Canon 115 HS, 117 HS

Learning More

This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the

screen, as well as the basic operating instructions.

Contents

Main Checking the Package Contents Using the Manuals Read This First What Do You Want to Do? O tS Take good people shots Shoot various other scenes Shoot with special effects IwP V Shoot 1 View Other 3 2 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started...................13 2 Learning More....................41 3 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions..................53 4 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions........63 5 Choosing Settings Yourself...............................83 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies..............107 8 Printing............................. 151 7 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions............ 117 9 Customizing Camera Settings......................... ... 165 10 Useful Information ......... 177 Conventions Used in This Guide Warning Safety Precautions Caution Caution Page Getting Started Remove the cover. Insert the battery. Charging the Battery Charge the battery. Remove the battery. Number of Possible Shots Battery Charge Indicator An icon or message will appear on the screen indicating the batterys charge state. Using the battery and charger effectively About Eye-Fi Cards Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) Inserting the Battery and Memory Card Insert the battery. Insert the memory card. Close the cover. What if [Memory card locked] appears on the screen? Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery. Remove the memory card. Number of Shots per Memory Card Can you check the number of shots that can be taken? Setting the Date and Time Reappearing Date/Time screen Daylight saving time settings Changing the Date and Time Choose [Date/Time]. Change the date and time. Setting the Display Language Formatting Memory Cards Complete formatting. Pressing the Shutter Button Press halfway Press fully Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) Enter A mode. Does the length of the shutter sound change? Compose the shot. What if... What if an icon appears in the upper right of the screen? Choosing the subject to focus on (Tracking AF) Viewing Images Switching to Shooting mode Choose an image to erase. Erasing Images Erase the image. Choose A mode. Compose the shot. Shooting Movies Stop shooting. Shooting Time Zooming while shooting Viewing Movies Choose a movie. Play the movie. Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing System Requirements How can I play back movies on a computer? Macintosh Preparations Install the Software. Place the CD in the computers CD- ROM drive. Begin installation. Connect the camera to the computer. Open CameraWindow. Macintosh Transfer and View Images Accessories Supplied with Camera Power Supplies Separately Sold Accessories Using accessories abroad Flash Other Accessories Printers Page Mode Switch Components Guide Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode. Page Switching the Display Shooting Playback Screen Display Screen Display in Dark Shooting Conditions Indicator Overexposure Warning during Playback Histogram during Playback Display the FUNC. menu. Choose a menu item. FUNC. Menu Basic Operations MENU Basic Operations Muting Sounds Choose [Mute]. Changing the Sound Settings Adjusting the Volume Choose [LCD Brightness]. Adjust the brightness. Using the p Button Adjusting the Screen Brightness Choose [Reset All]. Reset the settings. Returning the Camera to Default Settings Are there functions that cannot be reset? Power Saving during Shooting Power Saving during Playback Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) Clock Functions Page Turning the Flash Off Move the zoom lever toward i. Move it toward i again. Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Turning off the digital zoom Digital Tele-Converter Choose [Digital Zoom]. Choose [Date Stamp]. Inserting the Date and Time Choose . Using the Self-Timer Using the Self-Timer to Prevent Camera Shake Choose . Customizing the Self-Timer Choose $. Choose the settings. 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. Page Shooting in Various Conditions Page Page Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) What if a movie is not recorded? Viewing movies made with Movie Digest Adding Effects and Shooting Shoot with the Effects of a Fish-Eye Lens (Fish- eye Effect) Take Shots That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Choose the area to keep in focus. Changing the Color and Shooting Page Specify the range of colors to be swapped. Shooting in Monochrome Choose a color tone. Shoot with the Effects of a Toy Camera (Toy Camera Effect) Detecting a Smile and Shooting Point the camera at a person. Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) What if a smile is not detected? Changing the number of shots Using the Wink Self-Timer Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button fully. Face the camera and wink. What if a wink is not detected? Using the Face Self-Timer Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button fully. Changing the number of shots Page Choose . Choose the shutter speed. Confirm the exposure. Shooting Long Exposures Images Displayed During Playback High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst) Capturing the Best Facial Expressions (Best Image Selection) Shooting Stitch Assist Images Choosing Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Turning the Flash On Choose the white balance function. Custom White Balance Adjusting the White Balance Manually Correcting the White Balance Choose S. Choose the White Balance. Adjust the setting. Choose the ISO speed. Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Choose [i-Contrast]. Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast) Changing the Aspect Ratio Choose a Drive mode. Continuous Shooting Choose My Colors. Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Custom Color Choose e. Choose u. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) How can I take better close-ups? Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) Choose [AF Frame]. Face AiAF Changing the AF Frame Mode Tracking AF Center Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock Recompose. You can reduce the AF frame size Choosing the Subject to Focus On (Tracking AF) Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. Check the focus. Magnifying the Focal Point What if the display does not magnify? Shooting with the AF Lock Choose [Servo AF]. Shooting with Servo AF Choose the metering method. Changing the Metering Method Shooting with the AE Lock Shooting with the FE Lock Choose . Shooting with Slow Synchro Choose [Flash Settings]. Red-Eye Correction Choose [Blink Detection]. Checking for Shut Eyes Shooting Using a TV as the Display Page Page Choose a Shooting mode. Other Shooting Modes Shooting Various Kinds of Movies Choose the area to keep in focus. Choose a playback speed. Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for 1 Min. Clips) Shoot Movies That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Choose a frame rate. Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies Page You can choose among 4 different image quality settings. Choose the image quality setting. op buttons to choose , then press the m button again. option, then press the m button. Changing the Image Quality Other Shooting Functions Choose *. Set the editing range. Check the edited movie. Editing Save the edited movie. Page Page Searching Images Using Index Display Quickly Searching Images Move the zoom lever toward g. Searching Images by Scrolling Viewing Movies Made with Movie Digest Choose . Viewing Images in Filtered Playback ; Choose a filter. View the filtered images. Search filters Filtered playback Choose .. Choose a transition effect. Viewing Slideshows Changing Settings Choose [Slideshow]. Checking the Focus Move the zoom lever toward k. Magnifying Images Choose an image group. View each image in the group. Viewing Each Image in a Group Group playback Ungrouping Images Choose [Group Images]. Displaying Various Images (Smart Shuffle) Page Viewing Images on a Standard TV Viewing Images on a TV Viewing Images on a High-Definition TV Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera Choose [Ctrl via HDMI]. Connect the camera to the TV. Display images. Use the TVs remote control. Page Protect the image. Choose [Protect]. Protecting Images Choose images. Protect the image. Page Choose All Images Choose a Selection Method Erasing Images Choose [Erase]. Choose All Images Make the setting. Tagging Images as Favorites Choose [Favorites]. Page Choose ;. Choose a category. Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Choose [My Category]. Choose a category. Page Choose \. Rotate the image. Choose [Rotate]. Rotate the image. Rotating Images Choose [Resize]. Choose an image size. Save the new image. Display the new image. Resizing Images Choose [Trimming]. Adjust the trimming area. Trimming Adding Effects with the My Colors Function Choose [i-Contrast]. 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]. Correct the image. Correcting the Red-Eye Effect Page Easy Print Printing Images Print images. Making Print Settings Connect the camera to the printer. screen on the left. Choose a menu option. option. Trimming and Printing (Trimming) Choose [Trimming]. Choose the trimming area. Print images. Page Page Printing Movies Adding Images to a Print List with the FUNC. Menu Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) Print Settings Choose [Print Settings]. Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. Set the number of prints. Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Printing chosen images (DPOF) Page Page Changing Sounds Turning Off Hints & Tips Changing Camera Settings Low Level Memory Card Formatting Choose [Low Level Format]. Start the low level format. Complete the low level format. Changing the Start-up Screen Registering Recorded Images as the Start-up Screen Changing the File Number Assignment qr buttons to choose an option. Register the start-up image or sounds with the included software Creating Folders by Shooting Date Changing the Lens Retract Time Turning Off the Power Saving Function Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time Using the World Clock Set the home time zone. Set the world time zone. Choose the world time zone. Turning Off the AF Assist Beam Changing Shooting Function Settings Turning Off the Red-Eye Reduction Function Changing the Image Display Time Right After Shooting Changing the Way the Image Displays Right After Shooting Displaying Grid Lines Changing the IS-Mode Settings buttons to choose an option. Grid lines will not be recorded on the image. Choosing the Image that First Displays in Playback Turning Off the Auto Rotate Function Changing Playback Function Settings Page Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. Plug the cord into the coupler. Connect the power cord. Using Household Power Using an Eye-Fi Card Checking Connection Information Choose [Connection info]. Disabling Eye-Fi Transfer Choose [Disable] in [Eye-Fi trans.]. What if [Eye-Fi Settings] does not appear? Troubleshooting Power TV Output Shooting Page Shooting Movies Playback Computer Eye-Fi Card If error messages appear on the screen, try one of the following solutions. List of Messages That Appear on the Screen Page Shooting (Information Display) Information Displayed on the Screen Scene Icons Playback (Detailed Information Display) Page Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Page Page Page Page Page 4 Shooting Menu Menus Menus 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Handling Precautions Specifications Page Page Battery Pack NB-4L Battery Charger CB-2LV/CB-2LVE A Index B C D E G H I K L T U V W Z Disclaimer