Canon S515 manual

ENGLISH The Components Guide Preparations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Setti ngs Printing Basic Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E274-010 © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare t he camera and us e its basi c features . Pending xxxxxxx[...]

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera Us er Guide is called the Advanced Guide . Flowcha rt and Refer ence Gui des For information on included items and items sold separately The Components Guide [...]

1 The Components Guide  Front View a Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 104, 105) Shooting: (Telephoto) / (Wide Angle) Playback: (Magnify) / (Index) b Shutter Button (p. 9) c (Continuous) / (Self-Timer) Button ( Advanced Guide p. 46, Basic Guide p. 18) d Neck Strap Mount e Power/Mode Indicator (p. 4) f Self-Timer Lamp/Red-Ey e Reduction Lamp/[...]

2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide p. 13) b Viewfinder ( Advan ced Guide p. 13) c DC IN (Pow er input) Terminal ( A dvanced Guide p. 166) d Terminal Cover e A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal ( Adv anced Guide p. 130) f DIGITAL Terminal (p. 28) g Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 5) h Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock (p. 5) i Tri[...]

3 The Components Guide  Controls a (Print/Share) / (Shortc ut) (p. 23, Advanced G uide p. 98) b (Flash) / (Microphone) Button (p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 119, 121) c Diopter Adjustment Dial ( Advanced Guide p. 14) d Hot Shoe ( Advanced Guide p. 172) e Movie Button (p. 10, Advanced Guide p. 50) f Mode Dial (pp. 9, 1 1) g OFF But ton h Mode Lever ([...]

4 Indicators The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions. z Power/Mod e Indicat or z Indicat or Attac hing/ Removing the L ens Cap Squeeze both sides of the lens cap ( a ), and remove ( b ). Always replace the lens cap after use. • Attach the lens cap cord to the strap. • Remove the lens cap before turning on the ca[...]

5 Preparat ions 1. Installing the batteries. 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock ( a ) and open the cover ( b ). 2. Insert the 4 suppl ied AA-size alka line b atteri es, or separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries. 2. Inserting the mem ory card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory card slot/battery c[...]

6  To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it.  Opening the LCD Monitor You can position the LCD monitor in t he following ways. 1. Move it right or left 180 degrees. 2. Tilt it forward 180 d egrees toward the lens or backward 90 degrees. When the LCD m onitor is tilted 180[...]

7 Preparat ions 3. Fold t he LCD monit or back ag ainst t he camera b ody unti l it clicks i nto pl ace. When the LCD monitor clicks into place, the image will display normally (not reversed).  Turning the Power On/Off 1. T urn the m ode le ver to (Shooting) or (Playback) whil e pre ssing t he re lease button. The po wer/mod e indica tor lights [...]

8 First Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Turn the camera on ( a ) in Shooti ng mode ( ) or Playback mode ( ). 2. Sele ct the item you wish to set using the W or X butto n and set its value using the S or T button ( b ). T o s et daylight saving time, select and set it w ith the S or T button. 3. C onfirm that the correct time is displayed[...]

9 Shooting Shooting (Still Images) 1. Turn the came ra on in S hooting m ode ( ) (p. 7). The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display on the LCD m onitor. However, when starting with the viewfinder display, the start-up image is not displayed and there is no start-up sound. • When you hold down the button while turning on the [...]

10 2. Press the shutter but ton fully (all the way ) to s hoot. The shutter sound will play , and the image will record. The indi cator will blink red while the ima ge is recorded to the memory card.  Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can cont inue[...]

11 Shooting Selecting a Shooting Mode 1. Set the mo de dial to the d esired mode ( a ). In the modes, u se the W or X button to select a s hooting mode ( b ).  Shooting Modes Auto The camer a automatically se lects settings. Imag e Zone When a shooting m ode appr opriate fo r the shoo ting condi tions is selected, the camera automatically ad jus[...]

12 Image Zone (Special Sc ene) You can shoot with the m ost appropriate settings for the scene . Snow Shoots wit hout a blue t inge and with out making peo ple appear dark aga inst a snowy backgro und. Folia ge Shoots tr ees and lea ves - such as new growth, autumn l eaves or blossoms - i n vivid colors. Firework s Capture s fireworks in the sky sh[...]

13 Shooting Imag e Zone Stitch Ass ist Allows you to shoot overlapping image s that can later be merged (stitched) to crea te one panora mic imag e on a compute r. Movie No matte r what position th e mode dial is in , you can select f rom 4 different recording pixels/frame ra te settings a nd shoot movie s. When th e mode dial is set to , you can s[...]

14 Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoo m lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 36 – 432 mm (focal lengt h) in 35mm f ilm equivalent terms. W hile adjusting the zoom, a distance representing the focus range (rough guide) for AF (auto f ocus) appears below t he zoom bar. • Zooming speed can be controlled with the zoom lever. Pressi ng the z[...]

15 Shooting * When r ed-eye re duction i s enabled ( Advanced Gu ide p. 42) , the red- eye reduction lamp lights wh en the flash fires. Red-eye re duction: T his feature reduces the e ffect of lig ht reflecting back from the eyes an d making th em appea r red. 3. When you are not using the flash, lower the flash until i t closes. * Auto The fl as h[...]

16 Shooting Close-ups (Macro/ Super Macro) Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small it ems. This mode allows even closer shooting of the subject than Macro mode, magnifying the subject further. In addition, the background can be shot with different ef fects than when shooting in macro shooting mode. 1. Press the button. • Press and ho[...]

17 Shooting • You cannot use the zo om in Sup er Macro mod e (the zoom level is fixed at m aximum wide angle). To cancel the macro mode, press button to display .  Focusing distance and image area when shooting as close to the subject as possible * You can not use the zoom. Zoom l evel Focusing distance When shooting as close to the subje ct a[...]

18 Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the / button ( a ) and use the W or X button to cycle through self-timer settings ( b ). • When the shutter button is pressed fully , the s elf-timer lamp will blink (when setting t he red-eye r eduction function, the self-timer lamp will blink and t hen stay lit for the last 2 seconds). T o c ancel the self-timer[...]

19 Shooting  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. (Rec.) Me nu [ Self-timer]. 2. Press the SET button. 3. Use the S or T button to select [Delay] o r [Shots ] and the W or X button to change the setting and press the SET button . 4. Press the MENU button . Î See Menu s and Settin gs (p. 21) . If the [Shots] optio n is set to 2 or m[...]

20 1. Turn the mo de lever to while pressing the release button ( a ). The last record ed ima ge will displa y. If you hav e played bac k images be tween shoot ing se ssions how eve r, the la st image v iewed wil l dis play (Resu me Playb ack) instea d of the l ast recor ded image. If the memor y card has been switc hed, or t he images on the memor[...]

21 Menus and Settings Settings for the shooting, playback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the F UNC., Rec., Play, Print, Set up or My Camer a menu. FUNC. Men u This menu sets m any of the com mon shooting functions. a Set the shoo ting mode di al to the shooti ng mode you want to use. b Press the FUN[...]

22 Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient set tings for shooting, playback or printi ng can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the W or X butt on to swit ch betwee n menus. • Y ou can also use t he zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the S or T butto n to select a menu item. • Some items may not be s[...]

23 Printi ng Connect the camer a to a direct pr int compatible printer* 1 with a cable and simply press the button on t he camera. 1. Connect the ca mera to a di rect print compati ble printer and turn on the printer’s p ower. *1 Sin ce t his ca mera uses a standa rd p rot ocol (Pi ctBr idge ), y ou ca n use it with oth er PictBridg e-compli ant [...]

24 2. Turn the camera on in Playback mode and confirm that , or is disp layed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to t he printer model. • The icon w ill display for movies. 3. Select an ima ge to print using the W or X button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The [...]

25 Downloading Images t o a Computer The following methods 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 r ead System Requ irements (p. 26) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all[...]

26 System Requirements Please install the so ftware on a com puter meeting the following minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh OS Windows 2000 Se rvice Pack 4 Windows XP (including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Windows Vista Compu ter Mode l The ab ove OS shoul d be pre-i nstalled o n computer s with buil t-i n USB p orts. CPU Window[...]

27 Downloading Images t o a Computer Preparing to Download I mages  Items to Prepare • Camera and com puter • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with t he camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install t he software. 1. Place the C anon Digit al Camera Solution D isk in the computer ’s CD-ROM drive . 2. Click [Easy[...]

28 2. Connecting the cam era to a c omputer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer ’ s USB port to the camera’s DIGIT AL terminal. Slip your fingernail under t he left end of the camera’s terminal cover , lift it open and plug the interface cable in all the way . 2. T urn the camera on in Playback mode ( ) (p . 7). The c[...]

29 Downloading Images t o a Computer Downlo adi ng Image s to a Co mput er A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon C ame raWindow] and click [OK] (fi r st time o nly). 2. Download the images. • D ownload the images using the camera or the co mputer[...]

30 Down loading Images t o a Comp uter The following window will appear when you establish a c onnection between the camer a 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 images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • [...]

31 Downloading Images t o a Computer Downloading Images Using the Cam era (Direct Transfer) Use this method to download images using camera operations. Install the supplied software an d adjust the compu ter settings before using this method for the first time (p. 27 ). 1. Confirm tha t the Dir ect Trans fer menu i s displa yed on the camer a’s L[...]

32  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or and press the button (or the SET button). 3. Select image s to download and pre ss the button (or the SET bu tton). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Advanced G uide p. 105). • Press [...]

33 Safety P recau tions Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the ca mera, in order to pr event injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure t o also read the saf ety precautions listed i n the Advanced Ca mera User Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to huma[...]