Canon IXUS 500 HS manual

Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Before use, be sure to read t his guide, inc luding the safety prec autions. • This guide will familiarize yo u with how to use the camera correctly. • Keep the gu ide handy for future refer ence.[...]

2 Before use, make sure the fo llowing ite ms are include d in the packag e. If anything i s missing, con tact your camera dealer. • A memory card is not included (p. 3) . For informa tion about th e included so ftware, ref er to the ImageBrowser EX User Guide , on the DI GITAL CAMERA Manuals Di sk (p. 26). Package Contents User Manuals • Adobe[...]

3 The following memory cards (so ld separatel y) can be used, regardless of capacity. • microSD memo ry cards* • microSDHC memory cards* • microSDXC memory cards* * Conforms to SD specifications. However, not all memory cards have been verified to work with the camera. • Take and revie w some test shot s initially to make sure the i mages w[...]

4 • : Importa nt informa tion you should k now • : Notes and tips for expe rt camera us e • (p. xx): Page s with related i nformation (i n this example , “xx” represen ts a page number ) • Instructio ns in this guide a pply to the came ra under defa ult settings. • For convenie nce, all supp orted memory ca rds are simply referred to [...]

Part Names and Conventions in This Guide 5 • In this guid e, icons are us ed to represe nt the corres ponding camera buttons and switches on whi ch they appear or wh ich they rese mble. • The followi ng camera buttons are represen ted by icons. o Up button on back q Left button on back r Right button on back p Down butto n on back m FUNC./SET b[...]

6 Package Cont ents ................... .......... 2 Compatible Memor y Cards ............. ...3 Preliminary Notes and Legal Information ........ .......... ............. ........3 Part Names and Conventions in This Guide ............. ............. ............. 4 Contents ..... ............. .......... ............. ...6 Contents: Ba sic Operatio[...]

Contents 7 8 Appendix ......................... 195 Troubleshooting .......... ................ .. 196 Handling Precauti ons ............... ..... 199 On-Screen M essages .......... .......... 200 On-Screen Informa tion ........... ....... 202 Functions a nd Menu T ables .......... 206 Index.. ............. ........... ............. ....... 214[...]

8 4 Shoot z Use camera-determined settings (Auto Mode) ............................. 46 z Focus on faces ............................................................... 46, 82, 117 z Without using the flash (Flash Off) ............................................... 58 z With myself in the shot (Self-Timer) ........................................ [...]

Contents: Basic Operations 9 1 View z View images (Playback Mode) ................................................... 128 z Automatic playback (Slideshow) ................................................. 138 z On a TV ..... ................................................................................. 177 z On a computer ................ ......[...]

10 • Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the product is used correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to also check the guides included with [...]

Safety Precautions 11 • Turn the camera off in places where camera use is prohibited. The electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the o peration of electronic instruments and other devices. Exercise adequate caution wh en using the camera in places where use of electronic devices is restricted, such as inside airplanes and [...]

Safety Precautions 12 • In regular use, small amounts of smoke may be emitted from the flash. This is due to the h igh intensity of the flash burn ing dust and foreign materials st uck to the front of the unit. Please use a cot ton swab to remove dirt, dust or other foreign matter from the flash to prevent heat build-up and damage to the unit. ?[...]

13 Prepare for shooting as fol lows. z Thread the end of the strap thro ugh the str ap hole ( ), and then pul l the other e nd of the strap thro ugh the loop on t he threaded en d () . z Place the st rap around your wrist. z When shooti ng, keep your arms close to y our body and hold the camera secur ely to prevent it from movin g. Do not rest your[...]

Initial Preparations 14 Before use , charge th e battery wit h the inclu ded charge r. Be sure to charge the battery initially, b ecause the camera is not sold with the battery ch arged. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. z After alignin g the S marks on the batt ery and charger, ins ert the battery by push ing it in ( ) and do wn ( ). Charge th[...]

Initial Preparations 15 Insert the inclu ded battery. Open the cover. z Slide the co ver ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the battery. z While pressing the battery lock in the directio n of the arrow, insert the ba ttery facing as sho wn and push it in until it clic ks into the loc ked positi on. z Batteries ins erted facing the wrong way cannot be loc [...]

Initial Preparations 16 Insert a memor y card (sold se parately). Note that befor e using a new memory card (or a memory card formatted in another devi ce), you should format the memory card with this camera (p. 166). Open the cover. z Slide the co ver ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the memory card. z Insert the memor y card facing as show n until it [...]

Initial Preparations 17 z Open the cove r and push the memory card in until it clic ks, and the n slowly rele ase the memory card. X The memory card will pop up. A screen for se tting the dat e and time is disp layed the f irst time you tur n the camera on. Be su re to specify t he date and time, wh ich is the basi s for dates and times add ed to y[...]

Initial Preparations 18 Set the local time zone. z Press the qr button s to choose your local time zone. Finish the setu p process. z Press the m button when finis hed. After a confirmation message, th e setting screen is no longer displayed. z To turn off the camer a, press th e ON/OFF button. • Unless you se t the date, time , and local ti me z[...]

Initial Preparations 19 Adjust the date and ti me as follows. Access the camera menu. z Press the n button. Choose [Date/Time]. z Move the zo om lever to c hoose the 3 ta b. z Press the op buttons t o choose [Date/ Time], and th en press the m button. Change the date and time. z Follow step 2 on p. 17 to adjust the settings. z Press the n button to[...]

Initial Preparations 20 The display language can be changed as neede d. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 button. Access the setting screen. z Press and hol d the m button, and then immediately pr ess the n button. Set the disp lay languag e. z Press the opqr buttons to choo se a language, an d then press the m butt on. X Once the di splay lang ua[...]

21 Follow thes e instruction s to turn the camera on, shoot still ima ges or movies, and then v iew them. For fully auto matic selectio n of the optimal settings for spec ific scenes, s imply let the came ra determine the subjec t and shoo ting conditi ons. Turn the camera on. z Press the ON/OF F button. X The startu p screen is displayed. Enter A [...]

Trying the Camera Out 22 Shoot. Shooting Still Images Focus. z Press the shutter but ton lightly, halfway down. The camer a beeps twice af ter focusing, a nd AF frame s are disp layed to indicate im age areas in focu s. Shoot. z Press the shutter but ton all the w ay down. X As the camera sh oots, a shutt er sound is played, and in lo w-light condi[...]

Trying the Camera Out 23 Shooting Movies Start shooting. z Press the movie bu tton. The camera beeps once as re cording be gins, and [ Rec] is displayed w ith the elapsed time . X Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas no t recorded. X Frames displ ayed around an y faces that are detected i ndicate th[...]

Trying the Camera Out 24 After shoot ing images or movies, you can v iew them on the sc reen as follow s. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 button. X Your last s hot is disp layed. Browse thro ugh your i mages. z To view the previous ima ge, pres s the q button. To view the n ext image, press the r button. z To access Scro ll Display mod e, press [...]

Trying the Camera Out 25 Play movies. z Press the m bu tton, press the op buttons to choose , and the n press the m button again. z Playback now begins, and after the movie is finished, is displ ayed. z To adjust th e volume, pres s the op buttons during play back. You can ch oose and erase un needed i mages one b y one. B e careful w hen erasing i[...]

26 The softwar e and the manuals on the includ ed CD-ROMs are int roduced below, with instruction s for instal lation, sav ing images to a computer, and using the manua ls. After instal ling the so ftware on th e CD-ROM, yo u can do the following th ings on your computer . ImageBrowser EX z Import image s and change camer a settings z Manage images[...]

Included Software, Manuals 27 The includ ed softwar e can be u sed on the following comp uters. Windows * In Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (max. 500 MB) must be installed. Installation may take some time, depending on computer performance. Macintosh System Requ irements Operating System Windows 7 SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Windows XP[...]

Included Software, Manuals 28 Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are used he re for the sake of illustrat ion. Using the s oftware aut o update f unction, y ou can updat e to the la test versi on and download new functio ns via the Inte rnet (some so ftware excl uded), so be sure to inst all the soft ware on a comput er with an Int ernet connecti on. Inse[...]

Included Software, Manuals 29 z Insert the larger plug of the interf ace cable in the compute r’s USB po rt. For det ails about USB connec tions on the computer, refer to the computer use r manual. Install th e files. z Turn the camera on , and follow the on-sc reen instruction s to complet e the instal lation process. X The software will c onnec[...]

Included Software, Manuals 30 Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are used he re for the sake of illustrat ion. Connect the camera to th e computer. z Follow st ep 3 on p. 28 to con nect the c amera to a computer. Turn the camera on to access CameraWindow. z Press the 1 button to turn t he camera on. z On a Macintosh c omputer, Camera Window is displayed w[...]

Included Software, Manuals 31 Save the images to the computer . z Click [Import Imag es from Camera], an d then click [Impo rt Untransfer red Images]. X Images are now saved to the Pict ures folder on the compute r, in separate folders named by date. z After image s are saved, clos e CameraWindow, pr ess the 1 butto n to turn the camera off, an d u[...]

32 *1 Also available for purchase separately. *2 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 also supported. Accessories Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genuin e Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, etc., cause[...]

33 *1 Time under default camera settings, when normal operations are perform ed, such as shooting, pausing, turning the camera on and off, and zooming. *2 Time available when shooting the maximum movie length (until recording st ops automatically) repeatedly. • The number of shots that can be taken is based on measurement guid elines of the Camer[...]

Specifications 34 • These values are measured according to Canon standards and ma y change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. • Table values are based on images with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Changing th e aspect ratio (see p. 70) will enable more shots, because less data is used per image th an for 4:3 images. However, with ,[...]

Specifications 35 * Not available in some shooting modes. Flash Range Maximum wide angle ( j ) 10 cm – 2.5 m (approx. 3.9 in. – 8.2 ft.) Maximum telephoto ( i ) 1.0 – 1.5 m (approx. 3.3 – 4.9 ft.) Shooting Rang e Shooting Mode Focusing Range Maximum Wide Angle ( j ) Maximum Telephoto ( i ) A – 1 cm (0.39 in.) – infinity 1 m (3.3 ft.) ?[...]

Specifications 36 • All data is base d on tests by Cano n. • Camera specifi cations or appe arance are su bject to chang e without notic e. Battery Pack NB- 9L Type Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Rated Voltage 3.5 V DC Rated Capacity 870 mAh Charging Cycles Approx. 300 times Operating Temperature 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensions 14.6 [...]

37 Camera Basics Basic camera oper ations and feat ures 1[...]

38 Shooting Mode z Press the ON/OFF butto n to turn the camera on and prepar e for shootin g. z To turn the came ra off, press the ON/OFF button agai n. Playback Mode z Press the 1 button to turn t he camera on and view y our shot s. z To turn the c amera off, pres s the 1 butt on again. As a way to conserve b attery power , the camera automaticall[...]

39 To ensure your shots are in f ocus, always pre ss the shutte r button light ly (halfway) ini tially. Onc e the subje ct is in focu s, press th e button a ll the way down to shoot. In this ma nual, shutt er button o perations ar e described as pressin g the butt on halfway or all th e way down . Press halfway. (Press lightly to focus.) z Press th[...]

40 Press the p button to view othe r informati on on the screen , or to hide th e informati on. For detail s on the infor mation displ ayed, see p. 20 2. Shooting Display Options Information is displayed No information is displayed • Screen brightness is automatically incre ased by the night display fun ction when you are shooting under low light[...]

41 Configure commonly us ed functions thr ough the FUNC. menu as follows. Note that men u items and opti ons vary depen ding on the sho oting mode (pp. 208 – 209 ) or playback mod e (p. 213). Access the FUNC. menu. z Press the m button. Choose a menu item. z Press the op buttons t o choose a menu item, and then pres s the m or r button. z In some[...]

42 Configure a variety o f camera fun ctions thro ugh other me nus as foll ows. Menu items are grouped by pur pose on tabs, suc h as shooting ( 4 ), playback ( 1 ), and so on. Note that ava ilable setti ngs vary depe nding on the s elected shooting or playback mode ( pp. 210 – 213). Access the men u. z Press the n button. Choose a tab. z Move the[...]

43 The indica tor on the top of the camer a (p. 4) lights up or bl inks depen ding on the camera status. You can check t he current ti me. z Press and hol d the m button. X The current time appears. z If you hold the camer a vertically while usi ng the clock f unction, it will switch to vertical display. Press the qr buttons to change th e display [...]

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45 Smart Auto Mode Convenient mode for easy shots with gr eater control over shooting 2[...]

46 For fully a utomatic sele ction at opt imal settings for specific scenes, simpl y let the camera det ermine the subj ect and shooti ng conditi ons. Turn the camera on. z Press the ON/O FF button. X The startu p screen is displayed. Enter A mode. z Set the mode sw itch to A . z Aim the camera at the su bject. The camer a will make a slig ht click[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 47 Shoot. Shooting Still Images Focus. z Press the sh utter butt on halfway . The camera beeps twice a fter focusing , and AF frame s are displaye d to indicate image areas in focus. z Several AF fr ames are displ ayed when multiple area s are in focus . Shoot. z Press the shu tter button al l the way down. X As the came[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 48 Shooting Movies Start shoo ting. z Press the movie b utton. The camera beeps once as re cording be gins, and [ Rec] is displayed w ith the elapsed time. X Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas no t recorded. X Frames displ ayed around an y faces that are detected i ndic[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 49 Still Images/Movies • To restore ca mera sound if yo u have accidenta lly deactiv ated it (by holding the p button dow n while turning the camera on), pr ess the n button and choo se [Mute] on th e 3 tab, and th en press the qr buttons to cho ose [Off] . Still Images • A flashing icon war ns that images are more l[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 50 Movies • The camera ma y become w arm when sh ooting movie s repeated ly over an exten ded period. Th is does not indi cate damage. • Keep your fin gers away from th e microphone whi le shooting mov ies. Blocking the micropho ne may prev ent audio from being reco rded or may cause the recordi ng to sound muffl ed.[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 51 In A mode, shooting s cenes determi ned by the camera are indicated by the icon di splayed, a nd correspon ding setting s are autom atically sel ected for optimal focus ing, subjec t brightness, and color. Dep ending on the s cene, continuou s images may be shot (p. 52). * When using tripod The background color of ico[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 52 • The background color of , , , , and is dark blue, and the background color of is orange. • When shooting movies, only People, Other Subjects, and At Close Range icons will be displayed. • When shooting with the self-timer, People (In Motion), Smiling, Sleeping, Bab ies (Smiling), Babies (Sleeping), Children, O[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 53 Optimal imag e stabilizat ion for the sho oting condit ions is automa tically applied ( Intelligent IS). Addit ionally, th e following i cons are di splayed in A mode. * Displayed when you pan, followin g moving subjects with the camera . When you follow subjects moving horizontally, image stabilization only counterac[...]

Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 54 A variety of frames are displ ayed once the ca mera detects subjects you ar e aiming the came ra at. • A white frame i s displayed a round the subjec t (or person’ s face) determined by the came ra to be the ma in subjec t, and gray frames are displayed a round other de tected face s. Frames foll ow moving subje c[...]

55 When distan t subjects are too far away to enl arge using the optical zoom, use digital z oom for up to abou t 48x enlarge ment. Move the zoom lever toward i . z Hold the leve r until zooming stops. X Zooming stop s at the largest possible zoom factor (w here the im age is not no ticeably grainy), wh ich is display ed when you rel ease the zoom [...]

Common, Convenient Features 56 With the sel f-timer, you ca n include your self in group ph otos or other timed shots. The camera will shoot abo ut 10 seconds after you press the s hutter button. Configure the setting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and then c hoose the ] option (p. 41). X Once the setting is complete, ] is displayed. Sh[...]

Common, Convenient Features 57 This optio n delays shu tter releas e until about tw o seconds af ter you have pressed th e shutter bu tton. If the camera is unste ady while you are pressin g the shutter button, it will not affe ct your sho t. Configure the setting. z Follow step 1 on p. 56 and choose [ . X Once the set ting is complet e, [ is displ[...]

Common, Convenient Features 58 Prepare the camera for shoo ting without t he flash as foll ows. Configure the setting. z Press the r butt on, press t he qr buttons to choose ! , and then press the m button. X Once the se tting is c omplete, ! is displayed. z To restore t he original set ting, repe at this process b ut choos e . • When you specify[...]

Common, Convenient Features 59 The camera can ad d the shootin g date and time to images in the lo wer-right corner. Ho wever, note that these cannot b e removed. Co nfirm befor ehand that the date and time are correct (p. 17). Configure the setting. z Press the n button, choose [Date Stamp] on the 4 tab, and then cho ose the desired optio n (p. 42[...]

Common, Convenient Features 60 Shoot after choosing a subject t o focus on as follows. Specify Tracking AF. z Press the o butt on. X is displ ayed in t he center of the screen. Choose a subject to focus on. z Aim the camer a so that is on the desired subject, a nd then press the s hutter butt on halfway . X A blue fra me is displa yed, and the came[...]

61 If you r egister a person ahea d of time , the came ra will d etect that person’s face, and prioriti ze focus, br ightness, an d color for that perso n when shoot ing. In A mode, the camera ca n detect babi es and children ba sed on registered birthdays and optimi ze settings for them wh en shooting . This functi on is also useful whe n search[...]

Using Face ID 62 z Choose [Add to Registry], and then choos e [Add a New Face]. Register face information. z Aim the camera s o that the face of the person you want to reg ister is in side the gray fra me at the cent er of the screen. z A white fra me on the perso n’s face indi cates that the f ace is reco gnized. Make sure a whit e frame is dis [...]

Using Face ID 63 X The [Edit Pro file] scre en is displayed . Enter a name. z Press the m button. z Press the opqr buttons to choo se a character , and then press th e m button to enter it. z Up to 10 charact ers can be use d. z Choose or and press the m but ton to move the cu rsor. z Choose and press the m butto n to delete the previous c haracter[...]

Using Face ID 64 Continue registering face information. z To register u p to 4 more points of fa ce informati on (expressi ons or angles), repeat steps 2 – 3. z Registere d faces are more easily reco gnized if you add a variety of face informati on. In addition to a head-o n angle, ad d a slight si de angle, a sho t when smiling, and shots ins id[...]

Using Face ID 65 Access the [Che ck/Edit Info] screen. z Following s tep 1 on p. 61, choos e [Check/ Edit Info] an d press the m butt on. Choose a person to chec k. z Press the opqr buttons to choo se a person, and th en press the m butt on. Check the registered in formation. z Press the op buttons t o choose an item, and then pres s the m button. [...]

Using Face ID 66 Access the [Edit Profile] screen. z Following st eps 1 – 3 on p. 65, c hoose [Ed it Profile] and pr ess the m button. Input changes. z Press the op buttons t o choose an item, and follow s teps 4 – 5 on p. 63 t o input changes. You can overwr ite existing face informat ion with new face info. You s hould update fac e informatio[...]

Using Face ID 67 Choose the name of the person to overwrite. z Press the opqr buttons to choo se the name of a pe rson to ov erwrite, an d then press the m button. z If 4 or less face infor mation slot s are registered , follow step 5 on p. 67 to add more face info. Access the face info screen. z Read the messag e that display s, press the qr butto[...]

Using Face ID 68 Access the [Che ck/Edit Info] screen. z Following s tep 1 on p. 61, choo se [Check/ Edit Info] an d press the m butt on. Choose the name of the perso n whose face info you want to erase. z Press the opqr buttons to choo se the name of the person whose face info you want to erase, an d then press th e m button. Access the [Face Info[...]

Using Face ID 69 You can eras e informati on (face info , name, birt hday) regi stered to Fa ce ID. However, name s recorded in pr eviously sh ot images will no t be erased. Access the [Erase Info] screen. z Follow step 1 on p. 61 and choose [Erase Info]. Choose the name of the person whose info you want to erase. z Press the opqr buttons to choo s[...]

70 Change th e image as pect rati o (ratio o f width t o height) a s follows . Configure the setting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X Once the settin g is complet e, the scre en aspect ratio will be updated. z To restore t he original set ting, repe at this process b ut choos e . Image Customizat[...]

Image Customization Features 71 Choose from 4 le vels of image r esolution, as follows. For g uidelines on how many shots at each res olution set ting can fit on a memor y card, see “Specifi cations” (p. 33). Configure the setting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u configured is[...]

Image Customization Features 72 Red-eye tha t occurs in th e flash photogr aphy can be automaticall y corrected as follows . Access the [Flash Settings] screen. z Press the n button, choose [Flash Settings] o n the 4 tab, and then press th e m button (p. 42). Configure the setting. z Choose [Red-E ye Corr.], an d then choose [On] (p. 42) . X Once t[...]

Image Customization Features 73 In shots of evening sc enes with subjects il luminated by mercur y lamps, the subjects or background may ap pear to have a gr eenish tinge. Th is greenish tinge can be corrected automa tically whe n shooting, usi ng Multi-area White Balance. Configure the setting. z Press the n button, choose [Hg Lamp Corr.] on the 4[...]

Image Customization Features 74 3 image qual ity settings are availab le. For guid elines on th e maximum movie length at e ach level o f image qual ity that will fit on a memor y card, se e “Specifi cations” (p. 33). Configure the setting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u conf[...]

Image Customization Features 75 Distorted au dio caused b y recording when the win d is strong can be reduce d. However, th e recording ma y sound unnatu ral when this op tion is used when there is no wind. Configure the setting. z Press the n button , choose [Wind F ilter] on the 4 ta b, and then choose [O n] (p. 42). Using the Wind Filter Movies[...]

76 Grid lines ca n be displa yed on the scr een for ver tical and hor izontal re ference while shootin g. Configure the setting. z Press the n button , choose [Grid Line s] on the 4 ta b, and then choose [O n] (p. 42). X Once the se tting is comp lete, grid li nes are displaye d on the sc reen. z To restore t he original set ting, repe at this proc[...]

Helpful Shooting Features 77 You can check t he focus by pres sing the shutte r button half way to enlarg e the image area in the AF frame. Configure the setting. z Press the n button, choose [AF-Point Zoom] on the 4 tab, an d then choose [ On] (p. 42). Check the focu s. z Press the shutter but ton halfway. The face detected as the main subject is [...]

Helpful Shooting Features 78 is display ed when the camera detec ts that peopl e may have cl osed their eyes. Choose . z Press the m button , choose i n the menu, and choose . Configure the setting. z Press the n button, choose [Blink Detection ] on the 4 tab, and then choose [On] (p. 42) . Shoot. X A frame, accom panied by , is displa yed when the[...]

79 Customize sh ooting functi ons on the 4 tab of the men u as follows. For instruc tions on me nu function s, see “ n Me nu” (p. 42) . You can dea ctivate the lamp that no rmally ligh ts up to hel p you focu s when you press the shutter button hal fway in low -light cond itions. Configure the setting. z Press the n button, choos e [AF-assi st [...]

Customizing Camera Operation 80 Change how lon g images are dis played after sh ots as follo ws. Configure the setting. z Press the n button , choos e [Revie w] on the 4 tab, and then c hoose the desired option (p. 42). z To restore t he original set ting, repe at this process b ut choose [ 2 sec.]. Change the way images are disp layed after shots [...]

81 Other Shooting Modes Shoot more effectively in various scenes, and take shots enhanced with un ique image effects or ca ptured using special functions 3[...]

82 Choose a mo de matchin g the shoo ting scene , and the camera wi ll automatic ally configur e the settings f or optimal sh ots. Enter 4 mode. z Set the mode sw itch to 4 . Choose a shooting mo de. z Press the m button, choose G in the me nu, and then choo se a shooting mo de (p. 41). Shoot. I Shoot portraits (Portrait) z Take shot s of people wi[...]

Specific Scenes 83 Shoot under low light (Low Li ght) z Shoot with mini mal camera shake and subject blur ev en in low-light co nditions. S Shoot under water (Underwater) z Natural-co lored shots of se a life and underwate r scenery, when you use an optional w aterproof c ase (p. 176 ). z This mode can correct w hite balanc e and match the ef fect [...]

Specific Scenes 84 White balanc e can be manually corrected in S mode (p. 83). This adju stment can match the effe ct of using a commerc ially avai lable col or-compensati ng filter. Choose S . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose S . Choose white balance. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and press the m button again. Adjust the se[...]

Specific Scenes 85 You can apply a smoothenin g effect when sho oting images of people. The effect level a nd color ([Li ghter Skin T one], [Darker S kin Tone]) c an be chosen as follows . Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Access the setting screen. z Press the p butt on. Configure the setting. z Press the op buttons t o choos[...]

86 Add a variet y of effects to i mages when shoot ing. Choose a shooting mo de. z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 to choo se a shooting mo de. Shoot. Shoot in vivid colors (Super Vivid) z Shots in rich, vivid color s. Posterized shots (Poster Effect) z Shots that resemble an old poster or illustration . Applying Special Effects Still Images Movies [...]

Applying Special Effects 87 Shoot with t he distorting effect of a fi sh-eye lens . Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Choose an effect level. z Press the p butto n, press the qr buttons to choose an e ffect lev el, and th en press th e m button. X A preview is shown of how your shot will lo ok with the ef fect applie d. Shoot.[...]

Applying Special Effects 88 Creates the effect of a minia ture model, by bl urring image areas above and below you r selecte d area. You can also mak e movies that look l ike scenes in miniat ure models by choosing th e playback spe ed before the movie is recorded . People and objects i n the scene w ill move quic kly during playback. Not e that so[...]

Applying Special Effects 89 This effec t makes images re semble shots f rom a toy camera by vignetting (darker, b lurred image c orners) and ch anging the overa ll color. Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Choose a color tone. z Press the p butto n, press the qr buttons to choose a colo r tone, and the n press the m button. X A[...]

Applying Special Effects 90 This funct ion allows yo u to shoot i mages as if a soft focu s filter is attached to the camera. You can ad just the ef fect level a s desired. Choose . z Follow steps 1 – 2 on p. 82 and choose . Choose an effect level. z Press the p butto n, press the qr buttons to choose an e ffect lev el, and th en press th e m but[...]

Applying Special Effects 91 Shoot images in blac k and white, sepi a, or blue and white . Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Choose a color tone. z Press the p butto n, press the qr buttons to choose a colo r tone, and the n press the m button. X A preview is shown of how your shot will lo ok with the ef fect applie d. Shoot. S[...]

Applying Special Effects 92 Choose a singl e image color to keep and chang e other colors t o black and white. Choose T . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose T . Access the setting screen. z Press the p butt on. X The origina l image and the Color Accent image are dis played one aft er another. X By default , green is the color that will b[...]

Applying Special Effects 93 You can replac e one image color with another before shootin g. Note that onl y one color c an be re placed. Choose Y . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose Y . Access the setting screen. z Press the p butt on. X The origina l image and the Color Swap image are dis played one aft er another. X By default, gr een [...]

Applying Special Effects 94 Specify the new color. z Position the ce nter frame ove r the new color, and then pres s the r button. X The specifi ed color is re corded. Specify the range of colors to replace. z Press the op buttons to adjust th e range. z To replace on ly your speci fied color, cho ose a large negat ive value. T o replace colo rs si[...]

95 You can make a short mo vie of a da y just by s hooting stil l images. Before each sh ot, the camera will automaticall y record a mov ie clip of t he scene. Each c lip recorded that day is comb ined into a si ngle file. Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Shoot. z To shoot a sti ll image, press the shutter button all th e way[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 96 The camera shoo ts automati cally after de tecting a smil e, even witho ut you pressing th e shutter b utton. Choose . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose , and then pres s the p button. z Press the qr button s to choose , and then press t he m button. X The camera now en ters shooti ng standby mode, and[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 97 Aim the camera at a person and pr ess the shutter button all the way down. The camera will sho ot about two seconds af ter a wink is detected . Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose , and then pres s the p button. z Press the qr button s to choose , and then press t he m button. Compose the shot a[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 98 The camera will sho ot about two seco nds after detec ting that the face of another per son (such as th e photographe r) has entere d the shootin g area (p. 117). Th is is useful when including yo urself in gr oup photos or si milar shots. Choose . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose , and then pres s th[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 99 Specify a shu tter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to s hoot long expo sures. In th is case, mount t he camera on a trip od or take othe r measures to pr event camera shake . Choose N . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose N . Choose the shutter speed . z Press the o butto n, press the qr buttons to choose the [...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 100 You can shoot a series of shot s in rapid succe ssion by holdi ng the shutter button all th e way down. For det ails on the co ntinuous shoot ing speed, se e “Specifi cations” (p. 33). Choose . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose . Shoot. X Hold the shut ter button all the way down to shoot contin u[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 101 • Grouped images can be played back individually (p. 134) and ungrouped (p. 135). • Protecting (p. 141) a grouped image will protect all images in the group. • Grouped images can be viewed individually when played back using Image Search (p. 132) or Smart Shuffle (p. 140). In this case, images are temporar[...]

Special Modes for Other Purposes 102 Shoot a larg e subject by ta king multiple shots at vari ous positions, and then use the inclu ded software to combine them i nto a panorama. Choose x or v . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 and choose x or v . Take the first shot. X The first shot will determine the expos ure and white balanc e. Take additional[...]

103 You can sho ot fast-mov ing subjec ts for play back later i n slow motio n. Note that so und is not reco rded. Choose . z Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 82 and cho ose . Choose a frame rate. z Press the m button , choose i n the menu, and choose th e desired fra me rate (p. 41) . X The option yo u configured is now displayed . Shoot. z Press the m[...]

Shooting Various Movies 104 Shoot movie s that can be edited with i Frame-compat ible software or devices. You can quick ly edit, save , and manage iFrame movies using th e included software. Choose . z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose . X Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas no t recorded[...]

105 G mode • Instruc tions in thi s chapter apply to t he camera in G mode, w ith the mode switch set t o 4 . • G : Program AE; AE: Au to Exposure • Before u sing a fun ction introd uced in thi s chapter i n modes othe r than G , make sure the f unction is av ailable in tha t mode (pp. 206 – 211) . More discerning shots, in your prefer red [...]

106 You can custo mize many func tion setting s to suit your preferred sh ooting style. Enter G mode. z Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 82 an d choose G . Customize the setti ngs as desired (pp. 107 – 125), and then sho ot. Shooting in Program AE Mode ( G Mode) Still Images Movies • If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutte [...]

107 The standar d exposure set by the camera can b e adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of –2 to +2. z Press the o button. As you watch the screen, press the qr buttons to adjust the brightness. z When shootin g movies, shoot with the exposure c ompensation bar disp layed. When shootin g still images, press the m button to disp lay the s[...]

Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) 108 Adjust the metering meth od (how br ightness is measured) to suit sho oting conditions as follows. z Press the m button , choose i n the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u configured is now displayed . z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on[...]

Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) 109 Before shootin g, excessive ly bright or dark im age areas (suc h as faces or background s) can be detect ed and automat ically adjus ted to the opt imal brightness . Insufficient ov erall image co ntrast can also be automatically corrected before shoot ing to make subjec ts stand ou t better. z Press th[...]

110 By adjusti ng white balan ce (WB), you can ma ke image colo rs look more natural for the sc ene you are sh ooting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u configured is now displayed . Color and Continuous Shooting Adjusting White Balance Still Images Movies Auto Automatically sets th[...]

Color and Continuous Shooting 111 For image co lors that look natural unde r the light in yo ur shot, adju st white balance to su it the light so urce where you ar e shooting. Set the white bal ance under the s ame light so urce that wil l illuminate your shot . z Follow the step s in “Adjusting Whit e Balance” (p. 110) to ch oose . z Aim the c[...]

Color and Continuous Shooting 112 Change image c olor tones as desired, suc h as converti ng images to se pia or black and wh ite. z Press the m button, choose in the me nu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u configured is now displayed . Changing Im age Color To nes (My Colors ) Still Images Movies My Colors Off – Vivid E[...]

Color and Continuous Shooting 113 Choose the d esired lev el of image contrast, sharpness, color satu ration, re d, green, blue , and skin tones in a range of 1 – 5. Access the setting screen. z Follow the st eps in “Changin g Image Color Tones (My C olors)” (p . 112) to ch oose , and then pres s the n button. Configure the setting. z Press t[...]

Color and Continuous Shooting 114 *I n t mode (p. 83) or AF lock (p . 122), is changed to . * For details on the continuous shooting speed in each mode, see “Specification s” (p. 33). Mode Description Continuous Continuous shooting, with the focus and exposure determined when you press the shutter button halfway. Continuous Shooting AF Continuo[...]

115 To restrict the focus to subjec ts at close range, set the camera to e . For details on the focusing range, see “Spe cification s” (p. 33). z Press the q button , press the qr buttons to choose e , an d then press th e m button. X Once the setti ng is complete , e is displ ayed. To restrict th e focus to dista nt subjec ts, set the camer a [...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 116 The focal le ngth of the len s can be increased by approximate ly 1.4x or 2.3x . This can redu ce camera shake b ecause the shu tter speed is faster than it would be if yo u zoomed (incl uding using dig ital zoom) in to t he same zoom factor. z Press the n button, choose [Dig ital Zoom] on the 4 tab, an d then choose[...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 117 Change the AF (a uto focus) fra me mode to suit th e shooting co nditions as follows. z Press the n button , choose [AF Frame] on the 4 ta b, and then choose th e desired option (p. 42). • Detects peop le’s faces, and then sets the focus, e xposure (eval uative metering only ), and white balan ce ( only). • Aft[...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 118 Shoot after choosing a subject t o focus on as follows. Choose [Tracking AF ]. z Follow the steps in “ Changing t he AF Frame Mode” (p. 117) to choose [Tr acking AF]. X is displ ayed in t he center of the screen. Choose a subject to focus on. z Aim the camer a so that is on the desired subject, a nd then press th[...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 119 One AF frame is displaye d in the ce nter. Eff ective for r eliable focu sing. • [Servo AF ] (p. 120) i s set to [ On] and ca nnot be changed. • Tracking may no t be possible when subjects are too small or move too rapidly, or when subject color or brig htness matches t hat of the background t oo closely. • [AF[...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 120 As long as you ke ep the shutte r button pres sed halfway, the focus and exposure a re locked. You can reco mpose shots as needed be fore shoo ting. This featu re is called Focu s Lock. Focus. z Aim the camera so t hat the subject is centered, an d then press the shutter button halfway . z Confirm that t he AF frame [...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 121 You can chan ge default camera opera tion of con stantly focu sing on subj ects it is aimed a t, even when the shut ter button is not pres sed. Instea d, you can limit camer a focusing to the moment you press the shutter button halfway. z Press the n but ton, choose [Continuou s AF] on the 4 tab, and then choose [Off[...]

Shooting Range and Focusing 122 The focus can be loc ked. After yo u lock the f ocus, the fo cal positio n will not change ev en when you release yo ur finger fr om the shut ter button . Lock the focus. z With the shut ter button pre ssed halfway, press the q button. X The focus is no w locked, and % is displaye d. z To unlock the focus, release th[...]

123 You can hav e the flas h fire for e ach shot. Fo r details on the flash range, see “Flash Rang e” (see “S pecificati ons” (p. 33)). z Press the r butt on, press t he qr buttons to choose h , and t hen press the m button. X Once the settin g is complete, h is displayed . With this opt ion, the flas h fires to incre ase the brightn ess of[...]

Flash 124 Just as wi th the AE lo ck (p. 107 ), you can lock the ex posure for the flash shots. Set the flash to h (p. 123). Lock the flash expo sure. z Aim the came ra at the su bject to sh oot with the expos ure locked . With the sh utter butt on pressed hal fway, press the o button. X The flash f ires, and when ( is displa yed, the flash outpu t[...]

125 Choose fro m two compre ssion ratios , as foll ows: (Super Fine ), (Fine). For guideli nes on how many sho ts at each compres sion ratio ca n fit on a memory card, s ee “Specific ations” (p. 33 ). Configure the setting. z Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The option yo u configured is now dis[...]

Other Settings 126 Powered I S reduces sl ow camera s hake that ma y occur w hen record ing telephot o movies. Howev er, this o ption may n ot produce the expected results when used for the str onger camera sh ake that may occur wh en shooting while walking or when mo ving the camera to match subject moveme nt. In this case, set P owered IS to [Off[...]

127 Playback Mode • To prepare the camera f or these op erations, pr ess the 1 butt on to enter Playback mo de. Have fun revie wing your sh ots, and brows e or edit th em in many ways • It may not be possible to pl ay back or edi t images that we re renamed or already ed ited on a comput er, or images fro m other cameras . 5[...]

128 After shoot ing images or movies, you can v iew them on the sc reen as follow s. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X Your last s hot is disp layed. Browse thro ugh your i mages. z To view the previous ima ge, pres s the q button. To view the n ext image, press the r button. z To access Scro ll Display mod e, press and hold the qr butt[...]

Viewing 129 Play movies. z To start playb ack, press t he m button, pres s the op bu ttons to cho ose , and then press the m button a gain. Adjust the volume. z Press the op buttons to adjus t the volume. Pause playback. z To pause pla yback, press the m button. The movie cont rol panel is displa yed. To re sume playbac k, press the qr buttons to c[...]

Viewing 130 Press the p button to view othe r informati on on the screen , or to hide th e informati on. For detail s on the infor mation displ ayed, see p. 20 4. *Not shown for movies. Washed-out highlight s in the ima ge flash on the screen i n detaile d information display. z The graph in deta iled informatio n display is a histogram sh owing th[...]

Viewing 131 To check the f ocus of your sho ts, you can magn ify the area of t he image that was in the AF frame at the time of shootin g. Access Focus Ch eck. z Press the p butt on (p. 130 ). X A white frame is di splayed where t he AF frame was when the focus was set. X Gray frames ar e displayed over faces detected la ter, in Pla yback mode. X T[...]

132 By display ing multiple images in an index, you can quic kly find the images you are looking for . Display ima ges in an index. z Move the zoom lever towar d g to display images in an index. Movi ng the leve r again will increas e the number of i mages shown. z To display f ewer images, mov e the zoom lever toward k . Fewer images are shown eac[...]

Browsing and Filtering Images 133 Choose a search condition . z Press the m button , choose i n the menu, and choose a con dition (p. 4 1). View the image search results. z Choose the type of images to view by pressing the opqr buttons, and th en press the m button . (Except when searching images by .) X Images matching the searc h conditions will [...]

Browsing and Filtering Images 134 Movies crea ted in mode (p. 95 ) can be v iewed by dat e. Choose a movie. z Press the m button , choose i n the menu, and choose th e date (p. 41). Play the movie. z Press the m button to start playback. Grouped imag es shot in mode (p. 10 0) are genera lly displaye d together, but they ca n also b e viewed in divi[...]

Editing Face ID Information 135 View individual images in the group. z Pressing th e qr buttons will display onl y images in the group. z To cancel group pl ayback, press the m button, ch oose in the menu, and pre ss the m butt on again (p . 41). If you n otice that a name is incorrect during p layback, yo u can ch ange it or erase it. However, you[...]

Editing Face ID Information 136 Choose an image. z Follow the procedure on p. 128 to choose an image, and th en press the m button. z An orange fra me is displaye d around the selected face. When multiple names ar e displayed i n an image, pr ess the qr b uttons to choose t he name to chang e, and press the m button. Choose [Overwrite]. z Press the[...]

137 Magnify an image. z Moving the zoom lev er toward k will zoom in and magnify t he image, and is displayed . You can magnify i mages up to about 10x by continu ing to hold the zoom lever. z To zoom out, mo ve the zoom le ver toward g . You can return to single-image dis play by contin uing to hold i t. Move the display position and switch images[...]

Image Viewing Options 138 Automatica lly play back i mages from a memo ry card as follo ws. Each imag e is display ed for about thr ee seconds. Choose a slides how transition and start playback. z Press the m button, choose . in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 41). X The slidesho w will star t a few sec onds after [Loading imag e...] [...]

Image Viewing Options 139 You can set up sl ideshows to rep eat, and you can change the tr ansitions between imag es and the displ ay duration of each image. Choose from six transition effects bet ween images. Access the setting screen. z Press the n button and choose [Slidesho w] on the 1 tab (p. 4 2). Configure the settings. z Choose a menu it em[...]

Image Viewing Options 140 Based on the cu rrent imag e, the camera off ers four image s similar to it that you may wish to view. Af ter you choose to view one of those image s, the camera offers fo ur more images. This is an enjoyable way to play back images in an un expected ord er. Try this fea ture after y ou have taken man y shots, in ma ny kin[...]

141 Protect imp ortant images t o prevent acci dental erasur e by the camera (p. 145). z Press the m butto n, and then cho ose : in the menu (p. 41). [Pr otected] is disp layed. z To cancel pro tection, rep eat this proc ess and choose : agai n, and then pr ess the m button. Access the setting screen. z Press the n button, and then choose [Protect][...]

Protecting Images 142 Choose [Select]. z Following s tep 2 on p. 141, cho ose [Select] and press the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. is displaye d. z To cancel protection, press the m button again. is no longer di splayed. z Repeat th is process to speci fy other images. Protect [...]

Protecting Images 143 Choose [Select Range]. z Following s tep 2 on p. 141, choo se [Select Range] and pr ess the m butto n. Choose a starting image. z Press the m button. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. Choose an ending image. z Press the r button to choose [Last imag e], and then pres s the m button. z P[...]

Protecting Images 144 Protect the images. z Press the p button to choos e [Protect] , and then press t he m button. Choose [Select All Images]. z Following step 2 on p. 141, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Protect the images. z Press the op buttons to cho ose [Prote ct], and then pres s the m button. Specifying All Im ages at [...]

145 You can ch oose and erase un needed i mages one b y one. B e careful w hen erasing image s, because they can not be recovered . Choose an image to erase . z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge. Erase the images. z Press the m butto n, and then cho ose a in the menu (p. 41). z After [Eras e?] is disp layed, pres s the qr buttons to ch oose[...]

Erasing Images 146 Choose [Select]. z Following s tep 2 on p. 145, cho ose [Select] and press the m button. Choose an image. z Once you follow step 2 on p. 1 42 to choo se an image, is di splayed. z To cancel erasure, press the m button again. is no long er displayed . z Repeat th is process to speci fy other images. Erase the image. z Press the n [...]

Erasing Images 147 Choose [Select All Images]. z Following step 2 on p. 145, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Erase the images. z Press the qr buttons to choos e [OK], and then press t he m button. Specifying All Images at Once[...]

148 Change the or ientation of images and sav e them as follo ws. Choose . z Press the m butto n, and then cho ose in the menu (p. 41). Rotate the image. z Press the q or r butto n, depending on the desired di rection. Ea ch time you p ress the button, th e image is rota ted 90°. Press t he m button to c omplete the setting. Choose [Rotate]. z[...]

Rotating Images 149 Follow these s teps to deactiv ate automatic r otation by the c amera, which rotates i mages shot in vertical o rientati on so they are displayed v erticall y on the camera. z Press the n button, choose [Auto Rotate] on the 1 tab, and then c hoose [Off] (p. 42). Deactivating Auto Rotation • Images canno t be rotated (p. 148) w[...]

150 You can tag images as favorites an d assign the m to My Catego ry (p. 151 ). By choosing a category i n image searc h, you can r estrict the following operations to all of th ose images. • Viewing (p. 128), Viewi ng Slideshows ( p. 138), Pr otecting Imag es (p. 141) , Erasing Ima ges (p. 145 ), Adding I mages to th e Print List (DPOF) (p. 1 8[...]

Image Categories 151 Finish the setu p process. z Press the n button. A confir mation message is disp layed. z Press the qr buttons to choos e [OK], and then press t he m button. You can organi ze images int o categories . Note that ima ges are automat ically categorize d at the time of shooting , according to sh ooting condit ions. :Images wit h d[...]

Image Categories 152 Finish the setu p process. z Press the n button. A confir mation message is displayed . z Press the qr buttons to choos e [OK], and then press t he m button. Access the setting screen. z Press the n button, and then choose [My Catego ry] on the 1 tab ( p. 42). Choose a selectio n method. z Choose a menu item and a s etting as d[...]

Image Categories 153 Choose a catego ry. z Press the op buttons to choose a ca tegory, and then pres s the m button. is displaye d. z To cancel selectio n, press the m button again. is no long er displayed . z Repeat this pr ocess to choose ad ditional images. Finish the setu p process. z Press the n button. A confir mation message is displayed. P [...]

154 Save a copy of i mages at a lower r esolution. Choose [Resize]. z Press the n button, and then choose [Resize] on the 1 tab (p. 42) . Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. Choose an image size. z Press the qr buttons to cho ose the size, an d then press t he m button. X [Save new image ?] is[...]

Editing Still Images 155 You can speci fy a portion of an image to save as a s eparate image file. Choose [T rimming] . z Press the n button, and then choose [Trimming] on the 1 ta b (p. 42). Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. Adjust the cropping area . X A frame is displa yed around the po r[...]

Editing Still Images 156 You can adjus t image colors and then save the edited im age as a separat e file. For details on each option, se e p. 112. Choose [My Colors]. z Press the n button, and then choose [My Colors] on th e 1 tab (p. 42). Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. Choose an option.[...]

Editing Still Images 157 Excessivel y dark image are as (such as fac es or backgrou nds) can be detected a nd automatical ly adjust ed to the op timal brightn ess. Insuff icient overall image contrast is a lso automat ically correc ted, to make su bjects stan d out bette r. Choose from f our correc tion level s, and then save the imag e as a separa[...]

Editing Still Images 158 Automatica lly corrects i mages affect ed by red-eye. You can save the corrected image as a s eparate file . Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. z Press the n button, and then choose [Red-Eye Correcti on] on the 1 tab (p. 42). Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge. Correct the im age. z Press the m button. [...]

159 You can cut movi es to remove unn eeded portio ns at the beginn ing or end. Choose * . z Following s teps 1 – 3 on pp. 128 – 129, choose * and press the m button. X The movie edi ting pane l and editin g bar are now displayed. Specify portions to cut. z Press the op buttons to cho ose or . z To view the po rtions you c an cut (identi fied b[...]

Editing Movies 160 Save the e dited mo vie. z Press the op buttons t o choose , and then press t he m button. z Press the qr button s to choose [New File], and then pres s the m button. X The movie is no w saved as a new fil e. • To overwrit e the orig inal movie wi th the cut o ne, choose [ Overwrite] in step 4. In this case , the origin al movi[...]

161 Setting Menu Customize or adjust basic camera fu nctions for greater convenience 6[...]

162 Functions can be configur ed on the 3 tab. Cust omize commonly used function s as desired, for greater conv enience (p. 42) . Silence ca mera sounds and movies as follows . z Choose [Mute] , and then cho ose [On]. Adjust the volu me of individual ca mera sounds as fol lows. z Choose [Vol ume], and the n press th e m button. z Choose an ite m, a[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 163 Customize ca mera operatin g sounds as foll ows. z Choose [Sound Options], and t hen press the m button. z Choose an ite m, and then pres s the qr buttons to choo se an option . Hints and tips ar e normally sho wn when you choo se FUNC. menu (p. 4 1) or Menu (p. 42) items. If you prefer, you can de activate this[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 164 Adjust scre en brightne ss as follows. z Choose [LCD Brightness], and then press the qr buttons to adju st the bright ness. Customize t he start-up screen shown after you turn the ca mera on as fo llows. z Choose [Star t-up Image] , and then press t he m button. z Press the qr button s to choose an op tion. Scre[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 165 Access the [Start-up Ima ge] screen in Playback mode. z Press the 1 button. z Following t he step on p. 164, choos e [2] and press the m button. Choose one of your shots. z Choose an image an d press t he m button. After [Regist er?] is dis played, pres s the qr buttons to choose [OK], an d then press th e m but[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 166 Before usin g a new memory car d or a card for matted in an other devic e, you should format the card with th is camera. Formattin g erases al l data on a memory card. Before f ormatting, c opy images on the memory ca rd to a computer , or take other st eps to back th em up. Access the [Format] screen. z Choose [...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 167 Perform lo w-level format ting in t hese cases: [Memory card error] is di splayed, the camera i s not workin g correctly, c ard image re ading/writing is slower, continuou s shooting i s slower, or mov ie recording s uddenly stop s. Low-leve l formatting er ases all da ta on a memory card. Befo re low-level form[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 168 Instead of saving images in f olders creat ed each month, you can have the camera crea te folders each day y ou shoot to store shot s taken tha t day. z Choose [Cr eate Folde r], and th en choose [Daily]. X Images will now be saved in fol ders created on the shoo ting date . The lens is nor mally retra cted for [...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 169 Adjust the timing of aut omatic camera a nd screen de activation (Auto Power Down and Displ ay Off, respect ively) as nee ded (p. 38). Access the [Power Saving] screen. z Choose [Powe r Saving], an d then press the m button. Configure the settings. z After cho osing an it em, press t he qr butto ns to adjust it [...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 170 To ensure t hat your s hots will hav e the corr ect local date and ti me when you travel abro ad, simply r egister the destinati on in advanc e and swit ch to that time zone. Th is convenien t feature elim inates th e need to change the Date/ Time setting manu ally. Before usi ng the worl d clock, be sure to set[...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 171 Adjust the date and ti me as follows. Access the [Date/Time] screen. z Choose [Date /Time], and the n press the m button. Configure the setting. z Press the qr but tons to ch oose an it em, and then press t he op buttons t o adjust the setting. Change the di splay langua ge as needed. Access the [Language] scre [...]

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 172 If you accide ntally chan ge a setting, you can rest ore default c amera setting s. Access the [Reset All] scree n. z Choose [Reset All], and then press the m button. Restore default se ttings. z Press the qr buttons to choos e [OK], and then press t he m button. X Default s ettings ar e now rest ored. Restoring[...]

173 Accessories Use included accessorie s effectively and enjoy the camera in more ways wi th optional Canon accessories and other compatible accessor ies sold separately 7[...]

174 • Charge the battery on (or immediately before) the day of use Charged batteri es gradually lo se their charge, even wh en they are not used. • Long-term battery storage After using up all r emaining battery power, remove the battery f rom the camera. Store the b attery with the cover attached. Storing a partially charged battery over exten[...]

175 The followin g camera acce ssories are sold sepa rately. Note that avai lability varies by ar ea, and some acce ssories may no l onger be availab le. Battery Pa ck NB-9L z Rechargeabl e lithium-io n battery Battery Charger CB-2LB /2LBE z Charger for Battery Pa ck NB-9L AC Adapter Kit ACK -DC70 z For powering the camera usin g household power. R[...]

Optional Accessories 176 Waterproof Ca se WP-DC340L z For underw ater photograp hy at depths of up to 3 meter s (9.8 ft.). A lso useful for shootin g in the rain, at the beach, or on ski slopes. Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400S T z Connect the c amera to a TV to enj oy playbac k on the lar ger TV s creen. HDMI Cable HTC-100 z For connecting the camera to[...]

177 By connecti ng the camera to a TV, you can view y our shots on the la rger screen of th e TV. For details on connec tion or how to switch inpu ts, refer to the TV manua l. Connecting the camera to a TV wi th the AV Cable AVC-DC400 (sold separatel y) enables yo u to view your sho ts on the lar ger screen of the TV as you contro l the camera . Ma[...]

Using Optional Accessories 178 Turn the camera on. z Press the 1 button to turn t he camera on. X Images from th e camera are now di splayed on the TV. ( Nothing is di splayed on the camera scre en.) z When finished , turn off th e camera and TV before disc onnecting t he cable. Connecting the camera to an HDTV with the HDMI Cab le HTC-100 (sold se[...]

Using Optional Accessories 179 Display images. z Follow step s 3 – 4 on pp. 177 – 178 to di splay images. Connecting the camera to an HDMI CEC-compatib le TV enables pl ayback (including slideshow playback) using the T V remote co ntrol. In this case, you will need to adjust so me TV settings. For deta ils, refer to the TV user manual. Configur[...]

Using Optional Accessories 180 Control the camera with the TV remote. z Press the qr button s on the remote t o browse images. z To display t he camera contr ol panel, press the OK/Selec t button. Se lect contro l panel items by pres sing the qr buttons to choos e an item, an d then pressing the OK/Select button agai n. Camera Control Panel Op tion[...]

Using Optional Accessories 181 Powering the camer a with AC Adapter Kit ACK-D C70 (sold separat ely) eliminates th e need to mo nitor the r emaining bat tery level. Make sure the camera is off. Insert the coupler. z Follow step 1 on p. 15 to op en the cover. z Insert the coupler facin g the directi on shown, just as you wou ld a battery (f ollowing[...]

182 Your shots ca n easily be print ed by connect ing the camera to a printer. On the camera, you can spec ify images t o set up batc h printing , prepare o rders for photo de velopment se rvices, and p repare or pri nt images for photobooks. A Canon SELP HY CP series compact photo printer is used here for the sa ke of illustr ation. Scre ens displ[...]

Printing Images 183 Access the printing scr een. z Press the m button, choose c , and press the m butt on again. Print the image. z Press the op buttons t o choose [Pri nt], and then press t he m button. X Printing now be gins. z To print othe r images, r epeat steps 5 – 6 after printing i s finish ed. z When you are fi nished printi ng, turn the[...]

Printing Images 184 Access the printing scr een. z Follow step s 1 – 6 on pp. 182 – 183 to ac cess the screen at left. Configure the setting. z Press the op buttons t o choose an item, and then pr ess the qr buttons to choose an option. Configuring Pr int Settings Still Images Default Matches current printer settings. Date Prints images with th[...]

Printing Images 185 By cropping images before p rinting, you ca n print a desi red image area instead of the entire ima ge. Choose [T rimming] . z After followin g step 1 on p. 184 to access the printing scre en, choose [T rimming] and press the m butt on. X A cropping f rame is now disp layed, indic ating the image ar ea to print . Adjust the crop[...]

Printing Images 186 Choose [Paper Settings]. z After following step 1 on p. 184 to access the printing scr een, choo se [Paper Se ttings] an d press the m button. Choose a paper size . z Press the op buttons t o choose an opti on, and then pres s the m button. Choose a type of paper . z Press the op buttons t o choose an opti on, and then pres s th[...]

Printing Images 187 Choose [ID Photo]. z Following s teps 1 – 4 on p. 186, ch oose [ID Photo] and pr ess the m button. Choose the lon g and short side length. z Press the op buttons t o choose an item. Choose the le ngth by pressing the qr buttons, a nd then press the m button. Choose the printing area. z Follow ste p 2 on p. 185 to choo se the p[...]

Printing Images 188 Access the printing scr een. z Follow step s 1 – 6 on pp. 182 – 183 to cho ose a movie. Th e screen at left is disp layed. Choose a printing metho d. z Press the op buttons t o choose , and then press t he qr buttons to choose th e printing me thod. Print the image. Printing Mov ie Scenes Movies Movie Printi ng Options Singl[...]

Printing Images 189 Batch prin ting (p. 192) and o rdering pr ints from a photo dev elopment ser vice can be set up on the c amera. Choos e up to 998 images o n a memory ca rd and config ure releva nt settings , such as the number of copi es, as foll ows. The printing in formation y ou prepare t his way will c onform to DPOF (Digital P rint Order F[...]

Printing Images 190 Print Type Standard One image is printed per sheet. Index Smaller versions of multiple images are printed per sheet. Both Both standard and index formats are printed. Date On Images are printed with the shooting date. Off – File No. On Images are printed with the file number. Off – Clear DPOF data On All image print list set[...]

Printing Images 191 Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z Press the n button, choose [Select Images & Qty.] on the 2 tab, and then press the m butt on. Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. X You can now speci fy the number of cop ies. z If you spec ify index p rinting for the image, it is la[...]

Printing Images 192 Choose [Select All Images]. z Following step 1 on p. 191, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Configure the print settings. z Press the qr buttons to choos e [OK], and then press t he m button. Choose [Clear All Selec tions]. z Following ste p 1 on p. 191, choose [Clear All Selection s] and press the m button. [...]

Printing Images 193 Photobooks can be set up on t he camera by cho osing up to 99 8 images on a memory card and importing th em into the incl uded software on your computer, wh ere they are stored in thei r own folder. Th is is conven ient when ordering printed ph otobooks online o r printing photoboo ks with yo ur own printer. z Press the n butt o[...]

Printing Images 194 Choose an image. z Press the qr button s to choose an ima ge, and then pres s the m button. X is displayed. z To remove t he image from the photob ook, press the m button again. is no lo nger displaye d. z Repeat th is process to speci fy other images. z When finishe d, press the n button to return to th e menu scre en. Choose [[...]

195 Appendix Helpful information when using the camera 8[...]

196 If you think the re is a problem with th e camera, first c heck the followi ng. If the items below d o not solve your pr oblem, conta ct a Canon Custome r Support Help Desk. Power Nothing happens when the ON/OFF button is pressed. • Confirm that you are using the correct type of battery, and that th ere is sufficient charge (p. 203). • Conf[...]

Troubleshooting 197 is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (p. 58). • Set [IS mode] to [Continuous] (p. 125). • Set the flash mode to h (p. 123). • Increase the ISO speed (p. 108). • Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this case, set [IS Mode] to [Off] (p. 125). Shots are out of focus. ?[...]

Troubleshooting 198 Subjects are affected by red-eye (p. 72). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (p. 79) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (p. 4) in flash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. For best results, have subjects look at th[...]

Handling Precautions 199 Playback stops, or audio skips. • Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the camera (p. 167). • There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards that have slow read speeds. • When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may skip [...]

200 If an error message is dis played, resp ond as follows . No memory card • The memory card may be inserted facing the wrong way. Reinsert the memory card facing the correct way (p. 16). Cannot record! • Shooting was attempted without a memory card in the camera. To shoot, insert a memory card facing the correct way (p. 16). Memory card error[...]

On-Screen Messages 201 Exceeded selection limit • More than 998 images were selected for Print List (p. 189) or Photobook Set-up (p. 193). Choose 998 images or less. • Print List (p. 189) or Photobook Set-up (p. 193) settings could not be saved correctly. Reduce the number of selected images and try again. • You attempted to choose more than [...]

202 On-Screen Information Shooting (Inform ation Display) Battery level (p. 203) Camera orientation* White balance (p. 110) My Colors (p. 112) Drive mode (pp. 52, 113) Grid lines (p. 76) Camera shake warning (p. 49) Metering method (p. 108) Compression (image quality) (p. 125) / Resolution (p. 71) Recordable shots Self-timer (p. 56) Movie quality ([...]

On-Screen Information 203 * : Regular o rientation, : Held vertically The camera detects the shooting orientation and adjusts settings for o ptimal shots. Orientation is also detected during playback, and in either orientation, t he camera automatically rotates images as needed. However, the orientation may not be detected correctly when the camera[...]

On-Screen Information 204 Playback (Detail ed Information Di splay) Movies (pp. 46, 128), High-speed burst (p. 100), Print list (p. 189) My Category (p. 151) Shooting mode (p. 206) ISO speed (p. 108), Playback speed (pp. 89, 103) Exposure compensation level (p. 107) White balance (p. 110) Histogram (p. 130) Group playback (p. 134), Image editing (p[...]

On-Screen Information 205 * Displays the frame approx. 4 sec. before or after the current frame. Summary of Movie Control Panel in “Viewin g” (p. 128) Exit Play Slow Motion (Press the qr buttons to adjust the playback spee d. No sound is played.) Skip Backward* (To continue skipping backward, keep holding down the m button.) Previous Frame (For[...]

206 Functions and Menu Tables Functions Avai lable in Each Sh ooting Mode Shooting Mode A 4 G Function Exposure Compensation (p. 107) – {{{{{{{ AE Lock/FE Lock* 1 (pp. 107, 124) – {{ ––––– Focusing Range (p. 115) { {{{{{{{ – {{{{ ––– Tracking AF (p. 60) {{ – { –––– Flash (pp. 58, 123) { {{{{{{{ – {{{{{{{ *2 {{ –?[...]

Functions and Menu Tables 207 4 T Y S P t N x v {{{{{{{{{ –– {{{ – { –– –––––––––– – –––– – –– {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{ { {{ {{{{{{{{{{ { {{ – {{{ { { – { –––– {{{ { {{ – { –– – –– {{{{{{{{ { {{ –– – –– ––– {{{{{{{ { {{ – {{ –– –––––––––– – ?[...]

Functions and Menu Tables 208 FUNC. Menu Shooting Mode A 4 G Function Metering Method (p. 10 8) { {{{{{{{ – {{ ––––– My Colors (p. 112) { {{{{{{{ * 1 * 1 * 2 – {{ –– {{{ White Balance (p. 110) { {{{{{{{ – {{ –– {{{ * 3 – {{ –– {{{ Underwater White Balance Compensation (p. 84) – ––––––– ISO Speed (p. 108[...]

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Functions and Menu Tables 210 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Mode A 4 G Function AF Frame (p. 117) Face Detect* 1 { {{{{{{{ Tracking AF *2 { – { –––– Center – {{{ –––– AF Frame Size* 3 (p. 119) Normal – {{{ –––– Small – {{{ –––– Digital Zoom (p. 5 5) Standard {{ – { – {{{ Off { {{{{{{{ Digital Tele-convert er ([...]

Functions and Menu Tables 211 4 T Y S P t N x v {{{ –– {{{{{ { – { – { – {{ { – { –––– {{{ { {{ – { –– – { – {{ – {{{{{ { {{{{ { {{ { – {{ – {{{{{ { {{{{ { {{ { – { –– {{{{{ { {{ – { – {{ –––––––––– – {{{{ – { – {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{ { {{ –––––––––– – ––?[...]

Functions and Menu Tables 212 3 Set up Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Mute p. 162 Lens Retract p. 168 Volume p. 162 Power Saving pp. 38, 169 Sound Options p. 163 Time Zone p. 170 Hints & Tips p. 163 Date/Time p. 19 LCD Brightness p. 164 Video System p. 178 Start-up Image p. 164 Ctrl via HDMI p. 179 Format pp. 166, 167 Language p. 20 File Nu[...]

Functions and Menu Tables 213 2 Print Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Print – Select All Images p. 192 Select Images & Qty. p. 191 Clear All Selections p. 192 Select Range p. 191 Print Settings p. 189 Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Rotate p. 148 Play Movie p. 128 Print List p. 189 Movie Digest Playback p. 134 Protec[...]

214 A AC adapter kit...... ................... ......... 175, 181 Accessories .................. ........................ ... 175 AE lock ..................... ....................... ........ 107 AF frames.................................... 22, 47, 117 AF J Focusing AF lock ....... ....................... ................... ... 122 Aspect ratio [...]

Index 215 G Grid lines ...... ....................... ................... ... 76 H Handheld night scene (shootin g mode)...... 82 High-speed bur st (shooting mode) .......... 100 Household power... ........................ .......... 181 I i-Contrast .................... ................... .. 109, 157 Image quality J Compression ratio Images Displ[...]

Index 216 Smooth skin (shootin g mode).......... .......... 85 Snow (shooting mod e) ............... ............... 8 3 Soft focus (shooting mode ) ............. .......... 90 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ......... 2 Installation ..................................... ..... 28 Sounds ........... ................... ...................... 1[...]

217 Trademark Acknowled gments • The microSDXC logo is a trademark of SD-3C , LLC. • This device incorporat es exFAT technology licensed f rom Microso ft. • HDMI, the HDMI logo a nd High-Definitio n Multimedia Inter face are trademarks o r registere d trademarks of HDMI Licensing LL C. • The iFrame log o and the iFrame symbol are trad emark[...]

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