Shooting Panoramic Images Stitch Assist | Canon 85IS guide

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Shooting Panoramic Images

(Stitch Assist)

Available Shooting Modes			p. 218

Stitch Assist can be used to shoot overlapping images that can later be merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a computer.

The overlapping seams of several adjacent images can be joined into a single panoramic image.

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Select a shooting direction.

1.Set the mode switch to .

2.Press the button.

3.Use the or button to select .

4.Press the button.

5.In the menu, use the or button to select [Stitch Assist].

6.Press the button.

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Canon 85IS manual Shooting Panoramic Images Stitch Assist, Select a shooting direction

Contents

Camera User Guide Confirming the Package Contents Let’s Get Started This guide is divided into the following two sections Table of Contents Various Shooting Methods Index 214 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 218 „ Symbol Conventions in this Guide Mode switch position Shooting /Movie / Playback Please Read Getting Started Charging the Battery Insert the battery into the battery chargerRemove the battery after charging is complete Preparations Installing the Battery and Memory Card Slide the cover a and open it b Insert the batteryInsert the memory card until it clicks into place It will lock into place with a click Close the cover c, d To Remove the Battery To Remove the Memory Card Attaching the Wrist Strap To Open the Terminal Cover Setting the Date and Time Press the button To Change a Previously Set Date/Time Setting the Display Language Shooting Still Images Auto Mode Select a shooting modePress the ON/OFF button Aim the camera at the subject Avoiding Camera Shake Mute Setting Changed from the Set up Menu MuteTo Shoot Images in Focus Shutter sound will play once and the image will record Viewing Still Images Erasing Printing Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printerButton will light blue Printing From a Print List Printing Images in a Print ListConnect the camera to your printer Print images Use the or button to select Add Press Button Embedding the Date in the Image Data Select Date Stamp Standard Mode Press the ON/OFF button Select a shooting modeShooting Movies Aim the camera at the subject Press the shutter button again press fully to stop recording Viewing Movies Use the or button to select Play and press ButtonImages with a icon are movies Downloading Images to a Computer System RequirementsItems to Prepare „ Windows Installing the software Windows Click Restart or Finish once the installation is completePreparing to Download Images Macintosh Connecting the camera to a computer Set the mode switch toPreparing to download images to the computer Playback Press the ON/OFF button Displaying CameraWindow Windows Select Canon CameraWindow and click OK Downloading Images Using the Camera Direct Transfer Transfer As you view and select them Press the button after downloading finishes „ Macintosh System Map Supplied with Camera Pcmcia Optional Accessories „ Power Supplies„ Other Accessories „ Flash Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended Direct Print Compatible PrintersCompact Photo Printers Selphy series Inkjet Printers For more information, visit your nearest Canon retailerPage Learning More Components Guide „ Front ViewLens Using the Viewfinder „ Back View „ Controls FUNC./SET Button p How to Use the Mode Switch Slide the switch to the mode you wish to useComponents Guide Indicators Upper IndicatorLower Indicator Hold the FUNC./SET button down while turning on the power Displaying the ClockMethod Menus and Settings Basic OperationsFUNC. Menu Button Use the or button to select an option for the menu item Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Button Press the button Use the or button to switch between menusYou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus Use the or button to select an option Shooting Mode Display Content Setting MethodInformation Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus FUNC./SET Button About the Battery Charge Indicators Following icon and message will displayIcons Message Playback Mode Detailed Following information may also be displayed with some images Histogram Function FUNC. Menu Rec. MenuMenu Item Menu Item Options Page/Topic Self-timer Menu Item Content Play MenuPrint Menu Volume Off/1/2*/3/4/5 Adjusts the volume of the start NTSC/PAL My Camera Menu Print Method Using the LCD Monitor Switching the Information Displays„ Shooting Mode Display when shooting in Auto mode Changing the LCD Monitor Brightness Night Display Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele- Converter Commonly Used Shooting FunctionsShooting with the Optical Zoom Press the zoom lever toward or Safety Zoom Zone Safety Zoom FactorShooting with the Digital Zoom Select Digital Zoom Accept the setting Press the zoom lever toward and shootShooting with the Digital Tele-Converter Use the or button to select Standard Press the button Adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot Magnified Close-Up Shooting Digital MacroSelect Digital Macro Choose the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot Using the Flash Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity ShotsYou can shoot close-ups or infinity shots To Cancel the Macro Mode Press the / buttonUse the or button to select or Using the Self-Timer To Cancel the Self-TimerShoot Press the button and use the or button to select Setting the Delay Time and Number of Shots Select Self-timer Changing the Recording Pixels Still Images Select the recording pixelsApproximate Values for Recording Pixels Select a compression setting Approximate Values for Compression SettingsChanging the Compression Still Images Widescreen Setting the Image Stabilizer Function Select is ModePress the button Menu, use the or button to select is Mode Adjusting the ISO Speed You can set the ISO speed to p Various Shooting Methods Shooting in Modes for Special ConditionsVarious Shooting Methods Portrait Scene Mode Fireworks AquariumUnderwater ISO3200 Shooting in Manual Mode Select manual modeContinuous Shooting Recommended Memory Card Setting the Flash To Cancel Continuous Shooting Select Flash Settings Set the flash optionsPress Button Menu, use the or Press Button Movie Shooting StandardCompact Color Accent Color Swap Select a shooting mode Page Changing Recording Pixels/Frame Rates Select the number of recording pixelsRecording Pixels and Frame Rates Press Button Use Camera is recording Shooting Panoramic Images Stitch Assist Select a shooting direction Repeat the procedure for additional images Shoot the first image in the sequenceShoot the next image by overlapping it with the first image Press Button twice after the last shot Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions Focus Check Select Review Info To Cancel Checking the Focus Recorded image displays Frame displays as follows Switching between Focusing Modes Select AF FramePress the button Menu, use the or button to select AF Frame Detect Face Detect Feature Examples Changing the AF Frame Size Select AF Frame Size When a face is detected, press Pressing the button cancels the Face Select modeSelecting the Face to Focus On Face Select and Track Select a face you wish to focus on Shoot Focus lock can be operated in any shooting mode Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects Focus Lock, AF LockShooting with the Focus Lock Icon will display Locking the Exposure Setting AE Lock To Cancel the AF LockRe-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and shoot Locking the Flash Exposure Setting FE Lock To Cancel the AE LockTo Cancel the FE Lock Flash will pre-fire and will display Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Adjust the exposureTo Cancel the Exposure Compensation Switching between Metering Modes Change the metering method Setting the Shutter Speed Long Shutter Mode Select the Long Shutter ModeChange the shutter speed Press Button Use Or button to select Adjusting the Tone White Balance Custom Select a white balance setting Using the Custom White BalanceSelect 100 Shooting in a My Colors Mode You can change the look of an image when shooting101 Select a My Colors setting Setting the Custom Colors Mode SelectAdjust the setting 102 Changing Colors 103 When shooting movies Press the button to complete the setting, then shoot Shooting in the Color Swap Mode Select the Color Swap mode When shooting still images Color swap image using 106Only one color can be specified Changing the Save Method for the Original Image Select Save Original107 Setting the Display Overlays Select Disp. Overlay108 Categorizing Images Automatically Auto Category Select Auto Category109 Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button Settings even if you press the buttonSelect Set button 110 Using Button Press To Cancel the Shortcut Button111 Select in Step To Cancel the Magnified Display Playback/ErasingViewing Magnified Images Press the zoom lever toward Switching between Sets of Nine Images To Cancel Index PlaybackViewing Images in Sets of Nine Index Playback Press the zoom lever Frame Color Content 114Frames are displayed on the image as follows Switching Frames Press Button To Cancel the Focus Check Display Press the Menu buttonMake changes Jumping to Images Single Image Playback mode, press the buttonUse the or button to Select a search key Display the Images Selected 117 Organizing Images by Category My Category Category Selection MethodsSelect My Category Choose a selection method Select Categorize the images Select Range Select the first image119 Select the last image Select a category120 Press the button Use the or button to select a Category Adjust the trimming frame Trimming a Portion of an ImageSelect Trimming Select an image Save the image Display the saved image122 Display the movie file Play the movie123 Display the movie control panel Operating the Movie Control Panel 124 Editing Movies Select EditEdit the movie Select Save Save the file Rotating Images in the Display Select RotateRotate the image 127 Playback with Transition Effects Select Transition128 Use the or button to select an effect Press the button Automated Playback Slide Shows Select Slide ShowSelect a playback method 129 Start the slide show Transition Effects130 To Stop the Slide Show Select images to play back 131 Selecting Images for Playback Select images to playBack 132 Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Settings Select Set upConfigure the setting Play Time Red-Eye Correction Function Select Red-Eye Correction134 Correct the image 135Use the , , or button to select Start Press the button Adjust the position of the frame Add Correction Frame Select Add FrameAdd a correction frame Removing Correction Frames Select Remove Frame Select a frame you wish to removeDelete the frame 137 Adding Effects with the My Colors Function Select My Colors138 Use the or button to select an image Press the button Select a My Colors type 139 Resizing Images Select Resize 141 Attaching Sound Memos to Images Select Sound MemoRecord the memo Sound Memo Panel 143 Sound-Only Recording Sound Recorder Select Sound RecorderSound recording Sound Recorder Panel Protecting Images Select Protect145 Select Protect the image 146 Protect the images 147 All Images Protect the images 148 Erasing Images Select EraseSelect an erasure method Select Select the image Erase the image150 Erase the images Press the button and choose Erase151 Playback/Erasing All Images Erase the images 152Page Print Settings/Transfer Settings Setting the Dpof Print SettingsSetting the Print Style 154 Select Print Settings 155 Select a Print Settings Method 156 Select Images & Qty Select the images Standard /BothIndex Configure the print settings Select All Images Configure the print settings 159 Clear All Selections Deselect the images 160 Setting the Dpof Transfer Settings Select Transfer OrderSelect an order method 161 Order Select an image to transfer. Transfer Selection Mark all Select OK162 Configuring the Camera Setting the Power Saving FunctionSelect Power Saving Set the power saving Setting the World Clock Setting the Home/World Time Zones Select Time ZoneSelect Home Select an area as home Switching to the Destination Time Zone Select Time Zone Select WorldSelect a destination area 165 Formatting Memory Cards Select Format 167 Resetting the File Number Select File Numbering168 File and Folder Numbers 169 Creating an Image Destination Folder 170 171 Setting the Auto Rotate Function Select Auto Rotate172 Left end is Resetting Settings to Their Default Values Select Reset All173 Connecting to a TV Shooting/Playback Using a TVPlug the other ends AV cable to the Video Customizing the Camera My Camera Settings Changing My Camera SettingsSelect a menu item 175 Registering My Camera Settings Select a settingAccept the setting Start-up Image 176 Register the setting 177Registering, press Exit Troubleshooting Camera will not operateSounds come from the camera interior Card locked! message appears Date/Time menu appearsNothing is displayed LCD monitor will shut off during shooting 180 Display darkensDisplay flickers Bar of light purplish red appears on the LCD monitor Noise displays./Subject’s movements are irregular Camera will not recordImage Seen in Viewfinder vs. Recorded Image Image is blurred or out of focus Subject in recorded image is too dark Image contains noise White dots appear on the image 184 Eyes appear redContinuous shooting slows down Recording images to memory card takes a long time 185 Zoom does not operate Cannot play back Images cannot be editedMovies do not play back correctly Reading images from memory card is slow Battery consumed quickly Battery will not chargeImage is distorted or not showing on TV monitor Cannot print List of Messages Naming error Change the battery packNo image Image too large Incompatible Wave Cannot register this imageCannot modify image Cannot assign to category Communication error Lens error, restart cameraUnselectable image Cannot select Appendix Equipment192 Doing so could damage the camera’s CCD or your eyesight Battery 193 Others 194Such items may lose data or stop working Battery can run down Appendix 195Doing so may cause malfunction or damage the LCD monitor Keep the battery terminals clean at all times FlashCamera 196 Battery may be short circuiting 197Appendix Do not allow any metal objects such Memory Card 198Even charged batteries continue to discharge naturally Write protect tab on SD and Sdhc memory cards 199 Using an AC Adapter Kit Sold Separately Close the memory card slot/battery CoverOpen the memory card slot 200 Using an Externally Mounted Flash Sold Separately High-Power Flash HF-DC1201 Usage in Cold Temperatures BatteriesCharge becomes Severely Limited Non-Use over Extended Periods Camera Care and Maintenance Camera BodyLens Viewfinder and LCD Monitor Specifications 204 205 Metering System 206 Widescreen 207 Bubble Jet Direct compatible Battery Capacity Battery Pack NB-6L Fully charged Test Conditions208 Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities 209 Movie Sound Recorder Data Rates and Recording Durations Estimated210 Image Data Sizes Estimated 211 Battery Pack NB-6L SD Memory CardMultiMediaCard 212 Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB-2LYE Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10213 Included with the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 Index Numerics214 215 Menu 216 Disclaimer Trademark Acknowledgments217 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 218 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 220 Always set to On 221 CEL-SH9EA210