Canon S90 инструкция обслуживания

• Make sure you r ead this guid e before using the camera. • Store thi s guide sa fely so that you can us e it in th e future. • Please us e this manual along wi th the P DF manuals incl uded on th e CD-ROM (p. 2 ). Camera User Guide ENGLISH CDI-E409-040 XXXXX © CANON INC. 200 9 PRINTED IN JAPAN Battery Charger CB-2LY This product is not int[...]

2 Check if the following i tems are in cluded i n your came ra package . If anything i s missing, con tact the retai ler from which yo u purchased the camera. Using the PDF Manuals Also refer to the PDF manuals on the CD-ROM. After installation, shortcut icons appear on the desktop. If the software installation fails, you can find the manuals in th[...]

3 Test Shots Take some init ial test sh ots and play them ba ck to make sure t he images were recorde d correctly . Please note tha t Canon Inc., its subsidiar ies and affiliate s, and its dis tributors are not liable for any consequ ential damag es arising fro m any malfu nction of a camera or accessory , includi ng memory cards, that r esults in [...]

4 What Do You Want to Do? 4 ● Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ● Shoot to match special conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 – 58 ● Focus on faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 67, 84, 88 ● Shoot in places where I cannot use the flash (turn off the[...]

What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 ● Look at my pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ● Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 ● Look at my pictures on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 ● Quickly search pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Chapters 1 – 3 explain th e basic opera tions and freq uently used f unctions of this came ra. Chapte rs 4 onward explain the advanc ed function s, letti ng you learn more a s you read each chap ter. Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First . ...................... ...........3 What Do You Want to Do? ................4 Conventions[...]

Table of Contents 7 Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) ........... ............. ... 72 Shooting in RAW..... ............. ........... 74 Shooting Clo se-ups (M acro) ... ........ 75 Changing the ISO Speed ......... ....... 76 Adjusting the White Ba lance ........... 77 Continuous Shooting... ........... ......... 79 Changing the Tone o[...]

Table of Contents 8 Trimming ....... ............. ................ ....136 Adding Effects with th e My Colors Funct ion ...................1 37 Correcting the Brightness (i-Contrast ) ............ ........... .........13 8 Correcting the Red-Eye Effect .......139 Printing from the Pri nt List (DPOF) ........ ............. ............. ....140 Cho[...]

9 • Icons are use d in the text t o represent t he camera butt ons. • Language that displays on the screen appears inside [ ] (square brackets). • The direction al buttons, control dial, FUNC ./SET butt on, and contr ol ring are represen ted by the foll owing icons. • : Troublesho oting tips. • : Hints for ge tting more out of your camera[...]

10 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intende d to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to also check the guides included wi[...]

Safety Precautions 11 Other Warnings • Avoid dropping or subjecting the battery to severe impacts. This may cause explosions or leaks, resulting in fire, injury and damage to the surroundings. In the event that a battery leaks and the eyes, mouth, skin or clothing contacts these substances, immediately flush with water and seek medical assistance[...]

Safety Precautions 12 • When using the flash, be careful not to cover it with your fingers or clothing. This could result in burns or damage to the flash. • Take care not to pinch your finger when the flash lowers. This could result in injury. Caution • Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (the sun, etc.). Doing so may cause malfunct[...]

13 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view, erase and print the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to a computer. Attaching th e Strap/Holdin g the Camera • Attach the included strap and p lace it arou n[...]

14 Use the incl uded char ger to cha rge the bat tery. Be sure to charge the battery as it is not c harged at the ti me of purchase. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. ● Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batt ery by sli ding it in and down . Charge the battery. ● For CB-2LY: Flip out the pl ug and pl ug the charg[...]

Charging the Battery 15 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken * The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Under some shooting conditions, the number of shots that can be take n may be less than mentioned above. Battery Charge Indicator An icon or message [...]

16 Insert the i ncluded ba ttery and a memory card into the camera. Check the card’s write-protect tab. ● If the memory card has a write-protect tab, you will not be able to re cord images i f the tab is in th e locked p osition. Sli de the ta b up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. ● Slide the cover , an d open it . Insert the battery.[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 17 Removing the Batt ery and Memory Card Remove the battery. ● Open the cove r and press the battery lock in the direc tion of the arro w. X The battery will pop up. Remove the memory ca rd. ● Push the memory card i n until you hear a click, then slowly re lease it. X The memory card wil l pop up. Approxima[...]

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 18 Compatible Memo ry Cards • SD memory cards • SDHC memory cards • MultiMedia Cards • MMCplus memory cards • HC MMCplus memory cards SD and SDHC memory cards have a write-protect tab. I f this tab is in the locked position, [Card locked!] will app ear on the screen and you will not be able to take or[...]

19 The Date/Time se ttings scre en will appea r the first time the camera is turned on. Since th e dates and times re corded into yo ur images are ba sed on these settings, b e sure to s et them. Turn on the camera. ● Press the power button. X The Date/Time screen will ap pear. Set the date and time. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se an option.[...]

Setting the Date and Time 20 Changing the Date and Time You can change the current da te and time set tings. Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Date/Time] in th e 3 tab. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [Dat e/Time], then press the m button. Change the date and tim[...]

21 You can change the display l anguage in the LCD monitor menus and messages. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. Display the settings scr een. ● Press and hold the m button , then immediately pr ess the n button . Set the disp lay languag e. ● Press the opqr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choos e a language, the n press the m button[...]

22 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has be en used in other devices, y ou should f ormat the card with this camera. Formattin g (initializ ing) a memory car d erases all d ata on the memory card. As you canno t retrieve the erased dat a, exercise a dequate caut ion before formatting the memory card. Display the menu. ● Press the n bu[...]

23 The shutter button has two stops. To ta ke images that are in focus, be sure to first pr ess the shutt er button li ghtly (hal fway) to focu s, then take t he shot. Press halfway (lightly to the first stop). X The camera auto matically foc uses and selects the ne cessary se ttings for shooting, such as the brig htness. X When the came ra focuses[...]

24 Since the came ra can determi ne the subject a nd shooting co nditions, you can let it a utomatically select th e best se ttings for t he scene a nd just sho ot. The camera can a lso detect an d focus on faces , setting t he color and brightness to optimal le vels. Turn on the camera. ● Press the powe r button. X The start-u p sound will play [...]

Taking Pictures 25 Focus. ● Press the s hutter butto n halfway to focus (The flash wi ll rise auto matically in da rk environment s). X When the came ra focuses, it will beep twice and the indicator wi ll light gree n (orange when t he flash will f ire). X Green AF frames appear where the subject is i n focus. X Several AF fr ames will appear wh [...]

Taking Pictures 26 • a flashing appears? Attach the camera to a tripod so that t he camera does not move and blur the image. • the camera does not play any sounds? Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn th e sounds on, press the n button, choose th e 3 tab, and then ch[...]

Viewing Images 27 You can view you r images on the s creen. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will appear. Choose an image. ● Pressing t he q button wi ll cycle throu gh the images in r everse order . ● Pressing t he r button will cycl e through the images in the order they were taken. ● The images chan [...]

28 You can choose and erase ima ges one at a time. Pl ease note tha t erased images canno t be recovered . Exercise ad equate caution before erasi ng an image. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will appear. Choose an image to erase . ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to display an image to er ase. [...]

29 You can easil y print the pict ures you take by connectin g the camera to a PictBridge compatibl e printer (s old sepa rately) usi ng the sup plied interf ace cable (p. 2). Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to th e printer. ● Open the cover, and insert the small end of the plug fi rmly int o the camera t erminal in the direc[...]

Printing Images 30 Print images. ● Press the c button. X Printing will start. ● If you want to print additio nal images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after pr inting has completed. ● After prin ting has comple ted, turn o ff the camera and p rinter, an d unplug th e interface ca ble. • Refer to th e Personal Printing Guide for details on printi ng.[...]

31 The camera can a utomatical ly select all se ttings so th at you can shoot movies just by pressing the sh utter butt on. Set the mode dial to E . Compose the shot. ● Moving the zoom lev er toward i will zoom in on your sub ject, making it appear larger. Movin g the lever tow ard j will zoom out from yo ur subject, making it appear sm aller. ?[...]

Shooting Movies 32 Shoot. ● Press the shut ter button fully. X The camera will st art shooting the movie, and [ Rec] and the elapsed t ime will appear on the s creen. ● Once shooti ng begins, take your fi nger off the shutter but ton. ● If you chan ge the compo sition of yo ur shot during shoo ting, the focus will sta y the same, but the b ri[...]

33 You can view you r movies on the s creen. Enter Playback mode. ● Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou shot will appear. X appears on movi es. Choose a movie. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose a movie, then press th e m button. X The movie co ntrol panel will appe ar on the screen. Play the movie. ● Press the qr bu[...]

34 You can use the included sof tware to tran sfer your came ra images to a computer. I f you are already using ZoomBr owser EX/Image Browser/Digi tal Photo Profe ssional, inst all the soft ware from the inc luded CD-ROM, overwriting y our curr ent installa tion. System Requ irements Windows Macintosh OS Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1 and [...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 35 Preparations Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) are used for thes e explanati ons. Install the software. Windows Place the DIGITAL CAMERA Solutio n Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM d rive. ● Place the suppl ied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ) (p. 2) into the computer's CD -ROM drive. Begin installa[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 36 Connect the camera to th e computer. ● Turn off the camera. ● Using the pro cedures from Step 2 on p. 29, connect the camera to the comp uter using the sup plied interf ace cable. Turn on the camera. ● Press the 1 button to turn o n the came ra. Open CameraWindow. Windows ● Click [Downl oads Images F rom[...]

Transferring Images to a Computer 37 Transfer Images ● Click [Import Images from Came ra], and then click [Import Un transfer red Images]. X All images th at have not yet bee n transferre d will transfe r to your computer . ● After the t ransfer fi nishes, cli ck [ ¯ ] to close CameraWi ndow, then turn o ff the camera and unpl ug the cable. ?[...]

38 Accessories Wrist Strap WS-DC9 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk AV Cable AVC-DC400 *1 AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 Supplied with Camera *1 Also a vailable for purchase separately. *2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for more information on the printer and interface cables. Battery Pack NB-6L *1 (with Terminal Cov[...]

Accessories 39 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Compact Phot o Printers (SELPHY series) Inkjet Printers (PIXMA series) Card Reader Windows /Macintosh Video IN Te rminal Audio IN Termi nal TV/Video HDMI Cable HTC-10 0 Memory Card High-Definiti on TV Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers *2 Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is [...]

40 The following camera acces sories are sold separately. Some accessor ies are not sol d in some regio ns, or may no longer be available. Power Supplie s • AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 This kit lets you power the camera using household po wer. Recommended for powering the camera for an extended perio d of time or when connecting to a computer or prin[...]

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

42 Mode Dial Use the mo de dial t o change t he Shooting mode. Components Guide Lamp (Self-Timer Lamp (p. 67) / AF Assist Beam (p. 150) / Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 151)) Microphone (p. 32) Lens Mode Dial Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (p. 24) Playback: k (Magnify) (p. 124) / g (Index) (p. 118) Shutter Button (p. 23) RING FUNC.[...]

Components Guide 43 Control Dial Turning th e control d ial allow s you to pe rform operations such as choosing ite ms or switchin g images. 1 Button When the lens i s extended, y ou can switch be tween Shooting an d Playback modes. When th e lens is retr acted, you c an use this button to tu rn the came ra on and o ff in Playb ack mode. Screen (LC[...]

44 Shooting (Inform ation Display) * : Standard, : Held vertically When shooting, the camera detects if it is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for the best shot. I t also detects orientation during playback, so you can hold the camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate images for correct viewing.[...]

Information Displayed on the Screen 45 Playback (Detail ed Information Di splay) Switching the Display You can change the display us ing the l button. Print List (p. 140) My Category (p. 132) Shooting Mode ISO Speed (p. 76) Exposure Compensation (p. 70) / Exposure Shift Amount (p. 112) White Balance (p. 77) Histogram (p. 46) Image Editing (pp. 135 [...]

Indicator 46 Display in Dark Conditio ns during Sho oting The display automatical ly brightens wh en shooting i n dark condit ions, allowing y ou to chec k the co mposition (N ight Displ ay function ). Howeve r, the brightnes s of the image on the screen, and t he brightnes s of the actual image record ed may be diffe rent. Screen noise may appear [...]

47 Commonly used sh ooting func tions can be se t with the FUNC. menu. The menu items and options diffe r depending on the mode (pp. 166 – 169). Choose a shooting mo de. ● Set the mode dial to the desired shoot ing mode. Display the FUNC. menu . ● Press the m butt on. Choose a menu item. ● Press the op buttons to choose a menu item. X The a[...]

48 Various fu nctions can be set from the me nus. The menu it ems are organize d under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and play back ( 1 ). The av ailable menu items differ de pending on the mod e (pp. 168 – 171). Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose a tab. ● Press the qr buttons, or move the zoom lever (p. 4 2) left or right to[...]

49 You can silence or adjust the volu me of camera sounds . Muting Sounds Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Mute]. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [Mu te], then press the qr buttons to ch oose [On]. Adjusting the Volume Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. [...]

50 The screen brightness can be changed in two ways. With the Menu Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [LCD Brightness]. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [L CD Bright ness]. Change the brightness. ● Press the qr buttons to chan ge the brightness . ● Press the n b[...]

51 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting , you can reset th e camera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Reset All]. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [Res et All], th en press the m button. Reset the settings. ● Press the qr button[...]

52 Perform low level form atting whe n you thi nk that the recording/ reading speed of a memory card has drop ped. As yo u cannot re trieve th e erased data, exer cise adequate ca ution befor e low level for matting the memor y card. Display the menu. ● Press the n butt on. Choose [Format]. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 3 tab. ● Press[...]

53 To save ba ttery powe r, the camer a shuts down automa tically when it is not operated for a ce rtain time. Power Saving during Sho oting The monitor will turn off ap proximately 1 mi nute after t he camera is la st operated. A fter about 2 mor e minutes, t he lens will re tract and the power will turn off. If t he flash has been r aised, th e f[...]

54 You can check t he current ti me. ● Press and hold the m button. X A screen l ike that on the l eft appea rs showing the cu rrent time. ● If you hold th e camera vertica lly while using th e clock function , it wil l switch to vertical di splay. P ress the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to change the displ ay color. ● Press the m button to[...]

55 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to shoot in different conditions, as well as how to use common functions, such as the flash and self-timer. • When you choose a Shooting mode t hat matches a pa rticular set o f condition s, the camera will automatica lly select any n ecessary se ttings. All y[...]

56 The camera wil l select t he necessary s ettings for t he conditi ons in which yo u wish to shoot wh en you choose the matching mode. Set the mode dial to K . Choose a Shooting mode. ● Turn the Ê dial to choose a sh ooting mode. Shoot. I Take portraits (Portrait) ● Produces a sof t effect when photograph ing people. J Take landscapes (Lands[...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 57 V Take shots of ki ds and pets (Kids&Pets) ● Lets you capt ure subjects that move around, such as children and pets, with out missing phot o opportuniti es. ’ Take indoor shots (Indoor) ● Lets you sh oot indoors with natur al colors. U Shoot sunsets (Sun set) ● Lets you tak e shots of sunset s in vivid [...]

Shooting in Various Conditions 58 w Take shots o f people at the be ach (Beach) ● Lets you t ake brigh t shots o f people on sandy beach es where the refl ected sunlight is st rong. S Shoot underwater (Underwater) ● When using the Wate rproof Case WP- DC35 (sold sepa rately), you c an shoot underwater landscapes and creatures with nat ural tone[...]

Shooting with Faded Colors (Nostalgic) 59 This effect fades the colors and roughens the image so that yo u can take a picture th at seems to be many yea rs old. You can choose from 5 ef fect levels. Choose . ● Use Step 2 on p. 56 to choose . Apply the effect. ● Turn the Ï ring to choose t he effect le vel. Shoot. • In F , V , ’ , S or y mo[...]

60 The ISO speed wi ll be set auto matically bet ween ISO320 and I SO12800. Depending o n the scen e, the ISO sp eed will be s et higher and the sh utter speed fast er than in A mode so that you can sh oot in dark pl aces with reduced camera s hake and subjec t blur. Recommend ed for shooting in candlelight o r similarly lit scenes. Choose the Shoo[...]

61 You can shoot with the flash tu rned off. Press the r button. Choose ! . ● Press the qr buttons or turn th e Ê dial to choose ! , then press the m button. X If the flas h has been raised, the flash wil l lower automatic ally. X ! will appea r on the scre en. ● Follow the st eps above to re turn the setting t o . When you press the shutter b[...]

62 You can us e the digit al zoom to zoom up t o a maximum of 15x and capture subjects th at are too far away for the opt ical zoom (p . 24) to e nlarge. The images may appe ar coarse, how ever, depe nding on the re cording pixe l setting (p . 72) and the zoom fa ctor used. Move the zoom lever toward i . ● Hold the lev er until zoo ming stop s. X[...]

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 63 To turn off the digital zoom, press the n but ton, choose the 4 tab, and choose [Digital Zoom] and the [ Off] option. Digital Tele-Converter The focal le ngth of the le ns can be incr eased by an equi valent of 1.4x or 2.3x. This enables a faster shutter spee d and less chanc e of camera shake t[...]

64 You can shoot using preset focal le ngths of 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm or 105mm (35mm film equivalents) . This featur e is useful whe n you want to shoot at a particu lar focal length . Choose a focal length. ● Turn the Ï ring . X Turn the Ï ring counter cloc kwise until you hear a cli cking sound and the focal length changes from 28mm to 35mm.[...]

65 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lower right corner of an image. Once in serted, ho wever, the y cannot b e deleted. B e sure t o check beforehand that the d ate and ti me are corr ectly set (p. 19). Choose [Date Stamp]. ● Press the n butt on. ● Press the qr buttons to choo se the 4 tab, and pres s the op but tons or turn t[...]

66 Use the self ti mer for pictures where the photo grapher is also included in t he shot. You can se t the time delay be tween whe n the shutte r button is presse d and the shot is taken (0 – 3 0 seconds) and also the number of shots (1 – 10 shots). Press the p button. Choose . ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose . ● Quick[...]

Using the Face Self-Timer 67 • Exposure and white balance se ttings are set with the fir st shot. • When you set th e time delay for more than 2 seconds, the self-t imer lamp and sound speed up 2 seconds before the shutte r releases (when the flash will fire, the lamp lights). Once you compos e the shot, suc h as for a group ph oto, press the s[...]

Using the Face Self-Timer 68 Join the subjects and look at the cam era. X When the camer a detects a new fac e, the lamp and sound wi ll speed up (the lamp remains lit wh en the flas h will fir e), and two seconds late r the shutt er will release . ● To cancel shoo ting with th e self-timer after countdown h as starte d, press the p button. X The[...]

69 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 chapte r assumes th at the mode dial is se t to G . • G stands for Prog ram AE. • Before atte mpting to shoo t using a func tion explaine d in this chapt er in modes other than G mode [...]

70 You can choo se the setti ngs for vario us function s to suit your preferences . AE stands for Auto Exp osure. Set the mode dial to G . Adjust the settings accor ding to your purposes (pp. 71 – 81 ). Shoot. If a correct exposure cannot be obtai ned when pressing the shutt er button halfway, the shutter speed an d aperture value are shown in or[...]

71 You can make the fl ash fire every time you shoot. At maxi mum wide angle, the flash r ange is approx imately 50 cm – 6.5 m (1 .6 – 21 ft.), and at maximum telephot o, it is 50 c m – 2.5 m (1 .6 – 8.2 ft.) Choose h . ● After press ing the r butto n, press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose h , then press th e m button. X If t[...]

72 You can choose from seven reco rding pixel s (image size) settings. Choose the recordin g pixels. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an o ption, th en press th e m button. X The setting you ch ose will display on the screen. You can choose[...]

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 73 Approximate Values for Reco rding Pixels and Compression Ratio • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards an d may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. Approxima te Values f or Paper Si ze ● Suitable f or sending im ages as e-mail attachments[...]

74 A RAW image is raw data recorded wi th nearly no det erioration in i mage quality resulting f rom image p rocessing in side the cam era. You can use the sup plied software to broadly a djust the im age with min imal loss i n image qual ity. Choose . ● Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 72 to choo se . Shoot. • JPEG Images ( ) When JPEG im ages are r[...]

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 75 You can shoot an object at a cl ose distance or even shoot extr eme close- ups of it. Th e shooting ra nge is approxi mately 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 f t.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is p ushed to maximum j ). Choose e . ● After pres sing the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial t[...]

76 Choose the ISO spee d. ● Turn the Ï ring to choose the I SO speed. • Lowering the ISO speed results in sharp er images, but there may be an increased chance of image blurring in certain shooti ng conditions. • Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter sp eed, reducing ca mera shake and letting the flash reach greater dista nces to[...]

77 The white balance (WB ) function sets the optimal white b alance f or natural looking co lors. Choose the white ba lance. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose an option, then press the m button. X The setting you ch ose will display on the sc[...]

Adjusting the White Balance 78 Manually Correct ing the White Balanc e You can corre ct the white balance. Thi s adjustment wil l have the sa me effect as using a commer cially-a vailable colo r temperatur e conversion fi lter or color compe nsating filt er. Correct the Wh ite Balance. ● In Step 1 on p. 77 , choose and turn the Ï ring to adjust [...]

79 You can shoot continuousl y at a fixed inte rval. Choose a Drive mode. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose W or , then press the m button. Shoot. X As long a s you hold the shutter button down, the camer a will shoot suc cessive images. Con[...]

80 You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white whe n shooting. Choose My Colors. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an o ption, th en press th e m button. X The setting yo u choose will disp lay on the screen. Changing the[...]

Shooting Using a TV Monitor 81 Custom Color The contra st, sharpne ss, color s aturation, r ed, green, bl ue, and ski n tones in an image can be c hosen and set fr om 5 differen t levels. ● Follow Ste p 2 on p . 8 0 to cho ose , t hen press the l button. ● Press the op but tons to choose an option, the n press th e qr but tons or turn the Ê di[...]

82 While you keep the shutter button pressed ha lfway, the f ocus and exposu re are locked. You can now recomp ose and shoot. This is called Fo cus Lock. Focus. ● Center the su bject you want in focus, and press the shu tter button hal fway. ● Confirm that a green AF Frame app ears around the subject. Recompose. ● Keep the shutt er button pre[...]

83 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Ch apter 4 and explains how to take pictur es using various functions. • This chapte r assumes th at the mode dial is se t to G . • The sections “Setting th e Shutter Spee d” (p. 95), “Set ting the Apert ure Value” (p. 96 ), “Setting t he Shutter Spe ed [...]

84 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to match the conditi ons you want to s hoot. Choose [AF Frame]. ● Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, and then choose the [AF Frame] menu item. Pr ess the qr buttons to choose an opti on. Face AiAF • Detects peop le’s faces and sets the f ocus, exposu re (evaluat ive metering only) and white[...]

Magnifying the Focal Point 85 You can pu sh the shu tter butt on halfway to magnif y the AF frame and c heck the focus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. ● Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, and then choose the [A F-Point Zoom] menu item. Pres s the qr buttons to choose [On]. Check the focu s. ● Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face AiA F], [...]

86 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, th e focal dis tance will n ot change ev en when you release your finger from the s hutter butt on. Lock the focus. ● Keep the shutt er button pres sed halfway and press the q button . X and the MF indicator appear. You c an check the dis tance to the su bject. Compose the scene and sh oot. S[...]

87 While the shu tter button is pressed half way, the focu s and exposure wi ll continue t o adjust, al lowing you to tak e pictures of moving subjec ts without missing a sh ot. Choose [Servo AF]. ● Press the n button a nd choose [Servo AF] from the 4 tab , and press the qr buttons to cho ose [On]. Focus. ● The focus and e xposure will be maint[...]

88 You can choose a specific per son’s face t o focus on and th en shoot. Register 0 to the button (p. 153). Set Face Select mode. ● Point the camera toward the face o f the subject and p ress the butt on. X After [Face Se lect : On] dis plays, a white face frame wil l appear ar ound the fac e detected as t he main subjec t. ● Even if th e su[...]

89 You can u se manual f ocus when auto focus is not possible. If you pre ss the shutter butt on halfway afte r roughly focusing man ually, you can fi ne tune the focus. Choose . ● After pressi ng the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose , then press m button. X and the MF indi cator will appe ar. Focusing roug hly. ● Us[...]

90 The camera aut omatically takes three co ntinuous shot s in the follo wing order: one at the man ual focus p osition, an d one ea ch with foc us positi ons preset far ther and nearer. The focus adju stment can be se t in 3 levels. Choose . ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e , then press the qr buttons or t urn the[...]

91 You can change the Metering mo de (brightness measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the Mete ring mode. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose an option, then press the m button. X The setting will display on t he scre[...]

92 When you wish to take several shots with the same exp osure, you can set the exposure and focus se parately using the AE lock. AE stands for “A uto Exposure”. Lock the exp osure. ● Point the camera towa rd the subj ect and press the o button while pr essing th e shutter butto n halfway. X When ¤ appears, the exposure will be set. ● If y[...]

93 The camera tak es 3 continuou s shots while automaticall y adjusting the exposure to standard ex posure, unde rexposure and overexpos ure, in that order. Choose . ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e , then press the qr buttons or t urn the Ê di al to choose . Set the exposure compensa tion amount. ● Press the l [...]

94 You can make t he main subj ect, such a s people, ap pear bright b y having th e camera provi de the appr opriate illumin ation with t he flash. At the same time, you can u se a slow shutter s peed to br ighten t he backgrou nd that t he light from the flash cannot reach. Choose … . ● After press ing the r butto n, press the qr buttons or tu[...]

95 You can set th e shutter to the speed at wh ich you want t o shoot. The ca mera will set the a ppropriate aperture v alue for the shutter speed you set. M stands for “ Time value” . Set the mode dial to M . Make the setting. ● Turn the Ï ring to set the s hutter spee d. Shoot. Available Shutter Speeds • 2" indicates 2 seco nds, 0&q[...]

96 You can set th e aperture to a value at whic h you want to shoo t. The camera will set the a ppropriate shutter sp eed for th e aperture value you set. B stands for “A perture valu e”. Set the mode dial to B . Make the setting. ● Turn the Ï ring to set the ap erture va lue. Shoot. Available Aperture Valu es • The fastest shutter speed w[...]

97 You can manual ly set the shut ter speed and ape rture to shoo t images. D stands for “Manu al”. Set the mode dial to D . Make the setting. ● Turn the Ê dial to set the shu tter speed , or turn t he Ï ring to set the ape rture value. X The set exposu re level appe ars on the indicator. Yo u can check the difference against the standard e[...]

98 You can change the functio n assigned to t he control ring . By performi ng operation s with the contr ol ring, you ca n enjoy the feel ing of using a fully manual camera . Assign a fu nction to the Ï ring. ● Press the ring functi on selector button. ● Press the r ing functio n selector button, the qr buttons, or turn the Ê dial to choose [...]

Making Settings Using the Control Ring 99 Functions Assigna ble to the Co ntrol Ring The functi ons you can assi gn to the control ring are diffe rent dependi ng on the shooti ng mode. The func tions assigne d to the contro l dial also chan ge. Shooting mode D B M G Assignable Function Ï Aperture Value Aperture Value Shutter Speed ISO Speed Ê Shu[...]

100 The camera can d etect the brigh tness of area s in the scene, such as faces or backgr ounds. I t can th en keep hi ghlights from blow ing out in light a reas ( only (p. 76)), and aut omaticall y adjust dark areas to the opt imum brightnes s. Also, when the overall imag e is lacking i n contrast, the camera will automatica lly correct the image[...]

101 You can automa tically corre ct red-eye t hat occurs in im ages taken wit h the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. ● Press the n button, choose [Flas h Settings] fro m the 4 tab and press the m button. Adjust the setting. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [Red -Eye Corr.] a nd press the qr buttons to cho ose [On]. X Œ will [...]

102 Just like wit h exposure compe nsation (p. 70) , you can adjust the exposure ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments when usin g the flas h. Choose ~ . ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e ~ . Make the setting. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the fl ash exposure compensation , then press th e m but[...]

103 In D mode, you can choo se 3 levels of fl ash output. Set the camera to D mode. Choose the flash outpu t. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e ~ . Make the setting. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the fl ash output, th en press the m button. When the camera detects the po ssibility t hat peo[...]

104 You can regist er your commonl y used shooting modes and functi on settings . Set the mode dial to to use your regist ered sett ings. Even if you swit ch shooting mode s or turn off the po wer, settings th at usually cancel (self time r, etc.) wil l be save d. Settings that Can be Registered • Shooting mode s ( G , M , B or D ) • Items set [...]

105 You can cha nge the lo ok of an ima ge when shoo ting. Howev er, the sh ooting conditio ns may cause the i mage to become coa rse, or the colo rs may not come out as expect ed. T Color Accent You can choose to retain a singl e color and cha nge the rest to bl ack and white in a compositio n. Choose T . ● Follow Step 2 on p. 56 to choose T . P[...]

Changing the Color and Shooting 106 Y Color Swap You can swap one color in an i mage for anot her when recor ding it. You can only swap one c olor. Choose Y . ● Follow Step 2 o n p. 56 to choose Y . Press the l button. X The unchanged ima ge and the Color Swap image will both displa y. ● The default setting is to ch ange green to gray. Specify [...]

Changing the Color and Shooting 107 Specify the range of colors to be swapped. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to adjust th e range of colo rs affected . ● Choose a negat ive value t o limit the range of colors . Choose a positive value to extend the ra nge of colors to similar colors. ● Pressing t he l button accepts th e setting [...]

108 Large subj ects can b e split into several shots that c an later be merged together u sing the includ ed software on a computer to cr eate a panoramic image. Set the mode dial to K . Choose x or v . ● Follow Step 2 on p. 56 to choose x or v . Take the first shot. X The exposure and white balance will be set with the fir st shot. Take subseq u[...]

109 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanc ed information than the “Shoo ting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections of Chapter 1. • This chapte r assumes th at the mode dial is set to E . 6 C OP Y[...]

110 You can choose between three Movi e modes. Set the mode dial to E . Choose a Movie mode. ● Turn the Ê dial to choose a Sh ooting mode. Changing the Movie Mode E Standard Normal mode. > Color Accent These Shooting modes let you change all colors except the chosen color to black and white, or exchange the chosen color for another color, whe[...]

111 You can choose between three image qualit y settings. Choose the image quality. ● After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an opt ion, and pres s the m button. X The setting will display on the screen. Image Quality Table Estimated Shoo ting Time[...]

112 Wind Filter sup presses nois e when the wind i s strong. Howev er, unnatur al sound may r esult when u sed to reco rd in locat ions with n o wind. ● Press the n button, choose [Win d Filter] from th e 4 tab and press the qr buttons to ch oose [On]. You can set th e exposure or ch ange it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2 before sho oting. Fo[...]

113 The follo wing func tions can be used in the same way as for still i mages. For > and z modes, the fu nctions wi th an * a ttached can be used in the same way as for sti ll images. • Zooming in More Closely On Subj ects The digital zoom (p. 62) i s available. • Using the Self-Tim er (p. 66)* You can set the time delay to 10 sec. or 2 sec[...]

114 The following functions ca n be used in the s ame way as for sti ll images. • Erasing Images (p. 28) • Quickly Searching Images (p. 118) • Viewing Images in Filtered Playbac k (p. 119) • Viewing Slideshows (p. 123) • Changing Image Transitions (p. 124) • Viewing Images on a TV (p. 125) • Protecting Images (p. 127) • Erasing All [...]

115 You can trim t he beginning s and ends of record ed movies in one-second increments. Choose * . ● Follow St eps 1 and 3 on p. 33, ch oose * and press the m button. X The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar will appear. Set the editing range. ● Press the op but tons and ch oose or . ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to [...]

Editing 116 Check the edited movie. ● Press the op but tons to choose (Play), th en press th e m button. T he edited movie will play. ● To edit the movie ag ain, repeat Ste p 2. ● To cancel e diting, press the op buttons, and choose . After pressi ng the m button, pr ess the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choos e [OK], and pres s the m but[...]

117 Using Playback and Other Functions The first part of this chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. The lat ter part exp lains how to specif y images for print ing. • Press the 1 button to enter Pla yback mode bef ore operati ng the camera. 7 • It may not be possible to p lay back or edit images that have been edited on a [...]

118 g Searching Ima ges Using I ndex Display Displaying multiple images at a time lets you quickly find the image you want. Move the zoom lever toward g . X Images will di splay in an index. ● Move the zo om lever tow ard g to increase th e number of image s. The number of image s increases ea ch time you move th e lever. ● Move the zo om lever[...]

Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 119 When there are man y images on the memory car d, you can filter and display them by a spe cified filt er. You can also pr otect (p. 127 ) or delete (p . 130) all images at once whil e filtered . Search by , , and Choose a target filter. ● In single ima ge playback, press the o button, the n press th e op bu[...]

Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 120 Viewing images using filtered playback. ● Pressing t he m button will start filtere d playback, an d the jump metho d and a yellow fra me will appear . ● If you press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial, the chosen target images will display. ● Pressing t he o button displays [Filt ered playback s etting[...]

Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 121 When you choose in Step 1 on p. 119, if there are only images with the same date, you can only choose one filter. Also, you can only cho ose if there are no images sorted into categories in . In filtered playback ( Step 2), you ca n view filtered image s with “Qui ckly Searching Images” (p. 118), “Viewi[...]

122 You can magnify the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF Frame, or the area of a face that was detected, to check the focus. Press the l button, and switch to the focus check display (p. 44). X A white frame wi ll appear where t he AF frame or face was when the focus was set. X A gray fr ame will a ppear on a face detected dur ing pl[...]

123 You can auto matically play back i mages rec orded to a memory card. Choose [Slideshow]. ● Press the n butt on, choose [Slidesho w] from the 1 tab and press the m button. Make the setting. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose an it em, and press the qr buttons to ad just the set ting. Choose [Start]. ● Press the op buttons[...]

124 Move the zoom lever toward k . ● The display will zoom in on the image and, if you conti nue to hold th e zoom lever, it will continue to zoom in up to a fact or of 10x. ● If you press the opqr buttons, you ca n move the locat ion of the displ ayed area. ● Move the zo om lever tow ard g to zoom out or retu rn to Singl e Image Play back. ?[...]

125 Using the supplied AV cable, you ca n conne ct the came ra to a T V to vie w images you have sh ot. Items to Pr epare • Camera and TV • AV cable supplied w ith the came ra (p. 2) Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. ● Open the camera’ s terminal co ver and fully inse rt the plug of the cable into t he camera’s t[...]

126 Use the separa tely sold HDMI Cable HTC-10 0 to connect the camera to a high-defi nition TV fo r enhanced v iewing exper ience. Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to th e TV. ● Open the cove r and fully inse rt the cable plug into th e camera’s HDMI t erminal. ● Fully inser t the cable plug into the TV’s HDMI terminal. ● F[...]

127 You can pr otect im portant i mages so that they ca nnot be erased b y the camera (pp. 28, 13 0). Choose [Protect]. ● Press the n button, choose the 1 tab and [Prot ect], and th en press the m button. Choose a selectio n method. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose a sel ection method, and press the m button. ● Pressing th[...]

Protecting Images 128 Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ● Follow Ste p 2 on p. 127 t o choose [ Select Range] an d press the m button. Choose the s tarting image. ● Press the m butt on. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the image an d press the m button. Choose the ending image. ● Press the r button, choose [L ast imag[...]

Protecting Images 129 Protect images. ● Press the p button, choose [P rotect] an d press the m button. You can also choose the first or last image by turning the Ê dial when t he upper screen in Steps 2 and 3 is displayed. Choose All Images Choose [All Images]. ● Follow Ste p 2 on p. 127 to choose [All Images] and pr ess the m butto n. Protect[...]

130 You can choose images and er ase them in grou ps. Since erased images cannot be rec overed, exer cise adequate ca ution befor e erasing. Prot ected images (p. 12 7) cannot be erased. Choose [Erase]. ● Press the n button, choose the 1 tab and [Eras e], and press the m button. Choose a selectio n method. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê [...]

Erasing All Images 131 Press the n button. Erase. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose [OK] an d press the m butt on. Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 130 to choose [Se lect Range] an d press the m button. ● Follow Step s 2 and 3 on p . 128 to choose images. Erase. ● Press the p button to choose [Er[...]

132 You can organi ze images in ca tegories. Y ou can display the images in a category i n Filtered Play back (p. 119) a nd process all images at once by using the f unctions be low. • Viewing Sli deshows (p. 123 ), Protectin g Images (p. 127 ), Erasing Al l Images (p. 130 ), Choosing I mages for Prin ting (DPOF) (p. 14 1) Choose [My Category]. ?[...]

Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 133 Choosing Ima ges Individu ally Choose [Select]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 132 to choose [Sel ect] and press the m button. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the ima ge, and press t he m button. ● Press the op buttons, choose a categor y and press the m button. X Once set, wi ll ap[...]

134 You can change the orientat ion of an image and save it. Choose [Rotate]. ● Press the n butt on, choose the 1 tab and [Rot ate], and pr ess the m but ton. Rotate the image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an image. ● The image will rotate 90° wit h each press of the m butto n. ● Pressing th e n button wi ll restor[...]

135 You can resiz e images to a lowe r pixel setti ng and save the re sized image as a separate file. Choose [Resize]. ● Press the n butt on and choose the 1 tab, then choose [Resize] and pr ess the m button. Choose an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose the image and press the m button. Choose an image size. ● Press t[...]

136 You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file. Choose [Trimming]. ● Press the n button, choose the 1 tab and [Trim ming], the n press the m button. Choose an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the image an d press the m button. Adjust the trimming area. X A frame will ap pear around [...]

137 You can change the color of an image and save it as a separat e image. Refer to p. 80 fo r details on e ach menu item. Choose [My Colors]. ● Press the n butt on, choose the 1 tab and [My Colo rs], and pres s the m button. Choose an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the image and pr ess the m button. Choose a menu [...]

138 The camera can d etect areas i n an image, such as faces or back grounds, that are too dark and automa tically adj ust them to the op timum bright ness. Also, when t he overall image is lack ing in cont rast, the camera will automaticall y correc t the image fo r a sharpe r impressi on. You can choose from 4 levels of correctio n: [Auto], [Lo w[...]

139 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in images and save t hem as new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. ● Press the n button, choose the 1 tab and [Red-E ye Correctio n], then press the m button. Choose an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an image. Correct the im age. ● Press the m butt on. X Red-eye dete[...]

140 You can ad d images t o the print list (DP OF) directly after sho oting or whi le in playback by pressi ng the c button. You ca n print from a p rint list simp ly by connectin g your camera and printer. Th ese selection met hods comply wi th the DPOF (Digita l Print Order Form at) standards . Easily Add Images to th e Print List Choose an image[...]

141 You can cho ose up to 998 images on a memory c ard for pr inting and specify the number of prin t copies so that the y can be printed together or proc essed at a photo develo per service. These selec tion methods comply with the DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Fo rmat) stan dards. Print Settings You can s et the pr int type, date and file nu mber. T[...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 142 Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. ● Press the n button a nd choose the 2 tab, then ch oose [Selec t Images & Qty.] and pres s the m button. Choose an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose an im age, then pres s the m button. X You will be ab le to [...]

Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 143 Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ● Choose [Selec t Range] in St ep 1 on p. 142 and pres s the m button. ● Choose images a ccording to St eps 2 and 3 on p. 128. Make print settings. ● Press the op buttons, choose [Order ] and press the m button. Set All Images to Print Once Choose [Select All Images].[...]

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145 Customizing the Camera You can customize various func tions to suit your shooting preferences. The first part of this chapter explains convenient and commonly used functions. The latter part explains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purp oses. 8 C OP Y[...]

146 You can custo mize conveni ent and commonly u sed function s from the 3 tab (p. 48) . Turning off Hints & Tips When you choose an item in the FUNC . menu (p. 47) or Menu (p. 48), hint s and tips display. You c an turn off this functi on. ● Choose [Hi nts & Tip s], then press th e qr buttons to c hoose [Off]. Changing the File Number A[...]

Changing Functions 147 Creating Folders by Shoo ting Date Images a re saved i nto fold ers create d each m onth, howev er, you c an also create fold ers by sho oting dat e. ● Choose [Cre ate Folder] a nd press the qr buttons to c hoose [Daily]. ● Images will be saved into fold ers created on each shootin g date. Changing the Lens Retract Time F[...]

Changing Functions 148 Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time You can ad just the time the scree n takes t o shut off a utomaticall y (p. 53). This also work s when [Auto Power Do wn] is set to [Off]. ● Choose [Power Sa ving], then press the m button. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose [Displ ay Off], then p ress the qr buttons to c[...]

Changing Functions 149 Set the world time zone. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose , then press th e m button. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê di al to choose the des tination ti me zone, then press the m button. ● You can also set the dayligh t saving time as in Ste p 1. Choose the world ti me zone. ● Press the op b[...]

150 If you set t he mode dial to G , you c an change the setting s in the 4 tab (p. 48). Turning off th e AF Assist Bea m The lamp wi ll automati cally light t o assist focusing in low light c onditions when you press the shutter b utton halfway. You can turn of f the lamp. ● Choose [AF- assist Beam], then press the qr buttons to c hoose [Off]. C[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 151 Turning off the Red-Eye Reduction Function The red-eye r eduction la mp lights in orde r to reduce the red-eye effe ct that occurs when shooting i n dark con ditions with t he flash. You can tu rn off this function. ● Choose [Flash Se ttings], the n press the m button. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial t[...]

Changing Shooting Functions 152 Customizing Display Information You can c hange whi ch informa tion is di splayed by switching between custom display s with each pres s of the l button. ● Choose [ Custom Displa y], then press the m button. ● Press the opq r buttons or turn the Ê dial to select an i tem and press th e m button to put a mark on [...]

Changing Shooting Functions 153 Changing the IS -Mode Settings ● Choose [IS Mo de], then pre ss the qr buttons to choose an option. Registering Fun ctions to the But ton ● Choose [ Set Shortc ut button], t hen press the m button. ● Press the opq r buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose the f unctions to register, t hen press the m butt on. ●[...]

154 You can regis ter shooting men u items in the tab to fit your pref erences. You can quickl y access commonly used menu items from a single screen by registerin g them in My Menu. Choose [My Menu settings]. ● Choose [My Menu settings], in the tab, then press th e m button. Choose the menu items to register. ● Press the op buttons or turn the[...]

Changing Playback Functions 155 You can adju st the se ttings in the 1 ta b by press ing the 1 button (p. 48). Choosing the Im age that First Displays in Playback ● Choose [Resume ], then pres s the qr buttons to choose an option. • Gray items in Step 2 can also be set, however, they may not be available depending on the Shoo ting mode. • Cho[...]

156 In the 3 tab, you can change th e sounds playe d for each camer a operation or set the s tart-up i mage that appears whe n the camera power is turned on. Change Sounds ● Choose [ Sound Opt ions], the n press the m button. ● Press the op buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose an opti on. ● Press the qr buttons to cho ose a setti ng. Changin[...]

Changing the Start-up Image or Sound 157 Setting a Recorded I mage as the Start-up Screen Image When you press the 1 button and set the camera t o Playback mode, you can registe r sounds and i mages. ● Choose [St art-up Image ], then pres s the m button. ● Press the qr buttons t o choose [ 3], then press the m bu tton. ● Press the qr buttons [...]

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159 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the AC adapter kit (sold separately), troubleshooting tips and co ntains lists of functions. The index also appears at the end. 9 C OP Y[...]

160 If you use AC Adapte r Kit AC K-DC40 (sold se parately) , you can u se the camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the ba ttery. Insert the coupler. ● Open the co ver (p. 16) and insert the coupler a s shown until it locks into plac e with a click. ● Close the cove r (p. 16). Plug the cord into the camera. ● Open the co[...]

161 If you think there is a problem with t he camera, f irst check the following . If the items belo w do not solve your prob lem, contact a Ca non Customer Support Hel p Desk as listed on t he included c ustomer suppo rt list. Power You pressed the pow er button, but nothing ha ppened. • Confirm that the battery is proper ly inserted (p. 16). ?[...]

Troubleshooting 162 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfwa y to focus on the subject, then press fully t o shoot (p. 23). • Shoot the subject within th e focusing distance (p. 173 ). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [ On] (p. 150). • Confirm that function s which you do not intend to use (macr o, etc.) are not set. • Shoot using[...]

Troubleshooting 163 Recording images to t he memory card takes a long time, or continuous shoo ting slows down. • Perform a low-level format of the memor y card in the camera (p. 52) When you can’t make settings for shooting functions o r FUNC. menu. • The items in which settings can be made differ depe nding on the shooting mode. Refer to ?[...]

164 If error message s appear on the LCD mon itor, try one of th e following solutions. No memory card • The memory card is not installed in the corre ct direction. Install the memory card in the correct direction (p. 16). Card locked! • The SD memory card or SDHC memory card’s write protect tab is set to “LOCK”. Unlock the write protect [...]

List of Messages that Appear on the Screen 165 Cannot select! • When choosing the selection range (pp. 128, 131, 143), you trie d to choose a starting image that was after the last image or you tried to choose an ending image that was before the st arting image. • You tried to choose mo re than 501 images in t he selection range (pp . 128, 131,[...]

166 Functions Available i n Each Shooting Mode *1 The available settings de pend on the regi stered shoo ting modes. *2 Not select able, but tur ned on whenever flash is used. *3 h not availabl e. *4 f , t and AF Lock are set to . *5 Recording pi xels are fixe d to . Shooting modes Function D B M G A Exposure Compensation (p. 70)/Exposure Shift (p.[...]

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 167 *6 Recording pixel settin g and not selectable. *7 Focusing Zone is the same as in A . { Selectable, or set automati cally. — Not selectable. K E I J F V H U , t w S y O P T Y xv X >z {{{{{{{{ { { {{{ — {{{ — { { { { { { { { { { { { {{ {{{{ {{{{{{{{ { { {{{ — { ——— {{{{{{{ — {{{ { { ?[...]

168 4 Shooting Menu Menus *1 The available settings depend on the register ed shooting modes. *2 AiAF *3 [On] when subject movement is detected. *4 Fixed to [On]. *5 Fixed to [Auto]. Shooting modes Function D B M G A AF Frame (p. 84) Face AiAF *1 {{{{ { { Center *1 {{{{ —— AF Frame Size (p. 84) Normal/Sma ll *1 {{{{ —— Digital Zoom (p. 62) [...]

Menus 169 { Selectable, or set automaticall y. U :Selectable only, no set tings available. — Not select able K E I J F V H U , t w S y O P T Y xv X >z {{{{{{{ — {{{{{ { { — *2 *2 {{{{{{{{{{{{ { { { { —— ———————————— — — — — — — {{{{{{{{{{{{ { —— — { — {{{{{{{{{{{{ { { { { { { {{{{{{{{{{{{ { ?[...]

Menus 170 3 Set up Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 49 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 49 Sound Options Set the sounds for each camera operation. p. 156 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 146 LCD Brightness Set within a range of ±2. p. 50 Start-up Image Add an image as start-up im age. p. 156 Format Formats memory card, [...]

Menus 171 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 123 Erase Erases images. p. 130 Protect Protects images. p. 127 Rotate Rotates images. p. 134 My Category Categorizes images. p. 132 i-Contrast Corrects dark portions and contrast in still images. p. 138 Red-Eye Correction Corrects re[...]

172 • This camera is a high-pr ecision elec tronic dev ice. Do not drop it or s ubject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to magnets or motor s that genera te strong electromag netic fields. Exposure to str ong magnetic f ields may caus e malfunction s or corrup t image da ta. • If water dro plets have fall en onto, or dir [...]

173 Camera Effective Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 10 million Image Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1.7-in ch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10 .4 million) Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 (W) – 22.5 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 105 ( T) mm f/2.0 (W) – f/ 4.9 (T[...]

Specifications 174 File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF compliant Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)/ RAW (CR2)* Movies: MOV (Image data: H .264, Audio d ata: Linear PCM (Mono)) *Use Digital Photo Profe ssional for processin g. Compress[...]

Specifications 175 Battery Pack NB-6L Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rechargeable lithium-io n battery Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V DC Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 mAh Charging cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 300 times Operatin[...]

176 Numerics 3:2 Guide ................................... ............. 152 A AC Adapter Kit .... ................... ........... 40, 160 Accessories ............. .................. ........... 2, 38 AE Lock ............................ ................... ..... 92 AF J Focus AF Frame ....................................... .......... 25 AF Lock [...]

Index 177 AF Frame Mode ................................. ... 84 AF Lock .................. ................... ............ 86 AF-Point Zoom ................ ................... ... 85 Face Selection .............................. ........ 88 Servo AF ....... .................. ................... ... 87 Focus Bracketing ..........................[...]

Index 178 Protect ........... ................... ...................... 127 R Recording Pixels (Image S ize) ................. 72 Red-Eye Auto Correction ................................... 101 Correction ....... ....................... ............. 139 Reduction ............. .................. ............. 151 Resizing (Making Images Sm aller)[...]

179 Canadian Radio Inter ference Regu lations This Class B digi tal apparatus complies with Can adian ICES-003. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1429 systems) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions; (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accep[...]