Canon SD 750 manual

Prep arations Basic Operations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing The Compo nent s Guide Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E 271-01 0 XX07X XX Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guid e explains how t o prepare the camer a and use its basic fe atures. © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic[...]

The following guides are available . Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Fl o w c har t and R e ference Guides System Map Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide ) • Read this first. Advanced Camera User Guide Direct Print User Guid e Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide ) Sof tware S t arter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ Imag eBro w[...]

1  F ront V iew a W rist S trap Mount b Microp hone ( Advance d Guide pp. 41 , 90, 91) c AF-assis t Beam ( A dvanced Guide p. 24) d Red-E ye Reduct ion Lamp ( Advance d Guide p. 35 ) e Self-T imer Lamp (p. 17 ) f Flash ( p. 15) g Sp e a k e r h Lens T he Components Guide In order to avoid dropping the camer a, wear the wrist strap when using the[...]

2  Back View a LCD Monito r ( Ad vanced Guid e p p. 12, 15 ) b DIGIT A L T ermina l (p. 28) c A/V OUT (Au dio/V ideo output) T erminal ( Ad vanced Gu ide p. 10 1) d T er minal Cover e T ripod Soc ket f DC Coupl er T er minal Cov er ( Advanc ed Guide p. 131) g Memory Car d Slot/ Battery Co ver (p. 7 ) The interface ca ble and A V cable cannot be [...]

3  Contr ols a Mode Sw itch (pp. 1 1, 12) b Power Button (p. 1 1) c Zoom Leve r (p. 15, Ad vanced Gu ide p. 76 ) Shooti ng: (Wid e Angle)/ (T elepho to) Playba ck: (Index )/ (Magni fy) d Shutte r Button (p. 1 1) e (Print/ Share ) Bu tton (pp. 23, 31 , Ad vanced Gu ide pp. 6 6, 67) f Playbac k Butto n (pp. 10, 19 , Adva nced Guid e pp. 76, 100) g[...]

4 Using the T ouc h Contr ol Dial  T ouc hing the Dial A magnified image of the touch control dial displays on the LCD monitor when you place your finger on the dial. C ircling your finger on the dial allows you to configure the functions assigned to each button.  Cir c ling Y our Finger on the Dial Y ou can select categories or images by cir[...]

5 The following functions can be op erated using the touch control dial. Please note that some of the options for some functions can not be operated with it. Indica tor The camera indi cator ligh t s o r blin ks under t he fol lowin g circumstanc es. Operable Funct ions Refer ence Page Basi c Advan ced Shooti ng Selecting a shooting mode p. 12 – [...]

6 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery befor e use under the following circu mst ances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the b attery p ack." message displays. 1. Insert the bat tery into the battery charg er . 2. Plug the bat tery charger (CB-2L V) into a power outlet, or att ach the power cord [...]

7 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide th e memory card slot /battery cover and op en it ( a , b ). 2. Push t he battery lock in th e direction of the a rrow ( c ) and insert the b attery until it locks. T o remove the battery , p ush the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( c ) and hold it while pulling the batter y out. 3. Inserting the [...]

8  T o R emo v e the Memor y Car d Push the memory card w ith your finger or the toggle on the w rist strap until the memo r y ca rd clicks and then release it. Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the powe r button ( a ). 2. Use the or butto n to select an item and the or button t o change it s value ( b ). T o set the daylig[...]

9  Setting the Display Langua ge 1. Press the (playback) butto n. 2. Hold down the FUNC./SET butt on and p ress the MENU butto n. 3. U se the , , or button to selec t a language and press the FUNC./SET button. The display la nguage can also be se t in the Set up menu (p. 22). • A rechargeable lithium b attery is built into the came ra to save [...]

10 T ur n ing the Camer a On/Of f 1. Press the power button or the button. The start-up sound will play an d the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor . • Pressing the power bu tton set s the camera to the shooting mod e and pressing the button set it to the playback mode. • Pressing the power bu tton again turns the camera off. • T [...]

11 1. Press the powe r button. 2. Set the shooting mode to (Auto). 1. Slide th e mode switch t o (Rec.) ( a ). 2. Press the F UNC./SET butto n ( b ) and use th e or button ( c ) to select (auto). 3. Press the F UNC./SET butto n ( d ). 3. Aim the camera at the subject. 4. Focus and shoot. 1. Press the s hutter butt on halfway to focus. When the ca m[...]

12  R e viewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is t aken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to display images regardless of the review duration setting with the following procedures. • Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot. • Pressing the FUNC./SET or DISP . button while[...]

13  Shooting Modes AUTO Auto The camera automatical ly selec ts settings . Manual Allows you to s elect set tings yours elf, such as the exposure c ompensation, whi te balance, my color s or ISO speed. Digit al Macro Allows you to shoo t when the distance fr om the lens (at maximum wide angle) to the subject is withi n 3 – 10 cm (1. 2 – 3.9 [...]

14 SPECIAL SCEN E Beach Shoots wit hout making people appear dark nea r water or sand where refl ected sunlight is strong. Fireworks Captur es fireworks in the sky shar ply and at opti mal exposure. Aquarium Selects the opt imal ISO speed, white bal ance and col or balance t o capture fi sh and other i tems in an indoor aquarium. Under water Approp[...]

15 Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lev er toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 105 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Using the Flash 1. Press the button ( a ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( b ). Y ou can also use the touch control dial to make a selection . Î See the Advan ced Guide : Red -Eye Reduct io[...]

16 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Sh ots 1. Press the / button ( a ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( b ). • Y ou can also use the touch control dial to make a selection . • T o Cancel: press the / button and use the or button to display (Normal). Macro Use thi s mode to sho ot close- ups of flowers o r small i tems. Image Area at M[...]

17 Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the button ( a ) and use the or button ( b ) to display , or . • Y ou can also use the touch control dial to make a selection. • When the shutter button is pressed fully , the self-timer will activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (wh en using red-eye reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2 seconds). •[...]

18  Changing the Delay Time and Nu mber of Shots ( ) 1. In the [ (Rec)] menu, select [Self-timer] and press the FUNC./ SET button. 2. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [S hot s] and the or button to change the setting and press the FUNC./SET button. 3. Press the MENU button. Î See Menus and Settings (p. 22). If the [S hot s] option is se t[...]

19 1. Press the (pla yback) button ( a ). The last recorded image will display . If you have replayed images, the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback). If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer , the n ewest image on the memory card appears. 2. Use the or button to display th[...]

20 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an im age to eras e ( a ) and press the button ( b ). Y ou can also use the touch control dial to make a selection. 2. Confirm that [Erase] is sele cted and press the FUNC./SET button ( c ). T o exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Er asing Please note t hat erased images c annot be recov[...]

21 Settings for the shooting or p layback modes or su ch camera settings as the print settin gs, date/time and sounds are set using the FUNC. menu or the Rec., Play , Print, Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC . Menu This menu sets many of the co mmon shooting functions. a Slide the mo de switch to , or . b Press the FUNC./SET butto n. c Use the or bu t[...]

22 R ec., Play , Print, Set up an d My Camer a Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playb ack or printing can be set w ith these menus. a Press the MENU button . b Use the or but ton to switch bet ween menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or b utton to select a men u item. • Y ou can also use the touch[...]

23 Y ou can easily print by connectin g the camera to a direct print compatible printe r *1 with a ca ble and simply pressing the button on the camera. 1. Connect the camera to a direct pr int comp a tible printer and turn on the printer' s power . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge[...]

24 2. T urn on the camera and confirm that , or is displayed in the upper lef t of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model. • will display in the movie mode. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( b ) and press the button ( c ). • Y ou can also use the to[...]

25 The following methods can be used to downloa d images recor ded by the camera to a computer . Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 26) in advance.  Camer a to Computer Connection  Using a Me mor y Car d R eader A memory card reader can be used with all the operating systems liste[...]

26 System R equir ements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requiremen t s.  Wi n d o w s  Macintosh OS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Servi ce Pack 2) Windows Vista Computer Model The above OS should be pre- installed on comput ers wit h built- in USB ports. CPU Wind[...]

27 Pr eparing to Download Ima ges  Items to Pr epare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the sof tware. 1. Plac e the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in th e comput er's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Inst allation]. Follow the onsc[...]

28 2. Connecting the camera to a c omputer . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the computer's USB port and to the camera's D IGIT AL terminal. Use the toggle on the wrist str ap or slip a finge rnail under the edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover , lift up and plug the interface cable in all the way . 2. Press the ca[...]

29 Do wnloading Ima ges to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will app ear when a connection is establish ed between the camera and compute r . 1. Select [Canon CameraW indow] and click [OK] (first time only). 2. Download the images. • Downlo ad the images using the camera or the computer . • By default, the dow nloaded ima[...]

30 Do wnloading Images to a Computer The following w indow will appear when you est ablish a connection between the camer a and computer . If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWin dow] icon o n the Dock (the bar which appe ars at th e botto m of the deskto p). 1. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the compute[...]

31 Do wnloading Ima ges Using the Camer a (Dir ect T r ansf er) Use this method to download images using camera operations. Install the supplied software and adjust the compu ter settings before using this method for the first time (p. 27). 1. Confirm that the Direct T ransfer menu is disp layed on the camera's LCD mo nitor . • The b utton w[...]

32  Select & T r ansf er/Wallpaper 2. Select or and press th e button (o r the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to download and pr ess the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The images will download. The button will blink blue wh ile downloading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Ad vanced Guide p. [...]

Saf ety Pr ecautions Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera, in order to prevent injury , bur ns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure to also rea d the safety p recautions listed in the Advanced Cam era User Guide . W ar nings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human [...]