Canon A1000IS manual

Camera Use r Guide DIGITAL CAMERA Camera User Guide ENGLISH CDI-E386-010 © CANON INC. 200 8 PRINTED IN MALAYSIA (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 1 Thursday, Ju ne 19, 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

2 Check if t he following i tems are in cluded in you r camera pack age. If anyt hing is missing, c ontact the retailer wher e you purc hased the camera. Camera AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x2) Memory Card (32MB) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-800 Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Warranty Card “Canon Customer Suppor[...]

3 • Language tha t displays on th e screen appear s inside [ ]. • Buttons on the camera body are rep resented b y the follow ing icons . • : Troublesho oting tips for commo n problems. • : Hints for ge tting more out of your camera. • : Notes for preventing malfunction. • : Supplement al explanat ion. • (p. xx): xx stan ds for refer e[...]

4 Test Shots Take some init ial test shot s and play them ba ck to make sure the i mages were recorde d correctly . Please note th at Canon Inc., its subsidiar ies and affiliate s, and its dis tributors ar e not liable for any consequen tial damages arising fro m any malfu nction of a camera or acc essory, inc luding memory cards, that r esults in [...]

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6 What Do You Want to Do? 4 Shoot ● Shoot, Leaving It to the Camera to Make Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ● Just Taking Pictures (Easy mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ● Shooting Various Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55–58 - Take good shots of people - Take good landscapes - Shoot var[...]

What Do You Want to Do? 7 1 ● Look at my pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ● Automatically play back pi ctures (slide show) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 ● Look at pictures on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ● Quickly search pictures . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 Chapters 1 – 3 explain the ba sic operati ons and frequen tly used funct ions of this camera. Chap ters 4 – 9 explain the advance d functions lettin g you learn further as you read them in order. Checking the Package Contents .......2 Conventions Use d in this Guide ........3 Read This First . ........................ .........4 What Do You W[...]

9 Changing the Composition to Sh oot (Focus L ock) ... .............. ............. 76 Shooting Using the Viewfinder ........ 77 Shooting Us ing a TV ............ ........... 77 $ Customizing the Self-Tim er ........ 78 Changing the AF Frame........ .......... 80 Checking the Focus and P eople's Expressions ( AF-Point Zoom ) .... 82 0 Selectin[...]

10 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety preca utions described below. Always ensure that the camera is operated 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 wi[...]

Safety Precautions 11 Batteries • Use only recommended batteries. • Do not place batteries near or in direct flame. • Do not let batteries come into contact with water (e.g. sea water) or other liquids. • Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or apply heat to batteries. • Avoid dropping or subjecting batteries to severe impacts. This may c[...]

12 • Do not sit in a chair with the camera in your pocket. Doing so may cause malfunction or damage the LCD monitor. • When putting the camera in your bag, ensure that hard objects do not come into contact with the LCD monitor. If this occurs, it may cause malfunction or damage the LCD monitor. • Do not attach accessories to the strap. Doing [...]

13 Getting Started This chapter explains how to prepare for shooting and shooting in A mode, as well as how to play back, erase and print images. Attaching th e Wrist Strap/Holding th e Camera • Use the inclu ded strap to avoi d dropping th e camera during us e. • Keep your ar ms tight aga inst your bod y while hold ing the came ra firmly by th[...]

14 Insert the i ncluded ba tteries and memory card in to the camer a. Check the card’s write-protect tab. ● If the memory card has a write-protect ta b, you will not be ab le to take imag es if the tab is in th e locked pos ition. Sli de the tab up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. ● Slide and hol d the cover lock , then slide and open[...]

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card 15 Close the cover. ● Close the cove r and p ress downward as you slide i t until it click s into place . Removing the Memory Card ● Push the memory card unt il you hear a click, then re lease and pul l out the card. (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 15 Thursday, June 19 , 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card 16 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken * The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Depending on the shooting conditions, the actual number of shots t hat can be taken may be less. • Depending on the brand of alk[...]

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card 17 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Saved in a Memory Card • Values are based on a camera at default settings. • The number of shots that can be saved will vary depending on camera settings, the subject and the memory card used. The number of shots t hat can be saved appear on the screen when the c[...]

18 The Date/Time menu will a ppear the first time th e camera is turned on. Since the date and time recorded int o your images are based on the se settings , be sure to make them. Turn on the camera. ● Press the powe r button. X The Date/Ti me menu will appe ar. Set the Date and Time. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a settin g. ● Press the [...]

Setting the Date and Time 19 Changing the Date and Time You can change the date and time as needed. Display the menus . ● Press the · button. Select [Date/Time] in the 3 tab. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons to select [Date/ Time], then press the m button. Change the date and time. ● Follow Ste ps 2 and 3[...]

20 You can change the language d isplayed on the scr een menus and messages. Set to Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. Display the lang uage menu. ● Press and hold the m button , then press the · button . Set the disp lay languag e. ● Press the opqr buttons to se lect a language, t hen press the m button. X Once the displ ay language has [...]

21 The shutter button has two stops. To take images that ar e in focus, be sur e to first pr ess the shutt er button ligh tly (halfw ay) to focus, then take the s hot. Press halfway (lightly to the first stop). X The camera focu ses and automat ically makes nece ssary sett ings for shoo ting, such as adjust ing brightne ss and color. X When the cam[...]

22 The camera c an automatica lly make al l settings s o that you can shoot simp ly by pressing the shutter but ton (Auto mode). Turn on the camera. ● Press the powe r button. X The start-u p sound will play , and the start- up image will appear. ● Pressing the power button ag ain will turn off the camera. Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mo[...]

Taking Pictures 23 Shoot. ● Press the shutter butto n fully. X The camera will play the shutt er sound and shoot. The fl ash will automatic ally fire in low ligh t conditio ns. X The indicat or will blink gr een while the image is reco rded to the memo ry card. X The image will appear on the sc reen for about two seconds. Y ou can con tinue shoot[...]

24 You can view th e images you have taken on the scr een. Set to Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. ● The last image y ou took will ap pear. Select an image. ● Pressing t he q button will cycle through the images in th e reverse order they were taken. ● Pressing t he r button will cycle through the images in the order they were taken. ?[...]

25 You can selec t and erase imag es one at a time. Pl ease note that er ased images cann ot be recove red. Exerc ise adequa te caution before eras ing an image. Set to Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last im age you shoot will appear. Select an image to erase. ● Press the qr buttons to select an image to erase. Erase the image. ●[...]

26 You can eas ily print t he images y ou have take n if you con nect the ca mera to a PictBrid ge compliant print er (sold sepa rately). Items to Prep are • Camera and Pict Bridge complia nt printer (so ld separately) • Interface c able supplie d with the camera (p. 2) Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to th e printer. ● O[...]

Printing Images 27 Select an image to prin t. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image. Print images. ● Press the c button. X Printing will start and t he c button will blink blue. ● If you want to pri nt additiona l images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after prin ting has completed. ● After prin ting has co mpleted, turn o ff the camera and p ri[...]

28 Setting th e mode dial to E (Movie) allows yo u to shoot mov ies. Set to Movie mode. ● Set the mode dial to E . ● Confirm tha t displays on the screen. Compose the shot of your subject. ● Moving the zoom lev er towards i will zoom in on your su bject making it appear larger. Movi ng the lever tow ards j will zoom out from yo ur subject mak[...]

Shooting Movies 29 Shoot. ● Press the shut ter button full y. The camera will start shoo ting the movie. ● Once shooti ng begins, t ake your fing er off the shutter but ton. X [ REC.] and the elapse d time will ap pear on the sc reen. ● Do not touch the microphone while shooting. ● Do not pr ess any bu ttons other th an the shutter butt on.[...]

30 You can view th e movies you have shot on the scr een. Set to Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image or movie you shot will appear. Select a movie. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a movie, then press th e m button. ● appears on movi es. X The movie cont rol panel will a ppear. Play the movie. ● Press the qr buttons to s[...]

31 You can use the i ncluded softwar e to transfer t he images you have taken to a computer. Items to Pr epare • Camera and compute r • Canon Digital Ca mera Solution Disk supplied with the ca mera (p. 2) • Interface c able supplie d with the camera (p. 2) System Requ irements Install the software on a co mputer meeting th e following re quir[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 32 Preparations Install the software. Windows Place the CD-ROM in the comput er’s CD-ROM drive. Begin installation. ● Click [Easy In stallation], and follow the onscreen ins tructions to proceed with t he installatio n. Click [Restart] or [Finish]. ● When you clic k [Restart], t he computer will restart. Remo[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 33 Connect the camera to th e computer. ● Turn off the c amera. ● Open the camera’s terminal cover and insert the smaller plug of the interface cable in the direction shown. ● Insert the c able’s larg er plug into the computer’s U SB port. For conne ction details, r efer to the us er guide provid ed wit[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 34 Macintosh X CameraWindow will appear. ● If it does not appear, click the [CameraWin dow] icon on the Doc k (the bar which appe ars at the bot tom of the desktop). X The Direct Tra nsfer menu appear s on the camera’s s creen, and the c butt on will light blue. Transferring I mages with a C omputer Transfer im[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 35 Transferring I mages with the Ca mera Select [New Images]. ● Press the op but tons to s elect [N ew Images]. ● If the scre en on the l eft is not sh owing, press the · button. Transfer images. ● Press the c button. X All images not previously transferred wi ll be transfer red to the comput er. ● After t[...]

36 Accessories Supplied with Camera Wrist Strap WS-800 AA-size Alk aline Batteries (x2) Interface Ca ble IFC-400PCU *1 Memory Card (32 MB) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk AV Cable AVC-DC400 *1 Battery and Cha rger Kit CBK4-300 *3 AC Adapter kit ACK800 Battery Charger CB-5AH Compact Power Adapter CA-PS8 00 *1 Also available for purchase separatel[...]

Accessories 37 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Bubble Jet Pr inters *2 (PIXMA series) USB Card Reader Video IN Ter minal Audio IN Ter minal TV Compact Photo Printers *2 (SELPHY serie s) Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with g enuine Canon accessories. Canon shall not be lia[...]

38 The following camera accesso ries are sold separately. Some accessor ies are not sol d in some regions , or may no longer be available. Power Supplie s • Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300 This kit includes both a dedicated char ge r unit and four rechargeable AA-size NiMH (nickel metal hydride) batteries. Recommended f or powering the camera fo[...]

39 Learning More This chapter explains the camera parts and basic operations. 2 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 39 Thursday, June 19 , 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

40 Mode Dial Turn the mode di al to change the shooting mode. Tu rning the mode dial while in Pl ayback mod e will switch to the Shoo ting mode. Components Guide a Zoom Lever Shooting: j (Wide Angle) / i (Telephoto) (p. 22) Playback: g (Index) / k (Magnify) (p. 94) b Lamp (AF Assist Beam, Red-Eye Reduction Lamp, Self-Timer Lamp) (pp. 23, 122, 123) [...]

Components Guide 41 1 Button When the len s is extend ed, you can u se the 1 button to switc h between the Shooting and Pl ayback modes. When t he lens is retract ed, you can use the button to tu rn the came ra on and off in Playbac k mode. a Viewfinder (p. 77) b Indicators (p. 42) c Speaker d Screen (LCD monitor) (p. 43) e 1 (Playback) Button f DC[...]

42 The indica tors on the back of the c amera (p. 41 ) will light o r blink und er the following co nditions. To save batte ry power, the camera shuts dow n automatically wh en it is not operated for a ce rtain time. Power Saving Shooting Mo de About 1 minu te after the camera is no t operated, the screen will turn off. After about 3 more minutes, [...]

43 Shooting (Inform ation Display) * :Standard, :Right side down, :Left side down This function m ay not operate correctly when the camera is pointed straight up o r down. Information Displa yed on the Screen a Shooting Mode b Exposure Compensation/Long Shutter mode (pp. 74, 88) c White Balance (p. 73) d My Colors (p. 75) e Metering Mode (p. 85) f [...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 44 Playback (Detail ed Information Disp lay) Histogram ● The graph that appears in Detai led Information Disp lay is called the histogram. The histogra m shows the distributi on of bri ghtness of an image. When the graph a pproaches the right side, the image is br ight, but when it approaches t he left side, t [...]

45 You can switc h the display using the ⁄ button. Shooting Playback Display for Shooting in Dark Condi tions during Shootin g The display automaticall y brightens wh en shooting in da rk conditions , allowing y ou to chec k the compo sition (Nig ht Display f unction). However, th e brightnes s of the image on th e screen, and the b rightness of [...]

46 You can set various func tions using the FUNC. menu. The settings that you can choose from the FUNC. menu ar e different depending on the shooting mode (p. 40). Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mode dial to th e desired shootin g mode. Display the FUNC. menu. ● Press the m butt on. Select a menu item. ● Press the op but tons to s elect a [...]

47 Various fu nctions can be set from t he menu. Th e menu item s are orga nized under categ orized tabs, an d the displayed tabs and menu item s change, depending o n the Shooting (p. 40) or Playba ck mode (p. 41). Display the menu. ● Press the · butt on. Select a tab. ● Press the qr buttons to select a tab. ● You can al so move the z oom l[...]

48 When you have mist akenly made a sett ing, you can re set the camera to t he default set tings. Display the menu. ● Press the · butt on. Select [Reset All]. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op but tons to s elect [R eset All], then press the m button. Reset settings. ● Press the qr buttons to select [OK], th en p[...]

49 You should use th is camera to format a new memory card, or a memory card that has been u sed with other dev ices, before using it. Format ting a memory card erases all data on the memor y card. You can not retrieve t he erased data. Exec ute adequate caution be fore formatti ng a memory card. Display the menu. ● Press the · butt on. Select [[...]

Formatting Memory Cards 50 Low Level Format Perform low level format ting when y ou think th at the reco rding/read ing speed of a memory card has droppe d. ● Follow Step 1– 2 on the previo us page to display the [Format] scre en. ● Press the op but tons to s elect [L ow Level For mat], then use the qr butt ons to display . ● Press the opqr[...]

51 You can silence the sounds of the c amera buttons or adj ust the volume of the camera soun ds. Mute Setting Display the menu. ● Press the · butt on. Select [Mute]. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons to select [Mute], then use the qr buttons to select [On]. Adjusting the Volume Display the menu. ● Press t[...]

Changing the Image Display Time 52 Adjust the volume. ● Press the op but tons to s elect a n item, then use the qr buttons to adju st the volume. Images displ ay for approx imately 2 second s after being sh ot. You can change the l ength of time the images displa y. Display the menu. ● Press the · button. Select [Review]. ● Press the qr butt[...]

53 Shooting Special Scenes and Using Common Functions This chapter explains the fo r beginners convenient Easy mode and how to shoot various scenes with optimal settings. Other common functions, such as the flash and t he se lf-timer, are also explained. • This chapte r assumes the shooting mode is set to A . For o ther shooting mod es refer to t[...]

54 Setting th e mode dial to 9 (Easy mode ) allows you to shoot ju st by pressing the shutter button. The ca mera automati cally sets t he optimal sett ings so that you can shoo t worry-fr ee in any shooting condition . Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mode dial to 9 . Shoot. • Taking worry-free pictures of people When taking pictures of peopl[...]

55 The camera will make the optimal sett ings for the scene you wish to sh oot when you set th e mode dial to a matc hing mode. Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mode dial to the scene you wish to shoot. Shoot. (Portrait) Take portraits ● Produces a sof t effect when photograph ing people. (Landscape) Take landscapes ● For shooting expansive [...]

K Shooting Special Scenes 56 (Indoor) Take indoor shots ● Lets you sh oot indoors with natural colors. The camera will make the optima l settings f or the special s cene you wish to shoot whe n you select a matching mode. Select a shooting mode. ● Set the mode dial to K , then pres s the m button. ● Press the op buttons to select , then use t[...]

K Shooting Special Scenes 57 (Night Scene) Take night sce nes ● Lets you t ake beauti fully lit ci ty nightscape s or night backgr ounds. (Sunset) Shooting Sunsets ● Lets you shoot sunsets in vivi d colors. (Foliage) Take shots of fol iage ● Lets you shoot trees and lea ves such as new growth, autu mn leaves or bloss oms in vivid color s. (Sn[...]

K Shooting Special Scenes 58 (Fireworks) Take shots of fireworks ● Lets you t ake shot s of firewo rks in vivid colors. (Aquarium) Take shots of aq uatic life in an aquarium ● Lets you s hoot aquatic life in in door aquariums wit h natural colo rs. (ISO3200) Shooting with high ISO speed ● Lets you sh oot with the ISO spe ed set to 3200. At hi[...]

59 You can turn t he flash off for sh ooting in place s where using a f lash is prohibited. Press the r button. Select ! . ● Press the qr buttons to selec t ! , then press the m but ton. X ! will appear on the sc reen. ● After taking t he shot, repeat the above steps to sele ct . When you press the shutter button halfway in low light conditions[...]

60 Use the s elf-timer wh en you wan t to appe ar in the s hot you a re taking. Press the p button. Select a timer. ● Press the op but tons to s elect for a 10 second de lay, or for a 2 second delay, be fore the shot is taken. ● Press the m button. X The timer you se t displays on th e screen. Shoot. ● Press the shutter butto n halfway to foc[...]

61 The digita l zoom can zoom up to 16x and capture subjects too fa r away for the opti cal zoom (p. 22). The i mages may a ppear rough , however, depending o n the recordi ng pixel setting ( p. 70) and the zo om factor used. Move the zoom lever toward i . ● Hold the z oom lever unti l zooming stops. Release the zoom lever and th en move it towar[...]

Zooming in on Far Away Subjects 62 Digital Tele-Converter The focal le ngth of the le ns can be increa sed by an equiv alent of 1.4x and 2.3x. This enables a faster shut ter speed a nd less chan ce of camera shake than just us ing zoom (includ ing digital z oom) at the same zoom f actor. The images may appear rough, ho wever, depen ding on the comb[...]

63 The date and t ime an image was sho t can be recorded in the lower righ t corner. Onc e inserted, however, they cannot be dele ted. Be sure to c heck beforehand that the d ate and time are correc tly set (p. 1 8). Select the recording pixe ls. ● Press the m button. ● Press the op but tons to s elect . Select (p. 70). ● Press the qr buttons[...]

64 You can shoot an object at a cl ose distance or approach an obj ect to shoot the close-u p of it. The focusing range from th e end of th e lens is 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1 .6 ft.). Press the q button. Select e . ● Press the qr buttons to selec t e , then press the m button. X e will appear o n the screen. ● After taki ng the sho t, repeat [...]

65 Select any shooting mode other tha n A , then use In finity mode w hen the subject is further than approximat ely 3 m away from the en d of the l ens. ● Select any sh ooting mode oth er than A and follow St ep 2 as described i n “Shooting Cl ose-ups (Macr o)” on the previous pag e. Then select u . ● u displays on th e screen. ● After t[...]

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67 Making Settings for the Images You Want This chapter explains how to use G (Program AE) mode and var ious camera functions. • This chapte r assumes the shooting mode is set to G . For other shooting modes refer t o the Functions Av ailable in Each Shooting Mode s ection (p. 134). 4 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 67 Thursday, June 19 , 200[...]

68 The camera aut omatically set s basic functi ons, but unlik e in A mode or shooting va rious scenes, y ou can freely ma ke your own setti ngs. * AE stands for Auto Expo sure Set the mode dial to G . Make setting s according to purpose. (pp. 69 – 78) Shoot. If a correct exposure cannot be obtai ned when pressing the shutter but ton halfway, shu[...]

69 You can shoot continuously ( about 1.3 shots/ second). Press the p button. Select W . ● Press the op but tons to s elect W , then press the m but ton. Shoot. X As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot successive images. If you use a low level formatted (p. 50) me mory card, you can continuously sh oot until the memory[...]

70 You can choose from 7 types. Select the recording pixels . ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then p ress the m b utton. You can choose f rom 3 types of imag e quality, in or der from high to low: (Superfine ), (Fine), (Normal). Select the com pressi[...]

Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio) 71 Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio • The figures in this table are determined by Canon measuring conditions and may vary depending on subject, memory card brand, camera settings or other facto rs. Approxima te Values f or Paper Size ● Suitable f or sending imag es as e[...]

72 Press the o button. Select a menu item. ● Press the op but tons to s elect a menu item, then p ress the m button . Approximate Values for ISO Speed • Lowering the ISO speed results in crisper imag es. • Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed and thus in reduced camera shake. The flash reaches a greate r distance to the sub[...]

73 The White Bala nce (WB) functio n adjusts the optimal white ba lance for natural looking col ors. Select a white balance setting. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then p ress the m b utton. ● After shoo ting, return the settin g to . Custom White[...]

74 You can ad just the st andard exp osure set by the camera in 1/3-sto p increments in the range of -2 to +2. Select the exposure compensation. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Adjust the Brightness . ● While watching the screen, pres s the qr buttons to ad just the brigh tness, then press the m button. ● After th[...]

75 You can ch ange the tone of an i mage s uch as sep ia or blac k and white w hen shooting . Select a My Colors setting. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then p ress the m b utton. ● After shoo ting, return the settin g to . Custom Color ● Follow[...]

76 While you pre ss the shutter bu tton halfwa y, focus and exposur e are fixed. You can now reco mpose and shoot . This is called focus lock. Focus on a subject. ● Center a subj ect at the same foc al distance in the screen, an d press the shutter butto n halfway. ● Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject is green. Recompose. ● Hold the shu[...]

77 If you want t o save battery power, you can us e the viewfinde r for shooting , instead of the screen. Opera tions for sh ooting are the sa me as when using the screen; however, the vie w in the viewfi nder and the i mage taken may differ. Turn off the screen (p. 45) . ● Press the ⁄ button to turn off the scree n. Compose the scene and sh oo[...]

78 You can set th e time delay (0 – 30 seconds) and t he number of shots (1 – 10 shots). Press the p button. Select . ● Press the op buttons to select , then quickly p ress the · b utton. Make setting s. ● Press the op but tons to s elect a n item, then use the qr buttons to choose a value, th en press the m button. • Exposure and white [...]

79 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Ch apter 4 and explains how to take pictur es using various functions. • This chapte r assumes the shooting mode is set to G . For other shooting modes refer t o the Functions Av ailable in Each Shooting Mode s ection (p. 134). 5 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page [...]

80 You can change the AF (Auto Focus) mode to take the sho ts you want. Select [AF Frame ]. ● Press the · butt on and select the 4 tab. ● Press the op but tons to s elect [AF Frame]. Make the setting. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a settin g. Face Detect • Recognizes pe ople's faces an d focuses, ad justs exposu re (evaluativ e me[...]

Changing the AF Frame 81 AiAF The camera automaticall y selects a mong 9 AF fra mes to foc us with. Center The AF frame will be fixe d to the ce nter. This is effective fo r focusing on a specific poin t. Press the · button, select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Fra me Size] menu item and the [Small] option. • The setting is configured to [Norma[...]

82 You can zoom the display of the AF f rame to check f ocus when shootin g. When you want to capture people’ s expressio ns, set [AF Frame] (p. 80) to [Face Detect]. When you want t o check the f ocus while shoot ing in Macro mode, set [AF Frame ] to [Center]. Select [AF-Point Zoom]. ● Press the · butt on and select the 4 tab. ● Press the o[...]

83 You can selec t a chosen face to f ocus on and then shoot. Set the Face Select mode. ● Point the came ra towards th e face and press the 0 button. X The Face Select mode will activ ate and a white face fram e ( ) will display aroun d the face the camera will focu s on. Even if the subject moves, the frame wi ll follow the subject within a cert[...]

84 You can check i f your subject wa s in focus, ri ght after shoot ing. You are recommended t o set [Review] in the 4 tab to [Hold] beforehan d. Select [Review Info]. ● Press the · butt on and select the 4 tab. ● Press the op but tons to s elect [Re view Info]. Accept the setting. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t [Focus Check], then press [...]

85 You can change the brightness mete ring mode to match the shot you want to take. Select the metering mo de. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then p ress the m b utton. You can lock f ocusing. Once th e focus is lock ed, it remains l ocked even if y[...]

86 You can lock t he exposure set ting and shoot. The focus and ex posure can be set sepa rately. Lock the Exposu re. ● Point the came ra at the subjec t on which you wish to lock the expo sure. While pressing t he shutter button hal fway , press the o button . X displays an d the exposure is locked. Compose the scene and sh oot. ● After shoo t[...]

87 Just like wit h AE lock (p. 85), yo u can lock the expos ure for shootin g with the flash. Select (p. 59). Lock the Flash Exposure. ● Point the came ra at the subjec t on which you wish to lock the expo sure. Whil e pressing t he shutte r button h alfway , press the o button . X The flash f ires and displays. The flash output is retained. Comp[...]

88 You can set th e shutter spee d to a slow settin g to make dark subj ects appear brigh ter. In order to avoi d camera shake, attach the camera to a tripod. Select the Long Shutter mode. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to select . Press the ⁄ button. Change the shutter speed. ● Use the qr butt ons to chang e the shutter spee[...]

89 Using Various Functions for Movies This chapter explains how to s hoot and view movies, using various functions. • Set the mode dial to E before operating the camera. 6 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 89 Thursday, June 19 , 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

90 Select a shooting mode. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then p ress the m b utton. Select the image qualit y. ● Press the m butt on, then use t he op buttons to se lect . Select a menu item. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t a menu item, then [...]

Shooting Movies With Fixed Exposure Settings 91 Estimated Shoo ting Time • The figures in t his table depend on Canon measuring conditions. • Max. clip length fo r is approx. 1 hour. Recording also stops when the file size reaches 4 GB. • Depending on the memory card , recording may stop even if the max. clip length has not been reached. Use [...]

92 The following functions ca n be used in the s ame way as for still im ages. • Using the Self-Timer (p. 6 0) • Zooming in on Far Away Subjects (p. 61) In , you can use the digital zoom, but the optical zoom cannot be used. If you want to shoot at the maximum mag nification, you sh ould adjust the optical zoom to the maximal factor before shoo[...]

93 Using Various Playback and Other Functions This chapter explains how to play back and edit images. It also explains how to transfer images to a comput er and how to make settings for printing. • Press the 1 button to set the Playba ck mode, before op erating the camera. Images edited on a computer, changed fil e names, or taken with a differen[...]

94 g Displaying 9 I mages (Ind ex Playback) Displayin g 9 images at a time l ets you quickly f ind the image you wa nt. Select Index Playback. ● Move the zo om lever towa rd g . X Images will disp lay in an in dex. The selected ima ge will have a gree n frame and be enlarge d. Select an image. ● Press the opqr buttons to move the green frame. D[...]

Quickly Finding Images 95 d Jumping to Images (J ump Display) When you ha ve many imag es on a memo ry card, yo u can jump t o images using a se arch key. Select a search key. ● In Single Image Playback, press th e o button. X The search key and the position of the currently dis played image will ap pear at the bottom of the screen. ● Press the[...]

96 You can so rt images in to pre-set categories an d organi ze by catego ry. Select [My Category]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op but tons to s elect [M y Category], the n press the m button. Categorize the images. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image. Press the op but tons to s elect a category, t hen press the m [...]

97 Magnify an image. ● In Single Im age Playback, move the zoom lever toward k and hold it there. will display , and the image wi ll be magnified up to approx. 10 times. ● If you pres s the opqr butto ns, you c an move the locat ion of the displa yed area. ● Move the zoom l ever toward g to reduce the magnifica tion or return to Single Image [...]

98 You can automa tically playb ack images rec orded to a memory c ard. Each image displ ays for approx imately 3 second s. Select [Slide Show]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op but tons to s elect [S lide Show], then press the m button. Select a transition effect. ● Press the qr b uttons to se lect a transi tion effect, t [...]

99 You can check t he focus or peop le's expressi ons of an image tak en. Display the Focu s Check screen. ● Press the ⁄ butt on several time s until the focus check scre en appe ars. X The recorded i mage display s with the AF frame (frame with the subj ect in focu s), the face fra me (white frame around a face) or gray frames (around f a[...]

100 Using the sup plied AV cable, you can connect the camera to a TV to vi ew images you have shot . Items to Prep are • Camera and TV • AV cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. ● Open the ca mera’s cove r and ins ert the plug of the su pplied AV cable int o the camera’s A/V OUT [...]

101 You can selec t from three tra nsition effec ts when switchi ng between image s in Single Ima ge Playback . Select [Transition]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab, and then sele ct [Transition] and use the qr buttons to selec t the des ired transition . In addition t o selecting and erasing image s one at a time, you c an erase all imag[...]

102 You can pr otect impo rtant imag es so that the y will not be erased inadverten tly. Select [Protect]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to sele ct [Protec t], then press th e m button. Protect the image. ● Press the qr buttons to select an image , then press th e m button. X Protected i mages display on the scre[...]

103 You can resa ve images that were recorded at high record ing pixel s ettings as a new lower pi xel file. Select [Resi ze]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to select [Resize], then press th e m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image, then press th e m button. Select an image size. ?[...]

Rotating Images 104 Images taken with the camera held vertical ly can be rotate d when viewing them horizo ntally. Select [Rotate]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to select [Rotat e], then press th e m button. Rotate the image. ● Press the qr butt ons to selec t an image, then press th e m button. X Cycle throug[...]

105 You can automa tically corre ct images with re d-eye and save t hose images as new files. Select [Red-Eye Correction]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op butt ons to select [Red-Eye Correction ], then press th e m button. Select an image to correct. ● Press the qr buttons to select an image , then press th e m button. X A[...]

] Correcting Red-Eye Effect 106 Manual Correctio n When the camera cannot autom atically detect and correct red-eye, correct it manually. Add a correction fra me. ● In Step 3 on the prev ious page, select [Add Fra me] and th en press t he m button. Set the position an d size. ● Press the opqr buttons to move the correctio n frame (green ) to th[...]

107 You can record and attach a sou nd memo (WAVE format) to an image. The attached s ound memo ca n be up to approximatel y 1 minute long per ima ge. Select [Sound Memo]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to select [Sound Memo], then pr ess the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to selec t an image, t[...]

108 “Transfer ring Images w ith the Camera” (p. 35) in Chapt er 1 explained how to transfer ima ges using [N ew Images]. Th is section will explain o ther ways to transfer images. Prepare. ● Follow Ste ps 2–4 on page 33 t o display Direct Transf er menu. Select a setting. ● Press the op buttons to select a setting. Transfer the images. In[...]

109 You can desig nate images you want to transfer with [DPOF Tran s. Images] (p. 108). Th ese designatio n methods comply wi th the DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Format ) standards. Designating Images Individually Select [Transfer Order]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to sele ct [Transfer Order], then press the m b u[...]

{ Designating Images for Transfer (DPOF) 110 Designating All Images Select [Transfer Order]. ● Press the · button, select the 1 tab. Press the op buttons to sele ct [Transfer Order], then press the m button. Select [Mark all]. ● Press the qr buttons to select [Mark all ], then press th e m button. ● Press the qr buttons to select [OK], th en[...]

111 You can make pri nt settings to images on a memory c ard (up to 998 images), s uch as which images to pr int and how ma ny prints to make. These designatio n methods co mply with th e DPOF (Digit al Print Or der Format) standard s. Using the c Button to Add to Print List Display t he image you wish to p rint and sim ply press th e c button to a[...]

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 112 Printing from the Print List ( DPOF) You can easil y print the sele cted images, after settin g the Print List (DPOF) and conne cting the ca mera with a prin ter. Also re fer to the Direct Print User Guide . Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera and printer. ● Open the cover and insert the[...]

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 113 Selecting Images Select [Select Images & Qty.]. ● Press the · button, select the 2 tab. Press the op buttons to select [Select Images & Qty.], then press the m button . Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons to select an image , then press th e m button. X You will be ab le to set the number [...]

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 114 Make the settings. ● Press the qr buttons to select [OK], th en press the m button. X One copy of ever y image will be set to print and you wi ll return to the menu screen. Clearing all Selection s Select [Clear All Selections]. ● Press the · button, select the 2 tab. Press the op but tons to sele ct [...]

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 115 Print Type Standard Prints one image per page. Index Prints several reduced size images per page. Both Prints both standard and index formats. Date On Prints date from shooting informatio n. Off – File No. On Prints file number. Off – Clear DPOF data On Clears all print settings after printing. Off –[...]

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117 Customizing the Camera This chapter expands on the normal usage of the camera by explaining how to set useful functions, and change sho oting mode settings. 8 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 117 Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

118 The functions listed in the 3 tab are useful functions that you can set for normal usage. You can set them in the Shooting or Playback mode, by pressing the · button. Turning Off the Start-up Image You can tur n off the start -up image that displays when you turn on the camera. ● Select [Sta rt-up Image] , then press the qr buttons to s elec[...]

Changing Functions 119 Power Saving du ring Shooting You can change the time at which t he screen shut s down automatica lly during shoot ing (p. 118). This also work s when [Auto Powe r Down] is set to [Off]. In order to save battery power, it is recommended to choose les s than [1min.]. ● Choose [Power Sa ving], then pr ess the m button. ● Pr[...]

Changing Functions 120 Creating a Fo lder You can creat e new folders t o save your imag es to. ● Select [Create Folder], then press the m button. ● Press the op buttons to select [Crea te New Folder], then press the qr buttons to sele ct . X When in Sh ooting mode , the displays. Newly shot images are now saved to the new folder. Creating Fold[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 121 Changing the Lens Retract Time The lens re tracts abo ut 1 minute af ter switching to Playbac k mode, for safety reasons. Y ou can set th e retract ti me to [0 sec .]. ● Select [Len s Retract], then press the qr buttons to se lect [0 sec .]. You can set fu nctions in the 4 tab after press ing the · button while in[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 122 Using the Auto Red-Ey e Correction Function This funct ion automatica lly reduces red -eye. Only the cor rected image will be recorded to the memory car d. ● Select [Flas h Settings], then press the m button. ● Press the op buttons to select [Re d-Eye Corr.], then p ress the qr buttons to select [On]. Turning off[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 123 Turning off the AF-Assist Beam When the camera ha s focusing difficu lties while you pr ess the shutter button halfway, the AF-assist Bea m will automat ically light to assist fo cusing. You can turn of f this funct ion. ● Select [A F-assist B eam], then press the qr buttons to s elect [Off]. Displaying the Overlay[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 124 Changing the Imag e Stabilization (I S Mode) ● Select [IS Mode], then press the qr buttons to select a sett ing. ● [Continuou s]: The image stab ilization i s always on. You c an confirm the res ult directl y on the scr een which makes it eas ier to c heck the composit ion or focus of the subject. [Shoot Onl y]: [...]

125 Useful Informat ion for Using the Camera This chapter introduces camera ac cessories, con tains lists of functions and the index. 9 (EC248) CDI-E386_Guide_E .book Page 125 Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:52 PM C OP Y[...]

126 If you use AC Ada pter Kit ACK80 0 (sold separat ely), you can use t he camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the batt eries. Turn the camera off. Plug the cord into the camera. ● Open the camera’ s terminal cove r and insert the plug into th e camera. Connect the power cord. ● Connect the p ower cord to the compact p[...]

127 Equipment Memory Cards • This camer a is a high -precision electronic device. Do not drop i t or subject it to strong i mpact. • Never place the camera close to magnet s or motors that gener ate strong electrom agnetic fiel ds. Exposu re to strong magnetic fi elds may ca use malfunctio ns or corrup t image da ta. • If water droplets ha ve[...]

128 If you think there is a pr oblem with the camera, firs t check the f ollowing. If the items bel ow do not solve you r problem, cont act a Canon Custo mer Support He lp Desk as listed on the includ ed customer support li st. Power TV output Shooting You pressed the power button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the batteries are properly i[...]

You Think There is a Problem 129 Display turned off while shooting. • When the flash has finished charging, the display will return (p. 23). appears when the shutter button was pressed halfway. • Set the IS Mode to [Continuous] (p. 124). • Set the flash to any setting other than (p. 59). • Increase the ISO speed (p. 72). • Attach the came[...]

You Think There is a Problem 130 Shooting movies Eyes appear red. • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On]. This is effective if the subject looks right at the red-e ye reduction lamp. Even better results can be obtained by increasing the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closer to the subject. The shutter will not close for approx. 1 second when th[...]

You Think There is a Problem 131 Playback List of Messages Cannot play back. • If the file name or folde r structure is changed on a computer, you may not b e able to play back images or movies. Refer to the Software Starter Guide fo r information regarding folder structure or file names. Playback stops, or audio cuts out. • Use a card that has[...]

132 If error message s appear on the scree n, try one of the follow ing solutions. No memory card • The memory card may be inserted in the wrong orientation. Insert the memory card in the correct orientation (p. 14). Card locked! • The SD memory card or SDHC memory card's write protect tab is set to "Lo ck". Unlock the write prot[...]

Error Messages 133 Incompatib le WAVE • Since the data type of the existing sound memo is incorrect., no new sound me mo can be added or played back (p. 107). Naming error! • The file name could not be created because there is an image with the same n ame as the folder that the camera is attempting to create, or the highest possible file number[...]

134 Functions Available i n Each Shooting Mode Shooting modes Function Long Shutter ISO Speed (p. 72) *1 { — { — { — {{ {{ —— —— — — Flash (p. 59) { — {{ {{ —— {{ { { Drive Mode (pp. 60, 69, 78) {{ { { {{ —— Self- Timer {{ { — {{ { — Shooting Zone (pp. 64, 65) {{ { — {{ { — {{ —— All Range — — — { Face [...]

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136 (Shooting) Tab Menu Menus Shooting modes Function Long Shutter AF Frame (p. 80) Face Detect {{ { { AiAF {{ { — Center {{ { — AF Frame Size (p. 81) Normal {{ { { Small {{ —— AF-Point Zoom (p. 82) {{ { — Digital Zoom* 1 (p. 61) Standard {{ { { * 2 Digital T ele-convert er 1.4x/2.3x {{ { — Flash Settings (pp. 121, 122) Slow Synchro {{ [...]

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Menus 138 (Setting) Tab Menu Select when you print an image recorded in the (Widescreen) mode at the full page setting fo r wide paper using a Canon SELPHY CP750/740/ 730/ CP720/CP710/CP510 Compact Photo Printer. Since this setting is saved even when the p ower is turned off, ensur e that you re turn the sett ing to [Auto] to print other image size[...]

Menus 139 (Playback) Tab Men u (Print) Tab Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Slide Show Automatically plays back images. p. 98 My Category Organizes images in categories. p. 96 Red-Eye Correction Corrects red-eye in images. p. 105 Resize Resizes and saves images. p. 103 Sound Memo Records and attaches sound to images. p. 107 Protect Protects imag[...]

140 Camera Effective Pixels . . . . Approx. 10.0 million Image Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2.3.-inch type CCD (Total Pixels: Appro x. 10.3 million) Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 (W) – 24.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 (W) – 140 (T) mm) f/2.7 (W) – f/5.6 (T) Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 4.0x (Up to[...]

Specifications 141 Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural)) Sound memos: WAVE (monaural) Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superfine, Fine, Normal Number of Recording Pixels . . Still images Movies: Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112[...]

142 Numerics 3:2 Guide ............................. 123 A AC adapter kit ...................... 126 Accessorie s ............................ 36 AE Lock ................................. 86 AF Î Auto Focus AF Frame ......................... 22, 80 AF Lock ................................. 85 AF-Point Zoom ....................... 82 AiAF .........[...]

Index 143 F Face Detect ............................. 80 Face Sele ct ............................. 83 Factory Se ttings Î Defa ult Setting s FE Lock .................................. 87 File No .................................. 119 Fireworks (Scene Mode) .......... 58 Flash Flash Off ............................. 59 Flash On ...................[...]

Index 144 Shooting Time .............. 29, 91 Viewing (P layback) ............. 30 MultiMed ia card Î Memory Cards My Category .......... ................. 96 My Colors ............................... 75 N Night Scene (Scene Mode) ..... 57 Night Snap shot (Scene Mode) . 5 5 Number of Shots ..................... 17 P PictBrid ge ...................[...]

Index 145 Is a Proble m) ......................... 128 V Video Î Movies Viewfinder ......................... 41, 77 Viewing (Pl ayback) .................. 93 AF-Point Zo om .................. .. 82 Enlarged D isplay ............... .. 97 Index Play back .................... 94 Single I mage Play back ....... .. 24 Slide Show ......................[...]

146 Trademark Ackn owledgments • The SDHC lo go is a trad emark. Disclaimer • Reprinting , transmitting, or storing in a retri eval system any part of this guide witho ut the permission of Canon is prohi bited. • Canon rese rves the righ t to change the conten ts of this g uide at any time without p rior notice . • Illustrati ons and screen[...]

147 Canadian Radio Inter ference Regulat ions This Class B digi tal apparatus com plies with Canad ian ICES-003. Réglementation canadienne sur les interférences radio Cet apparei l numérique de la cl asse B est confor me à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1309 systems) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC [...]