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Components Guide
Front View
a
Speaker
b
Viewfinder Window
(p.41)
c
AF-assist Beam
(p.55)
d
Red-Eye Reduction Lamp
(p.80)
e
Self-Timer Lamp
(p.68)
f
Flash
(p.66)
g
Lens
h
Wrist Strap Mount
(p.13)
Contents
Main
Confirming the Package Contents
h
a
Lets Get Started!
Learning More
p. 9
Getting Started
Table of Contents
Advanced Shooting Functions 75
Playback/Erasing 118
Print Settings/Transfer Settings 165
Configuring the Camera 174
Troubleshooting 191
Connecting to a TV 186
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 188
Page
About this Guide
Please Read
Test Shots
Warning Against Copyright Infringement
Warranty Limitations
Video Format
Language Setting
Getting Started
Page
1. 2.
3.
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
ab
4.
Page
Page
2. 3. 4.
Setting the Display Language
Shooting Still Images
2.
3.
4.
( Mode)
5.
To Shoot Images in Focus
Viewing Still Images
2.
to view.
Page
Printing
1.
2. 3.
4.
1. 2.
Embedding the Date in the Image Data
2.
3.
Shooting Movies
2.
3.
( Standard Mode)
4.
5.
6.
Viewing Movies
2.
3.
Downloading Images to a Computer
Items to Prepare
System Requirements
1.
Preparing to Download Images
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer)
1.
2.
3.
System Map
Supplied with Camera
Page
Optional Accessories
Flash
Power Supplies
Other Accessories
Direct Print Compatible Printers
Page
Page
Components Guide
Page
Page
The Shooting Functions
The Playback Functions
The Shooting and Playback Functions
Using the Control Dial
Using the Button
Components Guide
45 Turn the mode dial to the mode you wish to use.
How to Use the Mode Dial
Indicators
Using the Clock
a b
Basic Operations
Menus and Settings
1
3
4
5
12 34
2
3
4
5
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus
Page
Page
Shooting Mode
Histogram Function
FUNC. Menu
Rec. Menu
Page
Play Menu
Print Menu
Set up Menu
Print Method
59
My Camera Menu
Switching LCD Monitor Display Modes
Using the LCD Monitor
LCD Monitor Brightness Settings
Night Display
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Using the Optical Zoom
1
or .
Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter
About the Safety Zoom
Safety Zoom Factor
3
1
3
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro)
1
2
and shoot.
Using the Flash
Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity
1
Using the Self-Timer
Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( )
1
70
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images)
1
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
Changing the Compression (Still Images)
1
setting.
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function
1
Page
Adjusting the ISO Speed
Advanced Shooting Functions
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes
1
Page
Page
Shooting in Manual Mode
1
Continuous Shooting
Page
Flash Settings
Setting the Flash
1
Page
Movie Shooting
1
Page
Page
Changing Movie Recording Pixels/Frame Rates
1
pixels.
Movie Recording Pixels and Frame Rates
Changing the Shooting Interval (Time Lapse)
1
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist)
2
3
4
5
Zooming the AF Frame and Shooting
Checking the Focus and Peoples Expressions
1
Checking Focus Right After Shooting (Focus Check)
3
4
1
3
Selecting an AF Frame Mode
1
Face Detect Feature
1
Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track)
1
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock)
Page
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
1 2 3
4
5
Page
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
1
Switching between Metering Modes
1
Setting the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode)
1
Mode.
2
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
1
setting.
2
Page
107
Advanced Shooting Functions
You can change the look of an image when it is shot.
Shooting in a My Colors Mode
1
2
Shooting with Color Accent Mode
Changing the Colors and Shooting
1
mode.
3
4
Shooting with Color Swap Mode
1
3
4
5
Saving Original Images
1
Setting the Display Overlays
1
Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category)
1
Registering Settings to the Button
1
Using the Button
Playback/Erasing
Viewing Magnified Images
1
toward .
2
the image.
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback )
1
toward .
Switching between Sets of Nine Images
Checking the Focus and Peoples Expressions (Focus Check Display)
2
3
Jumping to Images
1
button.
2
select a search key.
3
Category Selection Methods
Organizing Images by Category ( My Category)
1
2
3
5
6
Trimming a Portion of an Image
1
3
Viewing Movies
1
2
Operating the Movie Control Panel
Editing Movies
1
2
3
4
Rotating Images in the Display
1
2
Playback with Transition Effects
1
Automated Playback (Slide Shows)
2
3
Transition Effects
1
2
Selecting Images for Playback ( )
1
2
back.
Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Settings
1
2
Red-Eye Correction
Function
1
3
Page
Add Correction Frame
1
2
correction frame.
3
1
2
3
Adding Effects with the My Colors Function
1
3
Resizing Images
1
3
Attaching
Sound Memos to Images
1
3
Sound Memo Panel
Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder)
1
Sound Recorder Panel
2
Protecting Images
1
2
3
5
3
4
[All Images]
3
Erasing Images
[Select]
1
2
3
4
[Select Range]
5
3
4
[All Images]
3
Registering Functions to the Button
1
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Setting the Print Style
Setting the DPOF Print Settings
1
Select a print settings method
1
[Select Images & Qty.]
2
[Select Range]
3
4
2
3
[Select All Images]
[Clear All Selections]
2
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings
1
2
3
Configuring the Camera
Power Saving Function
1
Setting the Home/World Time Zones
Setting the World Clock
2
3
4
5
Switching to the Destination Time Zone
1
2
Formatting Memory Cards
1
Resetting the File Number
1
File and Folder Numbers
Creating a Folder the Next Time You Shoot
Creating an Image Destination (Folder)
1
Setting the Day or Time for Automatic Folder Creation
1
Setting the Auto Rotate Function
1
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
1
Page
Page
Page
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
Changing My Camera Settings
1
Registering My Camera Settings
2
3
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 displays.
The display darkens.
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.
TV monitor output
Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor.
Printing with a direct print compatible printer
Cannot print
List of Messages
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Page
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Appendix
Safety Precautions
Warnings
Equipment
Page
Battery
Others
Cautions
Equipment
Flash
Preventing Malfunctions
Camera Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields
Avoid Condensation Related Problems
Battery
Page
Memory Card
Page
Using the AC Adapter (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
218 All data is based on Canons standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.
DIGITAL IXUS 970 IS
Specifications
Page
Page
Page
Battery Capacity
Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities
Movie
Sound Recorder Data Rates and Recording Durations (Estimated)
Image Data Sizes (Estimated)
SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Battery Pack NB-5L
Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10
Index
Numerics
A
B
C
G
H
I
J
L
R
S
T
V
W
Trademark Acknowledgments
Disclaimer
232
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
Only functions with settings that change with the shooting mode are listed here.