Canon ELPH 510 HS manual

Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Make sur e you re ad this g uide, inc luding t he “Safety Precautio ns” section, be fore using th e camera. • Reading this guide will help you learn to us e the camer a properly. • Store thi s guide sa fely so that you can u se it in the future. C OP Y[...]

2 Check if the following i tems are incl uded in y our camera package. If anything is missing, c ontact the retailer wh ere you pu rchased th e camera. Checking the Package Contents Using the PDF Manu als The followin g PDF manuals are included in th e Readme folder of the CD- ROM: When the sof tware is inst alled on your computer, the PDF manual s[...]

3 • Take some init ial test shots and play them back to mak e sure the image s were record ed correctly. Please note that Canon Inc ., its subsi diaries and affiliate s, and its dis tributors ar e not liable fo r any conseque ntial damages arising from a ny malfunctio n of a camera or accesso ry, includin g memory cards, tha t results in the fail[...]

4 4 Shoot z Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings ........... ............... 26 z Focus on faces ................................................................. 26, 62, 93 z Shoot in places where I cannot use the flash (turn off t he flash) .. 52 z Take pictures with me in them too (self-timer) ........................ 55, 76 z Insert[...]

What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 View z Look at my pictures ...................................................................... 30 z Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) ............................. 116 z Look at my pictures on a TV ....................................................... 170 z Look at my pictures on a computer .............[...]

6 Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First ......................... .........3 Conventions Used in This Guide .......3 What Do You Want to Do? ........... .....4 Table of C ontents ................. ............. 6 Safety Preca utions........ ............. ........9 1 Getting Started ................. 13 Using the Tou ch Panel ......[...]

Table of Contents 7 5 Choosing Settings Yourself ............................. 81 Shooting in Program AE .............. ... 82 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensati on) ......... ... 83 Turning th e Flash On ...... ................ 83 Adjusting the White Ba lance ..... ...... 84 Changing the ISO Speed ................ 86 Correcting the Brig[...]

Table of Contents 8 8 Printing............................ 139 Printing I mages ................ ............. .140 Choosing Images for Printin g (DPOF) ....... ................ ............. ....147 Choosing Images f or a Photobo ok .................... ............ 151 9 Customizing Camera Settings ........................... 153 Changing Camera [...]

9 • Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the product is used 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 with a[...]

Safety Precautions 10 • Turn the camera off in places where camera use is prohibited. The electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the o peration of electronic instruments and other devices. Exercise adequate caution wh en using the camera in places where use of electronic devices is restricted, such as inside airplanes and [...]

Safety Precautions 11 • Remove and store the battery when you are not using the camera. If the battery is left inside the camera, damage caused by leakage ma y occur. • Before you discard the battery, cover the terminals with tape or other insulators. Contacting other metal materials may lead to fire or explosions. • Unplug the battery charge[...]

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13 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view and erase the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to a computer. Attaching the Strap/Hold ing the Camera • Attach the i ncluded strap an d wrap it around yo ur w[...]

14 This camer a has a tou ch panel scre en that all ows you to perform ope rations with the touch of your finger. Briefly touch the screen with your finger. z Used for operati ons such as makin g various set tings or shooti ng. Touch and drag your finger across the screen. z Used for play back operation s such as switching to the next imag e, or mo[...]

15 Use the incl uded char ger to charg e the batte ry. Be sure to charge the battery as it is not c harged at the time of purchase. Remove the co ver. Insert the battery. z Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batter y by sliding it in ( ) and down ( ). Charge the battery. z For CB-2LB: Flip out the pl ug ( ) an d plug the[...]

Charging the Battery 16 Number of Possible Shots/Shooting and Playb ack Times *1 The number of shots th at can be taken is based on the Camera & Ima ging Products Associat ion (CIPA) meas urement sta ndard. *2 Times are based on def ault settin gs, starting and stopping shoot ing, turning t he camera on and off, and op erations such as using th[...]

Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) 17 The cards bel ow can be used withou t restricti ons on their capa cities. • SD memory cards* • SDHC memory cards* • SDXC memory cards * • Eye-Fi cards * This memory card complies with SD standard s. Some cards may not operate properly depending o n the brand o f card used. This produc t is not gu[...]

18 Insert the inclu ded battery. Open the cover. z Slide the cov er ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the battery. z Press the batt ery lock in the di rection of the arrow, then insert the batt ery as shown until it lo cks into place wi th a click. z Be sure to insert the battery in the correct direction or it wi ll not properly loc k into place. Close t[...]

19 Insert a memor y card (sold sepa rately). Check the card’s write-protect tab. z If the memor y card has a write-prot ect tab, you will not be able to reco rd images if the tab is in the loc ked position. Slide the tab up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. z Slide the cov er ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the memory card. z Insert the me mor[...]

Inserting the Memory Card 20 Number of Shots per Memory Card • Values are based on the default settings. • The number of shots that can be taken will vary depending on camera s ettings, the subject and the memory card used. What if [Memory card locked ] appears on the screen? If the write-prot ect tab is in the locked position, [Memory card loc[...]

21 The Date/Time se ttings screen will appea r the first time th e camera is tu rned on. Since th e dates and times re corded into your images are based on these settings, b e sure to s et them. Turn on the camera. z Press the power button. X The Date/Time screen will appe ar. Set the date and time. z Touch the opti on you want to set . X op will a[...]

Setting the Date and Time 22 You can change the current da te and time sett ings. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Date/Time]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Date/Time]. z Touch [Date/T ime]. Change the date and time. z Follow Ste ps 2 and 3 o n p. 21 to adjust t he settings . z Touch ^ twice to clo[...]

23 You can change the language t hat displays on the screen. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Display the settings scr een. z Touch and hold n . X The settings s creen will appe ar. Set the disp lay languag e. z Touch a displa y language, the n touch ^ . X Once the displ ay language has b een set, the settings s creen will clos e. Settin[...]

24 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has been f ormatted in oth er devices, yo u should for mat the car d with this c amera. Format ting (initializ ing) a memory car d erases a ll data on th e memory car d. As you ca nnot retriev e the erased da ta, exercise ad equate cautio n before forma tting the memory card. Before forma tting an Ey[...]

Pressing the Shutter Button 25 To take imag es that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutt er button lightly (hal fway) to focu s, then pre ss fully t o shoot. Press halfway (Press lightly to focus). z Press light ly until the ca mera beeps twice and AF frames app ear where the ca mera focused. Press fully (Press fully to sho ot). X The cam[...]

26 Since the ca mera can determin e the subject and shooting con ditions, you ca n let it automa tically sele ct the best settings fo r the scene and just s hoot. Turn on the camera. z Press the powe r button. X The start-up s creen will appe ar. Enter A mode. z Set the mode switch to A . z When you poi nt the camera t oward the subject, the camera[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 27 X When the came ra focuses, it will beep twice and AF fra mes will appear w here the camera focuse d. Several AF fr ames will appear wh en the camera focuse s on more than 1 poin t. Shoot. z Press the s hutter butto n fully to shoot. X The camera will play t he shutter soun d and shoot. The fla sh will automatic ally[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 28 Shoot. z When you remove yo ur finger from t he screen, the camera plays th e shutter sound and take s the shot. z To deactivate th e Touch Shutter fun ction, touch . It will chan ge to . • The Touch Shutter function operates in the same way as when pressing the shutter button. • You can al so make Touch S hutter[...]

Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 29 • What if a blue frame appears when you press the shutte r button halfway? A blue frame ap pears when a moving subject is d etected; the focus and exposure will continuously adjust (Servo AF). • What if a flashing appears? Attach the camera to a tripod so that t he camera does not move and blur the image. • Wha[...]

30 You can view th e images you have taken on the scr een. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image. z Dragging left to right across the screen will cycle thro ugh the im ages in the reverse order they we re taken, from the newest image to the ol dest. z Dragging righ t to left across the [...]

31 When an imag e is displ ayed, lightl y tapping the camera a s shown below will switch to the next image. Active Display • Be sure to put the stra p around your wrist , and hold the camera f irmly to avoid dropping it . • Depending on the way you tap the camera, images may not switch. Tilt the camera to switch imag es If you touch and ho ld q[...]

32 You can ch oose and erase image s one at a t ime. Please note that er ased images canno t be recovered . Exercise adequ ate caution bef ore erasing an image. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image to erase . z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image. Erase the image. z After touch[...]

33 The camera wi ll determine the subject and shootin g conditions , and select t he best settin gs for the s cene. The audio will re cord in ste reo. If you continue shooting for a long time, the camera may be come warm. This is not a malf unction. Enter A mode and compose the shot. z Follow Steps 1 – 3 on p. 26 to compose the shot. z You can ch[...]

Shooting Movies 34 Shooting Time • Shooting times are based on default settings. • Maximum clip length is approx. 10 minutes. • Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reache d on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended. Zooming while shootin g Moving the zoom lever while shooting wil[...]

35 You can view th e movies you have shot on the screen . Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X appears on movi es. Choose a movie. z Drag across the screen to choose a movi e to play back. Play the movie. z Touch . X The movie will play . z Drag up or down th e screen duri ng playback to adj ust the volume. z If you touch the screen durin [...]

36 You can use t he include d software to transfer imag es you have sh ot with the camera to a co mputer for view ing. If you are already usi ng software inc luded with anothe r Canon-brand comp act digita l camera, insta ll the software fr om the includ ed CD-ROM, overwr iting your curr ent installa tion. Windows * For Windows XP, Microsof t .NET [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 37 Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) ar e used for thes e explanation s. Place the CD-ROM in the computer’s CD-R OM drive. z Place the suppl ied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ) (p. 2) into the computer’s C D-ROM drive. z When the CD-ROM is plac ed in a Macintosh, a CD-ROM ic on will appear [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 38 Connect the camera to th e computer. z Turn off the c amera. z Open the cove r and insert the i ncluded interface cable’s sm aller plug ( p. 2) firmly into the ca mera terminal in the dire ction shown. z Insert the in terface cable’ s larger plug in to the computer ’s USB port. For det ails on [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 39 z When image trans fer is complete, clo se CameraWindow and pr ess the 1 butto n to turn the c amera off, then unplug the cable. z For detail s on how to view i mages using a computer, r efer to the Software Guide . • If CameraWindow d oes not appear even after fo llowing Step 2 f or Windows, click[...]

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41 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the screen, as well as the bas ic operating instructions. 2 C OP Y[...]

42 Mode Switch Use the mode switc h to change the Shoo ting mode. Components Guide Lamp (pp. 55, 74, 75, 76, 163) Lens Speaker Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 26, 53) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 112, 119) Shutter Button (p. 25) Power Button (p. 21) Mode Switch Microphones (p. 33) Flash (pp. 52, 83, 100) Battery C[...]

43 You can change the screen dis play by touchin g l . Refer to p. 183 for details on information th at appears on t he screen. Shooting Playback Screen Display Switching the Display No Information Display Information Display Focus Check Display (p. 118) Detailed Information Display Simple Information Display • Touching while in Playback mode wil[...]

Indicator 44 Screen Display in L ow Light Conditions The display automaticall y brightens wh en shooting in da rk conditions , allowing y ou to chec k the compo sition (Nig ht Display function). However, the brightnes s of the ima ge on the scree n, and the b rightness of the actual image recorded may be different. Screen noise may app ear and the [...]

45 Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu. The menu items an d options diff er depending o n the Shooting mode (pp. 190 – 191) or Play back mode (p. 196). Display the FUNC. menu . z Touch H . Choose a menu item. z Drag the menu on t he left up or down, or touch a menu item t o choose it. z You can also cho ose menu items by draggi[...]

46 Various fu nctions can be se t from the menus . The menu items are organized under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and play back ( 1 ). The optio ns differ depending o n the Shooting mode and the Playba ck mode (pp. 192 – 195). Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose a tab. z Touch a tab, or move the zoom leve r (p. 42) left or [...]

Adjusting the Screen Brightness 47 Choose an option. z For items th at display qr to the le ft and right, touc h qr to ch ange settin gs. z For items that di splay a bar, t ouch the spot on the bar where you w ant to make the setting. Complete th e setting. z Touch ^ . X The normal scr een will reappea r. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n [...]

48 You can silenc e or adjust the volu me of camera sounds . Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Mute]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Mute], then touch qr to choose [O n]. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Volume]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to tou ch [Volume].[...]

49 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting, y ou can reset the ca mera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Reset All]. z Touch the 3 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to tou ch [Reset All ]. Reset the settings. z Touch [OK]. X The camera will r eset to the de fault settings . Returning the Camera to [...]

50 To save ba ttery power, the scre en turns of f, and the c amera turns off automatic ally when it is no t operated for a certain time. Power Saving du ring Shoo ting The screen wil l turn off ap proximately 1 mi nute after y ou stop operati ng the camera. After about 2 more minutes , the lens will retrac t and the camera will turn off. Whe n the [...]

51 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to use common functions, such as the self- timer, and how to turn off the flash. • This chapte r assumes tha t the camera is set to A mod e. When shooti ng in another mode, check whic h functions a re available in that mode (pp. 18 8 – 193). 3 C OP Y[...]

52 You can shoot with the flash tu rned off. Touch . Choose ! . z Touch ! . z Touch ! again to make the setting. X Once set, ! will appear on the scre en. z To turn the flash back on, follow t he steps above to choos e . Turning the Flash Off What if a flashing appears? When you press the shutter button halfway in l ow light conditions where camera[...]

53 You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approxi mately 48x maximu m, and capture su bjects that are too f ar away fo r the optica l zoom to en large. Move the zoom lever toward i . z Hold the lev er until zoo ming stop s. X Zooming stops at the larges t possible zoom factor wit hout image det erioration. The zoom facto r will appear o n the s[...]

54 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lower right cor ner of an image. Once in serted, however, the y cannot be deleted. Be sure t o check beforehand that the d ate and time are correc tly set (p. 2 1). Display the menu. z Touch H , then touch n . Choose [Date Stamp]. z Touch the 4 tab. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Date[...]

55 The self-ti mer can be used to shoot a gr oup phot o that inc ludes the photograph er. The camera will sh oot approxima tely 10 seconds afte r the shutter but ton is pr essed. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose ] . z Touch ] . z Touch ] again to make the setting. X Once set, ] will appear on the sc[...]

Using the Self-Timer 56 The camera will shoot approximate ly 2 second s after the shutter bu tton is pressed, pr eventing any camer a shake that occurs whe n pressing the shutter button. Choose [ . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choos e [ . X Once set, [ will appear on the scre en. z Follow Step 3 o n p. 55 to shoot. You can set th e delay (0 ?[...]

57 You can change the width to heig ht ratio of an ima ge. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the right up or down, other i tems will appear . z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X Once set, the aspect rat io of[...]

58 You can choose from 4 recordi ng pixel setting s. Choose the recordin g pixel setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other i tems will appear. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The sett[...]

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 59 Approximate Values fo r Recording Pixels and Co mpression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards an d may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. • The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the a[...]

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61 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions This chapter explains how to add e ffects and how to shoot in various conditions. 4 C OP Y[...]

62 The camera wil l select the n ecessary set tings for the conditions in which you wish to shoot wh en you choose the matching mo de. Set the camera to 4 mode. z Set the mode switch to 4 . Choose a Shooting mode. z Touch G . z If you to uch qr or qu ickly drag lef t or right across the sc reen, other Shoo ting modes will appear . z Choose the desi[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 63 V Take shots of kids and pets (Kids&Pets) z Lets you capt ure subjects that move around, such as children an d pets, withou t missing phot o opportunities . z At maximum wide angle, move approximate ly 1 m (3.3 ft.) or more away from your su bject. At maxi mum telephot o, move approxima tely 3 m (9.8 ft .) or m[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 64 O Take shots of fol iage (Foliage) z Lets you s hoot trees and leaves , such as new growth, au tumn leaves or blo ssoms, in vivid color s. P Take shots of pe ople in snow (Snow) z Lets you take br ight, natu ral-colored sh ots of people aga inst snowy backgr ounds. t Take shots of firewo rks (Fireworks) z Lets you [...]

65 You can ad d variou s effects to images w hen sho oting. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. Shoot images with v ivid colors (Super Vivid) z Lets you take sho ts with v ivid, in tense colors. Take posterize d shots (Poster Effect) z Lets you take shots that lo ok like an old poster or illu [...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 66 Lets you shoo t with the disto rting effect of a fish-eye lens. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose an effect level. z If you touch , [Effect Leve l] will appear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an effect le vel, then touch ^ . X You can check th e effect on th e screen. Shoot. Shooting wit[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 67 Blurs chos en portions i n the top and bo ttom of an i mage to produce the effect of a miniatur e model. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62 to c hoose . X A white frame ( the area that will not be blurred) ap pears on the scree n. Choose the are a to keep in focus. z Touch the scre en or drag the wh ite frame u[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 68 This effec t darkens and blur s the corners of the image, and chan ges the overall col or so that i t looks li ke an image shot with a toy camera . Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a color tone. z If you touch , [ Color Tone] will appear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an e ffect, then [...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 69 You can shoot ima ges in black an d white, sepia or bl ue and white . Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a color tone. z If you touch , [ Color Tone] will appear on the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an e ffect, then touch ^ . X You can check th e color tone on the screen. Shoot. Shooting in Mo[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 70 You can choo se to retai n a single co lor and change the rest to black and whit e in a compos ition. Choose T . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e T . Touch . X The unchanged image and the Col or Accent image wi ll alternatel y display. X The color for default settin gs is green. Specify the color. z Position[...]

Adding Effects and Shooting 71 You can swap one color in an imag e for another when recordin g it. You can only swap one c olor. Choose Y . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e Y . Touch . X The unchanged ima ge and the Color Swap image will al ternately displ ay. X The default setting is to chang e green to gray. Specify the color to be swap[...]

Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) 72 You can mak e a short mo vie of a da y just by taking stil l images. Each time yo u take a p icture, th e scene ju st before ta king your s hot will be recorded as a movi e. All the movies recorde d that day will be saved as a single file. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Shoot[...]

Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) 73 • Since you are also shooting movies when you shoot still imag es, the battery will be depleted more quickly than in A mode. • The image quality will be fixed at for movies made in mode. • In the following cases, movies will be saved as separate files even if they were made on the same day w[...]

74 The camera wil l shoot, even wit hout pressing the shutter but ton, when it detects a s mile. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Point the camera at a person. z Each time t he camera dete cts a smile it will shoot after the lamp lights . z Touching will pause smile detection. Touch to resume smile[...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 75 Point the cam era at a person and pr ess the shutt er button fully. The camera will shoot approx imately 2 second s after it detects a wi nk. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Compose the shot and press the shutter butto n halfway. z Touch a face di s[...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 76 The shutt er will rel ease approxima tely 2 sec onds after t he camera d etects a new face (p. 93). You ca n use this when the photog rapher wan ts to be in the image, such a s a group photo. Choose . z Choose in Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62, then touch . z Touch , then touch ^ . Compose the shot and pres[...]

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 77 Join the subjects and look at the camera. X When the camer a detects a new fac e, the lamp and self-t imer sound wil l speed up (the lamp remai ns lit when the flash will fire), and appr oximately 2 seco nds later the shutter will releas e. z To cancel shoo ting with the ti mer after countdown has st[...]

78 You can set t he shutter s peed to a rang e between 1 and 15 seconds to sh oot long exposu res. However , you should at tach the came ra to a tripod to prevent the camera f rom moving an d blurrin g the image. Choose N . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e N . Choose the shutter speed. z Touch ) . z Touch the bar, or drag it left or right[...]

79 You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of app roximately 7.8 images /second w hile the shutter but ton is pre ssed ful ly and he ld. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 62 to c hoose . Shoot. X As long a s you hold the shutter button down, the camer a will shoot suc cessive images. Since each set of con tinuous imag es will beco me a s[...]

80 The camera tak es 5 continuous sh ots, then dete cts various a spects of the shot such as fa cial expressi ons, and saves on ly one picture de tected as the best. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Shoot. X When the s hutter button is presse d fully, the camera t akes 5 conti nuous shots , and saves one pict ure only. Capturing[...]

81 Choosing Settings Yourself In this chapter you will learn how to use t he various functions in G mode to progressively advanc e your shooting skills. • This chapter assumes that you ha ve set the mode s witch to 4 and the camera is in G mode. • G stands for Pr ogram AE. • Before atte mpting to shoo t using a functi on explained i n this ch[...]

82 You can choo se the setting s for various functions t o suit your prefe rences. AE stands for Auto Exp osure. The focusing ra nge is approximat ely 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infi nity at maximum wide angle ( j ), and approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infi nity at maximum te lephoto ( i ). Enter G mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e G . Adjus[...]

83 You can adju st the st andard exp osure set by the camer a in 1/3-sto p increments in the range of -2 to +2. Enter Exposure Compensation mode. z Touch # . Adjust the brightnes s. z While looking at the scree n, touch the ba r, or drag it lef t or right, to adjust the brightnes s, then touch ^ . X The exposure c ompensation amo unt will appear on[...]

84 The white balance (WB ) function sets the op timal white bal ance for na tural looking col ors to match the s hooting condit ions. Choose the white balanc e function. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other i tem[...]

Adjusting the White Balance 85 You can adjus t the white balan ce to match the li ght source at th e shooting location. Ma ke sure tha t you set th e white ba lance unde r the light source of the actual scen e you will shoot. z Follow Step 2 on p. 84 to choose . z Make sure the entire screen is filled with a plain, white colored subj ect, then to u[...]

86 Choose the ISO spee d. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the rig ht up or down, other i tems will appear. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The setti ng will app ear on th e screen. Changing the ISO Speed Automat[...]

87 The camera can d etect areas in t he scene, such a s faces or backgro unds, that are to o bright or dark an d automatica lly adjust the m to the optimum brightness when shootin g. Also, wh en the overa ll image is lac king in cont rast, the camera wil l automatical ly correct the image for a sharpe r impression when shoot ing. Choose [i-Contrast[...]

88 As long as you hold t he shutter bu tton down, th e camera wi ll shoot continuous ly. Choose a Drive mode. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch W . z Touch W again t o make the setting . X Once set, W will appear on the scree n. Shoot. X As long as you ho ld the shutte r button down, the ca[...]

89 You can change the tone of an im age, for example to sepia or black and white, when shooting . Choose My Colors. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on the right up or down, other i tems will appear . z Touch the menu i tem again to comp le[...]

Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) 90 The contra st, sharpne ss, color sat uration, red , green, blue , and skin ton es in an image can be c hosen and set at 5 different le vels. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 89 to choose . z Touch on the ri ght side of the sc reen. z Touch qr to choose an item, then touch the point on the bar where you want to mak[...]

91 If you set t he camera to e , it focuses on close subjects only . The focusing range is ap proximately 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the en d of the len s at maximum wide angle ( j ). Choose e . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . z Touch e , then touch e again to complete the setting. X Once set, e will a[...]

92 The focal len gth of the lens can be increased by 1.5 x or 2.0x. This enab les a faster shu tter speed and le ss chance of came ra shake than the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom fact or. Choose [Digital Zoom]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [Dig ital Zoom], t hen touch qr to choose an option. X The v[...]

93 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to matc h the scene you want to shoo t. Choose [AF Frame]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touc h [AF Frame], t hen touch qr to choose an opt ion. • Detects pe ople’s faces and sets t he focus, ex posure (eval uative meteri ng only) and white ba lance ( only). • When the camera is poi[...]

Changing the AF Frame Mode 94 A single AF frame will be used. This i s effective for focusin g on a spe cific point. Changing th e Composition with the Focus Lock While you keep the shutter but ton pressed ha lfway, the focus and exposure are locked. You can now recomp ose and shoot. Thi s is called Focus Lock. Focus. z Center the su bject you want[...]

95 If you pr ess the shutt er button hal fway, the AF frame will mag nify and yo u can check the fo cus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [AF-P oint Zoom], then touch qr to c hoose [On] . Check the focu s. z Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face Detect ] (p. 93), th e face detected as the main subject[...]

96 You can choose a specific sub ject or person' s face, or a loca tion on the screen, to focu s on and shoot . Choose the subject, face or location to focus on. z Touch the sub ject or person s hown on the screen. X When the AF frame mode is set to [Face Detect], the ca mera will beep and display when it detec ts the subject . The camera will[...]

Shooting with the AF Lock 97 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, the focal distan ce will not change ev en when you release yo ur finger fr om the shut ter button . Lock the focus. z Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and touch inside the area shown on the left. X The focus lock s and % appears on the screen. z If you rele ase [...]

Changing the Metering Method 98 You can change the metering meth od (brightn ess measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the metering method. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The sett[...]

99 You can lock t he exposure and shoot, or set the fo cus and exposur e separatel y to shoot. AE sta nds for “Auto Expo sure”. Lock the exp osure. z Point the camera towa rd the subj ect and touch the lower pa rt of the screen (i nside the frame sho wn on the left) wh ile pressing the shutter but ton halfway. X When & appears, the exposure[...]

100 You can make t he main subj ect, such as p eople, appe ar bright by h aving the camera provi de the approp riate illuminat ion with the flash. At t he same time , you can u se a slow shutter spe ed to bri ghten the b ackground t hat the light from the flash cannot reach. Choose Z . z Touch , then touch Z . z Touch Z again to make the s etting. [...]

101 You can automa tically corre ct red-eye that occurs in imag es taken with the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. z Touch H , then n and choose the 4 tab and touch [Flas h Settings] . Choose the setting. z Touch [Red -Eye Corr.], then touch qr to choose [On]. X Once set, R will appear on the scree n. Red-Eye Correction Red-eye correction may be app[...]

102 When the camera de tects the possib ility that peop le have their eyes shut, appears on th e screen. Choose [Blink Detection]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 4 tab. Touch [Blink Dete ction], then touch qr to choose [On]. Shoot. X When a perso n with shut eyes is detected, a frame and appe ar on the screen. Checking for Shut Eyes • This fun[...]

103 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the “Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections in Chapter 1, and explains how to use various functions fo r shooting and viewing movies. • This chapter assumes that you ha ve set the mode s witch to 4 . • The latter half of the chapter[...]

104 Just as with still images, you can le t the camera select the best settin gs for the scene or add vari ous effects while sho oting movies . Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choos e a Shooting mode . Shoot. z Touch . X Depending on the Shooti ng mode or movie image quality (p . 108) you choose, bl ack bars may appe ar o[...]

105 You can shoot mo vies that look like mov ing miniature mode ls. You create the miniature model effect by choosin g the upper and lowe r portions of the scene that will be bl urred, and the pl ayback speed, w hich makes people an d objects in the scen e move quic kly during playback. A udio will n ot be reco rded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2[...]

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 106 Playback Speeds an d Estimated Playbac k Times (for 1 Min. Clips) You can shoot fast moving subje cts and play them b ack in slow motion . Audio will not be re corded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose . Choose a frame rate. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . z T[...]

Using the Wind Filter 107 Shoot. z Touch . X The bar showing the shooting time will appear. Maxi mum clip length is approx. 30 sec. z To stop shooti ng the movie, to uch . Frame Rates and Playback T imes (for 30 Sec. Clips) Wind Filter sup presses nois e when the wind is st rong. However , unnatural sound may r esult when u sed to record in locat i[...]

108 You can choose among 3 differ ent image qualit y settings. Choose the image quality setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose an option. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The option you set will appear on the screen. Image Quality a nd Shooting Tim[...]

109 The followin g functions can be used in th e same way as for st ill images. So me functions, however, may not be ava ilable or may not have an effect depending o n the Shooting mode. • Zooming in More Closely On Subj ects The sound of zoom operations will be recorded. • Using the Self-Tim er (p. 55) The number of shots cannot be se t. • A[...]

Editing 110 Touch or . X [Delete sec tion of movie] wi ll appear on the screen. z Even if you t ouch when it a ppears, only the portio n from the near est to the l eft will be trimmed wh en [Cut Beginn ing] is chosen. O nly the port ion from the n earest to the right wil l be trimmed whe n [Cut End] is chosen . Choose a portion to delete . z Touch [...]

111 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. • Press the 1 butt on to enter P layback mode be fore operating the camera. • It may not be possible to p lay back or edit images that have b een edited on a computer, have had their file names changed, or have been taken on a diffe[...]

112 Displaying multi ple images a t the same time l ets you quickly find the imag e you want. Display ima ges in an index. z Touch , then tou ch the number of images you want to display. X Images will di splay in an index. z The number of ima ges increases ea ch time you mo ve the lev er toward g . z The number of ima ges decreases each time you mo[...]

Quickly Searching Images 113 Dragging acr oss the screen wi ll display imag es in a line lett ing you quickly search the m. You can a lso jump by the shootin g date (Sc roll Displa y). Choose an image. z You can switch between images in single image playbac k by dragging across the screen. Continuou sly draggi ng quickly acro ss the screen will dis[...]

Quickly Searching Images 114 You can selec t movies made in mode (p. 72) by date f or viewing. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Choose a movie date. z Touch a date to choose it. Play the movie. z Touch the date chosen in Step 2. X The movie will pl ay. Viewing Movie s Made with Movie Dig est C OP Y[...]

115 When there are man y images on the memory car d, you can filter and display them by a spe cified filter . You can also pr otect (p. 125) o r erase (p. 127 ) images at once whil e filtered. Choose s . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose s . Choose a filter. z Touch an item yo u want to set. z If you drag th e menu on[...]

Viewing Slideshows 116 You can au tomatically play back i mages rec orded to a memory card. Each image displ ays for approx imately 3 second s. Choose . . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . . Choose a transition effect. z Touch an ef fect to ch oose it. z Touch the menu i tem again to comp lete the setting. X The sli[...]

Viewing Slideshows 117 You can set a sl ideshow to repea t, or change tran sition effec ts and the time that slides how images are display ed. You ca n choose f rom 6 tran sition effects whe n switching bet ween images. Choose [Slideshow]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Slideshow ]. Choose a setting. z Touch an item, then touc[...]

118 You can magni fy the area of a r ecorded imag e that was insi de the AF Frame to check th e focus. Touch l to switch the focus check display (p . 43). X A white frame wi ll appear where t he AF frame was when the foc us was set. X A gray fr ame will app ear on a face detected dur ing playback. X The area wit hin the oran ge frame app ears magni[...]

119 Magnify an image. z When you touc h the scree n, the image w ill magnify and an d wil l appear. z Everytime yo u touch the scr een, the camera will cent er and maginfy th at area up to approxima tely 10x. z You can also zoo m in or out on images by touching or . If you touch a nd hold or , the display wil l continue zoo m in or out on th e imag[...]

120 Grouped image s taken in mode (p. 79) ca n also be viewed individually. Choose an image grou p. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image that d isplays , then touc h . View each image in the group. z If you drag acr oss the screen, only the images in the group will be displayed. z Touch ^ to exit group playback . Viewing Each Image in a Gr[...]

Viewing Each Image in a Group 121 Grouped image s taken in mode can be ungr ouped and viewe d individu ally. Choose [Group Images]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Group Imag es]. Choose a setting. z Touch qr to choose [Off]. z Touch ^ to complete the setting and restore sin gle image playba ck. X Grouped images taken in mode a[...]

122 The camera wil l choose 4 images ba sed on the disp layed image. If you choos e one of those image s, the camera wi ll select 4 more im ages letting you e njoy playin g back images in an unexp ected order . This will wo rk best if you tak e many shots of va rious scenes. Choose . z Touch H , then drag up or down th e screen to choose . X Four i[...]

123 You can choose fr om 3 transition ef fects when switc hing between ima ges in single imag e playback. Choose [Transition]. z Touch H and the n n to choose [Transition] in the 1 tab, then touch qr to choose an eff ect. In single im age playback, yo u can quickly and easily call u p functions tha t have been register ed to eac h of four s et drag[...]

Easy Operations with Touch Actions 124 You can regis ter the functi ons you want to use e asily to each of the drag patterns. Choose [Set Touch Action s]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Set Touch Act ions]. Register a function to a drag pattern. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose a drag patt ern. z Touch qr to choose the[...]

125 You can pro tect importa nt images s o that they cannot be a ccidentally erased with the camera (pp. 32, 127). Protect the image. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose : . X will appear on t he screen. z To unlock an image, touch H again, then drag up o r down the screen to choose : . Choose [Protect]. z Touch H , the[...]

Protecting Images 126 Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 125 to touch [Select]. Choose images. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple imag es, repeat the above operat ion. Protect the image. z If[...]

Erasing Images 127 Choose [All Images]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 125 to to uch [All Images]. Protect images. z Touch [Pro tect]. You can choos e images and t hen erase the m in groups. Si nce erased ima ges cannot be rec overed, exerci se adequate ca ution before er asing. Protec ted images (p. 125) c annot be erased. Choose [Erase]. z Touch H , then[...]

Erasing Images 128 Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 127, touch [Select]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choos e multiple imag es, repeat the above operat ion. Erase. z If you touc h ^ ,[...]

129 When you ta g images as favorites, you can ea sily catego rize just th ose images. You ca n also filter out just thos e images for vi ewing, protect ing or erasing (p. 115 ). Make the setting. z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to ch oose . X will appear on t he screen. z To unlock an image, touch H again, then drag th e menu[...]

Tagging Images as Favorites 130 Complete th e setting. z If you touc h ^ , a confirmation screen will appear. z Touch [OK]. If you switch to S hooting mode or turn off the camer a before completing the setting in Step 3, images will not be tag ged as favorites. • If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vist a and transfer tagged images to the computer, t[...]

131 You can organi ze images into ca tegories. You can display th e images in a category in filtered pla yback (p. 115) and process all images at once by using the func tions below. • “Viewing Slid eshows” (p. 11 6), “Protecti ng Images” (p. 125 ), “Erasing Images” (p. 1 27), “Choosing I mages for Prin ting (DPOF)” (p. 147), “Ch[...]

Rotating Images 132 You can change the orientat ion of an image and save it. Choose . z Touch H , then drag the menu on the left up or down to c hoose . Rotate the image. z Touch or and the image will rotate in the chosen direction in 90 ° increments. z Touch ^ to complete the setting. If you switch to Shoo ting mode or turn off th e camera be[...]

133 You can res ize images to a lowe r pixel set ting and save the r esized image a s a separate file. Choose [Resize]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Resize]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then to uch [OK]. Choose an image size. z Touch , or , then touch [OK ]. X [Save new image ?] will appea[...]

134 You can cut out a po rtion of a reco rded image and sav e it as a new image file. Choose [Trimming]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Trimming]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. Adjust the trimming area. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. X [...]

Trimming 135 • Images recorded at a pixel setting of (p. 59), or images resized to (p. 133) cannot b e edited. • Images that can be trimmed will have the same width and heig ht ratio after trimming. • The number of r ecorded pixels in a t rimmed image will be smaller than before trimming. • Movies cannot be edited. C OP Y[...]

136 You can change the color of an image and save it as a s eparate image . Refer to p. 89 for de tails on each menu item. Choose [My Colors]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [My Colors]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. Choose an option. z Touch an option. z Touch qr to display o[...]

137 The camera can d etect areas in an image, such as f aces or backgroun ds, that are too da rk and aut omatically ad just them to the optimum brightness. Also, when the over all image is la cking in contr ast, the camera wi ll automatica lly correct t he image for a s harper impr ession. You ca n choose fro m 4 levels of correcti on, and save the[...]

138 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in im ages and save them a s new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 1 tab, and touc h [Red-Eye Corr ection]. Choose and correct th e image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch [OK ]. X Red-eye detected by the camera will be corrected a nd a frame [...]

139 Printing This chapter explains how to c hoose images for printing, and print using a Canon-brand PictBridge compli ant printer (sold separately). Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers • This chapter uses Canon-br and SELPHY CP series pr inters in the explanatio ns. The displa yed screens an d available fun ctions will differ depending on [...]

140 You can easil y print the pict ures you take by connecting th e camera to a PictBridge compliant p rinter (sold separately ) using the supplied interface cable (p. 2). Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to th e printer. z Open the cove r and insert the cab le’s small plug fi rmly into the camera ter minal in the direc tion s[...]

Printing Images 141 Print images. z Touch [Print ]. X Printing will start. z If you want to pri nt additiona l images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after prin ting has completed. z After prin ting has co mpleted, turn off the camera and p rinter, and unplug th e interface ca ble. • Refer to p. 204 for Canon-brand Pict Bridge compliant printers (sol d sep[...]

Printing Images 142 Connect the camera to th e printer. z Follow Steps 1 – 6 on p. 1 40 to display th e screen on the l eft. Choose a menu option. z Touch an item t o choose it. Choose the option settings. z Touch qr to choose the option setting. Making Print Settings — No. of Copies Choose the number of copies. Default Follows the printer’s [...]

Printing Images 143 Trimming and Printing (Tri mming) You can cut out a port ion of an i mage for p rinting. Choose [T rimming] . z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 142 to choose [Trimming]. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. Choose the trimming are a. z Move the zoom leve r to change the fr ame size. z Drag the f ram[...]

Printing Images 144 Choosing the Paper Size and Layout for Printing Choose [Paper Settings]. z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 142 to choose [Paper Setti ngs]. Choose a paper size . z Touch an optio n to choose it, t hen touch [Next]. Choose the pape r type. z Touch an optio n to choose it, t hen touch [Next]. Choose the layout. z Drag up or down th e [...]

Printing Images 145 Available Lay out Options Printing ID Photos Choose [ID Photo]. z Follow Steps 1 – 4 on p. 14 4 to choose [I D Photo], then touch [Next] . Choose the length of the lon g side and short side. z Touch an item to choose it. z Touch qr to choose a length, th en touch [Trimming]. Choose the printing area. z Follow Step 2 on p. 143 [...]

Printing Images 146 Connect the camera to th e printer. z Follow St eps 1 – 6 on p. 140 to choos e a movie and d isplay the screen on the left. Choose a printing metho d. z Touch , then touch qr t o choose a printing meth od. Print images. Printing Option s for Movies Printing Movies Single Prints currently displayed scene as a still image. Seque[...]

147 You can cho ose up to 9 98 images on a memory car d for printi ng and spec ify settings su ch as the n umber of copi es so that they can b e printed as a batch (p. 15 0) or processed at a photo develop er service. The se selection met hods comply with the DPOF (Digital Pr int Order F ormat) stan dards. You can add imag es to the prin t list (DP[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 148 You can set the pri nt type, date and file numb er. These setti ngs apply to all images chos en for prin ting. Choose [Print Settings]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 2 tab, and touc h [Print Sett ings]. Choose a setting. z Touch op to ch oose and set an opti on. z Touch ^ to complete the setting and retur[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 149 Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 2 tab, and touc h [Select Imag es & Qty.]. Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image. X You will be ab le to set the number of print copies. z For [Index ], touch th e screen. O nce chosen, will appear. If you touch [...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 150 Choose [Select All Images]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 1 49 to touch [ Select All Images]. Make print settings. z Touch [OK]. Choose [Clear All Selec tions]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 149 to tou ch [Clear All Selections ]. All selections will be cleared. z Touch [OK]. Setting All Images to Prin t Once Clearing All Se [...]

151 When you ch oose images on a memory c ard to use i n Photoboo ks (max.9 98 images) and us e the include d software to tr ansfer them to a co mputer, the chosen ima ges will be copie d into a dedicat ed folder. Th is function is useful for orderi ng Photobooks onl ine and for pri nting Photoboo ks on a printer. Choose [Photobook Set-up]. z Touch[...]

Choosing Images for a Photobook 152 Choose an image. z Drag across th e screen to cho ose an image, then touch th e screen. X will appear on t he screen. z Touching the screen again dese lects the image, and disappears. z To choose addi tional images, repeat the above procedu re. z Touch ^ to complete the setting and return to the menu screen. Choo[...]

153 Customizing Camera Settings You can customize various settings to suit your shooting pr eferences. The first part of this chapter ex plains convenient and common ly used functions. The latter part expl ains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purposes. 9 C OP Y[...]

154 You can custo mize convenie nt and commonly u sed functions i n the 3 tab (p. 46). You can change each of the camer a’s operation sounds. z Touch [Sound Op tions]. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose an option, th en touch qr to ch oose a setting. You can turn off this funct ion. However, hi nts and tips for menus (p. 46) will always dis[...]

Changing Camera Settings 155 Perform low lev el formatting when [Memory car d error] appe ars, the camera does not oper ate properly, you think tha t the recording /reading sp eed of a memory card has droppe d, the cont inuous sho oting spee d slows do wn, or recording suddenly stops wh ile shooting a mo vie. As you cann ot retrieve th e erased dat[...]

Changing Camera Settings 156 You can change the start-up sc reen that appe ars when you turn o n the camera. z Touch [Sta rt-up Image] . z Touch an option. Registering Rec orded Images as the Start-up Screen Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Choose [Start-up Image]. z Touch [Sta rt-up Image] . z Touch [2], t hen touch . Choose an image. z[...]

Changing Camera Settings 157 z Choose [Color Option], then touch qr to choose an opti on. Images you sho ot are automat ically assig ned file numbers in the order they were taken, from 0001 – 9999, and saved to folder s of up to 2,000 im ages. You can change the file number as signment. z Choose [File Numbe ring], then touc h qr to choose an opt [...]

Changing Camera Settings 158 Images a re saved in to folder s created ea ch month, however, y ou can also create fold ers by sho oting date. z Choose [Creat e Folder], t hen touch qr to choose [Daily]. z Images will b e saved into fo lders creat ed on each shooti ng date. For safety reasons, the l ens retract s about 1 minute after pressin g the 1 [...]

Changing Camera Settings 159 You can adjust the time the scre en takes to sh ut off auto matically (p. 50). This also works when [Auto Power Down ] is set to [Off]. z Touch [Power Sa ving]. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [Display Off], the n touch qr to choo se a time. z In order to s ave battery po wer, you shou ld choose le ss than [ 1 [...]

Changing Camera Settings 160 Set the world time zone. z Touch [ World ], then touch [ Time Zone]. z Touch qr to choose the destina tion time zone. z You can also set the daylight s aving time as in Ste p 1. z Touch ^ . Choose the world time zone. z Touch [ Wor ld], then touc h ^ . X will appear in the [Time Zone] or shooting scr een (p. 183). If yo[...]

Changing Camera Settings 161 You can calib rate the touch p anel if you are hav ing difficult y choosing items or buttons. Be sure to use the to ggle attach ed to the s trap to cali brate the touch panel ac curately. z Touch [Cali bration]. z Use the toggle attached to the strap to touch t hat appears on the screen (p. 14). z Follow the on- screen [...]

162 If you set t he mode swi tch to 4 , and the mode to G , you can chan ge the settings in the 4 tab (p. 46). The camera f ocuses on wha tever it is a imed at even whe n you do not press the shutte r button. Howeve r, you can set it so that the camera on ly focuses when the shut ter button is pr essed halfway. z Choose [Conti nuous AF], th en touc[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 163 The lamp will auto matically ligh t to assist focus ing in low light co nditions when you press the shutter button hal fway. You can turn of f the lamp. z Choose [AF-ass ist Beam], the n touch qr to choose [Off ]. The red-eye r eduction lamp li ghts in orde r to reduce the re d-eye effect that occurs when sho[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 164 You can change the way the image displays right after shooting. z Choose [Review I nfo], then tou ch qr to choose an opti on. You can disp lay grid l ines on the s creen for ve rtical and ho rizontal gui dance while shootin g. z Choose [Grid Lines], the n touch qr to choose [On]. Changing the Way the Im age D[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 165 z Choose [IS Sett ings], then touch th e menu item again. z Drag up or down th e screen to cho ose [IS Mode] , then touc h qr to choose [Off]. Turning Off the Po wered IS Functio n Powered IS reduces su btle camera shake whe n shooting movies at ma x telephoto. How ever, shoot ing a moving subj ect while walk[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 166 You can add ico ns to the shooti ng screen, or chan ge their arr angement. Adding Icon s Display the settings screen . z In a shooting screen, touch and ho ld one of the icons. z When [Change s which icons appe ar and their pos itions] ap pears, lift your fing er off the screen onc e, then touc h the center o[...]

Changing Shooting Function Settings 167 Rearranging Icons z Drag the desi red icon that ap pears in the layout scr een in Step 1 on p. 16 6 to the position yo u want. X The icon will exchange places with any existing icon in that position. Removing Icons z When in the layo ut screen that appears in Step 1 on p. 166, dra g the icon you wa nt to remo[...]

168 You can ad just the se ttings in th e 1 tab b y pressing the 1 button (p. 46). You can turn of f Active Displ ay (pp. 31, 119) s o that gently tapping the s ide of the camera or tiltin g the camera does not cause images to swit ch. z Choose [Acti ve Display], then touch qr to choose [Off]. When you play ba ck images on the camera, images shot i[...]

169 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the separately sold accessories and Eye-Fi card (also sold separa tely) , troubleshooting tips, and contains lists of functions and items that appear on the screen. 10 C OP Y[...]

170 You can connec t the camera to a TV to view images you have shot. Using Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC40 0ST (sold separately) ( p. 204), yo u can connect th e camera to a TV to view ima ges you ha ve shot. Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. z Open the camera’ s terminal cover an d fully insert the cable plug into the ca mera[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 171 Turn on the camera. z Press the 1 button to turn o n the came ra. X The image will appear on the TV ( nothing will appear on the screen of th e camera). z Use the came ra screen to perform operations . z After you finish, turn off the came ra and TV, and unplug the cable. Using the se parately so ld HDMI Ca ble HTC-100 (p[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 172 Display images. z Follow Steps 3 and 4 on p. 170 to di splay the images. Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera When you conn ect the came ra to an HDMI C EC compatibl e TV, you can use the TV’s re mote contro l to operate the camera an d play back im ages or view slidesho ws. You may need to make settin gs on some TVs[...]

Viewing Images on a TV 173 Use the TV’s remote control. z Press the remo te control’s qr buttons to choose an image. z Press the OK/Se lect button t o display the camera cont rol panel. Press the qr buttons to choose an item, then p ress the OK/Select bu tton again. Summary of the Camera Contro l Panel Displayed on the TV Return Closes the menu[...]

174 If you use AC Adapte r Kit ACK- DC70 (sol d separa tely), you c an use t he camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the batt ery. Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. z Follow Step 1 o n p. 18 to open th e cover. z The coupler ca n be inserted in the same way as the battery. Ins ert the coupl er as shown in Step 2 o n p. [...]

175 Before usin g an Eye-Fi card , be sure to check whether Eye-Fi car d use is authorize d in the country or territory of us e (p. 17). When you put a pr epared Eye-Fi ca rd into the ca mera, you can auto matically transfer yo ur images wirele ssly to a comp uter, or up load them to a web service. Image trans fer is a functio n of the Eye-Fi card [...]

Using an Eye-Fi Card 176 You can check t he Eye-Fi card ’s access poin t SSID, or conn ection status . Choose [Connection in fo]. z Touch H , then n to choo se the 3 tab, and touc h [Eye-Fi Sett ings]. z Touch [Con nection info ], then tou ch [Connectio n info] again. X The connecti on info screen wi ll appear. You can se t the car d to disa ble [...]

177 If you think the re is a problem with th e camera, first c heck the followi ng. If the items below d o not solve your pr oblem, contact a Canon Customer Su pport Help Desk. Power You pressed the power button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the battery is the correct type, and is not depleted (p. 16). • Confirm that the battery is prop[...]

Troubleshooting 178 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, then press fully to shoot (p. 25). • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (p. 198). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 163). • Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are not set. • Shoot using the fo[...]

Troubleshooting 179 Eyes appear red ( p. 101). • Set the [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (p. 16 3). When shooting with the flash, the lamp lights (p. 42), and for approximately 1 second while the camera is reducing red-eye, it is n ot possible to shoot. It is more effective if t he subject is looking directly at the lamp. E ven better results can be obtai[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 180 Screen Touch operations do not work as expected. • Since the camera uses a pressure sensitive touch panel, try touching the screen slightly harder or use the toggle attached to the strap (p. 14). • Calibrate the touch panel (p. 161). appears on the upper right of the screen. • You are touching th[...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 181 Insufficient space on card • There is not enough free space on the memory card to shoot (pp. 26, 33, 5 1, 61, 81, 103) or edit images (pp. 133 – 138). Erase the images (pp. 32, 127) to open space for new images, or insert an empty memory card (p. 19). Touch Shutter unavailable/Touch AF unavailable [...]

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 182 Communication error • Images could not be transferred to the computer or printed due to the large amount of images (approx. 1000) stored on the memory card. Use a commercially available USB card reader to transfer the images. Insert the memory card into the printer’s card slot to print. Naming er r[...]

183 * : Standard, : Held vertically When shootin g, the camera detects if it is h eld vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for th e best shot. I t also detects ori entation dur ing playback, so you can hold the camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate im ages for correct view ing. This function may not o[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 184 In A mode, the camera d isplays an icon for th e scene it h as determin ed and then au tomatically fo cuses and s elects the o ptimum setting s for subjec t brightnes s and color. * Appears when the scene i s dark and the camera is attach ed to a tripod. Scene Icons Subject People Non-Human Subjects Icon Back[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 185 Automatically sets the op timal image stabilizatio n for the sc ene (Intell igent IS). In addit ion, the followi ng icons appea r in A mode. * Appears on the screen w hen following the motion of a subject w hile shooting ( panning). Whil e following a sub ject moving hori zo ntally, only vertical camera shake[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 186 Playback (D etailed Informatio n Display) Index Display (p. 112) My Category (p. 131) Movies (p. 35), High- speed Burst (p. 79), Shooting Mode (p. 188) ISO Speed (p. 86), Playback Speed (p. 106) White Balance (p. 84) Histogram (p. 44) Recording Pixels (pp. 58, 108), MOV (Movies) FUNC. (Function) (p. 45) Print[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 187 Summary of Movie Control Panel in “Viewing Movies” (p. 35) * Displays the frame appr ox. 4 sec. before or after the cur rent frame. Exit Touch to display the volume panel, then touch op to adjust the volume. When the volume is set to 0, will appear. Play Skip Backward* (Continues to skip backward if you k[...]

188 Functions and Menu Lists Functions Availa ble in Each Shooting Mode Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function Exposure Compensation (p. 83) — {{{{{{{ Flash (pp. 52, 83) { {{{{{{{ — {{{{{{{ *1 {{ ————— { {{{{{{{ Touch Shutter (p. 27) / {{ { { { ——— AE Lock/FE Lock* 4 (p. 99) — {{ ————— AF Lock (p. 97) — {{ ———— [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 189 4 T Y w O P t N { — {{{{{{{ —— {{{{ ——— ——— {{{{{{{ { {{{ ———— ———— {{{{{{ { {{{ — { —— —————————— — ————* 2—— {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{ —— { *3 *3 { *3 — {{{{ { {{{ *3 {{{ —————————— — ——————— ——————[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 190 FUNC. Menu Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function Metering Method (p. 98) { {{{{{{{ — {{ ————— My Colors (p. 89) { {{{{{{{ * 1 * 1 * 2 — {{ —— {{{ White Balance (p. 84) { {{{{{{{ — {{ —— {{{ ISO Speed (p. 86) { {{{{{{{ — {{ ————— Exposure Compensation (p. 83) — {{{{{{{ Self-Timer (pp. 55[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 191 4 T Y w O P t N {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ———— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ {{ — { —————— — ———— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 192 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Modes A 4 G I V Function AF Frame (p. 93) Face Det ect* 1 {{{{{{{{ Fixed frame — {{{{ ——— AF Frame Size* 2 (p. 94) Normal — {{{{ ——— Small — {{{{ ——— Digital Zoom (p. 53) Standard {{{{{{{{ Off { {{{{{{{ Digital Tele-conver ter (1.5x/2.0x) — { —————— AF-Point[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 193 4 T Y w O P t N {{{{ —— {{{{ { {{{ — {{{ { —— {{ — {{{{ { {{{{{{{ { —— {{ — {{{{ { {{{{{{{ { —— { —— {{{{ { {{{ — {{{ —————————— — {{{{{{ — {{{{{{{{{{ { {{{{{{{ —————————— — ——————— {{ — { ——— {{{ { {{{ — { —— {{{{{{{{{[...]

Functions and Menu Lists 194 3 Set up Menu Item Content Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 48 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 48 Sound Options Set the sound s for each camera operation. p. 154 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 154 LCD Brightness Sets screen brightness (5 levels). p. 47 Start-up Image Add an image a s a start-up image. p. 156 Color [...]

Functions and Menu Lists 195 1 Playback Menu Item Content Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 116 Erase Erases images (Select, All Images). p. 127 Protect Protects images (Select, All Images). p. 125 Rotate Rotates images. p. 132 Favorites Tags or untags images as favorite s. p. 129 My Category Categorizes images. p. 131 Photobo[...]

196 Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Item Content Ref. Page Rotate Rotates displayed image. p. 132 Print List Selects or clears settings for printing displayed image ([Print] appears when the camera is connected to the printer). p. 147 Protect Protects/unlocks displayed image. p. 125 Favorites Tags/untags dis played image as favorites. p. 129 Erase Erases [...]

197 • This camera i s a high-prec ision elect ronic device. Do not drop it or subject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to ma gnets, motors or other devices t hat generate st rong electro magnetic field s. Exposure to str ong magnetic fields may cause malfu nctions or corr upt image data . • If water dro plets or dirt beco[...]

198 Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels .................. Approx. 12.1 million pixels Lens Focal Length ............................... .... 5.0 (W) – 6 0.0 (T) mm (35mm film equival ent: 28 (W) – 336 (T) mm) Zoom Magnification..................... .... 12x Focusing Range .......................... .... 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m (3[...]

Specifications 199 Shooting Modes. .................. ................Auto* 1 , P, Movie Digest, Portra it, Kids&Pets, Smar t Shutter* 2 , High-speed Burst, Best Image S election, Handheld Night Scene, Low Ligh t, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Ef fect, Toy Camera Eff ect, Monochrome, S uper Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, B each, F[...]

Specifications 200 Number of Recording Pixels Still Images .......... .................. ......... 16:9 Large: 4000 x 22 48, Mediu m 1: 2816 x 1584, Med ium 2: 1920 x 1080, S mall: 640 x 360 3:2 Large: 4000 x 26 64, Mediu m 1: 2816 x 1880, Med ium 2: 1600 x 1064, S mall: 640 x 424 4:3 Large: 4000 x 30 00, Mediu m 1: 2816 x 2112, Med ium 2: 1600 x 1[...]

Specifications 201 Battery Pack NB-9L Type................... .................. ................Rechargeable lithium-ion ba ttery Nominal Voltage ................................ .. 3.5 V DC Nominal Capacity ................................870 mAh Charge Cycles ................................... .. Approx. 300 times Operating Temper atures ......[...]

202 Accessories Supplied with Camera Wrist Strap WS-DC10 Battery Pack NB-9L with Terminal Cover* Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB- 2LBE* DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk *Also available f or purchase se parately. USB card re ader Windows / Macintosh Memory Card Canon-Bran d PictBridge Compliant Print ers HDMI Cable HTC -100 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU* Stereo [...]

203 The followi ng camera accessor ies are sold separat ely. Some accessor ies are not sold in some region s, or may no longer be available. Battery Pack NB-9L z Recharge able lithium- ion battery . Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB-2L BE z A charger for char ging Battery Pack NB-9L. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70 z This kit let s you power the camer a using hous[...]

Separately Sold Accessories 204 Stereo AV Cab le AVC-DC400ST z Use this cabl e to connect to a TV for shooting and viewing images. HDMI Cable HTC-100 z Use this cabl e to connect the ca mera to the HDMI term inal on a high-de finition TV set. Canon-Brand PictBridge Comp liant Printers z By connectin g your camera to a Canon- brand PictBr idge compl[...]

205 A AC Adapter Kit.......................... ....... 174, 203 Accessories .............................. ............... 2 03 Active Display ............. ................... .... 31, 168 AE Lock .................................... ................. 99 AF Frames......................................... .. 27, 93 AF J Focus AF Lock ..............[...]

Index 206 Focus AF Frames.................................... 27, 93 AF Lock ................. ................... .......... 97 AF-Point Zoom .................................. . 95 Servo AF....... ................... ................... 97 Touch AF .................................. .......... 96 Focus Check ................ ................... .[...]

Index 207 Protect ............................. ....................... . 125 R Recording Pixels (Imag e Size) .................. 58 Red-Eye Correction ......................... 101, 138 Resizing (Making Images Sm aller) .......... 133 Rotate ...... ........................ .................. ...... 132 S Screen Display Language ...................[...]

208 MEMO C OP Y[...]

209 MEMO C OP Y[...]

210 Trademark Acknowled gments • The SDXC logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LL C. • This device incorporat es exFAT technology licensed f rom Microso ft. • HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hi gh-Definition Multimedia I nterface are trademarks o r registered t rademarks of HDMI Li censing LLC. • The iFrame log o and the iFrame symbol are tradema rks of [...]

211 Canadian Radio I nterference Regulations This Class B digi tal apparatus com plies with Canad ian ICES-003. To ensure pro per operatio n of this produc t, use of genuin e Canon accessories i s recommended. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1679 systems) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following [...]

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