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    ENGLISH Preparation Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Downloading Images to a Computer Basic CDI-E189-010 © 2005 CANON INC. PRINTED IN CHINA Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how t o prepare the ca mera and use its ba sic features. Cover-Basic_Eng.fm Page 1 Friday, June 24, 2005 4:0 6 PM[...]

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    The following guides are availabl e. 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 User Guide is called the Advanced Guide . Flowchart and Re ference Guides For information on included items and items sold separately Preparations • Instal[...]

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    1 Preparations 1. Installing th e batteries. 1. Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow and open the cover. 2. Insert the supplied 4 AA-size alka line batteries, or separately sold AA-size NiMH ba tteries. 3. Close the battery cover. 2. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Slide the memory card slot cover in the direction of the arrow a[...]

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    2  To Remove the Memory Card Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. You can use SD* memory car ds and Multi MediaCards wi th thi s camera. These cards are collectively ca lled memory cards in this guide. * SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system. 100-BasicGuide.fm Page 2 T hursd ay, J[...]

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    3 Preparations First Time Settings  Opening the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor can be used to check an image during shooting, to play back recorded images or to adjust menu settings. It can be opened to the following range of positions. 1. Opened right to left 180 deg rees. 2. Tilted forward 180 degr ees toward the lens or backward 90 degrees. When[...]

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    4  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use the or button to select an item and the or button to change its v alue ( b ). 3. Confirm that the correct tim e is displayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( c ). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).  Setting the Display Language 1. Set the mode switch t[...]

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    5 Shooting 1. Press the power button. 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. • To switch to the setting that mutes a ll sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the MENU button while pressing the power button. 2. Set the mode switc[...]

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    6 Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD mo nitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration setting with the following procedures. • Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot. • Pressing the FUNC./SET button while the image is disp[...]

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    7 Shooting Image zone (Special Sc ene) By simply sel ecting one of th e following sho oting modes, you can sh oot with the most appropri ate settings for the scene. My Colors Allows yo u to chan ge the image colors easily with 9 modes. Stitch Assist Allows you to shoot overlappin g images that can later be merge d (stitched) to crea te one panora m[...]

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    8  Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm – 140 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Image zone Shoots a movie when you pre ss the shutter butto n. You can select from four modes: [Stan dard], [Fast Frame Rate] su itable for sports or fast motio n, [Compact] convenien t for email atta[...]

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    9 Shooting  Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle throug h flash settings. * Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the ef fect of light reflect ing back from the eyes and making th em appear red. You can se t this feature on and off in the Rec. menu. Auto with red-eye reduction The flash fires automatically and fires the red - eye reduc[...]

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    10  Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. Press the button. To cancel the macro mode, press the button again. Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. Image Area at M inimum Shooting Distanc e from End of Lens to Su bject • Maximum wide angle se tting: 22 x 16 mm (0.9 x 0.6 in.) Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.4 in.) • Ma[...]

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    11 Playback/Erasing 1. Set the mode switch to (playback). The last recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor. 2. Use the or butto n to display the image you wi sh 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, bu t shows them less clearly. 1.[...]

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    12 Settings for the shooting or playback modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the FUNC., Rec., Play, Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of t he common shooting functions. a Set the mode switch to (shooting) . b Press the FUNC./SET button . c Use the or button to select a menu item. • Some i[...]

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    13 Menus and Setti ngs Rec., Play, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting or playba ck can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the or button to switch between me nus. • You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button to select a menu item. • Some items may not be selectable i[...]

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    14 Connect the camera to a dir ect print compatible pr inter* 1 with a cable and simply press the button on the came ra. 1. Connect the camera to a Direct Print compa tible pr inter and turn on the printer’s power. * 1 Since this camera uses a standard pr otocol (PictBridge ), you can use it with other PictBridge-compl iant printers in addition t[...]

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    15 Printing 2. Turn on the power in play back mode and confi rm that , or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary ac cording to the pr inter model. 3. Select an image to print using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The button will blink blue and printin[...]

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    16 The following methods can be us ed to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 17) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection * Please also see the Windows XP and Mac OS X Users leaflet.  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card r[...]

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    17 Downloading Images to a Compute r System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the follow ing minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Service Pack 1 and Se rvice Pack 2) Computer Model The above OS should be pre-install[...]

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    18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solutio n Disk supplied with the camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solutio n Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button a[...]

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    19 Downloading Images to a Compute r 5. Remove the Canon D igital Camera Solution Disk fro m the CD-ROM drive after restarting. 2. Connecting the camera to a comput er. 1. Use the supplied interface ca ble to connect the com puter’s USB port to the camera’s DIGITAL terminal. Slip your fingernail under the left edge of the camer a’s terminal c[...]

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    20 Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set t he preferences will appear when a connection is established betw een the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon Ca meraWindow] and click [OK] (fi rst time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • By default, the downloaded images ar[...]

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    21 Downloading Images to a Compute r Downloading Im ages to a Computer The following window will appear when you establish a connection between the camera 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 c[...]

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    22 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use this meth od to download im ages using came ra operatio ns. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 18). 1. Confirm that the Direct Trans fer menu is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor. • The button will light b[...]

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    23 Downloading Images to a Compute r  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 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 d ownload. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be se lected during ind[...]

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    24 Safety Precautions Be sure to read, under stand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera, in orde r to pr event injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure to also read the safety precau tions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or[...]