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  • Page 1

    The Components Gui de Preparations Shoot ing Playba ck/Era sing Menus a nd Se tting s CDI-E312-010 XXXXXXX Camer a User Guide Please Read This Firs t This gui de expla ins how to pr epare t he came ra and u se it s basic features . © 2007 CA NON INC . PRIN TED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic Down loading Imag es to a Compute r Prin ting[...]

  • Page 2

    The following guides are available. Re fer to them as necessary acco rding to the flowchart below. In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the A dvanced Guide . Also, “battery” refers to the battery pack. Flowchart and Reference Guides System Map Basic Camera User Guide[...]

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    1 The Componen ts Guide  Front View Flash (p. 15) AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 23) Red-Eye Reduction Lamp ( Advanced Guide p. 35) Self-Timer Lamp (p. 17) Lens Wrist Strap M ount The Components Guide It is recom mended to use the wrist st rap to avoid dropping the camera during use. Attaching the Wrist Strap[...]

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    2  Back View LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide pp. 12, 14) Memor y Ca rd S lot Cov er ( p. 7 ) Batt ery C over ( p. 7) Tripod Socket DC Coupler Terminal Cover ( Advanced Guide p. 133) Terminal Cove r A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal ( Advanced Guide p. 101) COMPONENT OUT Te rminal ( Advanced Guide p. 101) DIGITAL T erminal (p. 28) The LCD monito[...]

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    3 The Componen ts Guide  Controls Shutter Button (p. 11) (Print/Share) Button (pp. 23, 31, Advanced Guide pp. 67, 68) Power Button (p. 11) Power Lamp (blinks when battery charge is low) Speaker Microphones ( A dvanced Guide pp. 39, 89, 90) DISP. (Display) Button ( Advanced Guide p. 12) MENU Button (p. 2 2, Advanced Guide p. 22) Multi Controller [...]

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    4  Multi Controller The Multi Controller is used to select and set m enus and funct ions. Pressing the Multi Controller up, d own, left or right is indicate d by “press the Multi Controller , , or .” Pushing the the Multi Controller in is indicated by “push in the Multi Controller ( FUNC ./SET ).” The following items w ill be displayed w[...]

  • Page 7

    5 The Componen ts Guide Indicator The camera indicator blinks red under the following circum stances. • Image or sound memo recording, or recording a sound with the sound recorder • Image reading • Image erasing • Image transferring (w hen connected t o a computer or printer) Never do the following while a n indicator is blinking. These act[...]

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    6 1. Charging the Batte ry. Charge the battery before us e under the following circ umstances. • When using the bat tery for the firs t time. • When the “Change the battery pack.” message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the battery charg er. 2. Plug the battery charger ( CB-2LV) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord t o the bat[...]

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    7 Preparat ions 2. Installing the Battery. 1. Slide the battery cover and op en it ( , ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and insert the battery until it locks. To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direct ion of the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out. 3. Close th e battery cover. 3. Inserti[...]

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    8  To Remove the Memory Card Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. First Time Settings  Opening the LCD Monitor You can posit ion the LCD m onitor in the following ways. 1. Open t he LCD mon itor 90 d egrees . You can us e SD memor y cards, SDHC memory cards , MultiMediaCards and MMC plus cards with [...]

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    9 Preparat ions 2. The LCD monitor c an be rotated 90 degrees towards the front and 1 80 degr ee s towa rds t he ba ck. When rotated 90 degrees towards the front, the image on the screen will be automatically flipped and reversed (th e Reverse Display function) * The Reve rse Di splay fun ction can be set to off.  How to Hold the Camera If the c[...]

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    10  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( ) (p. 11). 2. Press the Multi Controller or to select an item and or to chang e its value ( ). To set t he daylight saving option, select the icon and press the Multi Controller or to configure the set ting. 3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed an d push i n the Multi Co ntroller (FU[...]

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    11 Shooti ng 1. Press the pow er button. • The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. The power lamp will light green. • Press ing the power but ton again turns the power off. • To switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the DISP. button while pressin[...]

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    12 2. Press the shutter butto n fully to shoot. The shutter sound will play and the image will record. T he indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card.  Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can cont inue to displa y images[...]

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    13 Shooti ng  Shooting Modes Auto The camera automatically selects settings. Manual Manual Allows you to select settings yourself, such as the exposure compensation, white balance, my colors or ISO speed. Super Macro You can shoot closer to the subject and display the subject larger than in the Macro Mode (p. 15). Distance from the lens (at maxi[...]

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    14 You can shoot m ovies with just a push of the Movie button (except when the mode dial is set to p layback). • Max. Clip Size: 4 GB* • Sound is recor ded in stereo. • Pressing the Movie button again stops recording. * Even before the recording size reaches 4 GB, reco rding will stop at the moment the rec ording time reaches 1 hour. Depe ndi[...]

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    15 Shooti ng Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom leve r toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 39 – 390 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. The AF range appears below the zoom bar w hen you pres s the zoom lever ( Advanced G uide p. 26). Using the Flash 1. Press the Mu lti Controller towards ( ) and then press it or to switch betw ee[...]

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    16 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the Multi Contro ller towards / ( ) and then press it or t o switch be tween modes ( ). T o Cancel: press the Multi Controller towards / and selec t (normal). Macro Use th is mode to shoot cl ose-ups of flow ers or sm all items. Image A rea at Minim um Focusi ng Dista nce from End o f Lens to S ubject ?[...]

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    17 Shooti ng Using t he Se lf -Time r 1. Press the Mu lti Controller towards ( ) and then press it or to display , or ( ). • When the shutter butt on is pressed fu lly, the self-timer w ill activate and t he self-timer lamp will blink ( when using red-eye reduction, it w ill stay lit for the last 2 seconds). To Cancel: press the Multi Controller [...]

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    18  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. [ (Rec)] menu [Self-time r] Push in the M ulti Controller (FUNC./SET). 2. Pr ess th e Mult i Con tro lle r or to select [Dela y] or [Shots] and then press it or to chan ge the setting and push i n the Multi Controller (FUNC./SET). 3. Press the MENU bu tton. Î See Men us and Settings (p. 22).[...]

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    19 Playback/ Erasing 1. Turn the mode dial to (playback ) ( ). The last image shot will be displayed. If images have been played back, the last im age that was played back will appear (Resume Playback). If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory car d have been edited with a comput er, the newest image on the memory car d app[...]

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    20 1. In the playba ck mode, press the Multi Controller or to select an image to er ase ( ) and press it tow ards () . 2. Press the Mul ti Controller or to select [Eras e] and pu sh in the Multi Controller (F UNC./SET) ( ). To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Era sin g Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate c[...]

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    21 Menus and Setti ngs 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 m any of the common shoot ing functions. Tur n the mode dial to , or . Push in the Multi Contro ller (FUNC./[...]

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    22 Rec., Pl ay, Pri nt, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playback or printing can be set with these menus. Press the MENU button. Press the Multi Controller or to switch between menus. • You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Press the Multi Controller o r to select a menu item. • Some items may not[...]

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    23 Printi ng You can easily print by connecting the camer a to a direct print compatible printer *1 with a cable and simply pressing the button on the camera. 1. Connect the ca mera to a direct prin t compatible p rinter and turn on the printer's power. *1 Since th is camer a uses a stand ard proto col (P ictBridg e), you ca n use i t with oth[...]

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    24 2. Set the camera to the playb ack mod e, 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. • will display in the m ovie mode. 3. Press the Multi Contr oller or to select an image to print ( ) and pre[...]

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    25 Downloading Image s to a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please r ead System Req uirements (p. 26) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card reader can be used with all[...]

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    26 System Requirements Please install the so ftware on a computer me eting the following minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh OS Windows 2000 Servi ce Pack 4 Windows XP (i ncluding Ser vice Pack 1 and Ser vice Pack 2) Windows Vista Comput er Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built- in USB ports. CPU Windows 200[...]

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    27 Downloading Image s to a Computer Preparing to Download I mages  Items to Prepare • Camera and com puter • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with t he camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install t he software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solut ion Disk in th e computer's CD-ROM d rive. 2. Click [Eas[...]

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    28 2. Connecting the camer a to a comp uter. 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the com puter’s USB port and t o the cam era’s DIGITAL termi nal. Slip a fingernail und er the edge of t he camera’s DI GITAL terminal cover, lift up and plug the int erface cable in all the way. 2. Turn the camera’ s mode dial to (playback) and t urn on[...]

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    29 Downloading Image s to a Computer Downl oading Imag es to a C ompute r A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and compu ter. 1. Select [Canon CameraWin dow] and click [OK] (fi rst time only). 2. Download the images. • D ownload the images using the came ra or the co mputer. [...]

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    30 Downloading Images to a Computer The following window will appear when you es tablish a connection between the camer a and computer . If it fails to a ppear , click the [Canon Camer aWindow] icon o n the Doc k (the ba r which a ppear s at the bott om of the desktop) . 1. Download the ima ges. • Download the images using the camera or the compu[...]

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    31 Downloading Image s to a Computer Downloading Images Using the Cam era (Direct Transfer) Use this method to download images using camera operations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 27). 1. Confirm tha t the Direct Transfer menu is dis played on th e camera ’s LCD mo[...]

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    32  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or and pre ss the button (or the M ulti Controller (FUNC./SET) ). 3. Select im ages to dow nload and pre ss the button (or the Mu lti Controller ( FUNC./SET)). • The images will dow nload. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index play[...]

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    Safety Precautions Be sure to read, understand and follow the safe ty precautions below when using the ca mera, in order to pr event injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure t o also read th e safety precauti ons listed in the Advanced Ca mera User Guide . Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or[...]