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Confirming the Package Contents
Let’s Get Started
This guide is divided into the following two sections
Table of Contents
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Index 185 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 189
Symbol Conventions in this Guide
About this Guide
Warranty Limitations
Please Read
Test Shots
Language Setting
Camera Body Temperature
Video Format
About the LCD Monitor
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Getting Started
Installing the Batteries and Memory Card
Install two batteries
Preparations
Insert the memory card until it clicks into place
To Remove the Batteries
To Remove the Memory Card
Setting the Date and Time
Press the button To Change a Previously Set Date/Time
Setting the Display Language
Shooting Still Images Mode
Select a shooting mode
Press the ON/OFF button
Aim the camera at the subject
Mute Setting
Press the shutter button fully all the way to shoot
To Shoot Images in Focus
Shooting in Easy Mode
Viewing Still Images
Erasing
Printing
Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer
Button will light blue
Button will blink blue and printing will start
Printing from a Print List
Printing Images in a Print List
Connect the camera to the printer Print the image
Press the ON/OFF button Select a shooting mode
Embedding the Date in the Image Data
Select Date Stamp
Press the button Use the or button to select
Shooting Movies Standard Mode
Do not touch the microphone while recording
Press the shutter button fully Again to stop recording
Viewing Movies
Use the or button to select Play and press Button
Images with a icon are movies
Downloading Images to a Computer
Items to Prepare
System Requirements
Windows
Installing the software
Click Restart or Finish once the installation is complete
Preparing to Download Images
Connecting the camera to a computer
Preparing to download images to the computer
Open the CameraWindow
Downloading Images Using the Camera Direct Transfer
Press
All Images
Press the button after downloading finishes
Windows Macintosh
System Map
Supplied with Camera
Also available for purchase separately
Optional Accessories
Power Supplies
Flash
Other Accessories
SD Memory Card
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
AV Cable AVC-DC300
Direct Print Compatible Printers
Compact Photo Printers Selphy series Inkjet Printers
For more information, visit your nearest Canon retailer
Learning More
Components Guide
Front View
Using the Viewfinder
Back View Components Guide
Controls
Indicators
Lower Indicator
Menus and Settings
Basic Operations
FUNC. Menu Button
Use the or button to select an option for the menu item
Rec., Play, Print and Set up Menu Button
Press Button Use Button to switch between Menus
Use Button to select a menu item
Use the or button to select an option
Shooting Mode E g
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus
About the Battery Charge Indicator
Playback Mode Detailed
Shooting Mode
Histogram Function
FUNC. Menu
Rec. Menu
Play Menu
Print Menu
Set up Menu
Print Method
Using the LCD Monitor
Switching LCD Monitor Display Modes
Shooting Mode Basic Operations
Playback Mode or Rec. Review Right After Shooting
Night Display
Using the Optical Zoom
Using the Digital Zoom Digital Tele-Converter
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Press the zoom lever toward or
About the Safety Zoom
Safety Zoom Factor
Make settings
Shooting with the Digital Zoom Select Digital Zoom
Press the zoom lever toward and shoot
Use the or button to select Standard Press the button
Adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot
Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter
Use the or button to select 6x or Press the button
Using the Flash
To Cancel the Macro Mode
Shooting Close-ups Macro
Use the or button to select
Using the Self-Timer
Select the self-timer mode
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Shoot
Press the button and the or button to select
Changing the Recording Pixels Still Images
Select the recording pixels
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
Select a compression setting
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
Adjusting the ISO Speed
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Mode Dial
Camera automatically selects settings. Auto p Easy p
Image Zone
Or Special Scene Set the mode dial to , , , , or
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes
Sunset
Fireworks
Shooting in the Manual Mode
Set the mode dial to Shoot
Set the mode dial to Select a movie mode
Movie Shooting
Shoot
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Changing Movie Recording Pixels/Frame Rates
Movie Recording Pixels and Frame Rates
To Cancel Continuous Shooting
Advanced Shooting Functions
Continuous Shooting
Follow to select
Setting the Flash
Flash Settings
Red-Eye
Lamp
Displaying and Setting Flash Settings Select Flash Settings
Press Button
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
Zooming the AF Frame and Shooting
Select AF-Point Zoom
Use the or button to select Press the button
Press the shutter button halfway
LCD monitor
Checking Focus Right After Shooting Focus Check
Select Review Info
Use the or button to select Focus Check Press the button
To Cancel the Focus Check
Selecting an AF Frame Mode
Select AF Frame
Press the button Menu, use the or button to select AF Frame
Face Detect Feature
No AF frame Focusing difficulty Face Detect or AiAF option
Selecting a Subject to Focus On Face Select and Track
Select a face you wish to focus on
Face frame of main subject will change into
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects Focus Lock, AF Lock
Press the shutter button halfway and press the button
Recompose the image and press the shutter button fully
Will display
To Release the AF Lock
Locking the Exposure Setting AE Lock
Still Images
Movies
Shooting with FE Lock
Turn on the LCD monitor
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot
To Release the FE Lock
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Still Images
Adjust the exposure compensation
To Cancel the Exposure Compensation
Switching between Metering Modes
Change the metering mode
Setting a Slow Shutter Speed Long Shutter Mode
Adjust the setting
Select the Long Shutter
Mode
Advanced Shooting Functions
Adjusting the Tone White Balance
Select a white balance setting
Using the Custom White Balance
Select
Aim the camera at a piece
White paper or cloth
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Shooting in a My Colors Mode
Select a My Colors setting
You can change the look of an image when it is shot
Setting the Custom Color Mode Select
Press Button Use Button to select
Setting the Display Overlays
Select Disp. Overlay
Use the or button to select the option Press the button
Image
Categorizing Images Automatically Auto Category
Select Auto Category
100
Registering Settings to the Button
To Cancel the Shortcut Button
Select Set button
Functions
Using the Button Press the button
102
Playback/Erasing
Viewing Magnified Images
Press the zoom lever toward
Use the , , or button to move around
Switching between Sets of Nine Images
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine Index Playback
Press the zoom lever
Toward
105
Frames are displayed on the image as follows
Change the setting
Switching Frames Press the button
To Cancel Changing the Display Position
106
Jumping to Images
Single image playback mode, press the button
Use the or button to
Select a search key
Display the Images
108
To Return to Single Image Playback Press the Menu button
Organizing Images by Category My Category
Select My Category
109
Press the button Menu, use the or button to select
Viewing Movies
Display a movie
Play the movie
Operating the Movie Control Panel
111
Rotating Images in the Display
Select Rotate
Rotate the image
112
Playback with Transition Effects
Select Transition
113
Automated Playback Slide Shows
Select Slide Show
Select an effect
114
Red-Eye Correction Function
Play
115
Select Red-Eye Correction
Select an image
Correct the image
Save the image
Display the saved image
117
Adjust the position of the correction frame
Add Correction Frame Select Add Frame
Add additional correction frames
118
Removing Correction Frames Select Remove Frame
Delete the frame
119
Select a resolution
Resizing Images
Select Resize
120
Save the image
Attaching Sound Memos to Images
Select Sound Memo
Record the memo
Sound Memo Panel
123
Protecting Images
Select Protect
Protect an image
124
Erasing All Images
Select Erase all
Erase the images
125
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Setting the Dpof Print Settings
Setting the Print Style
126
Select Print Settings
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
127
Single Images
Select Select Images Qty
Select the images
Standard Both
All the Images on a Memory Card
Select Select All Images
Select OK
Setting the Dpof Transfer Settings
Select Transfer Order
Select an order method
130
Single Images Select an image to transfer
Mark all Execute the transfering images
131
Configuring the Camera
Power Saving Function
Select Power Saving
132
Configuring the Camera
133
Formatting Memory Cards
Select Format
134
Low Level Format
Resetting the File Number
Select File Numbering
135
File and Folder Numbers
136
Creating an Image Destination Folder
137
138
Press Button Use Button to select Menu Create Folder
Setting the Auto Rotate Function
Select Auto Rotate
139
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
Select Reset All
Menu Use Button to select Reset All Press
Connecting to a TV
Shooting/Playback Using a TV
Not display properly
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Camera will not operate
143
Sounds come from the camera interior
Card locked! message appears
Appears
Nothing displays
Display flickers
Bar of light purplish red appears on the LCD monitor
Noise displays./Subject’s movements are irregular
145
Camera will not record
Image Seen in Viewfinder vs. Recorded Image
Image is blurred or out of focus
146
Subject in recorded image is too dark
Image contains noise
White dots appear on the image
Constitute a malfunction
Eyes appear red
Continuous shooting slows down
Recording images to memory card takes a long time
Lens will not retract
There is insufficient free zTry the following procedures
Zoom does not operate
150
Use a high-speed memory card
Cannot play back
Images cannot be edited
Movies do not play back correctly
Reading images from memory card is slow
If using Canon AA-size NiMH batteries
Batteries consumed quickly
Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor
Cannot print
153
Method is not correct
List of Messages
Naming error
Change the batteries
No image
Image too large
Incompatible Wave
Cannot modify image
Cannot assign to category
Cannot Modify
Communication error
Lens error, restart camera
157
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Appendix
Equipment
158
159
Appendix
Battery
160
Never use batteries that look like this
Others
161
This equipment. Do not use it with other products
Such items may lose data or stop working
162
Such conditions could lead to damage
Do not store the equipment in humid or dusty areas
Do not use in locations with poor ventilation
163
Doing so could result in burns
Avoid Condensation Related Problems
Camera Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields
164
Bag
Memory Card
165
Batteries may be short circuited
166
Do not use or store memory cards in the following locations
Using the Power Kits Sold Separately
167
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Appendix
Using the AC Adapter Kit ACK800
Open the terminal cover Attach the cord to DC in terminal
170
Using an Externally Mounted Flash Sold Separately
High-Power Flash HF-DC1
171
Batteries
Replacing the Date Battery
173
Replace the battery holder and close
When the Date/Time menu appears, set
Cover
Date and time p
Camera Care and Maintenance
Camera Body
Lens
Viewfinder and LCD Monitor
Specifications
176
177
178
Sound Memo Wave monaural
179
Max., Resume Playback, Image Inspection
Battery Capacity
180
Test Conditions
Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities
181
Movie
Image Data Sizes Estimated
182
NiMH Battery NB-3AH
MultiMediaCard
SD Memory Card
183
Battery Charger CB-5AH/CB-5AHE
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800
184
Included with the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK800
Index
Numerics
171
187
Disclaimer
Trademark Acknowledgments
188
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
189
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