Canon G7 manual

ENGLISH The Components Guide Preparation Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Setti ngs Printing Basic Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E299-010 XXXXXXX © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the c amera and use its basic featur es.[...]

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. In this guide, the Basic Camera Us er Guide is called the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera Us er Guide is called the Advanced Guide . Flowcha rt and Refer ence Guides For information on included items and items sold separately The Components Guide [...]

1 The Componen ts Guide  Front View a AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 27) b Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 15) c Self-Timer Lamp (p. 17) d Neck Strap Mounts e Viewfinder Window (p. 4) f Flash (p. 14) g Speaker h Ring Release Button ( Advanc ed Guide p. 142) i Ring ( Advanced Guide p. 142) j Lens The Components Guide • Pull the st rap tight in t[...]

2  Back View a LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide p. 12) b Viewfinder (p. 4) c Terminal Cover d DC Coupler Cable Cover ( Advanced Guide p. 139) e Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 6) f Tripod Socket g A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal ( Adv anced Guide p. 133) h DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)[...]

3 The Componen ts Guide  Controls a Indicators (p. 5) b Diopter Adjustment Dial (p. 4) c (Shortcut)/ (Print/ Share) Button (pp . 22, 30, Advanced Guide p. 82) d ISO Speed Dial ( Advanced Guide p. 38) e ISO Speed Lamp f Hot Shoe ( Advanced Guide p. 144) g Power Lamp h Microphone ( Advanc ed Guide pp. 101, 102) i Shootin g Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11) j[...]

4  Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot Turning the LCD monitor off ( Advanced Guide p. 12) and using the optical viewfinder can help conserve power while shooting. • You can adjust t he viewfinder with the diopt er adjustment dial to adapt to your v ision so that the subject appears in s harp focus. Adjustments of –3. 0 to +1.0 1/m (dpt ) [...]

5 The Componen ts Guide  The Playback Functions • Select ing an image in P layback mode ( p. 18, Advanced Guide pp. 89, 90, 92) • Ope rating w hen vie wing/ed iting mo vies ( Advanced G uide pp. 94, 95 ) • Operating the sound memos or sound recorder ( Advan ced Guide pp. 101, 102) • Operating DPOF ( Advanced Guide pp. 111, 115)  The S[...]

6 1. Chargi ng the Batter y. Charge the battery before use under the following circumst ances. • When using the bat tery for the first time. • When the "Change th e battery pack." mes sage displays. 1. Insert the battery into th e battery charger. 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2L W) into a pow er outlet, or attach the power cord t o[...]

7 Preparat ions 3. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover.  To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. Ensure that the memory car d is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. I[...]

8 First Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use th e or button to select an item and the or button to cha nge its value ( b ). To set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the or button to configure the setting. 3. Confi rm that the correct time is displayed a nd press th e FUNC./SE T but ton ( [...]

9 Preparat ions  Setting the Display Language 1. Press th e (playback) button. 2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU button. 3. Use the , , or butt on to select a language a nd press the F UNC./SET button. The display language can also be s et in the Set up menu (p. 21).  Switching bet ween Shooting Mode and Playback Mode Press[...]

10 1. Press the p ower button. The start-up sound will play and the start - up image will display in the LCD monitor. • Pressing the power button again turns the power off. • Pressing the power button while pressing and holding t he DISPLAY button will turn on the mute setting which will mute all sounds except for warning sounds. 2. Set the s h[...]

11 Shooti ng 2. Press the shutter but ton fully to shoot. The s hutter soun d wil l p lay and the image wil l recor d. The i ndicat or wil l bli nk gr een while the image is recorded t o the me mory card.  Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can cont[...]

12  Shooting Modes Auto The camera autom atically selects settings. Image zone When a shooting mode appropr iate for the sh ooting condition s is selected, the camera automati cally adjusts se ttings for optimal shooting. (Spec ial Scen e) You can shoot with th e most appr opriate settings for the scene. Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and with[...]

13 Shooti ng Imag e zone Stitch A ssist Allows you to sh oot overlapp ing images that can l ater be merged (stitched ) to create one panoramic i mage on a computer. Movie Shoots a movie wh en you press the shutter button . Apart from [ Standard ] mode, you can also select fr om [ High Re solution] which is suit able for viewing on compute r monitor[...]

14 Using the Zoom 1. Press the zo om lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 210 mm (f ocal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. The zoom bar appears when you press the zoom lever. Using the Flash 1. Press the button ( a ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( b ). • To shoot underwater, install the camera in Waterproof[...]

15 Shooti ng  Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function You can set whether the camera automatically performs red-eye reduction when the f lash fires. * T his reduces l ight reflec ting back from th e eyes and mar king them appear red . 1. (Rec.) M enu [Red-Eye] [On]*/[Off]. * De fault setting .  Setting the Slow Synchro Function The flash timin[...]

16 Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. Press the butt on ( a ) and use the or button to display ( b ). When using the zoom in macro mode, a yellow bar appears below the zoom bar to indicate the range in which you cannot use macro mode to sh oot the subject. If the zoom bar enters the yellow bar range, the macro mode icon will turn gray. You can still sho[...]

17 Shooti ng Using th e Se lf-Ti mer 1. Press the button ( a ) and use the or button to display , or ( b ). • When the shut ter button is pressed fully, the self-tim er lamp will blink. When using red-eye reduction, the s elf-timer lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds. To cancel the self-timer, press t he button and display . [...]

18  Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( ) 1. (Rec.) Menu [S elf- timer] FUNC./SET butto n. 2. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the or button to change th e setting and press the FUNC./SET bu tton. 3. Press the MENU button. 1. Press the (playback) b utton ( a ). The last image that was played back appears (Resume Playb[...]

19 Playback/ Erasing 2. Use the or b utton to displa y the image you wi sh to view ( b ). • Use t he button to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. • Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly, but shows them les s clearly. • You can also select images by turning t he control dial. Turning it counter[...]

20 Settings for the shooting, playback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using t he FUNC., Rec., Play, Print, Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. a Turn the shooting mode dial to the desired mode. b Press the FUNC./SET button. c Use the or button to sele[...]

21 Menus and Setti ngs Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playback or printing can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the or button to switch between menus. • You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button to select a menu item. • Some items may not [...]

22 Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer* 1 with a cable and simply pres s the button on the c amera. 1. Connect the camera to a dir ect print comp atible prin ter and turn on the printer’s po wer. * 1 Since th is camera u ses a sta ndard pr otocol (Pic tBridge), you can us e it with ot her PictBrid ge-complian t printers in add[...]

23 Printi ng 2. Press the (play back) button and confirm tha t , or is displa yed in the up per left of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model. • will display for movies . 3. Select an im age to pri nt using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). • The butt[...]

24 The following methods can be used to download images recor ded by the camera to a computer. S ome methods, dep ending on the O S used, may not be av ailable. Please read System Requirements ( p. 25) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card read er can be used with all the operating s ystems liste[...]

25 Downloading Image s to a Computer System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh * EOS Utility (softwar e for EO S DIGITAL s eries camer as) is only su pported b y PowerPC. OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Ser vice Pac k 4 Windows XP (in[...]

26 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied wit h the camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install the so ftware. 1. Place the C anon Digital C amera Solution D isk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy I nstallation]. Proceed with the inst[...]

27 Downloading Image s to a Computer 2. Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Use the supplied i nterface cable to connect the computer’s USB port t o the camera’s DIGI TAL terminal. Slide the camera’s terminal cover, lift it open and plug th e interface cable in all t he way. 2. Press th e (playback ) button. The camera and computer will b[...]

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

29 Downloading Image s to a Computer Downloading Images to a Comput er The following window will appear w hen you establish a connection between the camera and computer. If it fails t o appear, click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the des ktop). 1. Download the images. • D ownload the images usin[...]

30 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use this metho d to download image s using camera ope rations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 26). 1. Confirm that the Direct Transfer menu is disp layed o n the camera ’s LCD monitor. • The button will light [...]

31 Downloading Image s to a Computer  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or , and p ress the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select image s to downlo ad and p ress the button (or the FUNC./SET butto n). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. • Im ages can also be selected during i[...]

32 Safety Pr ecauti ons Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera , in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to y ourself and others. Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . Warnin gs • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human o[...]