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Canon A560 manual

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    ENGLISH The Components Guide Preparations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Setti ngs Printing Basic Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E277-010 © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN MALAYSIA Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the c amera and use its basic featur es.[...]

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

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    1 The Components Guide  Front View a Microphone ( Advanc ed Guide pp. 38, 69) b AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 21) c Red-Eye Reduction Lamp ( Advanced Guide p. 30) d Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16) e Viewfinder Window ( Adv anced Guide p. 16) f Flash (p. 14) g Terminal Cover h A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal ( Advanced G uide p. 72) i DIGITAL [...]

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    2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide p. 12) b Viewfinder ( Advan ced Guide p. 16) c Speaker d Wrist Strap Moun t e Memory Card Slot / Ba ttery Cover Loc k (p. 5) f Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5) g Tripod Socket In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend attaching the wrist strap before using the ca mera. The LCD monitor [...]

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    3 The Components Guide  Controls a Indicators (p. 4) b Power Button (p. 9) c Zoom Lever (p. 13, Advanced G uide p. 60) Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) d Shutter Button (p. 10) e Shooting Mode Dial (pp. 9, 11) f (Print/Share ) Button (p. 21) g FU NC ./S ET (Function/ Set) Button ( p. 19 , Advanced Guide p. 18) h M[...]

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    4 Indicators The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions. z Upper Indica tor z Lower I ndica tor Never do the following while the indicator blinks green. These actions may corrupt image data. - Shake or jolt the camera - Shut off the power , or open t he memory card slot/battery cover Green: Ready to shoot (camera beeps[...]

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    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 2 suppl ied AA-s ize al kaline batte ries, o r separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries. 2. Inserting the m emory card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory card slot/battery[...]

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    6  To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. You can use SD mem ory cards, SDH C memory ca rds and MultiMediaCards with th is camera. These car ds are collectively called memory cards in this guide.[...]

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    7 Preparat ions Turning the Power On/Of f  Turning the Camera On/Off in Shooting Mode 1. Press the power button. The indic ators blink wh ile the camera turn s on. 2. Pressing the power button again turns the power off.  Turning the Camera On/Off in Playback Mode 1. Press the / button. The indic ators blink wh ile the camera turn s on. 2. Pre[...]

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    8 First Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power butt on ( a ). 2. U se the or button to select an item and the or button to cha nge its val ue ( b ). 3. C onfirm that the correct time is disp layed and press th e FUNC ./SET bu tton ( c ). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 20).  Setting the Display Langua[...]

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    9 Shooting 1. Press the pow er button. The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display on the LCD monitor. • Pressing the pow er button while pressing and holding the DISP. button will turn on the mute s etting which will mute all s ounds except for warning sounds. 2. Set the shooti ng mode dial to . 3. Aim the c amera at the sub[...]

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    10 4. Focus an d shoot. 1. Press th e shutter butto n halfway to focus. When the camera focuses automatically , the camera beeps twice and the indi cator lights green (orange when using the flash). Also, the AF frame appears in green on the LCD monitor at t he point where the camera is focused. 2. Press th e shutter bu tton fully to shoot. The shut[...]

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    11 Shooting Selecting a Shooting Mode 1. Set the shooting mode dial to the desired mode ( a ). In the and modes, press the FUNC./SET button ( b ) and use the or button to select a shooting mode ( c ), then press the FUNC./SET button ( d ).  Shooting Modes Auto The cam era auto matically selects set tings. Imag e zone When a shooti ng mode a ppro[...]

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    12 Image zone Indoor Prev ents cam era sh ake and ma inta ins t he s ubje ct’ s true co lor when sho oting unde r fluoresce nt or tun gsten lig htin g. (Special Sc ene) You ca n shoot with the most a pprop riate setting s for the sce ne. Snow Shoo ts wit hout a blue ting e and wi thou t maki ng pe ople appea r dar k agai nst a snow y backgro und.[...]

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    13 Shooting Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 140 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Im age zone Movie Shoo ts a mo vie w hen y ou pre ss th e shu tter butt on. Apart fro m (Stan dard ) mode, you can al so sel ect fr om (Fast Frame Rat e) whic h is suita ble fo r shooti ng spor ts [...]

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    14 Using the Flash 1. Pr ess th e button to cycle through flash settings. * When red-ey e reduction is enab led ( Adva nced Guide p. 30), th e red-eye reduction lamp lights w hen the fla sh fires. Red-eye re duction: This featur e reduces the effe ct of light re flecting back from the eyes and m aking them appea r red. * Auto The flash fires auto m[...]

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    15 Shooting Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. Press the button. T o cancel the macro mode, press the button to turn off the display . Macro Use th is mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or sm all items. Image Area at M inimum Fo cusing Distance fr om End of Lens t o Sub ject : • Ma ximum wid e angle setting: 60 × 45 mm (2.4 × 1.8 in.) Minimum fo cus[...]

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    16 Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the butt on to cycle th rough self-ti mer settings. • When the shutter button i s pressed fully , the self-timer lamp will blink. When setting the red-eye reduction function, t he self-timer lamp will blink and then stay lit for t he last 2. T o cancel the self-timer, press button to s elect .  Changing the Del[...]

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    17 Shooting  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. (Rec.) Me nu [Self-time r] . See Menus and Sett ings (p. 20). 2. Press the FUNC./SET button. 3. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [Sho ts] and the or button to change the set ting and press the FUNC./SET butto n. 4. Press the MENU butto n. This setting cannot be s et in some sho[...]

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    18 1. Press the / button ( a ). The last recorded image will displ ay. If you have played back imag es between shoo ting ses sions however, the last image viewed will d isplay (Resume Playback) inst ead of the las t recorde d image. If th e memory card has bee n switche d, or the images on the memory card have been ed ited wit h a compute r, the ne[...]

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    19 Menus and Set tings 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 or Set up menu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets m any of the com mon shooting f unctions. a Set the shoo ting mode di al to the shoot ing mode yo u want to use. b Press the F UNC./SET bu[...]

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    20 Rec., Play, Print and Set up Menus Convenient set tings for shooting, pla yback or print ing can be set with thes e menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the or button to switch between menus. • Y ou can also use t he zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or bu tton to select a menu item. • Some items may not be selectable in some sh[...]

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    21 Printi ng Connect the camer a to a direct print compatible printer* 1 wit h a cable and simply press the button on t he camera. 1. Connect the ca mera to a direct prin t compati ble printer and turn on the printer’s power. *1 Sin ce thi s ca mera us es a s tan dar d prot oco l (Pi ctBr idge ), yo u can u se it with other PictBridge- compliant [...]

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    22 2. Press the / button to t urn on the power and confirm that , or is displayed in the up per left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon wil l vary according to the printer model. • The icon w ill display for mov ies. 3. Select an ima ge to prin t using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). T[...]

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    23 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 Req uirements (p. 2 4) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with al[...]

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    24 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 should be pre-in stalled o n computers with buil t-i n USB p orts . CPU Windows[...]

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    25 Downloading Images t o a Computer Preparing to Download I mages  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera • Interface cable suppli ed with the camera 1. Install t he software. 1. Pl ace the Cano n Digit a l Camera Solution Disk i n the computer’s CD-ROM driv e. 2. Click [Easy[...]

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    26 2. Connecting the camer a to a c omputer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer ’s USB port to the cam era’ s DIGIT AL terminal. Slip your fingernail under t he lower end of the camera’s terminal cover , lif t it open and plug the interface cable in all the way . 2. Press th e / butto n to turn on the power . The came[...]

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    27 Downloading Images t o a Computer Downlo ading Images to a Comp uter A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon CameraWin dow] and click [OK] (fi rst time o nly). 2. Download the images. • Download the im ages using the came ra or the co mputer. ?[...]

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    28 Down loading Images to a Co mput er The following window will appear when you establish a connection 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 ima ges. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • [...]

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    29 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 bef ore using this method for the first time (p. 25 ). 1. Confirm that the Direct Transfer me nu is di splayed on the camera’s LCD [...]

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    30  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button) . 3. Select image s to downloa d and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • 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. 61).[...]

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    33 Safety Pre caution s Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety p recautions below when using the ca mera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure t o also read the saf ety precautions listed in the Advanced Camera Use r Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human[...]