Canon 500 manuale d’uso

DIGIT AL CAMERA Camera User Guide Please read the Read This First section (p. 7). Please also read t he Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk and the Direct Print User Guide . Camera User Guide ENGLISH CANON INC. 30-2 Shimomaruk o 3-chome, Ohta-ku, T okyo 146-85 01, Japan Europe, Africa & Middle East CANON EUROPA N.V . PO Box 2262, 1[...]

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1 Camera Body T e mperatur e If your ca mera is us ed for pro longe d periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended perio d. About the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor i s produced with ex tremely high-precisi on manufactu ring techniques. More than 99.99% of the pi xels operate[...]

2 About This Guide Conventions Used in the T ext Question? Look Here First What settings are available under each function? • See Functions A vailable in Each Shooting Mode (p. 160) . Will my s ettings rema in in effect even after I’ve turned the camera off? What can be accomplished with each function? • See FUNC. MENU (p. 44). • See Rec. M[...]

3 Preparing the Camera 18 Basic Functions 30 Shooting 53 Playback 89 Erasing 105 Print Settings/T ransferring 108 Connecting the Camera to a Computer/TV 118 My Camera Settings 129 List of Messages 134 T roubleshooting 136 Appendix 140 Photo Tips and Information 153 Thumb Index[...]

4 Read This First .......... ........... .......... ........... ........ 7 Please Read ............ ............ ............. ............ ............. ............... ............ ...... 7 Safety Pre cautions................. ............... ............ ............... ............. ............. 8 Preventing Malfunctions ........ ............ [...]

5 Shooting a Movie............. ............... ............. ............ ............... ........... 70 Shooting Ha rd-to-Focus Su bjects (Focu s Lock, AF Loc k) ............. ........... 72 Locking the Exposu re Setting (AE Lock) ................. ............ ............... ...... 74 Locking the Flash Exp osure Setting (FE L ock) .............[...]

6 Connecting the Camera to the Computer to Down load Images without Installing S oftware ............... ............... ............ ............. ............... .... 125 Download ing Directly fro m a CF Ca rd ....... ............... ............ ............... ... 126 Viewing Images on a TV set. ............. ...................... 127 Customiz[...]

7 Read This First Please Read T est Shots Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial imag es to confirm that the ca mera is operating and being operated correctl y . Please note that Canon, its subs idiari es and affiliates, and its dist ributors are not liable for any consequential damages ari[...]

8 Safety Precautions • Before using the camera, plea se ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly . • The safety precautions noted on th e following pages are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct operation of the camera and its accessories to preve[...]

9 • Stop operating the equipme nt immediately if it emits smoke or noxious fumes. Failur e to do so may r esult in fi re or electrical shock. Immediately turn the camera power off, remove the camera batter y or unplug the power cable from the power outlet. Confirm that smoke or fume emissions have ceased. Please consult your camera dist ributor o[...]

10 • Use only recommended powe r accessories. Use of power sources not expressly recommended for this equi pme nt may lead to overheating, distortion of the equi pment, fire, electrical shock or other hazards. • Do not place the batteries near a h eat source or expose them to direct flame or heat. Neither should you immerse th em in water . Suc[...]

11 • The camera terminals of the b attery charger and compact power adapter a re designed for exclu sive use with your camera. Do not use them with other products or batteries. There is a risk of fire and oth er hazards. Caution about magnetic field s Keep objects that are sensitive to ma gnetic fields (such as credit cards) away from the speaker[...]

12 Cautions • Avoid using , placing or storing t he equipment in places su bject to strong sunlight or high temp eratures, such as the da shboard or trunk (boot) of a car . Exposure to intense sunlight and heat may cause the batteries to leak, overheat or explode, resulting in fire, burns or other injuries. High temperatures may al so cause defor[...]

13 Preventing Malfunctions Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields Never place the camera in close prox imity to electric motors or other equipment generating str ong electromagnetic fields. Exposure to stro ng magnetic fields may cause malfunct io ns or corrup t image data. Avoid Condensation Related Problems Moving the equipment ra pidly between hot and col[...]

14 Components Guide Front View * Be careful not to wav e the camera a bout or catch it on other items when dangling it fro m the wrist strap. AF-assis t Beam (p. 4 2) Red-eye Redu ction Lamp ( p. 58) Self-time r Lamp (p. 64) Flash (p. 58) Lens Micropho ne (p. 98) Wrist Strap Mount Attachin g the Wrist Strap * Speaker Viewfinder Window (p. 3 9) T er[...]

15 Prep aring the Camera Back View LCD Monitor (p . 33) T r ipod Sock et CF Card Slo t Cover ( p. 23) Battery Cover (p . 21) Viewfinder (p. 39) DC Coupler T erminal Cover (p. 1 40) Lock for the CF Car d Slot Cover (p. 23) The following cables are used to connect the camera to a computer or printer . Computer (p. 118) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU (s u[...]

16 Operation Panel Power Lamp Lights when the power is on or transmission preparations are complete when connected to a computer Shutter Butto n (p. 41) (Light Metering) Button (p. 77)/ Button (Flash) But ton (p. 58)/ Button (Continuous) Butto n (p. 63)/ (Self-timer) Button (p . 64)/ Button Shooting Mo de Dial (p. 53) (Macro) / (Infinity) Button (p[...]

17 Prep aring the Camera Indicator The indicator lights or blinks when the ON/O FF button or shutter button is pressed. Upper Indicator Green : Ready to shoot Blinking Green : Recording to CF card / Reading CF card / Erasing fr om CF card/T ransmitting data (during a computer connecti on) Orange : Ready to shoot (flash on) Blinking Orange : Ready t[...]

18 Preparing the Camera Charging the Battery Pack Use the following procedures to charge the battery pack the first time you use the camera or when the “Change the battery pack” message displays. T o protect th e battery pack and prolong its life, do not charge it for longer than 24 hours con tinuously . 1 Insert the batter y pack into the batt[...]

19 Prep aring the Camera • Since this is a lithium ion battery pack, you need not completely discharge it before recharging. It can be r echarged at any point. However , since the maximum number of charge cycles is approximately 300 time s (battery life), you are r ecommended to charge the battery pack after having discharged it completely to pro[...]

20  Do not allow any metal objec ts such as key ring s to touch the and termi nals (Fig. A ), as this can damage t he batter y pack . T o carry the batter y pa ck or store it during p eriods of disu se, always replace the terminal cover (Fi g. B).  Even charged batter y packs continue t o discharge naturally. Y ou are advised to charge the ba[...]

21 Prep aring the Camera Installing the Battery Pack Install Battery Pack NB -1LH (supplied) as shown below. Battery Pack N B-1L can also be used with the camera. Please recharge the batt ery pack (p. 18) before you use it fo r the first time. 1 Slide the batter y cover in the direction of the arrows. 2 Press the battery lock wh ile inserting the b[...]

22 • D o not turn off the power or open the battery cover whil e the upper indicator beside the viewfinder blinks gr een. The camera is writing, reading, erasing or transmitti ng an image to or from the CF car d. • Remove the batter y pack when the camera is not in use. Please note, however , that the date, time and other camer a settings may r[...]

23 Prep aring the Camera Installing the CF Card T urn the camera power off and insert the CF card wi th the following procedures. To r e m o v e t h e C F c a r d Push the eject button and pull the CF card out. 1 Slide the lock up and open the CF card slot cov er . 2 Insert the CF card with its label facing upward until the CF card eject button ful[...]

24 • S ince the camera is writing, re ading, erasing or transmitting data to or from the CF car d when the upper indicator beside the viewfinder blinks green, never perform the following actions during this time. It could corrupt the image data. - Subject the camera body to vibration or shocks. - T urn the camera’ s power off, or open the batte[...]

25 Prep aring the Camera Handling Precautions for CF Cards  CF cards are high-prec ision elec tronic dev ices. Do no t bend them, apply force to them, or su bject th em to shocks or vibrat ion.  Do not atte mpt to disa ssemble or a lter the CF card.  Moving a CF ca rd rapidly betw een temperatu re extremes wi ll cause condensati on to form[...]

26 Setting the Date and Time The Date/Time menu will appear the fi r st time the camera power is turned on or whenever the built- in rec hargeable lithium date/time batter y charge is low . Start from Step 5 to set the date and time. 1 Press the ON/OFF button until the power lamp lights. 2 Press the MENU button. The (Re c.) or (Play) menu is displa[...]

27 Prep aring the Camera • Please note that the date and time settings may reset to the defa ult settings if the camera battery has been removed fo r more than thr ee weeks. Reset them when this occurs. • Setting the date and time settings does not cause the date/time stamp to appear on images. For printing images with the date on them, refer t[...]

28 Setting the Language Use this feature to select the la ng uage for the LCD monitor display . 1 Press the ON/OFF button until the power lamp lights. 2 Press the MENU button. The (Re c.) or (Play) menu is displayed. 3 Use the or button to select the (Set up) menu. 4 Use the or button to select and press the SET button. Power Lamp[...]

29 Prep aring the Camera The Language menu ca n also be displayed in playback mode by holding down the SET button and pr essing the MENU button. This function cannot be used while a mo vie clip is play ed bac k, or a separately sold printer is connected to the camera. 5 Use the , , or button to select a language and press the SET button. 6 Press th[...]

30 Basic Functions T urning the Power On T o turn the power off Press the ON/OFF button agai n. • The Date/Time menu will appear the first time the camera power is turned on or whenever the built-in rechar geable lithium battery charge is low . Reset the date and time when this occurs (p. 26). • If the power saving function activates, pr ess th[...]

31 Basic Functions Power Saving Function This camera is equipped with a power saving func tion. When this function is turned on and it activates, restore power by pressing the ON/OFF button. Shooting Mode: Powers down approximately 3 minutes after the last control is accessed on the camera. The LCD monitor aut omatically tur ns off 1 minute* after [...]

32 Switching Between Shooting/Playback The mode switch is used to sel ect Shooting and Playback functions. When a printer (sold separately) is pr operly connected, the , or icon appears on the LCD monitor . T o Shoot Images (Shooting Mode ) Slide the mo de switch t o . T o Play B ack Images (Playback Mode) Slide the mo de switch t o . • When a pr[...]

33 Basic Functions Using the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor can be used to com pose images while shooting, adjust menu settings and play back recorded images. Icons showing the camera’ s status and setting contents appear on the LCD monitor . The image in the LCD monitor will darken in strong sunlight or bright light. This does not constitu te a mal[...]

34 Playback Mode ( ) When the mode switch is set to , the LCD monitor will turn on. In Index playback mode (p. 91), the detailed display is not available. Press the DISP . button. The display mode chan ges as follows with each press. Standard Detailed No Information[...]

35 Basic Functions Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor When shooting or playing back images, the shoo ting information or pl ay back information appear s on the LCD monitor . When setting the flash, continuous mode , self-timer , macro mode, infinity mode, or the metering m ethod, the sh ooting inform ation disp lays on the LCD monitor for app[...]

36 * Appears even if the LCD monitor is set to [Standard (No Information)]. (1) is not available with the DIGIT AL IXUS 430. Zoom powers indicate the combined optical and digital amount of zoom. These figures appear when th e digital zoom is activated. ISO Speed (p. 85) Photo Eff ect (p. 84) Compression (p. 55) Resolution (p. 55) Low Battery (p. 22[...]

37 Basic Functions Playback Mode (Standard Display) Protection Status (p. 104) Compression (Still Images) (p. 55) Resolution (Still Images) (p. 55) Movie (p. 93) WA VE Format Sound (p. 98) Long Shutter Mode (p. 79) Shooting Mode (p. 53) Exposure Com pensation (p. 78) White Balance (p. 81) Photo Eff ect (p. 84) ISO Speed (p. 85) Resolution (Movies) [...]

38 The following information may also be displayed wi th some images. Please note that image info rmation recorded by t his camera may not display correctly on ot her cameras and image information recorde d by other cameras may not display corr ectly on this camera. A sound file in a format othe r than the WA VE format is attached or the file forma[...]

39 Basic Functions Using the Viewfinder The viewfinder can be u sed to conser ve power by setting the LCD monitor to Off (p. 33) while shoo ting. Image Seen in Viewfinder vs. Recorded Image Usually the r ecorded ima ge is wider than the image seen in the viewfinder . Confirm the actual image size with the LCD monitor . The image recor ded may diffe[...]

40 Using the Zoom The zoom can be adjusted from 36 mm to 108 mm in 35 m m film equival ent terms. T elephoto/W ide Angle Digital Zoom When the LCD monitor is on, you can shoot with a combined optical and digital zoom up to approxim ately 12x with the DIGIT AL IXUS 500 and 11x with the DIGIT AL IXUS 430 (p. 62). The digital zoom is u navailable in s[...]

41 Basic Functions Pressing the Shutter Button The shutter button features a two-stage action. Pressing Halfway Pressing halfway automatically sets the exposure and focus. Press the shutter button halfway .  Indicator Status Upper Indicator • Green: Metering complete (two beeps sound) • Orange: Flash will fire • Blinking Orange: Camera sha[...]

42 Pressing Fully Pressing the shutter butt on down fully activa tes the shutter and causes the shutter sound to sound . Shots cannot be taken while the flash is c harging. AF-assist Beam • The AF-assist Beam will sometimes emit when the shutter button is pressed ha lfway to assist focu sing in certain conditions, i.e., dark conditions. • The A[...]

43 Basic Functions Selecting Menus and Settings Menus are used to adjust shooting and playback settings, as well as other camera settings like the D ate/Time and sounds. Menus are displayed by pressing the FUNC. or MENU button according to the cir cumstances. Use the LCD monitor to perform the following procedures. Selecting Menu Se ttings with the[...]

44 Selecting Menu Settings with the MENU Button 1 Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) or (Play). ( ) Resolution (Movie)* (p. 55) FUNC. MENU () ISO Speed (p. 8 5) () Photo Effect (p. 84) ( ) Compression (p. 55) ( ) Resolution (p. 55) () Exposure Com pensation (p . 78) (1) Long Shut ter Mode (p. 79) () White Balance (p. 81) ( ) Items in parenthese s show[...]

45 Basic Functions See Setting the DPOF P rint Settings for the procedur es for the (Print Order) item in t he Play menu. 2 Press the MENU button. In Shooting mo de, the (Rec.) menu appears. In Playback mode, the (Play) menu appears. 3 Use the or button to select a menu. • Select the menu with the / , or icon in the upper left corner of the LCD m[...]

46 Rec. Menu Play Menu Set up Menu ( The menu will appear slightly different depending on the Shooting mode ) Shooting Mode Playback Mode My Camera Menu Shooting Mode Playback Mode • When the My camera menu is displayed, pressing the button returns to the Rec./Play menu. • When the Rec./Play menu is displayed, pressing the button displays the M[...]

47 Basic Functions Menu Settings and Factory Defaults This chart shows the opt ions and default settings for each menu. * Default setting Rec. Menu Menu Item Optio ns Reference Page Quick Shot Sets the Qu ick Shot option to o n or off. •O n •O f f * p. 57 AiAF Sets whethe r or not the camer a automatic ally selects th e AF frame or a fixed cent[...]

48 Play Menu Menu Item Options Reference Page Protect Protects i mages from ac cidental e rasure. p. 104 Rotate Rotates images clockwise 90° or 270° in the display. p. 97 Sound Memo Adds sound memos to imag es. p. 98 Erase all De letes all images from a CF card (except for protec ted imag es). p. 106 Slide Show Plays images automatic ally one af [...]

49 Basic Functions Menu Item Options Reference Page Volume Adjusts the volume of the start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, shutter sound and playback sound. The volume cannot be adjusted if [M ute] is set to [On]. Off 1 2* 3 4 5 - Start-up V ol. Adjusts the vol ume of the start -up sound when the camera powe r is turned on. p. 30 Opera[...]

50 Dat e/Time Sets the da te and tim e and the da te format. p. 26 Fo rmat Formats (ini tializes) CF cards . p. 107 File No. Reset Sets how file numbers are as signed to image s when new CF cards are in serted. •O n •O f f * p. 87 Auto Rotate Sets whet her or not imag es shot with th e camera held vertically ar e automatically rotated in the di[...]

51 Basic Functions Y ou can select the theme, start-up image and sound, shutter sound, operation sound an d selftimer sound u sed on this camera. These are called the My Camera setting s. Y ou can also customize the and options for each item with im ages recorde d on the CF card and newly recorded sounds or by using the suppl ied software. See the [...]

52 Resetting Settings to Their Default V alues Y ou can reset the menu and button setti ngs to the default settings in one operation. • S ettings cannot be r eset when the camera is connected to a computer or t o a separately sold printer . • The following cannot be reset. - The [Date /Time], [Language] and [V ideo System] options in the (Set u[...]

53 Shooting Shooting in Auto Mode In this mode, all you have to do is press the shutter button and let the camera do ever ything else. •See Functions Available in Each Shoo ting Mode (p. 160). • With the Review function, you ca n change the length of time images show on the LCD moni tor after shooting, or set it so they do not show at all (p. 5[...]

54 Reviewing an Image Right after Shooting Right after a shot is taken, the imag e appears in the LCD monitor for 2 seconds. In addition, the images will keep on displa ying regardless of the review duration setting if one of th e followi ng operations is performed. • Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot. • Pressing the SET but ton w[...]

55 Shooting Changing Resolution/Compression Settings Y ou can change the resolution an d compression (exc luding movies) settings to suit the purpose of the image you are about to shoot. DIGIT AL IXUS 500 DIGIT AL IXUS 430 * Paper sizes var y according to region. Resolutio n Purpose (Large) 2592 x 1944 pixels Larg e • Print larger than A4 si ze* [...]

56 Movies can be shot with the following resolution. Compress ion Purpose Superfine High Quality • Shoot higher qual ity images Fine • Shoot normal qua lity images Normal Normal • Shoo t more i mages Resolution 640 x 480 pi xels (Not featured on the DIG IT AL IXUS 430 ) 320 x 240 pi xels 160 x 120 pi xels 1 In the FUNC. menu, select * or * . [...]

57 Shooting •S e e Image File Sizes (Estimat ed) (p. 150). •S e e CF Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 148). Quick Shots Y ou can reduce shu tter lag time t o capture th ose fleeting “pho to opportunities”. • Y ou cannot select the quick shot method for use with the viewfinder (LCD monitor must be on). • The LCD monitor display freezes[...]

58 Using the Flash Use the flash according to th e guidelin es below . Auto The flash fi res automatic ally as requir ed by the light lev el. Auto with Red-eye Reduction The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level, and the red-eye reduction lamp fire s each time the main flash fires. Flash On The flash fires with every sho t. Fl[...]

59 Shooting • When you use flash photography at higher I SO speeds, the chances of white strea ks appearing in the image increase the closer you approach to the subject. • Since a slow shutter speed is sel ected in dark places when the flash is set to Off or Slow Syn chro, take car e to avoid blurring the image. - Shooting in Mode Be careful to[...]

60 Shooting Close-Ups/ Infinity Shots T o canc el the macro/infinity mode Press the / button to remove or from the display . • U se the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfi nder may be of f-center (p. 39). • T he exposure may not be optimal wh en the fla sh is used in macro mode in the range o f 5[...]

61 Shooting Image Area in Macro Mo de When the zoom is set between the tel ephoto end and the wide-angle end, the distance from lens t o subject is the same as when the zoom is set to the telephoto end. Distan ce fr om Lens to Subject Image Area T e lephoto En d 30 cm ( 1.0 ft.) 107 x 80 mm (4.2 x 3.1 i n.) Wide-Angle End 5 cm (2.0 in.) 58 x 43 mm [...]

62 Using the Digital Zoom When the LCD monitor is on, images can be z oomed to the following powers with the combined optical and digital zoom functions. DIGIT AL IXUS 500: Approx. 3.8x, 4.9x, 6.1x, 7.6x, 9.3x, 12.0x DIGIT AL IXUS 430: Approx. 4.3x, 5.3x, 6.7x, 8.2x, 11.0x The digital zoom cannot be used when th e LCD monitor is tu rned off. Images[...]

63 Shooting Continuous Shooting In this mode, the camera shoots cont inuously while th e shutter button is held down. Recording ceases when the shutte r button is released. T o cancel continuous shooting Press the / button twice to display . Standard Con tinuous Shooting Use this mode to view images on the LC D monitor as yo u shoot continuously . [...]

64 T o change the continuous shootin g speed • The interval between shots may lengthen slightly when the camera’ s built-in memory fills. • If the flash is firing, the interval betwee n shots will lengthen to accommodate the flash’ s charging requir ements. Using the Self-timer With this function, images are shot 10 or 2 seconds after the s[...]

65 Shooting Changing the Self-timer Countdown Time The self-timer sound can be changed with the Selfti mer Sound item in the (My Camera) menu (p. 51). 1 In the (Rec.) menu, select . See Selecting Menu s and Settings (p. 43). 2 Use the or button to select or and press the MENU button. • The display wil l return to the Shooting screen. • When is [...]

66 Shooting in Manual Mode In this mode, you can change v ari ous settings and shoot as you wish. 1 Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) and turn the mode dial to . 2 Change the settings. See Functions Available in Ea ch Shooting Mode (p. 160) . 3 Shoot (p. 53). If the subject is difficu lt to focus on when the shutter button is pressed halfway, the bee[...]

67 Shooting Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) Stitch Assist can be used to shoot overlapping imag es that can later be merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a computer . T o merge the images on a comput er , use PhotoStitch, one of th e supplied programs. Framin g a Subject The PhotoStitch program detects the o verlapping porti[...]

68 • T o shoot close-ups, slide the camera over the subject, keeping it para llel to the subject as you move it. Shooting Images can be shot in two se quences in Stitch Assist. Left to right horiz ontally Right to left ho rizontally 1 Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) and turn the mode dial to . 2 Use the or button to select the sequence direction [...]

69 Shooting • A custom white balance setting cannot be set in [Stitch Assist] mode. T o use a custom white balance setting, first set it in another shooting mode (p. 8 2). • The settings for the first image ar e used to take subsequent images in the sequence. • It is not possible to display images on the TV when shooting in Stitch Assist. See[...]

70 Shooting a Movie DIGIT AL IXUS 500 DIGIT AL IXUS 430 640 x 480 pi xels — 320 x 240 pi xels 160 x 120 pi xels 1 Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) and turn the mode dial to . The LCD monitor turns on and displays the maximum recording time (in seconds). 2 Press the shutter button fully . • Shooting and sound record ing starts simultaneously . ?[...]

71 Shooting • The recording time may not display pr operly during shooting or filming may stop unexpectedly with the following t ypes of CF cards. - Slow r ecording car ds - Cards for matted on a diff erent camera or a computer - Car ds which have had images recor ded and erased repeatedly Although the r ecording time may not display properly dur[...]

72 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lo ck) It may be difficult to focus on the foll owing types of subj ects. Use the focus lock or AF lock in these situa tions. • Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings • Subjects with extremely bright objects at the cent er of the composition • Subjects that ar e moving quick[...]

73 Shooting T o r elease the focus lock Press the / button. • The focus lock can be set in any shooting mode. • When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD monitor , setting the A iAF to Off (p. 76 ) is recommended since the camera focuses using the cent er AF frame only . • The AF lock is convenient becaus e you can let go of [...]

74 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) Y ou can set the exposure and focus separ ately . This is effective when the contrast is too strong between th e subject and background or when a subject is backlit. Y ou must set the flash to . The AE lock cannot be set if the flash fires. T o release the AE lock Press the button. The AE lock may be r elea[...]

75 Shooting Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) Y ou can lock the flash exposure so th at the exposure sett ings are correctly set for a particular portion of your subject. T o r elease the FE lock Press the button. 1 Press the DISP . button to turn t he LCD monitor on. 2 Press the button to set the flash to . 3 Focus on the part of the su[...]

76 The FE lock may be released by pr essing the zoom lever , MENU button or button, or by changing the white balance, ISO speed, photo effe ct or the shooting mode, or by turning the LCD monitor off. Switching between Focusing Modes Although the auto focus function is preset to th e AiAF setting (9 AF frames) , you can set it to the center AF frame[...]

77 Shooting Switching between Light Metering Modes Y ou can switch between mete ring modes to shoot. Evaluative Appropriate for stan dard shooting condition s, including backlit scenes. The camera divides images into several zones for li ght metering. It evaluates complex lighting conditions , such as the position of the subj ect, the br ightness, [...]

78 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid ma king the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a bright background or to avoid making lights appear too bright in night shots. T o reset the ex po sure compensation Return the setting to 0. 1 In the FUNC. menu, select * . See Selecting Menus an[...]

79 Shooting Shooting in Long Shutter Mode Y ou can set the shutter s peed to a sl ow setting to make dark subjects appear brighter . 1 In the (Rec.) menu, select . See Selecting Menu s and Settings (p. 43). 2 Use the or b utton to se lect [O n] and press the MENU button. The display will retu rn to the Shooting screen. 3 In the FUNC. menu, select *[...]

80 T o cancel the lo ng shutter mo de While [Long Shutter] is displayed in the FUNC. menu, press the SET button. The nature of CCD image sens ors is such that noise in the recorded image incr eases at long sh utter speeds. Thi s camera, however , applies special proces sing to ima ges shot at shutter spe eds slower than 1.3 seconds to el iminate th[...]

81 Shooting Adjusting the T one (White Balance) When the white balance mode is set to match the light source, the camera reproduces colors more accurately . Auto The camera sets the wh ite balanc e automat ically ac cording to shootin g conditio ns. Daylight For recor ding outdoo rs on a bri ght day . Cloudy For recordi ng under overcast , shady or[...]

82 This setting cannot be adjusted when t he (Sepia) or (B/W) photo effe cts are selected. Setting a Custom Wh ite Balance Y ou can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting condi tions by having the cam era evaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card that you wish to est[...]

83 Shooting • Y ou ar e recommended to set the shooting mode to and the exposure compensatio n setting to zero (±0) befor e setting a custom white balance. The corr ect white balance may not be obtained when the exposure setting is incorr ect (image appears compl etely black or white). • Shoot with the same settings as when reading the white b[...]

84 Changing the Photo Effect By setting a photo effect before you sh oot, you can change the look and feel of the pictures you take. Photo Effect Off Records with n o effect. Vivid Emphasizes the contrast and co lor saturatio n to record bol d colors. Neutral T o nes down the cont rast and col or saturat ion to record neutral hues . Low Sharpe ning[...]

85 Shooting Adjusting the ISO Speed Raise the ISO speed when you wish to reduce camera shake or turn the flash off when shoo ting in a dark area, or use a fast s hutter speed. • Higher ISO speeds increase image noise. T o take clean images, use as low an ISO speed as possible. • The AUTO setting selects the optimal ISO speed. It wil l automatic[...]

86 Setting the Auto Rotate Function Y our camera is equipped wi th an Intelligent Orientation sensor that detects the orientation of an image shot wi th the camera held vertically and automatically rotates it to the correct viewing or ientation in the d isplay . Y ou can set this function on/off. • This function may not operate correctl y when th[...]

87 Shooting Resetting the File Number The images you shoot are automatically assigned a file number . Y ou can set whether or not the file numbers of a new CF card consecutively follow the file numbers on the previous CF card. Setting the File No. Rese t to [Off] is us eful for av oiding file nam e duplication when images are downloade d to a compu[...]

88 About File Numbers a nd Folder Numbers Images are assigned file numbers fr om 0001 to 9900, and folders are assigned folder numbers from 100 to 998 (Folder numbers cannot contain 99 in the last two digits). Folder File Capacity Each folder usually co nt ains up to 100 images. However , since images shot in con tinuous shooting and st itch assist[...]

89 Playbac k Playback Displaying Images Individually Y ou may not be able to play back images that have been shot with another camera or edited on a computer wit h other software applications. 1 Slide the mode switch to (Playback). The last recorded imag e will appear in the display (single image play back). 2 Use the or button to move between the [...]

90 Magnifying Images T o canc el the magnified display Press the zoom lever toward . Movie frames and index playback images cannot be magnified. 1 Press the zoom lever toward . • Images can be magn ified up to approximately 10 times in single image playback. •H o l d t h e SET but ton down and press the zoom lever toward to cycle through each s[...]

91 Playbac k Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback ) T o return to single image playback Press the zoom lever towa rd . 1 Press the zoom lever toward . Up to nine images can be vie wed at once in index playback. 2 Use the , , or button to change the image selection. Selected Image Movie[...]

92 Switching between Sets of Nine I mages T o re turn to index playback Press the zoom lever toward . 1 Press the zoom lever toward while in index playback. The jump bar will display . 2 Use the or button to move to the previous set or the next se t. Hold the SET button down and press the or button to jump to the first or last set. Jump Bar[...]

93 Playbac k Viewing Movies Y ou can playback movie clips shot in mode. Movies cannot be played in the index playback mode. 1 Use the or button to select a movie. Images with a icon are movies. 2 Press the SET button. • The movie control panel will display . • Use the or button to adjust the sound volume. 3 Use the or button to select (Play) an[...]

94 Pausing and Resuming Play Operating the movie control panel • Y ou may experience frame dr opping and audio breakup when playing back a movie on a computer with insufficient system resour ces. • Movies shot with other cameras may not play back on this camera. See List of Messages (p. 134). • Y ou can adjust the playback volume of movie cli[...]

95 Playbac k Editing Movies Selecting (Edit) in the movie control panel enables you to cut unwanted portions at the start or end of a movie clip. Protected movies and movies less than 1 second i n duration cannot be edited. 1 Use the or button to select a movie and press the SET button. 2 Switch to the movie editing mod e. •S e e Operating the mo[...]

96 • The minimum duration of an edited movie is 1 second. • It may take appr oximately 3 minutes t o save an e dited movie. If the battery pack runs out of charge partway through, edited movie cli ps cannot be saved. When editin g movies, use a fully charged battery pack or the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK5 00 (p. 140). 4 Use the or butto[...]

97 Playbac k Rotating Images in the Display Images can be rotated clockwise 90° or 27 0° in the display. • Movies cannot be ro tated. • When images are downloaded to a computer , the orientation of images rota ted by the camer a will depend upon the sof tware used to download the images. • Images can be magnified when rotated (p. 90). • I[...]

98 Attaching Sound Memos to Images In playback m ode (inclu ding single image playback, index playback , and magnifying playback), you can attach sound memos (up to 60 seconds) to an image. The sound data is saved in WAVE format. Exiting the Sound Memos Press the MENU button. 1 In the (Play) menu, select and press the SET button. See Selecting Menu[...]

99 Playbac k Playing/Erasing Soun d Memos • Y ou cannot attach sound memos to movies. • The “Memor y card full” message will display when the CF card is ful l and you will be unable to recor d sound memos to that card. • If an incompatible sound memo is attached to an image, you will be unable to r ecord or play sound memos for that image[...]

100 Automated Playback (Slide Shows) Starting a Slide Show A selection of images or all the images on a CF card can be displayed one- by-one in an auto mated slide show. Slide show image settings are base d on DPOF standard s (p. 110). All Images Plays all images on the CF card in ord er . Slide Show 1-3 Plays the image s selected for each slide sh[...]

101 Playbac k • Movies play for their entire r ecorded length r egardless of the t ime set in the slide show settings. • The power -saving func tion does not act ivate during a slide show (p. 31). Pausing/Resu ming a Slide Show Fast Forwarding/Rewinding a Slide Show Stopping a Slide Show Selecting Images fo r Slide Shows Y ou can mark images fo[...]

102 1 Display the Slide Show menu. See Starting a Slide Show (p. 100) . 2 Use the or button to select [Program] and the or button to select [Show 1], [Show 2] or [Show 3]. A white checkmark will appear beside a show already containing images. 3 Use the or button and the or button to choose [Select] and press the SET button. 4 Select images for the [...]

103 Playbac k Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Setti ngs Y ou can change the play time for al l the images in a show and have the show repea t continuou sly . • The display interval may vary slightly from the set time for some images w hen play ed. • Slide shows are easy to arrange on a c omputer with the su pplied software (ZoomBrowser EX/Im[...]

104 Protecting Images Y ou can protect importan t images and movies from accidental er asure. T o cancel prote ction After step 1, select an image to remove protection from and press the SET button. Please note t hat formatting (initializi ng) a CF car d erases all data, including prot ected images (p. 107). 1 In the (Play) menu, select and press t[...]

105 Erasing Erasing Erasing Single Images Y ou can erase images you do not need or are not satisfied with one by one. • Please note that erased images cann ot be recover ed. Exercise adequate caution bef ore erasing a f ile. • Protected images cannot be erased with this function. 1 Use the or button to select an image for deletion and press the[...]

106 Erasing All Images Y ou can erase all the images saved on the CF card. • P lease note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exer cise adequate caution befor e erasing a file . • Protected images cannot be erased with this func tion. 1 In the (Play) menu, select and press the SET button. See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 43). 2 Use the [...]

107 Erasing Formatting CF Cards Y ou should always format a new CF card or one fr om which you wish to erase all images and other data. Please note that formatting (initializing) a CF card erases all data, including prote cted images and other f ile types. • When the camera is malfunctioning, a corrupted CF car d might be the cause. Reformatting [...]

108 Printing Images shot with this camera can be printed using one of the foll owing methods. - Connecting the camera to a dir ect print com patible p rinter* 1 with a single cable and pressing the button on the camera. - Selecting images and specifying th e number of print copies (DPOF* 2 print settings) with the camera before sending the images ([...]

109 Print Sett ings/T ransferring Please refer to t he System Map supplied with your camera for direct pr int compatible printer (CP seri es or Bubble Jet printers) informatio n.  Connect the camera to the printer  Set various print settings (except DPOF print settings)  Print For details, see the Direct Print User Guide (separate from thi[...]

110 Setting the DPOF Print Settings Y ou can select images on a CF card for printing and specif y the number of print copies in advance usin g the camera. This is extremely convenient for sending the images to a photo developing ser vice, or for prin ting on a direct print function compatible pr inter . See the Direct Print User Guide for instructi[...]

111 Print Sett ings/T ransferring Single Imag es All the Images on a CF Card 3 Select images for printing. As shown below , selecti on methods differ according to the option s chosen for the (Print T ype) settings (p. 113). (Standard)/ (Both) Use the or button to selec t an image and the or button to select the number of prin t copies (up to maximu[...]

112 • The icon may display for a CF card that has had print settings set by a differ ent DPOF-compliant camera. These settings will be overwritten by those set by your ca mera. • The output of some printers o r photo developing services ma y not reflect the specified print settings. • Print settings cannot be set f or movie images. • Images[...]

113 Print Sett ings/T ransferring Setting the Print Style Set the print style after sele cting the image to print. The following print settings can be selected. Print T ype Standard Prints one imag e per page. Index Prints the sele cted imag es togethe r at a reduced si ze in an i ndex forma t. Both Prints the im ages in both th e standard and inde[...]

114 • When [Print T ype] is set to [Index], the [Date] and [File No.] cannot be set to [On] at the same time. • W ith CP printe rs, if [Print T yp e] is set to [ Both], both [ Date] and [ File No.] can be set t o [On], however , only the file number is printe d for the index print. The date prints in the format specified in the Date/Time menu ([...]

115 Print Sett ings/T ransferring Resetting the Print Settings The print settings can all be removed at once. The print type resets to Standard and the Date and F ile No. options to Off. 1 In the (Play) menu, select and press the SET button. See Selecting Menu s and Settings (p. 43). 2 Use the or button to select [Reset] and press the SET button. 3[...]

116 Image Transmission Settings (DPOF Transfer Orde r) Y ou can use the camera to specify se ttings for images be fore download ing to a computer . Refer to the Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk for instructions on how to transf er images to your computer . Y ou cannot use this function to transfer several images at once on Mac OS X [...]

117 Print Sett ings/T ransferring • Images are transferred in or der from oldest to newest by the shooting d ate. • A maximum of 998 images can be selected per CF card. 3 Use the or button to move between images and the or button to select and deselect them. • A checkmark displays on selected images. • Y ou can press the zoom lever toward t[...]

118 Connecting the Camera to a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer . Some methods are not applicable to all operating systems. • Downloading via a Camera to Computer Connection • Downloading Directly fro m a CF Card With this method, you download im ages using a card adapter or card[...]

119 Connecting the Camera to a Comp uter/TV Connecting the Camera to a Computer Computer System Requirements Windows Macintosh OS Windows 98 (First or Second Edition) Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Windows 2000 Windows XP (Home Edition, Prof essional) Computer M odel The above OS should be pre-insta lled on computers with bu ilt-in USB por[...]

120 The camera w ill not opera te correctly i f you connect it to your co mputer before installing the driver and softwar e. If this h appens, please r efer to the T rou bleshooting s ection of th e Canon Digital Ca mera Softwar e Starter Guide Disk . • Y ou do not need to turn off the came ra or computer power when making a USB connection . • [...]

121 Connecting the Camera to a Comp uter/TV If the event dialo g fails to appear , click the [Start] menu, followed by [Programs] or [Al l Programs], [Canon Utilities], [Came raWindow], and [CameraWindow Set Aut o-Launch]. 3 Slide the camera's mode switc h to (Play). 4 Press the ON/OFF button until the power l amp lights gre en. 5 Select [Cano[...]

122 6 Click [Set] in the [CameraWindow - Set Auto-Launch] window (first time only). The Download Image wi ndow will displ ay . • Using the software and computer to do wnload images: See the Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk . • Using the Camera to Download Images (Dir ect T ransfer Fu nction) See Downloading Images by Direct T ra[...]

123 Connecting the Camera to a Comp uter/TV Downloading Images by Direct T ransfer Use this method to download images using camera opera tions. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 120). All Images/New Images/DPOF T rans. Images All Images T ransfers and saves all images to t[...]

124 Select & T ransfer/Wallpaper Only JPEG format images can be downloaded as wallpaper for the computer . The option selected with the button is ret ained even when the camera's power is turned of f. The pre vious setting will be in effect the next time the Dir ect T ransfer menu is displayed. The image selection screen will appear dir ec[...]

125 Connecting the Camera to a Comp uter/TV Connecting the Camera to the Computer to Download Images without Installing Software If you are using Windows X P or Mac OS X (v10.1/v10.2), you can use the software distributed with these ope r ating systems to download images (JPEG format only) without in stallin g the software bundled on the Canon Digi[...]

126 Downloading Directly from a CF Card 1 Eject the CF card from th e camera and insert it into a CF card reader connected to the computer . • If you are using a PC card reader or a PC card slot, first place the CF card into a PC card adapter (sold sepa rately) and then insert the loaded adapter into the slot. • Refer to your card adapter’ s [...]

127 Connecting the Camera to a Comp uter/TV Viewing Images on a TV set Viewing Images on a TV set Y ou can use a video-compat ible television as a mo nitor to shoot or play back images when it is connected to the camera with the supplie d AV Cable AVC-DC300. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off. Also turn the television off. 2 Connect t[...]

128 • A TV set cannot be used in (stitch assist). • N o image w ill appe ar on the LC D monito r when th e camera is connected to a TV . • If the TV is a stereo model, you can plug the audio plug into ei ther the left or right Audio In jack. Please r efer to the TV’ s manual for details. The video output signal can be switche d (NTSC or P A[...]

129 My Came ra Settin gs Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) My Camera allows you to customiz e the start-up image and start-up, shutter , operation and self-timer sounds . Each menu item has three choice s. The option features science fiction related images and sounds. The option features animals. Changing My Camera Settings 1 Select the ([...]

130 • If you select (Theme) in Step 2, you can sele ct a consistent theme for each of the My Camera se ttings. • If the [Mute] option in t he (Set up) menu is set to [On], the beep will not sound even if each sound item is in dividually set to , or (On) in the My Camera menu (p. 48). 4 Press the MENU button. • The menu will close. • In Shoo[...]

131 My Came ra Settin gs Registering My Camera Settings Images recorded onto the CF card and newly r ecorded sounds can be added as My Camera settings to the and menu items. Y ou can also use the supplied software to upload your co mputer’ s images and sounds to the camera . Registering CF Card Images and Sounds 1 Slide the mode switch to (Playba[...]

132 • S ounds recor ded with the movie and sound memo functions cannot be added as My Camera setti ngs. • The prior setting is erased when a new My Camer a setting is added. 6 Select an image or record a sound. Start-up Image Use the or button to select the image you wish to regi ster and press the SET button. Start-up, Operation, Self-timer an[...]

133 My Came ra Settin gs File Format of My Camera Settin gs My Camera settings should conform to t he below file formats. However , CF card images shot with this camera can be registered as My Camera settings regardless of the below formats. Start-up Image • Recording Forma t: JPEG (Baseline JP EG) • Sampling Rate: 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 • Dimension [...]

134 List of Messages List of Messages List of Messages during Shooting/ Playback The following messages may appear on the LCD monitor during shooting or playback. Please refer to the Direct Print Us er Guide for the messages that display during a printer connection. Busy ... Image i s being recor ded to, or r ead from, CF card. No memory card You a[...]

135 List of Me ssages Unidentified Image Y ou attempted t o play back an image th at was recorded in a specia l format (proprietary format used by the camera of an other manuf acturer , etc.) or a mo vie clip record ed by another ca mera. Cannot magn ify! Y ou attempted t o magnify a mo vie clip or an image whic h was photogra phed with ano ther ca[...]

136 Troubleshooting Problem Caus e Solution Camera will not operate Power is no t turned on • Press the ON/OFF button for a moment. Battery cover or CF card slot cov er is open • Confi rm that the batter y cover a nd CF card slot cover are securely closed. Insufficien t battery voltage • Inser t a fully charge d battery into the camera. • U[...]

137 T roubleshooting Lens will not retrac t Battery cover or CF card slot cover was opened with power on • First close the batte ry cover or CF card slo t cover and then turn t he power off. Battery cover or CF card slot cove r was opened whil e recording to the CF card (warni ng signal sounds) • Fir st close t he batter y co ver or CF card slo[...]

138 Image is bl urred or out of focu s The subjec t is hard to focus on • Use the focus lock or AF lock to shoot. See Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) (p. 72). Subject in recorded image is to o dark Insufficien t light for shooting • Set the flash to on. Subject is da rk in contrast to the background • Set the exposure co[...]

139 T roubleshooting White dots appear on the image Light from the flas h has reflecte d off dust partic les or insects in th e air . (This is especially noticeable w hen shooting at w ide angle) • Thi s is a pheno menon tha t occurs with digital cameras and does not constitute a malfun ction. Flash does n ot fire Flash is set to off • Set the [...]

140 Appendix Using an AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) It is best to power the camera with AC Adapter Kit ACK500 (sold separately) when you are using it for long periods of time or connecting it to a computer . T urn the camera power off before connect ing or disconnecting the AC adapter . Use of an AC adapter kit other than ACK500 (sold se paratel[...]

141 Append ix Using a Car Battery Charger (Sold Separately) Car Batter y Charger CBC-NB1 (sold separ ately) can be used to charge battery pa cks from an automobi le’s cigarette lighter socket. Always ensure t hat the automobile’ s engine is runnin g when you use the car battery charger . Use of it with the engine off may deplete th e battery in[...]

142 Camera Care and Maintenance Use the following proce dures to clean the camera body , lens , viewfinder and LCD monitor . Never use thinners, benzene, synthetic cleansers or wa ter to clean the camera. These substances may distort or damage the equipment. Camera Body Gently wipe dirt off the camera body wi th a soft cloth or eyeglass lens wiper [...]

143 Append ix Specifications All data is based on Canon’ s standard testing me thods. Subject to change without notice. DIGIT AL IXUS 500/DIGIT AL IXUS 430 (W): wide an gle (T): telephoto Camera Effe ctive Pixels DIGIT AL IXUS 500: Approx. 5.0 million DIGIT AL IXUS 430: Approx. 4.0 million Image Sensor DIGIT AL IXUS 500: 1/1.8-inch CCD (T otal nu[...]

144 Shutter Sp eeds 15 – 1/2000 sec. 15 – 1 sec. po ssible in l ong shutte r mode. Slow shutter spe eds of 1.3 sec . or slower oper ate with noise redu ction. Light Mete ring System Evaluativ e, Center -weig hted average o r Spot (Center) Exposure Control System Program AE Exposure Co mpensation ± 2 .0 stops i n 1/3-stop incremen ts Sensitivit[...]

145 Append ix Number of Record ing Pixels Still images: DIGIT AL IXUS 500 Large: 2592 x 1944 pixels Medium 1: 2048 x 15 36 pixels Medium 2: 1600 x 12 00 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixe ls DIGIT AL IXUS 430 Large: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 1: 1600 x 12 00 pixels Medium 2: 1024 x 768 pi xels Small: 640 x 480 pixe ls Number of Record ing Pixels Movies: D[...]

146 *1 This digital camera support s Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard f or enhanc ing the commun icati on between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer , the camera’ s image data at the time of shooting is used and optim ize d, yielding extremely high quality prints. Power [...]

147 Append ix Battery Ca pacity Battery Pa ck NB-1LH (fully charged) * Excludes movie data. * At low operating temperatures, batte ry pack performance may be reduced and the low batter y icon may appear earlier than usual. Under these conditions, resuscitate the batter y pack by warm ing it in a pocket immediately before use. T est Cr iteria Shooti[...]

148 CF Cards and Estimated Capac ities DIGIT AL IXUS 500 : With card incl ud ed with the camera FC-32MH FC-64M FC-128M FC-256MH FC-512MSH (2592 x 1944 pixel s) 11 24 49 99 198 21 43 88 177 354 43 88 176 355 709 (2048 x 1536 pixel s) 18 38 76 154 308 33 68 137 276 552 67 136 274 548 1095 (1600 x 1200 pixel s) 30 61 122 246 491 54 109 219 440 8 79 10[...]

149 Append ix DIGIT AL IXUS 430 : With card included with the ca mera • The maximum movie clip length is approximately : 30 sec., : 3 min.* or : 3 min. The times shown are the maximum contin uous recording times. * When using the 64 MB or hi gher capacity CF card. • (Large), (Medium 1), (Mediu m 2), (Small), , and indicate the reco rding resolu[...]

150 Image File Si zes (Estimated) DIGIT AL IXUS 500 DIGIT AL IXUS 430 Resolution Comp ression (2592 x 1944 ) 2053 KB 1395 KB 695 KB (2048 x 1536 ) 1602 KB 893 KB 445 KB (1600 x 1200 ) 1002 KB 558 KB 278 KB (640 x 480) 249 KB 150 KB 84 KB Movies (640 x 480) 66 0 KB/sec. (320 x 240) 330 KB/sec. (160 x 120) 120 KB/sec. Resolution Comp ression (2272 x [...]

151 Append ix CompactFlash™ Card Batter y Pack NB-1LH Battery Charger CB-2LS/CB-2LSE * When charging Ba tter y Pack NB-1LH Compact Power Adapter CA-PS500 (Included with the optional AC Adapter Kit ACK500) Card Slot T ype Ty p e I Dimensions 36 .4 x 42.8 x 3. 3 mm (1.4 x 1 .7 x 0.1 in .) Weight Approx. 10 g (0.4 oz.) Ty p e Rechargea ble Lithium I[...]

152 Car Battery Charger CBC-NB1 (Optional) * When charging Battery Pack NB-1LH Rated Input DC 12 – 24 V , 4.3 W Rated Output 4. 2 V DC/0.55 A Charging T ime Approx. 13 0 minutes* Operating T emper atures 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensio ns 90.4 x 56.0 x 28.0 mm (3.6 x 2. 2 x 1.1 in.) Weight Ap prox. 106 g (3.7 oz.)[...]

153 Photo T ip s and In formatio n Photo Tips and Information Tip for Using the Self-timer (p.64) Normally the camera sha kes a little when you press the shutter button. Setting the self-timer to delays th e shutter release for 2 seconds and allows the camera to stop shaking, t hus preventing a blurred image. Even better results can be obtained by [...]

154 ISO Speed (p.85) The ISO speed is the numeric represen ta tion of the camera’ s sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO speed, the hi gher the sensitivity . A high ISO speed allows you to shoo t images in dark indo or or outdoor condi tions without a flash and also helps prev ent blurre d images due to camera shake. This is convenient when s[...]

155 Index A AC Adapter K it ACK500 ........... 140 AE Lock ............ ................ ......... 74 AF Frame ............. ............. ......... 41 AF Lock ..................... ............. ... 72 AF-assist Beam .......... ............. ... 42 AiAF ........... ............. ................ ... 39 Auto Play (Slid e Show). ........... 100 Auto[...]

156 Play Menu ................ ............ 48 Rec. Menu ............. ............. .. 47 Selecting Menus and Settings .... ............ ................ 43 Set up Menu .................... ..... 48 Messages List of Messages during Shooting/Playback ............. 13 4 Metering Mod es .......... ............. .. 77 Mode Dial ................... ...[...]

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158 T ra demark Acknow ledgements • Canon and PowerShot ar e trademarks of Canon Inc. • CompactFrash is a trademar k of SanDisk Corporation. • iBook and iMac are trademar ks of Apple Computer , Inc. • Macintosh, PowerBook, Power Macint osh and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc., registered in the United States and other count[...]

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160 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode The chart below is a refer ence for th e settings available fo r various shooting conditions. The settings selected in each shooting mode ar e saved after you finish shooting. Function Reference Page Auto Manual Stitch Assist Movie Resolution Large  *  *  * – p. 55 Medium 1    – Me[...]

161 * Default se tting  Setting available  Setting can on ly be select ed for the first image. (Shaded Area): Setting is memorize d even when the camera power is shut off. (1) is not available with the DIGIT AL IXUS 430. (2) The ISO speed is automatically set. With the exception of the [D ate/Time ], [Language] an d [Video System] settings, a[...]

DIGIT AL CAMERA Camera User Guide Please read the Read This First section (p. 7). Please also read t he Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk and the Direct Print User Guide . Camera User Guide ENGLISH CANON INC. 30-2 Shimomaruk o 3-chome, Ohta-ku, T okyo 146-85 01, Japan Europe, Africa & Middle East CANON EUROPA N.V . PO Box 2262, 1[...]