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Canon SD580 IS manual

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    Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing The Compon ent s Guide Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E30 6-010 XX07 XXX Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to pr epare the camera an d use its basic feat ures. © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic Cov-Basic-E.fm Page 1 Friday, Fe[...]

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    The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessa ry according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and R eference 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) Soft ware St arter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBro wser S oft[...]

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    1  F ront V iew a Wrist S trap Mount b Microphone c Viewfinder Window ( Advanced G uide p. 18) d AF-assist Beam ( Advanced G uide p. 24) e Red-Eye Red uction Lamp ( Advanced Guide p. 36) f Self-T imer Lamp (p. 16) g Flash (p. 14) h Lens T he Components Guide In order to avoid dropping the camera, wear the wrist st rap when using the camera. def [...]

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    2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Gu ide pp. 12, 15 ) b Viewfi nder ( Advanced Gui de p. 18) c A/V OUT ( Audio/V ideo outp ut) T erminal ( Advanced G uide p. 104) d T erm inal Cover e DIGIT A L T ermina l (p. 27) f Tripod Socket g DC Coupler T erminal Cover ( Ad vanced Guide p . 134) h Memory Card Sl ot/Battery C over (p. 8) The interface ca[...]

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    3  Controls a Sp e a k e r b Indicators (p. 6) c Power Lamp d Power Button (p. 10) e Zoom Lever (p. 14 , Advanced Gu ide p. 80) Shooting: (Wide Angl e)/ (T elephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) f Shutter Butt on (p. 10) g Mode Dial (pp. 10, 1 1) h (Print/Sha re) Button (pp. 22, 30, Advanced Guide pp. 70, 71) i T ouch Con trol Dial j DISP . (Dis[...]

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    4 Using the T ouch Contr ol Dial  T ouching the Dial A magnified image of the touch c ontrol dial displays on the LCD monitor when you place your finger on the dial. Circling your finger on the dial allows you to configure the functions assigned to each button.  Circling Y our Finger on the Dial Y ou can select categories or images by circlin[...]

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    5 The following functions can be oper ated using the touch control dial. Please note that some of the options for some functions cannot be operated with it. Operable Functions Referen ce Page Basic Adva nced Shooting Selecting a shooting mode (When mode dial is set to (Manual), (SCN) or (Movie)) p. 1 1 – Selecting / / / / / pp. 14, 15, 16 pp. 37,[...]

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    6 Indicators The camera indicators light or blink under the following circumstances.  Upper Indica tor  Low er Indicator 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the following cir cumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack." message displays. 1. Insert the ba[...]

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    7 The charge indicator will ligh t orange while the battery is charging. It will change to green when t he charge is complete. Charging takes approximately 2 hours 5 minutes. 2. Installing the Battery . 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover and open it ( a , b ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( c ) a nd insert the bat[...]

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    8 3. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory card slot/bat tery cover ( a , b ).  T o Re mo ve the Memor y Card Use a finger to push the m emory ca rd in until you hear a click, then release it. Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. Insert[...]

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    9 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Da te/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use the or button to select an ite m and the or button to change its value ( b ). T o set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the or button to configure the setting. 3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and p ress the FUNC./SET button ( c [...]

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

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    11 2. Press the shutter b utton fully to shoot. The shutter sound will play and the image will record. The in dicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card.  Re viewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to display imag[...]

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    12  Shooting Modes AUTO Auto The camera automaticall y selects settings. MANUAL Manual Allows you to sel ect sett ings yoursel f, such as the exposure compensation, white balance, my colors or ISO speed. Digital Macro Allows you to shoot when t he distance from the l ens (at maximum wide angle) to the subjec t is within 2 – 50 cm (0.8 in. – [...]

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    13 SPECIAL SCENE Foliage Shoots trees and leaves—such as new growth, autumn leaves or blossoms— in vivid colors. Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background. Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in [...]

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    14 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 ( a ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( b ). Y ou can also use the touch cont rol dial to make a selection. Î See the Advanced Gui de : Red-Eye R eduction [...]

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    15 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button ( a ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( b ). • Y ou can also use the touch cont rol dial to make a sele ction. • T o Cancel: press the / button and use the or button to display (Normal). Macro Use this mode to s hoot clo se-ups of flowe rs or s mall items . Image Area at M[...]

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    16 Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the button ( a ) and use the or button ( b ) to display , or . • Y ou can a lso 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 (when using red-eye reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2 seconds). •[...]

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    17  Changing the Delay T ime and Number of Shots ( ) 1. In the (Rec) me nu, select [Self- timer] and press the FUNC./SET button. 2. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the or button to change the setting and press the FUNC./SET b utton. 3. Press the MENU button. Î See Menus and Settings (p. 21). If the [Shot s] option is s et to [...]

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    18 1. T urn the mode dial to (playback) ( a ). The last recorded image will disp la y . Or if you have played back 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 newest image on the memory card appears. 2. Use the or button to[...]

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    19 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an image to erase ( a ) and press the button ( b ). Y ou can a lso use the touch control dial to make a selection. 2. Confirm that [Er ase] is selecte d and press the FUNC./SET b utton ( c ). T o exit instead of erasing, se lect [Cancel]. Erasing Please note that erased images can not be recov[...]

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    20 Settings for the shooting or playback modes or such camera settings as the print settings, 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 common shooting functions. a T u rn the mode dial to , , or . b Press the FUNC./SET button. c Use the or button to [...]

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    21 R ec., Play , Print, Se t up and My Camer a Menus Convenient settings for shooting, pl ayback o r printing can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the or button to switch between m enus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button t o select a menu item. • Y ou can also use the touch co[...]

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    22 Y ou can easily print by conn ecting the camera to a direct print compatible 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 power . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-compl[...]

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    23 2. Set the camera to the playback mode, tur n on the power and c onfirm that , or is di splayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary ac cording to the pr inter model. • will display in the movie mode. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( b ) and press the but[...]

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    24 The following methods can be us ed to download images recorded by the camera to a computer . Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 25) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memor y Car d Reader A memory card reader can be used with all the operating systems listed ab[...]

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    25 System R equir ements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.  W indows  Macintosh OS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Windows Vista Computer Mode l The above OS should be pre-install ed on computers with buil t-in USB ports. CPU Windows 2000[...]

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    26 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • 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. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Follow the onscreen me[...]

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    27 2. Connecting the camera to a comput er . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT AL t erminal. Lift up the left edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover with a fingernail and plug the in te rface cable in all the way . 2. T urn the camera's mod e dial to (playback) an[...]

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

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    29 Downl oading Images to a Computer The following window will appear when you establish a connection between the camera and computer . If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWindo w] icon on the Dock (the bar which appea rs at the bottom of the deskto p). 1. Download the imag es. • Download the images using the camera or the computer . ?[...]

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    30 Downloading Images Using the Camer a (Direct T ransfer) Use this method to download images using camera oper ations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 26). 1. Confirm that the Direct T ransfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . • The button will ligh[...]

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    31  Select & T r ansfer/W allpaper 2. Select or an d press the button (or the FUNC./SET button) . 3. Select images to download and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The images will d ownload. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be se lected during index playback ( Advanced Guide p. [...]

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