Canon 960 IS Components Guide

Components Guide

Front View

aWrist Strap Mount (p.11)

bMicrophone

cAF-assist Beam (p.49)

dRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p.86)

eSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 73)

fViewfinder Window

gFlash (p. 71)

hLens

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Contents

Main Camera User Guide ENGLISH Workflow and Reference Guides Getting Started (p. 7) Learning More (p.37) Checking the Package Contents a de hfg j i Table of Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Symbol Conventions in this Guide 6 Please Read Test Sh ots Warning Against Copyright Infringement Warranty Limitations Video Format Getting Started Preparations 1. 2. 3. Charging the Battery Page 4. Page Page Page Shooting Still Images 4. 5. Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting (Rec. Review) Viewing Still Images 2. Shooting Movies 1. 2. 3. ( Standard Mode) 4. 5. 6. Viewing Movies 2. 3. Erasing 2. 3. Printing Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer* 1. . 2. 3. 4. 24 Downloading Images to a Computer Items to Prepare Macintosh System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. 1. Macintosh Preparing to Download Images 2. 3. Page Page Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) 1. 2. 3. 4. System Map Supplied with Camera Page Optional Accessories Flash Power Supplies Other Accessories Direct Print Compatible P rinters Page Page Components Guide Page Page Touching the Dial Circling Your Finger on the Dial Using the Touch Control Dial Page Using the Button Shooting Mode Turning the Camera Off How to Use the Mode Dial Right Indicator Left Indicator Indicators Power Saving Function Using the Clock FUNC. Menu Menus and Settings 1 2 3 4 5 Basic Operations 12 5 34 2 3 4 5 See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p.228). FUNC. Menu Menus and Default Setting s Play Menu Print Menu Set up Menu Page My Camera Menu Using the LCD Monitor Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor b c d Page Page Page LCD Monitor Brightn ess Settings LCD Monitor Brightness Night Display Setting the Home/World Time Zones Setting the World Clock 1 2 3 4 5 Switching to the D estination Time Zone 1 2 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values 1 Formatting Memory Cards 1 Shooting with the Optical Zoom 1 Commonly Used Shooting Functions Shooting with the Digital Zoom Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter 3 Safety Zoom Zone Safety Zoom Factor Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter 1 3 Magnified Close-Up S hooting (Digital Macro) 1 2 and shoot. Using the Flash Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shot 1 Using the Self-Timer Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( ) 1 Approximate Values for Recording Pixels Changing the Recording Pixels/ Compression (Still Ima ges) 1 Approximate Values for Compression Settings 1 Configuring the Postcard Mode 1 Embedding the Date in the Image Data 2 3 Setting the Image Stabilizer Function 1 Page Shooting in Modes fo r Special Conditions 1 Various Shooting Methods Page Page Shooting in Manual Mod e 1 Continuous Shooting Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function 1 Setting the Slow Synchro F unction 2 88 Movie Shooting 1 Page Changing Recording Pixels Recording Pixels and Frame Rates 1 Changing the Shooting Interval ( Time Lapse) Select a shooting inter val. Shooting Panoramic Image s (Stitch Assist) 2 sequence. 3 4 5 Checking the Focus and Peoples Expressions (Focus Check) 1 3 Switching between Focusing Modes 1 Face Detect Feature Changing the AF Frame Size 1 Shooting with the Focus Lock Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) 2 3 Shooting with the AF Lock 1 2 3 4 Page Page Page Reducing the Effects of C amera Shake (Auto ISO Shift) 1 3 4 5 3 Adjusting the Exposure C ompensation 1 Switching between Metering Modes 1 Setting the Shutter Spee d (Long Shutter Mode) 2 Page Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) 1 ting. Using the Custom White Balance 2 3 cloth and press the button. Page 114 You can change the look of an image when it is shot. Shooting in a My Color s Mode Configuring My Colors Settings (Except ) Setting the Camera to a Custom Color Mode ( ) 1 2 3 Shooting in the Color Accent Mode Changing Colors 1 Still Images: 2 3 4 Shooting in the Color Swap Mode 1 Still Images: Movies: 2 3 5 4 Changing the Save Method for the Original Image 1 Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) 1 Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button 1 Using the Button Setting the Display Overlays 1 Setting the Auto Rotate Function 1 Creating a Folder the Next Time You Shoot. Creating an Image Destination (Folder) 1 Setting the Day or Time for Automatic Folder Creati on. 1 Resetting the File Number 1 File and Folder Numbers Magnifying Images 2 the image. Playback/Erasing Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) 1 Switching between Sets of Nine Images Displaying the Focus Check Checking the Focus and Peoples Expressions (Focus Check display) 2 focus check screen appears. 3 4 Jumping to Images 1 2 select a search key 3 , , Selected Categories Category Selection Methods 1 3 Page 5 6 Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) 1 2 Operating the Movie Control Panel Editing Movies 1 2 3 4 Rotating Images in the Display 1 2 Playback with Transition Ef fects 1 Automated Playback (Slide S hows) 2 Transition Effects 3 Select a date/category/folder to play back (//) 1 2 Selecting Images for Playback ( ) 1 2 back. Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Settings 1 2 Red-Eye Correction Function 1 3 Add Correction Frame 1 2 frame. 3 1 2 3 Adding Effects with the My Colors Function 1 3 Page Resizing Images 1 3 Page Attaching Sound Memos to Images 1 3 Sound Memo Panel Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) 1 2 Sound Recorder Panel Protecting Images 1 [Select] 3 5 4 [All Images] 3 Erasing Images [Select] 1 2 3 4 Page 5 4 [All Images] 3 R egistering Functions to th e Playback Button 1 Print Settings/Transfer Settings Setting the Print Style Setting the DPOF Print S ettings 1 Select a print settings method Page 2 3 4 2 3 [Select All Images] [Clear All Selections] 2 Setting the DPOF Transfer Se ttings 1 3 Shooting/Playback Using a TV 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting to a TV Changing My Camera Settings 1 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) Registering My Camera Settings 2 3 - [Start-up Image] - [Start-up]/[Operation]/[Self-timer]/[Shutter Sounds] 4 Troubleshooting Camera Camera will not operate. Sounds come from the camera interior. When the power is turned on Card locked! message appears. The Date/Time menu appears. LCD monitor Nothing is displayed. Display flickers. A bar of light (purplish red) appears on the LCD monitor. appears. Noise displays./Subjects movements are irregular. Shooting Camera will not record. Image Seen in Viewfinder vs. Recorded Image Image is blurred or out of focus. Subject in recorded image is too dark. Subject in recorded image is too bright, or image flashes white. Image contains noise. White dots appear on the image. Eyes appear red. Continuous shooting slows down. Recording images to memory card takes a long time. Lens will not retract. Shooting movies The recording time may not display properly or shooting may stop unexpectedly. ! displayed on the LCD monitor in red and shooting automatically stopped. Zoom does not operate. Playback Cannot play back. Images cannot be edited. Movies do not play back correctly. Reading images from memory card is slow. Battery/Battery Charger Battery consumed quickly. Battery will not charge. TV monitor output Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor. List of Messages Page Page Page Appendix Safety Precautions Warnings Page Battery Others Cautions Flash Preventing Malfunctions Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields Avoid Condensation Related Problems If Condensation Forms Inside the Camera Battery Handling Battery Charge Battery Handling Precautions Charging the Battery Handling the Memory Card SD memory card or SDHC memory card Write Protect Tab Cautions When Handling Formatting Using an AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) 1 2 3 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) Batteries Camera Body Lens Viewfinder and LCD Monitor Camera Care and Maintenance 214 All data is based on Canons standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice. DIGITALIX US 960 IS Specifications Page Page Page Battery Capacity (B attery Pack NB-5L (Fully ch arged)) Test Conditions Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities Movie Sound Recorder Data Rates and Recording Dura- tions (Estimated) Image Data Sizes (Estimated) 222 SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Battery Pack NB-5L Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE Page Index Numerics A B C I J L M P T V W Z Trademark Acknowledgments Disclaimer Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode