Canon 1100HS Shooting in Various Conditions

The camera will select the necessary settings for the conditions in which you

wish to shoot when you choose the matching mode.

Set the camera to 4 mode.

zSet the mode switch to 4.

Choose a Shooting mode.

zTouch G.

zIf you touch qr or quickly drag left or right

across the screen, other Shooting modes

will appear.

zChoose the desired shooting mode.

XAn explanation of the chosen Shooting

mode appears on the screen.

zTouch [OK] to complete the setting.

zTouch ^ to restore the Shooting mode

selection screen.

Shoot.

ITake portraits (Portrait)

zProduces a soft effect when

photographing people.

Shooting in Various Conditions

Contents

Main Checking the Package Contents Using the Manuals Read This First Conventions Used in This Guide 4Shoot O t z IwP z z z z z What Do You Want to Do? 1View EShoot/View Movies cPrint Save 3Other Table of Contents Getting Started.................13 Learning More..................41 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions................51 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions........................61 Choosing Settings Yourself.............................81 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies............103 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions...........111 Printing............................139 Customizing Camera Settings...........................153 Useful Information.........169 Safety Precautions Warning Caution Caution Page Page Getting Started Using the Touch Panel Touch Drag Remove the cover. Insert the battery. z Charging the Battery Number of Possible Shots/Shooting and Playback Times Battery Charge Indicator An icon or message will appear on the screen indicating the batterys charge state. What if... Using the battery and charger effectively Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) About Eye-Fi Cards Open the cover. Insert the battery. Close the cover. Inserting the Battery Removing the Battery Check the cards write-protect tab. Open the cover. Insert the memory card. Inserting the Memory Card Removing the Memory Card Number of Shots per Memory Card What if [Memory card locked] appears on the screen? Can you check the number of shots that can be taken? z X Setting the Date and Time Reappearing Date/Time screen Daylight saving time settings Choose [Date/Time]. Change the date and time. Changing the Date and Time Setting the Display Language Formatting Memory Cards Choose [Format]. Choose [OK]. Format the memory card. Press halfway Pressing the Shutter Button Does the length of the shutter sound change? z X Enter A mode. Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) X Touching the Screen to Shoot (Touch Shutter) z X Activate the Touch Shutter function. z z screen, the camera plays the shutter sound and takes the shot. z touch . It will change to . Choosing the subject to focus on (Touch AF) What if... Icons that appear on the screen Viewing Images Active Display Tilt the camera to switch images Choose an image to erase. Erase the image. Erasing Images Enter A mode and compose the shot. z X z Shooting Movies Shooting Time Zooming while shooting z X Choose a movie. Viewing Movies How can I play back movies on a computer? Windows Macintosh Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing System Requirements Installing the Software Place the CD-ROM in the computers CD-ROM drive. z Install the software. z Transferring and Viewing Images z CameraWindow and press the 1 button to turn the camera off, then unplug the cable. z computer, refer to the Software Guide. Page Page Mode Switch Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode. Components Guide Shooting Playback Screen Display Switching the Display Screen Display in Low Light Conditions Overexposure Warning during Playback Histogram during Playback Indicator Display the FUNC. menu. Choose a menu item. FUNC. Menu Basic Operations MENU Basic Operations Adjusting the Screen Brightness Changing the Sound Settings Muting Sounds Adjusting the Volume z Choose [Reset All]. Returning the Camera to Default Settings Are there functions that cannot be reset? Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) Page Turning the Flash Off Move the zoom lever toward i. z X Move the zoom lever toward i again. Zooming In More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Turning off the digital zoom z Choose [Date Stamp]. z z Inserting the Date and Time Using the Self-Timer Choose ]. Choose [. Choose $. Choose the settings. Using the Self-Timer to Prevent Camera Shake Customizing the Self-Timer z X Changing the Aspect Ratio How can I shoot with the display at full screen? Choose the recording pixel setting. Choose the compression ratio setting. Changing the Recording Pixel Setting (Image Size) Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) Approximate Values for Paper Size (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) attachments. z Page Page Shooting in Various Conditions Page Page Adding Effects and Shooting Shooting with the Effects of a Fish-Eye Lens (Fish-eye Effect) z X Choose the area to keep in focus. z Taking Shots That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Shooting with the Effects of a Toy Camera (Toy Camera Effect) Shooting in Monochrome Choose T. z Touch . X Shooting with Color Accent Shooting with Color Swap Choose Y. z Touch . X Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) What if a movie is not recorded? Viewing movies made with Movie Digest mode Page z Point the camera at a person. z Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) Detecting a Smile and Shooting What if a smile is not detected? Changing the number of shots z Using the Wink Self-Timer What if a wink is not detected? z Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. z Using the Face Self-Timer Page Choose N. z Choose the shutter speed. z z Shooting Long Exposures z X High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst) Images Displayed During Playback Capturing the Best Facial Expressions (Best Image Selection) Choosing Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Enter Exposure Compensation mode. z X Adjust the brightness. Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Turning the Flash On Choose the white balance function. Adjusting the White Balance z z X Custom White Balance Choose the ISO speed. Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Choose [i-Contrast]. X Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast) Choose a Drive mode. z z z X Continuous Shooting Choose My Colors. Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Custom Color Choose e. z X z Shooting Close-ups (Macro) How can I take better close-ups? Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) Choose [Digital Zoom]. X Using the Digital Tele-Converter Choose [AF Frame]. Changing the AF Frame Mode Face Detect Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock z Recompose. Fixed Frame You can reduce the AF frame size Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. z Check the focus. Magnifying the Focal Point What if the display does not magnify? Choose the subject, face or location to focus on. z X Choosing the Subject to Focus On (Touch AF) What if Touch AF is not available? A border appeared around the screen when it was touched Lock the focus. z Shooting with the AF Lock Shooting with Servo AF Choose the metering method. Changing the Metering Method Lock the exposure. z X Choose h (p. 83). Lock the flash exposure. Shooting with the AE Lock Shooting with the FE Lock Choose Z. z z X Shooting with Slow Synchro Red-Eye Correction Checking for Shut Eyes Page Choose a Shooting mode. z X Other Shooting Modes Shooting Various Kinds of Movies Choose the area to keep in focus. Choose a playback speed. Shoot Movies That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies X Using the Wind Filter z Frame Rates and Playback Times (for 30 Sec. Clips) z Viewing super slow motion movies Changing the Image Quality Set the editing range. z X Other Shooting Functions Editing Touch or . X z Choose a portion to delete. z z Page Display images in an index. Switch the displayed images. Quickly Searching Images Searching Images Using Index Display z Searching Images by Scrolling Viewing Movies Made with Movie Digest Choose s. Choose a filter. Search filters View the filtered images. Viewing Images in Filtered Playback Choose .. z Choose a transition effect. z z Viewing Slideshows Choose [Slideshow]. Changing Settings Touch l to switch the focus check display (p. 43). X Switch frames. z Checking the Focus Magnify an image. Magnifying Images Choose an image group. z View each image in the group. z Viewing Each Image in a Group Group playback Choose [Group Images]. Ungrouping Images z X z X Displaying Various Images (Smart Shuffle) Choose [Transition]. z X z Changing Image Transitions Easy Operations with Touch Actions Use a Function Registered to Changing Touch Actions Registered Functions Protect the image. Choose [Protect]. Choose a selection method. Protecting Images Using the Menu Choose [Select]. Choose images. Protect the image. Choosing All Images Erasing Images Choosing a Selection Method Choosing All Images Make the setting. Choose [Favorites]. Tagging Images as Favorites Using the Menu z Choose ;. z Choose images. z Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Choose \. z Rotate the image. z Rotating Images Resizing Images Choose [Trimming]. z Adjust the trimming area. X Trimming Page Choose [My Colors]. Adding Effects with the My Colors Function Choose [i-Contrast]. z X Correcting the Brightness (i-Contrast) What if the image wasnt corrected by the [Auto] option as well as you would like? Choose [Red-Eye Correction]. z Choose and correct the image. Correcting the Red-Eye Effect Page Printing Images Easy Print Print images. Connect the camera to the printer. z screen on the left. Choose a menu option. Making Print Settings Page Page Page Printing Movies Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) Adding Images to a Print List with the FUNC. Menu Choose [Print Settings]. z z z Print Settings Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. Set the number of prints. Setting All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Choose [Photobook Set-up]. z Choose a selection method. Choosing Images for a Photobook Choosing a Selection Method Choose [Select All Images]. Make print settings. Choose [Clear All Selections]. Setting All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Page z z z Changing Camera Settings Changing Sounds Turning Off Hints & Tips Display the [Format] screen. z Low Level Memory Card Formatting Registering Recorded Images as the Start-up Screen Choose [Start-up Image]. Changing the Start-up Screen z Register the start-up image or sounds with the included software Changing the Screen Color Changing the File Number Assignment Creating Folders by Shooting Date Changing the Lens Retract Time Turning Off the Power Saving Function Set the home time zone. Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time Using the World Clock Set the world time zone. Choose the world time zone. Calibrating the Touch Panel z Changing Shooting Function Settings Switching the Focus Setting Using the Touch Shutter Function z z z Turning Off the AF Assist Beam Turning Off the Red-Eye Reduction Function Changing the Image Display Time Right After Shooting z Changing the Way the Image Displays Right After Shooting Displaying Grid Lines z Turning Off the Powered IS Function z Changing the IS-Mode Settings Adding Icons Display the settings screen. z X Add an icon. Changing Icon Order (Icon Layout) Rearranging Icons Removing Icons Preset Layouts z Changing Playback Function Settings Turning Off Active Display Turning Off the Auto Rotate Function Choosing the Image that First Displays in Playback Page Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to the TV. z Turn on the TV and switch it to the input the cable is connected to. Viewing Images on a TV Using the Stereo AV Cable (Sold Separately) with a TV z X z Using the HDMI Cable (Sold Separately) with an HD TV Page Use the TVs remote control. z . Summary of the Camera Control Panel Displayed on the TV Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. Using Household Power Using an Eye-Fi Card Choose [Connection info]. z X Choose [Disable] in [Eye-Fi trans.]. Checking Connection Information Disabling Eye-Fi Transfer What if [Eye-Fi Settings] does not appear? Troubleshooting Power TV Output Shooting Page Shooting Movies Playback Screen Computer Eye-Fi Card List of Messages That Appear on the Screen Page Page Information Displayed on the Screen Shooting (Information Display) Scene Icons IS Mode Icons Playback (Detailed Information Display) Page Functions and Menu Lists Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Page FUNC. Menu Shooting Modes G I V Function Page 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Modes G I V Function Page 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Handling Precautions Specifications Page Page Battery Pack NB-9L Battery Charger CB-2LB/CB-2LBE Accessories Supplied with Camera z Separately Sold Accessories Power Supplies Flash Using accessories abroad z Other Accessories Printers Index A B C D G H I K L R S T V W Page Disclaimer