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Canon IXUS80015 manual

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  • Page 1

    Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E226-010 XX06XX X Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the camera and use its basic fe atures. © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic[...]

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    The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and Ref erence Guides System Map Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Advanced Camera User Guide Direct Print User Guide Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) Software Starter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software [...]

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    1 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the followin g circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack" message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the bat tery charger . 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a po wer outlet, or attach the power cord to the b[...]

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    2 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover an d open it ( , ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction o f the arrow ( ) and insert the battery until it loc ks. T o remove the battery , push the battery lock in th e direction of the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out. 3. Inserting the Memory Card. [...]

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    3  T o R emo ve the Mem or y Car d Use a fing er to push t he memory ca rd in unti l you hear a click, the n release it. Y ou can use SD* memory car ds and MultiMedi aCards with this ca mera. These ca rds are col lectively call ed memory ca rds in this guide. *SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system. Preparations[...]

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    4 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an i tem and the or button to change its value ( ). T o set the daylight saving option, use the or button to display . 3. Confirm that the correct time is d isplayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The date and time can also be set in [...]

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    5 1. Press the power butto n. The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor . • Pressing the power button ag ain turns the power off. • T o switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the war ning sound), press and hold the DISP . button while pressing the power button. 2. T urn the mode dial to[...]

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    6 2. Press the shutter bu tton fully to shoot. The shutter sound w ill play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the me mory card. R e viewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image app ears in the LCD monito r for approximat ely 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to display im a[...]

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    7  Shooting Modes AUTO The camera automatically sel ects settings. MANUAL Manual Allows you to select s ettings yourself, such as the exposure compensati on, white balance, my colors or I SO speed. Digital Macro Allows you to shoot when the dis tance from the lens (at maximum wide angle) to the subject is within 2 – 60 cm (0.79 in. – 2.0 ft.[...]

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    8 SPECIAL SCENE Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is st rong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at optimal exposure. Underwat er Appropriate for shoot ing images with Waterproof Case WP-DC5 (sold separately). Thi s mode uses an optimal white balance sett ing to reduce bluish[...]

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    9  Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 140 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms.  Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle through flash settings. Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes. Y ou are recommen ded to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other[...]

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    10  Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button to switch modes. T o cancel the macro/infinity mo de: press the / button to remove or from the display . These settings cannot be set in some shooting modes. Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flo wers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Su[...]

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    11 1. T urn the mode dial to (playback) ( ). The last recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor . 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view ( ). Use the bu tton to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly , but shows them less clear ly . 1. In the[...]

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    12 Settings fo r the shootin g or playba ck modes or such camera settings as the print settings, da te/time and sounds are set us ing the FUNC. menu or the Rec., P lay , Print, Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu set s many of the common sh ooting functio ns. T urn the mode dial to , , or . Press the FUNC./SET butt on. Use the or button [...]

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    13 R ec., Play , Print, Set u p and My Camera Men us Convenie nt settings f or shooting, playback or printing c an be set wi th these menus. Press the MENU button. Use the or button to switch between menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Use the or button to select a menu i tem. • Some items may not be selectable in[...]

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    14 Y ou can easily print by connect ing the camer a to a direc t print comp atible printer *1 with a cable and simply pressing the button on the camera. 1. Connect the camera to a Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's po wer . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-c[...]

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    15 2. Set the camera to the playback mode, turn on the power and c onfirm that , or is display ed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the print er model. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( ) and press the button ( ). The button will blink blue and pr[...]

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    16 The following methods can be used t o download images recorded by the camera to a compute r . Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be availabl e. Please read System Requirem ents (p. 17) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memor y Car d Rea der A memory card rea der can be used with al l the operating sy stems li[...]

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    17 System R equir ements Please install the sof tware on a computer me eting the following min imum requirements.  W indo ws  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pac k 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Model The above OS should be pre-install ed on computers with built[...]

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    18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera an d computer • Canon Digit al Camera So lution Disk sup plied with the camera • Interfac e cable supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Proceed with the i[...]

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    19 2. Connecting the camera to a computer . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT AL termina l. Lift up the left edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover with a fingernail and plug the in terface cable in all the way . 2. T urn the camera's mode dial to (playback) and t[...]

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    20 Downlo ading Images to a Computer A window allo wing you to set the pre ferences will app ear when a connection is establishe d between the camer a and computer . 1. Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer . • By default, the downloaded image[...]

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    21 Downloadi ng Images to a Computer The followin g window will appear when you establish a conne ction between the ca mera and computer. If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop). 1. Download the imag es. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. •[...]

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    22 Downloading Images Using the Camer a (Direct T r ansfer) Use this meth od to download images using camera opera tions. Install the s upplied softwa re and adjust the computer s ettings befor e using this method for the first time (p. 18) . 1. Confirm that the Direct T ransfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . • The button wi[...]

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    23  Select & T ransfer/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 download. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Advanced Guide p.74). ?[...]

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    24 MEMO[...]

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    Safety Precautions Be sure to read , understand and follow t he safety precau tions below when using the came ra, in order to prev ent injury , burns or ele ctrical shock to your self and others . Be sure to also read the safe ty precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . War nings • Do not tr igger the flash i n close proximit y to h[...]