3.0 ft. to 13 f t.) (T) (when the ISO speed is set to Auto, excluding Macro and Super Macro mode (p. 12)).[...]

12 Shooting Close-Ups (Mac ro/Super Ma cro) Use this mode to shoot close-ups of f lowers or small i tems. (Close-up s cannot be t aken in some sho oting modes.) Setting the Red- eye Reduction Function 1 (Rec.) Menu [Red -Eye] [On]*/[Off]. See Menus and Sett ings (p. 15) * Defau lt setting. button When you press this butt on, appears on the LCD moni[...]

13 Macro Mode Shooting di stance and image ar ea when shooting as close to the su bject as possib le Super Macro Mode Shooting di stance and image ar ea when shooting as close to the su bject as possib le Zoom level Shooting distance When shooting as close to the subject as possible Image area Distan ce between front of lens and subject Maximum wid[...]

14 Playback 1 T urn the mode lever to (Playback) while pressing the release button . 2 Use the W or X button to select the image. z Use the W button to move to the previous image and the X button t o move to the next image. z Holding the b utton down advances th e images more rapidly , but shows them less clearly . Erasing 1 T urn the mode lever to[...]

15 Menu and Settings Settings d uring shooting and playback an d such camera set tings as the print, date/ time, and sound settings are set u sing the FUNC. , Rec., Play , Print, Set up , or My Camera menus. FUNC. Menu From this menu you can specify recording pixels, compression, and other settings for shooting. Î See the Advanced Guide : FUNC. Me[...]

16 Menu and Settings Rec./Play/Prin t/Set up/ My Ca mera Menus Y ou can sp ecify settings r elated to camera fu nctions from thes e menus: [ Rec. Menu], [ Play Menu], [ Print Menu], [ Set up Menu], and [ My Came ra Menu]. Î See the Advanc ed Guide : Menus and Settings (p. 26) b c a T o switch between menus ( a ) When the menu icon is selected, pr [...]

17 Printing Connect the camera to a di rect print compati ble printe r* 1 with a cabl e and simply pres s the button. 1 Connect the camera to a Can on Direct Print compatible printer a nd turn on the print er's power . *1 S ince this ca mera uses a standa rd protocol (P ictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge- compliant prin ters in a[...]

18 Do wnloading Ima ges to a Computer The following methods can be use d to download i mages recorded by the camera to a compu ter . Some methods , depending on th e OS used, may not be avail able. Please rea d System Requir ements (p. 19) in advance. Camera to Computer Connection Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all[...]

19 System Requireme nts Please inst all the sof tware on a compu ter meeting the foll owing minimum requirement s. OS Windows 98 Seco nd Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 S ervice Pack 4 Windows XP (incl uding Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Model The above OS shoul d be pre-instal led on computers wi th built-in USB ports. CPU Penti[...]

20 Prepar ing to Download Images Items to Prepare z Camera and comput er z Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the ca mera z Interface cable supplie d with the camera (always use the supplied interface cable) 1 Install the sof tware. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Sol ution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy In[...]

21 2 Connecting the camera to a computer . 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGIT AL terminal. With your fingernail on th e upper edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover , pull it forward to open it, and plug the interface cable in all the way . When the power is turned on au[...]

22 Downlo ading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the pref erences will appe ar when a connection is established be tween the camer a and computer. 1 Select [Canon CameraWindow] a nd click [OK] (first time only). 2 Download the imag es. z Download the images using the ca mera or the computer . z By default, the downlo aded images ar[...]

23 Downloading Image s to a Computer The following window opens when you establish a con nection bet ween the camera a nd computer . If it fails to ap pear , click the [ Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (t he bar that disp lays at the bot tom of the desktop) . 1 Download the images. z Downlo ad the image s using the ca mera or the com puter. z [...]

24 Downloading Ima ges Using the Ca mera (Direct T ransfer) When communica tion between the camera and compu ter is enabled, the button will light blue an d the Direct Transfer menu is disp layed on the camera's LCD monitor . At this poin t, images can be transferre d using camera o perations. Y ou can selec t the follo wing methods in the Dir[...]

25 All Images/New Images/DPOF T rans. Images Select , or ( a ) with the S or T button and press the button ( b ). The images will download. The button will b link blue while down loading is in progress. T o canc el the download, pres s the SET button. The display wi ll return to the Direct Transfer menu when the download i s complete. Select & [...]