Canon A2200 IS, A3350 IS IwP, V, J, O

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What Do You Want to Do?

4

zShoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings......................... 24

zJust take pictures (Easy mode)....................................................29

IwP

At the beach

(p.69)

Against snow

(p.70)

V

Kids and pets

(p.69)

Portraits

(p.68)

Take good people shots

J

Landscape

(p.69)

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Foliage

(p.69)

Shoot various other scenes t

Fireworks

(p.70)

Shoot with special effects

Low Light

(p.69)

Miniature Effect

(p.74)

Toy Camera Effect

(p.75)

Fish-eye Effect

(p.73)

Super vivid colors

(p.73)

Poster Effect

(p.73)

Monochrome

(p.76)

Shoot

zShoot in Discreet mode................................................................72

zAdjust image settings when shooting (Live View Control)........... 71

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Focus on faces

..................................................................24, 68, 98

zShoot in places where I cannot use the flash

(turn off the flash).........................................................................56

zTake pictures with me in them too (self-timer).................60, 62, 80

zInsert the date and time into my shots.........................................59

Contents

Main Using the Manuals Checking the Package Contents A3300 IS A3200 IS A2200 Read This First What Do You Want to Do? z z IwP V J O Shoot 1 View Other 3 2 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started..................13 2 Learning More................... 41 3 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions................. 55 4 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions.......67 5 Choosing Settings Yourself..............................83 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies............. 105 7 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions........... 113 8 Printing............................ 137 9 Customizing Camera Settings............................149 10Useful Information ..........163 Conventions Used in This Guide Safety Precautions Warning Caution Caution Page Getting Started Remove the cover. Insert the battery. z Charge the battery. z Charging 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 Check the cards write-protect tab. Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) Inserting the Battery and Memory Card Insert the memory card. z Close the cover. z What if [Memory card locked] appears on the screen? Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery. z in the direction of the arrow. X Setting the Date and Time Reappearing Date/Time screen Daylight saving time settings Changing the Date and Time Setting the Display Language Formatting Memory Cards Complete formatting. X Press halfway z Pressing the Shutter Button Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) z X Enter A mode. z z z X z What if... What if an icon appears in the upper right of the screen? Choosing the subject to focus on (Tracking AF) Enter Playback mode. Viewing Images Erasing Images Enter Playback mode. Choose an image to erase. Erase the image. Shooting or Viewing Images in Easy Mode Viewing Shooting Movies X z Stop shooting. z X X X Zooming while shooting Viewing Movies Play the movie. z X z X How can I play back movies on a computer? Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing System Requirements Windows Macintosh Preparations Install the Software. z z z Connect the camera to the computer. z z z Open CameraWindow. Windows Transfer and View Images z X z z Accessories Supplied with Camera Power Supplies z Flash Separately Sold Accessories Using Accessories Abroad Printers z Page Components Guide Page Mode Dial Use the mode dial to change the Shooting mode. If you turn the mode dial while in Playback mode, the camera will switch to Shooting mode. Page Switching the Display Playback Shooting Screen Display Screen Display in Dark Shooting Conditions Indicator Overexposure Warning during Playback Histogram during Playback z Display the FUNC. menu. FUNC. Menu Basic Operations MENU Basic Operations Muting Sounds Choose [Mute]. Changing the Sound Settings Adjusting the Volume Adjusting the Screen Brightness z Choose [Reset All]. z z Reset the settings. Returning the Camera to Default Settings Are there functions that cannot be reset? Power Saving during Shooting Power Saving during Playback z Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) Clock Functions Page Turning the Flash Off Move the zoom lever toward i. z X Move it toward i again. Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Turning off the digital zoom Digital Tele-Converter z Choose [Digital Zoom]. z z z Inserting the Date and Time Choose [Date Stamp]. Using the Self-Timer Press the p button. Choose . z X z Using the Self-Timer to Prevent Camera Shake Choose . z X Customizing the Self-Timer Choose $. z Choose the settings. z Changing the Recording Pixel Setting (Image Size) Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio A3300 IS A3200 IS A2200 Approximate Values for Paper Size z Page Page Shooting in Various Conditions Page Page Easily Changing the Brightness and Color When Shooting (Live View Control) Shooting in Discreet Mode Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) Shoot with the Effects of a Fish-Eye Lens (Fish- eye Effect) Take Shots That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) z X Choose the area to keep in focus. z z Shoot with the Effects of a Toy Camera (Toy Camera Effect) Shooting in Monochrome Detecting a Smile and Shooting z X 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 Page Using the Face Self-Timer z Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. z Press the shutter button fully. Shooting Long Exposures Page Choosing Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Turning the Flash On Choose the white balance function. z Custom White Balance Adjusting the White Balance Choose the ISO speed. Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Choose [i-Contrast]. X Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast) Choose a Drive mode. z X Continuous Shooting Choose My Colors. z Custom Color z Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Choose e. z X Choose u. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) How can I take better close-ups? Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) Choose [AF Frame]. z Changing the AF Frame Mode Tracking AF Center z Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock z Choosing the Subject to Focus On (Tracking AF) Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. z Check the focus. z Magnifying the Focal Point What if the display does not magnify? Shooting with the AF Lock Choose [Servo AF]. z Shooting with Servo AF Enter Face Select mode. Choose the face to focus on. Choosing the Person to Focus On (Face Select) Choose the metering method. Changing the Metering Method Shooting with the AE Lock Shooting with the FE Lock Choose . z X Shooting with Slow Synchro Choose [Flash Settings]. z X Red-Eye Correction Choose [Blink Detection]. z X Checking for Shut Eyes Shooting Using a TV as the Display Page Page Choose a Movie mode. z X Choose the area to keep in focus. Changing the Movie Mode Shoot Movies That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Page You can choose among 3 different image quality settings. Choose the image quality setting. op buttons to choose . then press the m button. Changing the Image Quality AE Lock/Exposure Shift Other Shooting Functions Choose *. z X Set the editing range. Editing Save the edited movie. z X Page Searching Images Using Index Display Move the zoom lever toward g. z X Quickly Searching Images Choose a jump method. z X Switch images. Searching for Images Using the Jump Display Choose [Slideshow]. z Choose a setting. z Viewing Slideshows Press the l button to switch to the focus check display (p. 46). z X Switch frames. Checking the Focus Move the zoom lever toward k. z Magnifying Images Choose [Smart Shuffle]. z X z Displaying Various Images (Smart Shuffle) Choose [Transition]. z Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to the TV. z Changing Image Transitions Viewing Images on a TV Page Choose a selection method Choose [Protect]. Choose images. Protecting Images Page Choose All Images Erasing All Images Choose a selection method Choose [Erase]. Choose All Images Choose [Favorites]. Tagging Images as Favorites Choosing a Selection Method Choose [My Category]. z Choose a category. Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Choose [Select Range]. Choose images. Choose a category. Rotating Images Choose [Resize]. z X Choose an image size. Resizing Images Choose [Trimming]. z Adjust the trimming area. X Trimming Page Choose [i-Contrast]. z 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]. z Correct the image. Correcting the Red-Eye Effect Page Page Easy Print Printing Images X z Print images. z X z Making Print Settings Connect the camera to the printer. z screen on the left. Choose a menu option. Page Page Page Page Print Settings Choose [Print Settings]. z Adjust the settings. Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z X Set the number of prints. Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Printing chosen images (DPOF) Page Changing Sounds z Turning Off Hints & Tips z Changing Camera Settings Low Level Memory Card Formatting Choose [Low Level Format]. z Start the low level format. z Changing the Start-up Screen z Registering Recorded Images as the Start-up Screen z Changing the File Number Assignment qr buttons to choose an option. z 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. Changing Shooting Function Settings Turning Off the AF Assist Beam z Turning Off the Red-Eye Reduction Function z Changing the Image Display Time Right After z Changing the Way the Image Displays Right After z Displaying the Overlay z Changing the IS-Mode Settings z buttons to choose an option. Choosing the Image that First Displays in Playback z Changing Playback Function Settings Page Page Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. Plug the cord into the coupler. Connect the power cord. Using Household Power Power TV output Shooting Troubleshooting Page Shooting movies Playback Memory Card Page 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 Scene Icons Playback (Detailed Information Display) Page Handling Precautions Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4 Shooting Menu Menus Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Specifications 95.1 x 56.7 x 24.3mm (3.74 x 2.23 x 0.96 in.) Battery Pack NB-8L Battery Charger CB-2LA/2LAE Numerics A B Index Index G H I J K S T V W Z Disclaimer