Canon Powershot SD 30 manual

Camer a User Guide Advanced DIGIT AL CAMERA Advanced Camera User Guide Before Using the Camera Shooting Playback/Erasing Print/T ransfer Settings Viewing Images on a TV set Customizing the Camera T roubleshooting List of Messages This guide ex plains camera fe atures and procedu res in detail. Appendix CDI-E199-010 XX05XXX © 2005 CANON INC. PRINTE[...]

Main F eatures Shooting  Automatically adjusts shooting settings to match particular conditions (Scene mode)  Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor  V ertical shooting function (V ertical Shutter Release)  Changes image colors to create special effects (My Colors modes) Playback  Plays movies[...]

1 Con v entions Used in this Guide Icons appearing below titles indicate the mo des in which the procedure can be used. In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is referred to as the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera User Guide is referred to as the Advanced Guide . This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’ s operation. This mark[...]

2 T able of Contents Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects ( Foc us Lock) . . . . . . . . . .49 Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Shooting in Long Shutt er Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 Changing My C amera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Registering M y Camera Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 When the power is turned on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 LCD monitor[...]

5 Handling Pr ecautions T est Shot s Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly . Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and it s distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising [...]

6 Video Format Please set the camera's video signal forma t to the one used in your region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 89). Language Se tting Please see the Basic Guide (p. 4) to change the language setting.  Before using the camera, please ensure that you rea d the safety precautions described below and in the "Safety Precau[...]

7 War nin gs Equipment  Do not aim the camera d irectly into the sun or at other intense light sources th at could damage your eyesigh t.  Store this equipment out of the r each of children and infants. Accidental damage by a child could result in serious injury . • Wrist strap: Placement of the strap around the child's neck could resu[...]

8 Batter y  Do not place the battery near a heat so urce or expose it to direct flame or heat.  The battery should not be imm ersed in water or sea water .  Do not attempt to disass emble, alter or apply heat to the battery .  A void dro pping or subjecting the ba ttery to severe impact s that could damage th e casing.  Use only reco[...]

9 Other s  Do not trigger the flash in c lose proximity to human or animal eyes. Exposure to th e intense light produced by the flash may damage eyesigh t. In particular , remain at least one meter (39 inches) away from infants when using the flash.  Keep objects that are sensitive to magnetic fields (suc h as credit cards) away from the spea[...]

10 Flash  Do not operate the flash wit h dirt, dust or other items stuck to the surface of the flash.  Be careful not to cover the flash with your fingers or clothing when shootin g. The flash may be damaged and emit smoke or noise. The resulting heat build-up could damage the flash.  Do not touch the surface of t he flash after taking sev[...]

11 Prev enting Malfunctions Av oid Strong Magnetic Fields  Never place the camera in close p roximity to electric motors or other equipment generat ing strong electromagnetic fields. Exposure to strong magnetic fiel ds may cause malfunctions or corrupt image data. Av oid Condensation R elated Problems  When moving the equi pment rapidly betwe[...]

12 Before Using th e Camera—T he Components Gui de F r ont View Wrist S trap Mount Speaker AF-assist Beam (p. 31) Red-Eye Reduction Lamp ( Basic Guide p. 10) Self-T imer Lamp ( p. 41) Flash ( Basic Guide p. 10) Microphone (p. 75) Lens Attachin g the Wrist Strap 170CUGBook(Basic-Advan ced).book Page 12 Tuesday, June 21, 200 5 10:02 PM[...]

13 Before Using the Camera—The Co mponents Guide Back View LCD Monitor (p. 18) T ripod Socket Camera S tation Connector Battery Compartment (Memory Card/Battery Compartment) Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover ( Basi c Guide p. 3) 170CUGBook(Basic-Advan ced).book Page 13 Tuesday, June 21, 200 5 10:02 PM[...]

14 Operation Panel Mode Switch ( Basic Guide p. 5) Power Button ( Basic Guide p. 5) Shutter Button ( Basic Guide p. 6) (Print/Share) Button ( Basic Guide p. 22) Indicator (p. 24) FUNC./SET (Funct ion/Set) Button (p. 29) MENU Button (p. 30) (Self-timer)/ Button (p. 41) (Shooting: T elephoto/Playback: Magnify)/ Button (p. 69, Basic Guide p. 10) (Flas[...]

15 Before Using the Camera—The Co mponents Guide Camera Station Y ou can do the following when the camera is placed in the camera station.  Always turn off the camera power before placing the camera in the camera station or removing it. Placing or removing the camera with the power on will abruptly turn the camera off.  If the camera is tur[...]

16 Bef or e Using the Ca mer a—B asic Ope r atio ns Install the lithium coin battery (C R2025) be fore using the wireless controller . Removing the B attery Pull the battery out in the direction of the arrow . Using the W ir eless Contr oller Be particularly careful to keep the lithium coin battery out of the reach of children. Seek me dical assi[...]

17 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations Operating the W ireless Contr oller When the camera is placed in the camera station, you can use the wireless controller to perform the following operations with the camer a.  Play back, Erase  Play back images when connected to a TV  Print images when connected to a printer  Download image[...]

18 Y ou can switch between display styles for information shown on the LCD monitor as follows. The LCD monitor will not switch to the detailed display in the index playback mode (p. 70). Using the L CD Monitor 1 (Set up) Menu [Info Display]. See Menus and Settings (p . 30). 2 [Shooting Inf o]/[Re view Info]/[R eplay Info] Select a display mode. See[...]

19 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations Night Display When shooting in dark condition s, the camera automatically brightens the LCD monitor to suit the brightness of the subject*, making it easier to frame the subject. * Noise will appear , and the movements of the subject will appear irregular in the LCD monitor . The recorded image will no[...]

20 Shooting Infor mation (Shooting Mode) * Appears even if the LCD monitor is set to [ Off]. Inf or ma tion Display ed on the LC D Monitor Exposure Compensation (p. 51) Long Shutt er Mode (p. 52) White Balance (p. 54) Compres sion (p. 37) Resolution ( pp. 36, 37) Low Battery (p. 105) Shooting Method (pp. 39, 4 1) Shooting Mode (pp. 44, 46, 58, Basi[...]

21 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations If the indicator blinks orange and the camera shake icon displays, it indicates there is insufficient illumination and a slow shutter speed will be selected. Raise the ISO speed (p. 64) or select a setting other than (flash off), or attach the camera to a tripod or other device. Revi ew I nfo Histogram[...]

22 Replay Inf or m a tion (Playb ack Mode) Standa rd Protection Status (p. 81) WAVE Format Sound (p. 7 5) Folder Number-File Number Shooting Date/Time Displayed imag e number Total number of images Movie (p. 71) Compression (Still Imag es) (p. 37) Resolution (Still Images) (p. 36) 170CUGBook(Basic-Advan ced).book Page 22 Tuesday, June 21, 200 5 10:[...]

23 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations Det ailed The following information may also be displayed with some images. Information for images shot on other cameras ma y not display correctly . A sound file in a format other than the WAVE format is attached or the file format is not recognized. JPEG image not conf orming to Desi gn rule for Came[...]

24 The indicator lights or blinks when the power button or the shutter button is pressed. Green: Ready to shoot /LCD monitor off/Connected to computer Blinking Green: Camera starting up/Image recording/Reading/ Erasing/Transferring (When connected to a computer) Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on) Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warnin [...]

25 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations This camera is equipped with a power saving function. The power will shut off in the following circumstances. Press the power button again to restore power. * This time can be changed.  The power saving function will not activate during a slide show or while the camera is connected to a computer . ?[...]

26 Y ou should always format a new memory car d or one from which you wish to erase all images and other data. Low Level Format We recommend you select [Low Level Format] when you think that the recording/reading speed of a memor y card has dropped. A low level forma t may require 2 to 3 minutes with some memory cards. F or matting Memor y Car ds P[...]

27 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations When traveling abroad, you can record images with local dates and times simply by switching the time zone setting if you pre-register the destination time zones. Y ou can enjoy the convenience o f not having to switch the Date/Time settings. Setting the Home/World Time Zones Setting the W or ld Clock 1[...]

28 Switching to the Destination Time Zone If you change the date and time when the World option is selected, the Home date and time will also change automatically . 5 Use the or button to select a destina- tion time zone .  As in S tep 3, yo u can set the day- light saving option. 6 Use the or button to select [Home/ World], and the or button to[...]

29 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations Menus are used to set the shooti ng and playback settings as well as such camera settings as the date/time and electronic bee p. The following menus are available. FUNC. Menu Rec., Play , Set up and My Camera Menus FUNC. M enu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. Slide the mode switch [...]

30 Rec., Play , Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting or playback can be set with the se menus. Press the MENU button. Use the or but ton to switch between menus. Use the or butt on to select menu items. Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes. Use the or but ton to select an option. Menu items followed by an e[...]

31 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations FUNC. M enu Rec. Menu Menu List Menu Item Page Menu Item Page Shooting Mode Basic p. 7 Photo Effect p. 57 Movie Mode p. 44 My Colors p. 58 Exposure Compensati on p. 51 Metering Mode p. 50 Long Shutter Mode p. 52 Compression p. 37 ISO Speed p. 64 Resolution (Still Image) p. 36 White Balan ce p. 54 Resol[...]

32 Play Menu Set up Menu Vert. Shutter On*/Off Allows the FUNC./SET button to release the shu tter when the camera is held vertically (p. 43 ). Stitch Assist left to right*/ right to left p. 46 Menu Item Page Menu It em Page Protect p. 81 Sl ide Show p. 77 Rotate p. 74 Pr int Order p. 83 Sound Memo p. 75 Tra nsfer Order p. 87 Erase All p. 82 Transi[...]

33 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations Info Display Switches between info displ ay modes (p. 18). Shooting Info On/Off* Display mo de for the shooting m odes Review Info O n /Off* Display mode for the review period immediately after an image is recorded Replay Info Detailed/ Standard/Off* Display mode in the playback mode LCD Brightness -7 [...]

34 My Camera Menu Create Folder p. 66 Create New Folder Check mark (On)/ No check mark (Off) Creates a fol der for the next shooting session. Auto Create Off*/Daily/ Monday– Sunday/ Monthly You can also set a creation time. Auto Rotate On*/Off p. 65 Language Basic Guide (p. 4) Video System NTSC/PAL p. 89 Reset All p. 35 Menu Item A vailable Setti[...]

35 Before Using the Camera—Basic Op erations  Settings cannot be res et when the camera is connected t o a computer or t o a printer.  The following cannot be reset. - Shooting mode - The [T ime Zone], [Date/T ime], [L anguage] and [V ideo Sy ste m] o pti ons in th e (Set up) menu (pp. 33, 34) - White balance data recorded with the custom w[...]

36 Shooting Appr o ximate V alues for R esolutions * Paper sizes va ry according to region. Changing th e R eso lution and Compr ession (Still Images) Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Compression/Resolu- tion) (Compression)/ (Resolu- tion). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Default setting.  Use the or button to select resolution/compression settin[...]

37 Shooting Appr o ximate V alues for Compression Settings  See Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 1 18).  See Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 1 17). Y ou can change the resolution when the movie mode is set to (S tandard) or (My Colors). Resol utions and Frame Rates * Frame rates indicate t he number of frames recorded or played back[...]

38 Y ou can shoot zoomed images us ing the combined digital and optical zooms.  S tills: zoom up to approximately 10 times  Movies (S tandard): zoom up to 4.9 times Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed. Using the Digital Zoom Shooting Mode 1 (Rec .) Menu [Digital Zoom] [On]. See Menus and Settings (p . 30). 2 Press the but[...]

39 Shooting In this mode, the camera shoots continuously while the shutte r button is held down. If you use the recommended memory car d*, you can shoot continuously (smooth continuous shooting) at a set shooting interval until the memory card is full (p. 1 17). *Recommended Memory Card Super high speed SDC-512 MSH memory card (sold separately) imm[...]

40 Y ou can shoot images with the opt imal settings for postcards by composing them inside the print area (width-to-height ratio of approximately 3:2) shown in the LCD monitor . For printing instructions, r efer to the Direct Pri nt User Guide . P ostcar d Date Imprint Mode Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Compression/Resolu- tion) (Post Card Date Imp[...]

41 Shooting Y ou can set a 10 sec. ( ) or 2 sec. delay ( ), or a cu st om delay time and the number of shots ( Custom T i mer), for shoo ting after the shutter button is pressed. T o C ancel the Self-Timer Press the button to display . Y ou can change the self-timer sound (p. 34).  Ensure that the camera’s date/time is set beforehand (p. 33). [...]

42 Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( ). Y ou can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and number of shots (1–10). These settings, however , cannot be set for the S titch Assist mode, movie mode or My Colors modes. 1 (R ec.) Menu [Self-timer] . See Menus and Settings (p. 30). 2 Change [Delay]/[Shots] .  The self-timer sou[...]

43 Shooting With the camera held vertically , you can release the shutter by pressing the FUNC./SET button in place of the shutter button. Y ou can also shoot with the shutter button. T o use the FUNC. menu (p. 29) to make settings, hold the camera horizontally . Shooting V er ticall y (V er tical Shutter R elease) Shooting Mode 1 (Rec.) Menu [V er[...]

44 The following three movi e modes are available. • The recording time will vary according to the capacity of th e memory card you use (p. 1 17). Mo vie Shooting Shooting Mode St andard Y ou can select the resolution and record until the memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH). The di[...]

45 Shooting 1 FUNC. Menu * (Standar d). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Default setting.  Use the or button to select a movie mode and press the FUNC./SET button.  In or mode, you can change the resolution and frame rate (p. 37). 2 Shoot.  Pressing the shutter button half w ay automatically sets the exposure, focus and white balance sett[...]

46 QuickT ime 3.0 or later is re quired to play back movies (Data type: A VI/Compr ession method: Motion JPEG) on a computer . QuickT ime (for Window s) is included on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk. On th e Macintosh platform, this program is standard with Mac OS X or later . S titch Assist can be used to shoot overlappin g images that can[...]

47 Shooting Use PhotoS titch, a supplied software progr am, to merge the images on a computer . 2 Select a shooting direction .  Y ou can select from the following two shooting directions. - Left to r ight horizontally - Rig ht to left horizontally 3 Shoot the first ima ge in the sequence.  The exposure and white balance are set and locked wi[...]

48 Y ou can select between the following two focusing modes according to the AiAF setting.  The focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital zoom is used.  The AF frame ap pears as follows when the shutter button is pressed halfway . - Green: Shooting preparations complete - Y ellow: Focusing difficulty (AiAF set to [Off]) Switc hi[...]

49 Shooting It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.  Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings  Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects.  Subjects with extremely bright objects a t the center of the c omposition  Subjects that are moving quickly  Subjects through gl ass: T ry t o shoot a[...]

50 Metering Methods Switc hing between Metering Modes Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Evaluativ e). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Default setting.  Use the or button to select the metering mode and press the FUNC./SET button. Evaluative Appropriate for standard shooting conditions, including backlit scenes. The camera divides images into sever[...]

51 Shooting Adjust the ex posure compensation setting to avoid making the subject to o dark when it is ba cklit or shot a gainst a bright b ackground or to avoi d making lights appe ar too bright i n night shots. T o C ancel the Exposure Compensation Restore the compensation value to [0]. Exposure compensation is not av ailable in the or My Colors [...]

52 Y ou can set the shutter speed to a slow setting to make dark subjects appear brighter . T o Ca ncel the Long Shutter Mo de Press the MENU button when the Long Shutter FUNC. menu is displayed. Shooting in Long Shutter Mode Shooting Mode 1 (Rec. ) Menu [Long Shutter] [On]. See Menus and Settings (p . 30). 2 FUNC. Menu * (Expos ur e Compensation) [...]

53 Shooting  Use the LCD monitor to confirm that the image was recorded at the desired brightness.  Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the camera shake warning appears on the LCD monitor , secure the camera to a tripod be fore shooting.  Use of the flash may result in an over-exposed image. If this occ[...]

54 Normally , the (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate for the light source. W hite Balance Settings Adjusting the T one (W hite Balance) Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Defaul[...]

55 Shooting Using the Custom W hite Balance Y ou can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting conditions by having the ca mera evaluate an object, such as a piec e of white paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card that you wish to establish as the standard white color . In particular , take a custom white balanc[...]

56  Y ou are recommended to set the shooting mode to and the exposure compensation setting to [±0] before setting a custom white balance. The correct white balance may not be obtained when the exposure setting is incor rect (image appears completely black or white).  Shoot with the same settings as when reading the white balance data. If the[...]

57 Shooting By setting a photo effect before y ou shoot, you can change the look and feel of the pictures you take. Photo Effect Settings Changing the Photo Ef f ect Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Ef fect Off). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Default setting.  Use the or button to select a photo effect and press the FUNC./SET button. Effect Off[...]

58 A My Colors mode easily changes the colors in an image when it is shot, allowing you to alter the balance between red, green and blue, transform pale or tanned skin or change a color specified in the LCD monitor into a different color . Since they work with both stills and movies, these modes let you enjoy producing various image or movie effect[...]

59 Shooting * The skin colors of non-human subject s may also be altered. * Y ou may not obtain the expected resu lts depending on the skin color . Color Swap Use this option to transfo rm a color specified in the LCD monitor into another . The specified color can only be swapped into one other color , multiple colors cannot be chosen. Custom Color[...]

60 The ISO speed will rise with some settings, which may increase the "noise" in the image. Changing the Sav e Method for the Original Ima ge When you are shooting still im ages in a My Colors mode, you can specify whether or not both the altered image and the original image are recorded. 1 (R ec.) Menu [Save Original] [On]/[Off]. See Men[...]

61 Shooting Setting the Camera to the Color Accent Mode Colors other than the color specified in the LCD monitor are shot in black and white. 1 (Color Accent) . See Menus and Set tings (p. 2 9).  The camera will switch to color input mode and the display will alternate between the original image and the color accent image (using the previously s[...]

62 Setting the Camera to the Color Sw ap Mode This mode allows you to transform a color sp ecified in the LCD monitor into another . 1 (Color Swap) . See Menus and Settings (p. 29).  The cam era will switch to color in put mode and the di s- play wi ll alter nate between the ori ginal image and the color swap i mage (using the previously set col[...]

63 Shooting 4 .  This completes the setting.  If you press th e MENU button at this point, you will return to the scr een where you can select a My Colors mode.  The default setting for color swap mode changes green into white.  Y ou may not obtain the expected results after color input mode if you use the flash, or change th e white ba[...]

64 Raise the ISO speed when you wish to reduce the effects of camera shake, turn the flash off when shoot ing in a dark area, or use a f ast shutter speed. Adjusting the ISO Speed Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (ISO Speed). See Menus and Settings (p. 29). * Default setting.  Use the or button to select an ISO speed and press the FUNC./SET button. [...]

65 Shooting Y our camera is equipped with an In telligent Orientation sensor that detects the orientation of an image shot with the camera held vertically and automatically rotates it to the correct orientation when viewing it in the LCD monitor .  When the camera is held vertically to shoot, the Intelligent Orientation sensor judges the upper e[...]

66 Y ou can create a new folder at any time and t he recorded images will be automatically saved to that folder . Creates a folder the n ext time you shoot. Setting the Day or Time for Auto matic F older Cr ea tion Creating an Image Destination (F older) Shooting Mode Create New Folder Creates a new folder the next time you shoot images. T o create[...]

67 Shooting Up to 2000 images can be saved into one folder . A new folder will automatically be created when you record more than that number even if you are not creating new folders. The images you shoot are automatic ally assigned file numbers. Y ou can select how the file number is assigned. File Number R eset Function * When a blank memory card[...]

68 File and F older Number s Recorded images are assigned cons ecutive file numbers starting with 0001 and ranging up to 9999, while folders are assigned numbers starting with 100 and ranging up to 999. Up to 2,000 images can be saved into a single folder .  Images may be saved to a new folder when there is insu f ficient free space even if the [...]

69 Playback/Erasing Playback/Erasing Please also see the Basic Camera User Gu ide (p. 1 1). T o C ancel the Magnified Display Hold down the FUNC./SET button (you can cancel immediately b y pressing the MENU button). Magnifying Ima ges 1 Press the button.  When the button is pressed, the image can be magnified up to 10 times. Pressing the button [...]

70 T o Ca ncel the Index Playback Hold down the FUNC./SET button. View ing Images i n Sets of Nine (Inde x Playbac k) 1 Hold do wn .  Up to nine images can be viewed at onc e.  Use the , , or button to change the image selection. Selected Image Movie 170CUGBook(Basic-Advan ced).book Page 70 Tuesday, June 21, 200 5 10:02 PM[...]

71 Playback/Erasing Operating the Mo vie Contr ol P anel Use the television’s controls to adjust the volume when playing a movie on a TV set (p. 89). Viewing Movies Movies cannot be played in the index playback mode. 1 Display a mo vie and press .  Images with a icon ar e movies. 2 Select (Play) and pr ess .  The m ovie will pau se if you p[...]

72 Y ou can delete portions of recorded movies. Editing Mo vies Movies 1 second or longer before editing can be edited in 1- second increments, but those that are protected or less than 1 second long cannot be edited. 1 Select (Edit) in the mo vie contr ol panel and press .  The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar will display . 2 Use [...]

73 Playback/Erasing It may take approximately 3 minutes to save an edited movie. Since the edited images may not be saved if the ba ttery runs out of charge partway , we recommend you use a fully charged battery or the compact power adapter ( Basic Guide p.1). 4 Select [New File] or [Overwrite] and press .  [New File] saves the edited movie unde[...]

74 Images can be rotated clockwise 90° or 270° in the display . R otating Images in the Display 1 (Play) Menu . See Menus and Settings (p . 30). 2 Use the or button to select an image to rotate and press to rotate it.  Cycle through the 90°/270°/or igi nal orientations with each press of the FUNC./SET button.  This also can be set in the [...]

75 Playback/Erasing Y ou can select the transition effect displayed when switching between images. The transition effect will not display when an image is switched while the camera is reading an ima ge from the memory card. In playback mode (including si ngle image playback and index playback), you can attach sound memos (up to 60 seconds) to an im[...]

76 Sound Memo Panel 2 Use the or button to select an image to attac h a sound memo to and press .  The sound memo control panel will display . 3 Select (Record) and press .  The elapsed time and the remaining time display .  Pressing the FUNC./SET button pauses the recording. Pressing it again resumes recording.  Up to 60 seconds of rec[...]

77 Playback/Erasing Automated Playback of Memory Card Images. Image settings for slide shows a re based on the Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) standard (p. 83). Automa ted Playback (Slide Sho ws) All Images Plays all images on a memory card in order . Date Plays images bearing a specified date in order . Folder Plays images in a specified folder [...]

78 T ransition Ef fects Y ou can select the transition effect used when one image is replaced by another . In single image playback mode, you can start a slide show from the current image displa yed by holding the FUNC./SET button while you press the button. Please note that if you do this while the last image shot is displayed, the slide show will[...]

79 Playback/Erasing Selecting an Ima ge Date or F older for Playback ( / ) 1 Select or and press . 2 Use the or button to select the date or f older to be played bac k and press . Selecting Images f or Playback ( – ) Select onl y the images that you wish to play back and save them as a slide show (Custom 1, 2 or 3) . Up to 998 i mages can be sele[...]

80 Selecting All Images 1 After selecting – in step 1 (p. 79), use the button to select [Mark all] and press the FUNC./SET button. 2 Use the button to select [Mark all], press the FUNC./SET button. 3 Use the button to select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. T o deselect all images, select [Reset]. Adjusti ng the Play Ti me and Repeat Settings[...]

81 Playback/Erasing Y ou can prot ect important i mages and movies f rom accidental erasur e. Protecting Ima ges 1 (Play) Menu . See Menus and Settings (p. 30). 2 Select an image to protect and pr ess .  Pressing the FUNC./SET button again cancels the setting.  Y ou can also protect images in the index playback mode. Protection Icon 170CUGBoo[...]

82 Please format the memory car d when you want to erase not onl y image data but also all the data contained on the card (p. 26). Er asing All Images  Note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image.  Protected images cannot be erased with this function. 1 (Play) Menu . See Menus and Settings (p[...]

83 Print Settings/T ransfer Settings Print Settings/T r ansfer Settings Y ou can select images on a memory card for printing an d specify the number of print copies in advance using the camer a. This is extremely convenient for printing on a direct p rint compatible printer , or for sending the images t o a photo developing service that supports DP[...]

84 All the Images on a Memor y Car d 3 Select images for printing.  Selection methods differ for the Print T ype settings (p. 85). - (St andard)/ (Both ) Select an image, press the FUNC./SET button and use the or button to select the number of print copies (up to 99). - (In dex) Select an image and the press FUNC./SET button to select or deselec[...]

85 Print Settings/T ransfer Settings  Images are printed in order according to the file number.  A maximum of 998 images can be selected.  When [Print T ype] is set to [Both], the number of copies can be set. When it is set to [Index], the number of copies cannot be set (only one copy will be printed).  Do not set the date in the DPOF p[...]

86  The Date and File No. settings change according to the Print T ype as follows. - Index [Date] and [ File No.] cannot be set to [On] at th e same time. - S tandard or Both [Date] and [File No.] can be set to [On] at the same time, however , the printable information may vary betw een printe rs.  Embedded dates in (Postcard Da te Imprint mo[...]

87 Print Settings/T ransfer Settings Y ou can use the camera to specify settings for images before downloading to a computer . Refer to the Software S tarter Guide for instructions on how to transfer images to your computer . The settings used on the camera comply with the Dig ital Print Order Format (DPOF) standards. Single Images Setting the DPOF[...]

88 All the Images on a Memor y Car d  Images are transferred in order according to t he file number .  A maximum of 998 images can be selected. 1 (Play) Menu . See Menus and Settings (p . 30). 2 Select [Mar k all] and press .  Selecting [Reset] cancels all transfer order settings. 3 Select [OK] and press . 170CUGBook(Basic-Advan ced).book [...]

89 Viewing Images on a TV set Viewing Ima ges on a TV set Y ou can play back image s on a television with the supplied A V cable. The video output signal can be switched (NTSC or P AL) to accommodate different regional standards (p. 34). The default setting varies between regions. - NTSC: Japan, U.S.A., Canada, T aiwan and others - P AL: Europe, As[...]

90 Customizin g the Camer a (My Camera Settings) My Camera allows you to customize the start-up image and start- up, operation, self-timer and shutter sounds. Y ou can change and register these settings, enabling you to customize the camera to suit your own tastes. Changing My Camera Settings 1 (My Camera) Menu Menu Item. See Menus and Settings (p [...]

91 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) Images recorded onto the memory card and newly recorded sounds can be added as My Camera settings to the and menu items. Y ou can also use the supplied softw are to upload your computer ’s images and sounds to the camera. A computer is required to restore the My Camera settings to the defaults. Use t[...]

92 See the supplied Software Starter Guide for more information on creating and adding to the My Camera data. 3 Select an image or recor d a sound.  St art-up Im age Select the image you wish to reg- ister and press the FUNC./SET button.  St art-up, Operation , Self-timer and Shutter Sounds Select ( Record) and press the FUNC./SET button. Aft[...]

93 T roublesh ooting T r oubleshooting Camer a Camera will not operate. Power is not turned on.  Press the power button ( Basic Guide p. 5). Memory card slot/battery cover is open.  Confirm that the memory ca rd slot/ battery cover is securely closed ( Basic Guide p. 3). Insufficient battery voltage ("Change the battery pack" messag[...]

94 LCD monitor The display dar kens. The image in the LCD monitor will darken in strong sunlight or bright light.  This does not constitute a malfunction and has no effect on images that have been shot. Display flick er s. Display flickers when shot under fluorescent lighting.  This is not a camera malfunction (flickering recorded in movies, [...]

95 T roublesh ooting Noise displays./Subject's mo vem ents ar e ir re gular . Camera automatically lightened the image displayed on the LCD monitor to make it easier to see when shooting in a dark area (p. 19).  There is no effect on the recorded image. Shooting Camera will not recor d. Mode switch is se t to (playback).  Set the mode sw[...]

96 Image is blur red or out of focus. AF-assist Beam is set to [Off].  In dark places where it is dif f icult for the camera to focu s, the AF-assist Beam will emit to assist focusing. As the AF-assist Beam will not function when turned of f, set it [On] to ac tivate it (p . 31 ). T ake care not to obstruct the AF-assist Beam with your hand when[...]

97 T roublesh ooting Subject in recor ded image is too bright. Subject is too close, making the flash too strong.  Shoot within correct shooting distance of the subject when using the built-in flash (p. 1 14). Subject is bright in contrast to the background.  Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting ( p. 51 ) .  Use the spot[...]

98 Eyes appear red. Light reflecting back from eyes can make them appear red when the flash is used in dark areas.  Use the (auto with red-eye reduction) mode ( Basic Guide p. 10). For this mode to be effective, the subject must be looking right at the red-eye reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp.  Even better results [...]

99 T roublesh ooting Shooting Mo vies The r ecording time may not display pr operl y or filming may stop une xpectedly . The following types of memory cards are used. - Slow re cording cards. - Cards formatted on a different camera or a computer . - Cards which have had images recorded and erased repeatedly .  Although the recording time may not[...]

100 Playback Cannot play bac k. Poor connection between camera and camera station.  Place the camera properly in the camera station. Y ou attempted to play back images shot with another camera or images edited with a computer .  Computer images that cannot be played back will play back if they are added to the camera using the supplied softwa[...]

101 T roublesh ooting Batt er y Batter y consumed quic kl y . Battery life exceeded if battery loses its charge quickly at normal temperature (23 °C/73 °F).  Replace the battery with a new one ( Basic Guide p. 1). Batter y will not c har ge. Battery life exceeded.  Replace the battery with a new one ( Basic Guide p. 1). Poor connection betw[...]

102 List of Messages The following messages may appear on the LCD mo nitor during shooting or playback. Please refer to the Direct Print Us er Guide for the messages that display during a printer connectio n. Busy ...  Image is being recorded to, or read from, memory card. The playback mode is starting up. No memory card  Y ou turned on the c[...]

103 List of Messages Change the battery pack.  Battery charge is insu fficient to operate the camera. Replace it at once with a charged one or recharge the battery . No image.  No images recor ded on memory card. Image too large.  Y ou attempted to play back an image larger than 4992 x 3328 pixels or with a large data size. Incompatible JP[...]

104 Cannot register this image!  Y ou attempted to register an image recorded in a different camera or a movie as a start-up image. Protected!  Y ou attempted to erase or edit a protected image , movie or sound memo. T oo ma ny marks.  T oo many images have been marked with print settings, transfer settings or slide show setting s. Cannot [...]

105 Appendix Appendix Batter y Handling Bat ter y Char ge The following icon and message will display . Batter y Handling Precaution s  Keep the battery terminals clean at all times. Dirty terminals may cause poor contact between the battery and camera. Polish the terminals with a soft cotton swab before charging or using the battery .  At lo[...]

106 Y ou may be able to check the charge state depending upon how the terminal cover is attached (Fig. C, D).  Y ou are recommended to use it in the cam era until it is completely discharged and to sto re it in an indoor location with low relative humidity and between the temperatures of 0 – 30 °C (32 – 86 °F). S toring a fully charged bat[...]

107 Appendix Handling the Memor y Car d Write Protect T a b on a Separately Sold SD Memor y Card Cautions W hen Handling  Memory cards are high-precisio n electronic devices. Do not bend them, apply force to them, or subject them to shocks or vibration.  Do not attempt to dis assemble or alter the memory card.  Do not allow dirt, water or [...]

108 F or matting  Please note that formatting (init ializing) an memory card erases all data, including protected images.  Y ou are recomm ended to use memory cards that have been formatted in your camera. • The card supplied with the camera may be used without further formatting. • When the camera is malfunctioning, a corrupted memory ca[...]

109 Appendix Y ou can r echarge the bat tery using B attery Char ger CB-2L V /CB-2L VE (sold separate ly). It takes approximately 90 minutes to fully char ge the battery from a fully discharged state (Based on Canon’s testing standards). - Charging it within a temperature range of 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F) is recommended. - Charge times[...]

110 High-Po wer Flash HF-DC1 This flash is used to supplement the camera's built-in flash when the subject is too far away for pr oper illumination. Use the following procedures to affix the camera and High-Power Flash to the supporting bracket. Please read the instructions accomp anying the flash along with th is explanation. Using an Exter n[...]

111 Appendix  Before attaching the bracket to the flash, check that the lithium battery (CR123A or DL123) is installed.  T o illuminate the subjects properly , install the flash so that it is up against the side of the camera and parallel with the camera’s front panel.  A tripod can be used even wh en the flash is attached. Batteries [...]

112 Camera Body Gently wipe dirt off the camera body with a soft cloth or eyeglass lens wiper . Lens First use a lens blower brush to remove dust and dirt, then remove any remaining dirt by wiping the lens lightly with a soft cloth. Owing to its construction, the lens will retract slightly when wiped. This does not constitute a malfunction, however[...]

113 Appendix All data is based on Canon’s st andar d testing me thods. Subject to change without notice. Po werShot SD30 DIGIT AL EL PH/DIGIT AL I XUS i zoom Specifications (W): Max. wid e angle (T): Max. tele photo Camera Effect ive Pixels Approx. 5.0 million Image Sensor 1/2.5-in ch CCD (T otal number of pixels: Approx. 5.3 million) Lens 6.3 (W[...]

114 White Bala nce TTL auto, pr e-set (available s ettings: Daylight, Cloudy , Tungsten, Fluoresc ent or Fluorescent H) or custom Built-in Fl ash Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, flash on with red-eye reduction, flash on, flash off, slow synchro Flash Range Normal: 30 cm – 2.0 m (1.0 – 6.6 ft.) (W ), 30 cm – 1.3 m (1.0 – 4.3 ft.) (T ) Mac[...]

115 Appendix *1 Th is digital c amera supp orts Exif 2.2 ( also calle d “Exif Pri nt”). Exif Print is a standard for enhan cing the communication between d igital cameras and printers. By co nnecting to an Exif Print-com pliant printer , the camera’ s image data at the time of shooting is used and opti mized, yielding extremely high quality p[...]

116 Batter y Capacity (Ba tter y Pac k NB-4L (Fully c har ged))  The actual figures will vary ac cording to the shooting conditions and settings.  Movie data is excluded.  At low temperatures, the battery performance may d iminish and the low battery icon may appear very rapidly . In these circum- stances, the performance can be improve d [...]

117 Appendix Memor y Cards and Estimated Capacities : Card included with the came ra • Capable of smoot h continuous shooting (p. 39) (*Only a vailable when card has been fo rmatted with a low level format) . • This refl ects standa rd shooting criteria establi shed by Canon. Actual result s may vary according to the subj ect and shoo ting cond[...]

118 Image Data Sizes (Estimated) Resolu tion Compression (2592 x 1944 pixels) 2503KB 1395KB 695KB (2048 x 1536 pixels) 1602KB 893KB 445KB (1600 x 1200 pixels) 1002KB 558KB 278KB (640 x 480 pixels) 249KB 150KB 84KB (1600 x 1200 pixels) – 558KB – Resolution Frame Rate File size S tandard (640 x 480 pixels) 660 KB/sec. My Colors (320 x 240 pixels)[...]

119 Appendix MultiMediaCard SD Memor y Car d (Sold Separately) Batter y P ack NB-4L Camera S tation CS-DC1 Interface Compatible with MultiMediaCard s tandards Dimensions 32.0 x 24.0 x 1.4 mm (1. 3 x 0.9 x 0.06 in.) Weight Approx. 1.5 g (0.05 oz.) Interface Compatible with SD me mor y card standards Dimensions 32.0 x 24.0 x 2.1 mm (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.1 i[...]

120 Compact P ower Adapter CA-DC20/CA-DC20E W ireless Controller WL-DC200 Rated Input 100 – 24 0 V AC (50/ 60 Hz) 1 1 V A (100 V) – 1 3 V A (240 V) (CA -DC20) 100 mA (CA-DC20 E) Rated Output 5. 0 V DC, 0.7 A Operating T emperatures 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensions CA-DC20 49.4 x 53.4 x 20. 5 mm (1.94 x 2.10 x 0.8 1 in.) CA-DC20E 28.0 x [...]

121 Appendix Batter y Charger CB-2L V/CB-2L VE (Sold Separately) Rated Inpu t 10 0 – 240 V AC (50/60 Hz) 10 V A (100 V) – 14 V A (240 V ) (CB-2L V) 0.1 A (100 V) – 0. 06 A (240 V) (CB-2L VE) Rated Outp ut 4.2 V DC, 0.65 A Chargi ng Time Appr ox. 90 minutes Operatin g T emperatures 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensions 53.0 x 86.0 x 19.5 mm[...]

122 INDEX A AF Frame ................. ........ 48, 4 9 AF-assist Beam ...................... 31 AiAF .............. ......................... 31 Auto Play (Slide Sh ow) .......... 77 Auto Rotate Fu nction ............. 65 AV Cable ........... ..................... 89 B Battery Battery Capacity .............. 116 Charging ............ 10 6, Basic 1[...]

123 MENU button .................... ...... 14 Messages ............... .............. 102 Metering Mode s ............. ......... 50 Mode Switch ......... 14, Basic 4 , 5 Movie Editing ....................... ......... 72 Playback .................... ......... 71 Shooting ....................... ...... 44 Mute Mode.......... ...... 32, Ba sic 5 M[...]

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126 T r ademark Acknowledgments • Canon, PowerShot, PIXMA and SE LPHY are trademarks of Canon Inc. • Macintosh, Mac OS and QuickT ime a re trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., re gistered in the Un ited S tates and/or other cou ntries. •M i c r o s o f t ® and Windows ® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation i[...]

127 Canadian Radio Inte rference Regulations This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Réglementation canadienne sur les interférences radio Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1 144) This device comp l ies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera[...]

128 Functions A vailable in Eac h Shooting Mode The chart below is a reference for the settings avail able for various shooting conditions. The settings selected in each shooting mode are saved after you finish shooting. Functio n Page Resolution Large  *  *  *  *  * U * – p.36 p.37 Medium 1      U – Medium 2  ?[...]

129 *Default setting  Setting available U Setting can only be selected for the first image . (Shaded Area):Setting is retained ev en when the camera powe r is shut off. With the exception of the [Time Zone], [Date/T ime], [Language] and [Video System] settings, all the other menu settings and changes made with the camera buttons can be reset to [...]