Canon 300 HS manual

Camera User Guide

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Contents

Main Using the Manuals Checking the Package Contents Read This First Test Shots and Disclaimer Warning Against Copyright Infringement Warranty Limitations LCD Monitor t IF w PV O E 3 Table of Contents 1. Getting Started ...........................................13 3. 2. Learning More ...........................................41 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions 5. Getting More Out of Your Camera......................83 7. 6. Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies...............99 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions .............107 Conventions Used in This Guide Safety Precautions Camera Battery and Battery Charger Warning Caution Caution Warning Caution Caution Page Getting Started Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera Charging the Battery Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken 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 Page Removing the Battery and Memory Card Set the date and time. Complete the setting. Setting the Date and Time Reappearing Date/Time screen Daylight saving time settings Changing the Date and Time Choose [Date/Time] in the 3 tab. Date/Time battery Change the date and time. Setting the Display Language Choose [Format]. Format the memory card. Formatting Memory Cards Press halfway (lightly to focus). Press fully (all the way to shoot). Does the length of the shutter sound change? Pressing the Shutter Button Choose A mode. Compose the shot. Focus. Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) Scene Icons What if... Enter Playback mode. Viewing Images Switching to Shooting mode Erasing Images Shooting Movies Finish shooting. Estimated Shooting Times Viewing Movies What if you cant play back movies on a computer? Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing System Requirements Windows Macintosh Preparations Install the Software. Connect the camera to the computer. Open CameraWindow. Windows Macintosh Transfer and View Images Accessories Supplied with Camera Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers Power Supplies Separately Sold Accessories Using Accessories Abroad Flash Other Accessories Printers Page Page Mode Switch Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode. Components Guide Control Dial Switching the Display Playback Shooting Screen Display Screen Display in Dark Conditions during Shooting Indicator Overexposure Warning during Playback Histogram during Playback FUNC. Menu Basic Operations MENU Basic Operations Changing the Sound Settings Muting Sounds Choose [Mute]. Adjusting the Volume Choose [Volume]. Changing the Screen Brightness Returning the Camera to Default Settings Choose [Format]. Perform the low level format. About low level formatting Low Level Memory Card Formatting Power Saving during Shooting Power Saving during Playback Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) Clock Functions Page Shooting in Various Conditions Page (Snow) Modes for other scenes Shoot with the Effects of a Fish-Eye Lens (Fish-eye Effect) Adding Effects and Shooting Take Shots that Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Point the camera toward a person. Detecting a Smile and Shooting What if a smile is not detected? Changing the number of shots Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button fully. What if a wink is not detected? Using the Wink Self-Timer Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. Changing the number of shots Using the Face Self-Timer Page High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst) Turning the Flash Off Move the zoom lever toward i. Move it toward i again. Turning off the digital zoom Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) What if the zoom factor appears in blue? Digital Tele-Converter Choose [Digital Zoom]. What if the zoom factor appears in blue? Choose [Date Stamp]. Inserting the Date and Time Choose . Using the Self-Timer Choosing Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Turning the Flash On Choose a Focus Range. Changing the Focus Range (Macro/Infinity) How can I take better close-ups? 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 Approximate Values for Paper Size Suitable for sending images as e-mail attachments. For printing on wide size paper. Choose the ISO speed. Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Choose the white balance function. Custom White Balance Adjusting the White Balance Choose a Drive mode. Continuous Shooting Choose My Colors. Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Custom Color Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer Choose . Choose $. Customizing the Self-Timer What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots? Shooting Using a TV Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock Page Getting More Out of Your Camera Choose [AF Frame]. Face AiAF Center Changing the AF Frame Mode Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. Check the focus. What if the display does not magnify? You can reduce the AF frame size Magnifying the Focal Point Shooting with the AF Lock Shooting with Servo AF Choose the Metering method. Changing the Metering Method Shooting with the AE Lock Shooting with the FE Lock Shooting with Slow Synchro Enter M mode. Follow Steps 1 2 on p. 54 to choose M. What if the aperture value appears in orange? Turn the dial to set the shutter speed. Setting the Shutter Speed Setting the Aperture Value Choose [i-Contrast]. Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast) Red-Eye Correction Checking for Shut Eyes Color Accent Changing the Color and Shooting Color Swap Page Shooting Stitch Assist Images Page Enter E mode. Choose a Movie mode. Shoot (p. 29). Changing the Movie Mode E > z Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies Viewing Super Slow Motion Movies Choose the image quality setting. Image Quality Table Estimated Shooting Time Changing the Image Quality AE Lock/Exposure Shift The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Other Shooting Functions Playback Functions Summary of Movie Control Panel in Viewing Movies (p.31) Choose *. Editing Check the edited movie. Save the edited movie. Page Quickly Searching Images Searching Images Using Index Display Searching Images Using the Control Dial Viewing Images in Filtered Playback Choose . Choose a filter. View the filtered images. Search filters What if you cant choose a filter? Filtered Playback Choose .. Choose a transition effect. Viewing Slideshows Changing the Settings Choose [Slideshow]. Checking the Focus Move the zoom lever toward k. Choose [Transition]. Magnifying Images Changing Image Transitions Viewing Images on a TV Viewing Images on a High-Definition TV Displaying Various Images (Smart Shuffle) Choose :. Choose [Protect]. Choose a selection method. Protecting Images Page Choose the ending image. Protect images. Choose images with the Choose All Images Choose [All Images]. Protect images. Erasing Images Choose [Erase]. Choose a selection method. Choose [Select]. Choose All Images Choose ;. Choose a category. Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Page Choose [Select Range]. Complete the settings. Tagging Images as Favorites Choose [Favorites]. Choose images. 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 Choose [My Colors]. 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? Correcting the Red-Eye Effect Page Printing Images Print images. Printing from the Print List (DPOF) Easily Add Images to the Print List Print Added Images Print Settings Choose [Print Settings]. Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. Set the number of prints. Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Page Change Sounds Turning Off Hints & Tips Changing Camera Settings Changing the Start-up Screen Setting a Recorded Image as the Start-up Screen Image Using the included software to register sounds and the start-up screen image Changing the File Number Assignment 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. Page Changing Shooting Function Settings Turning Off the AF Assist Beam 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 the Overlay Changing the IS-Mode Settings Choose [IS Mode], then press the qr buttons to choose an option. Choosing the Image that First Displays in Playback Changing Playback Function Settings Page Using Household Power Using an Eye-Fi Card Checking Connection Information Choose [Connection info]. What if [Eye-Fi Settings] does not appear? Disabling Eye-Fi Transfer Choose [Disable] in [Eye-Fi trans.]. Troubleshooting Power TV output Shooting Page Shooting movies Playback Computer Eye-Fi Card List of Messages That Appear on the Screen If error messages appear on the screen, try one of the following solutions. Page Shooting (Information Display) Information Displayed on the Screen AF Lock Playback (Detailed Information Display) FUNC. Menu Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode FUNC. Menu Menus 4 Shooting Menu Safety Shift (pp.90, 91) On/Off {{ Menus 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Handling Precautions Specifications Page Battery Pack NB-6L Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB-2LYE Index Numerics A B C G H I K L P R S T V W Z Disclaimer