Canon A710 IS manual

ENGLISH The Components Guide Preparation Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Basic Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E291-010 XXXXXXX © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how t o prepare the ca mera and use its ba sic features.[...]

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 User Guide is called the Advanced Gu ide . Flowchart and Reference Guides For information on included items and items sold separately The Components Guide Pre[...]

1 The Components Guide  Front View a Microphone ( Advanced Guide p. 79) b AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 20) c Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 12) d Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16) e Speaker f Viewfinder Window ( Advanced Guide p. 16) g Flash (p. 12) h Terminal Cover i A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal ( Advanced Guide p. 88) j DIGITAL Terminal ( p. [...]

2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide p. 12) b Viewfinder ( Advanced Guide p. 16) c Wrist Strap Mount d Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5) e Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5) f Tripod Socket The LCD monitor is covered with a thin plastic film for protection against scratches during shipment. Remove it before using the camer[...]

3 The Components Guide  Controls a Indicators (p. 4) b Power Lamp c Power Button (p. 8) d Zoom Lever (p. 12, Advanced Guide p. 70) Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) e Shutter Button (p. 8) f Shooting Mode Dial (pp. 8, 9) g Mode Switch (pp. 8, 18) h (Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30) i FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button[...]

4 Indicators The camera indicators will light or blink under the following cond itions. • Upper Indicator • Lower Indicator Never do the following while the indicator blinks gre en. These actions may corrupt image data. • Shake or jolt the camera • Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery cover Green: Ready to shoot Blinking[...]

5 Preparations 1. Installing the batteries. 1. Slide the memory card slot /battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow and op en the cover. 2. Insert the 2 supplied AA-size alka line batteries, or separately sold AA-size NiMH ba tteries. 2. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card unti l it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory ca[...]

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 memory cards, SDHC memory car ds and MultiMedi aCards wit h this c amera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.[...]

7 Preparations First Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use the or button to select an item an d the or button to change its valu e ( b ). 3. Confirm that the correct t ime is displayed and press th e FUNC./SET butto n ( c ). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).  Setting the Displ[...]

8 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 again turns the power off. • Pressing the power button while pressing and holding the DISP. button will turn on the mute setting which will mute all sounds except for warning sounds. 2. Set the mode swit[...]

9 Shooting 2. Press the shutter butt on fully to shoot. The shutter soun d will play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memo ry 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 continue to displ[...]

10  Shooting Modes Auto The camera automatically select s settings. Image zone When a shooting mode appropriate fo r the shooting co nditions is selected, the camera automatically adjusts setting s for optimal shooting. Portrait Blurs the background and makes a perso n stand out. Landscape Optimized for shooting landscape scenes which contain bo[...]

11 Shooting Image zone Stitch As sist Allows you t o shoot ove rlapping imag es that can lat er be merged (st itched) to cre ate one panor amic imag e on a computer. Movie Shoots a movie when you press th e shutter butto n. Apart from [ Standard] mode, you can also select from [ Fast Frame Rate] which is suitable for shoo ting sports or fast motion[...]

12 Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm – 210 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. The zoom bar appears when you press the zoom lever. Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle through flash settings. Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject. Each t[...]

13 Shooting Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appear red. Auto with red-eye reduction The flash fires a utomatically and fi res the red- eye reduction lamp each time. Auto The flash fire s automatically. Flash on with red- eye reduction The red-eye reduction lamp and flash alwa[...]

14  Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function You can set whether the camera automatically performs red-eye reduction when the flash fires. 1. (R ec.) Menu [Red-Eye] [On] */[Off]. * Default setting.  Setting the Slow Synchro Function The flash timing is adjusted to slow shutter speeds. This reduces the chance that only the background will appear[...]

15 Shooting Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. Press the butt on. When using the zoom in macro mode, a yellow bar appear s below the zoom bar to indicate the ra nge in which you cannot use macro mode to shoot the subject. If the zoom bar enters the yellow bar range, the macro mode icon will turn gray. You can still shoot the image, however, the shot wil[...]

16 Using the Self-Timer 1. FUNC. Menu * (Drive Mode) / / . * Default setting. • When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will blink. When using red-eye reduction, the self-timer lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds. To cancel the self-timer, follow step 1 and select . * 1 May differ depending on My Camera [...]

17 Shooting  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. FUNC. Menu (Drive Mode) (Custom Timer). 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select [Delay] or [Shots] using the or button and change the settings us ing the or button. Î See Menus and Settings (p. 20). If the [Shots] option is se t to 2 or more shots, the followi ng occur s. - The exposure[...]

18 1. Set the mode switch to (playback)( a ) . The last image that was played back appears (Resume Playback). If additional images were shot after viewing images in playback mode, the last image that was shot will appear instead. If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer, the newest imag[...]

19 Playback/E rasing 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an image to erase ( a ) and press the button ( b ). 2. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press the FUNC./SET button ( c ). To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Erasing Please note that erased images can not be recovered. Exercise adequate caution b efore erasing an[...]

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

21 Menus and Settin gs Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playback o r printing 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 butt on to select a menu item. • Some items may n[...]

22 Connect the camera to a dir ect print compatible printer * 1 with a cable and simply press the button on the camera. 1. Connect the camera to a direct print c ompatible printer and turn on the printer’s power. * 1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge ), you can use it with other PictBridge-compl iant printers in addition to C[...]

23 Printing 2. Turn on the power in play back mode and confirm that , or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model. • will display for movies. 3. Select an image to print using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The button w[...]

24 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 read System Requirements ( p. 25) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all the operating systems listed above[...]

25 Downloading Imag es to a Compute r System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the follow ing minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh * EOS Utility (software for EOS DIGITAL series cameras) is only supported by PowerPC. OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Servi ce Pack 4 Windows XP (includi[...]

26 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camer a • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Cam era Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation ]. Proceed with the install[...]

27 Downloading Imag es to a Compute r 2. Connecting the came ra to a computer. 1. Use the supplied int erface cable to connect the com puter’s USB port to the camera’s DIGITAL terminal. Slip your fingernail under the rig ht edge of the camera’s terminal cover, lift it open and plug the interface cable in all the way. 2. Set the camera’s mod[...]

28 Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • By default, the downloaded images are sa[...]

29 Downloading Imag es to a Compute r Downloading Images to a Computer The following window will appear when you estab lish 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 [...]

30 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use this meth od to download imag es using camera operations . Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 26). 1. Confirm that the Direct Transfer menu is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor. • The button will light blu[...]

31 Downloading Imag es to a Compute r  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or , and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to down load 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 inde[...]

32 MEMO[...]

Safety Precautions Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera, in or der to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure to also read the safe ty precautions listed in t he Advanced Camera User Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or ani[...]