Canon 55 manuale d’uso

Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Downloading Images to a Computer Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the camera and use its basi c features. ENGLISH Basic CEL-SF3EA210[...]

The following guides are availabl e. 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 St arter Guide For information on included items an[...]

1 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack" message displays. 1. Insert t he battery into the battery charger. 2. Plug t he battery charger (CB-2L V) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord to the ba[...]

2 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide the memo ry card slot/battery cover and open it ( , ). 2. Push the bat tery lock in the direction of 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 Card Push the memor y card with you r finger or th e toggle on the w rist strap u ntil the memory card clicks and then re lease it. Y ou can use SD* memory cards and MultiMedi aCards with this ca mera. These ca rds are col lectively call ed memory ca rds in this guide. *SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protect[...]

4 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the powe r button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an item and the or button to change its value ( ). T o set the daylight saving option, use the or button to display . 3. Confirm th at the correct time is displayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The date and time can also b e 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, th e image appears in the LCD monitor for approximat ely 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to display imag [...]

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

8 Movie Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at optimal exposure. Underwater Appropriate for shoot ing images with All Weather Case AW -DC50 (sold separately). This mode uses an opti mal white balance setting to reduc e 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 cycl e through flash settings. Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting mode[...]

10  Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button to switch modes. T o cancel the macro/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 flow ers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Dist ance from End of Lens to Su[...]

11 1. Slide the mode switch to (playback). The last recorded image w ill appear in the LCD monitor . 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish 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 clearly . 1. In the playb[...]

12 Settings fo r the shooti ng or playba ck modes or such camer a settings as the date/time and sounds ar e set using t he FUNC., Rec., Pl ay , Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu set s many of t he common shoo ting functions . Slide the mode switch t o or . Press the FUNC./SET bu tton. Use the or b utton to select a menu item. • Some [...]

13 R ec., Play , Set up and My Camer a Menus Convenie nt settings f or shooting or playbac k can be set with these me nus. Press the MENU button. Use the or button to switch bet ween menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Use the or button to select a me nu item. • Some items may not be selectable in some shooting mo[...]

14 Y ou can easily print by connectin g the camer a to a direct p rint comp atible printer *1 with a cable and simply pressing the button on th e camera. 1. Connect the camera to a Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's power . Slide the mode switch to (playback) mode and turn on the camera's power . *1 Since this camer[...]

15 2. Confirm that , or is displayed in the upper lef t of the LCD monitor ( ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary ac cording 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 printing will start. Î See the Advanced Gu ide : Setting the[...]

16 The following methods can be used t o download images recorded by the camera to a compute r . Some methods, depending on the O S used, may n o t be a v a il a b l e. P l e a se r e a d S ys t e m R e q u i r e m en t s ( p . 1 7 ) i n a d v a n c e.  Camera to Comput er Connection * Please also see the Windows XP and Mac OS X Users leaflet. ?[...]

17 System R equir ements Please install the softwa re on a computer meeti ng the following mi nimum requirements.  W indo ws  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Mode l The above OS should be pre-install ed on computers with built[...]

18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and compu ter • Canon Dig ital Camer a Solution Dis k supplied wi th the camera • Interface ca ble supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the sof tware. 1. Place the Canon Digi t al Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Digital Camera Software [Instal[...]

19 2. Connecting the camera to a comput er . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT AL termina l. 1. Use the t oggle on the wrist strap to open the terminal cover . 2. With the facing in the direction sh own, insert the interface cable all the way . 2. Slide th e camera's mode sw[...]

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] (fi rst time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer . • By default, the downloaded imag[...]

21 Downl oading 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 . Thumbn[...]

22 Downloading Images Using the Cam era (Direct T ransfer) Use this meth od to download images using camera opera tions. Install the suppl ied software and adju st the computer set tings before usin g t h is me t h o d for t h e fi r s t t i me ( p . 1 8 ) . 1. Confirm that the Direct T ra nsfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . [...]

23  Select & T r ansf er/Wallp aper 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.69).[...]

The following guides are availabl e. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and R eference 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 St arter Guide For information on included items an[...]