Canon A580 1, 2, 3

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Playback/Erasing

Removing Correction Frames

1Select [Remove Frame].

1.Use the , , or button to

select [Remove Frame].

2.Press the button.

2Adjust the position of the

correction frame.

1.Use the or button to select a

frame to remove.

• The selected frame will appear in

green.

3Delete the frame.

1.Press the button.

• The selected frame will disappear.

• To continue deleting frames, repeat operations from step 2.

• When you finish deleting frames, press the MENU button.

Contents

Main Confirming the Package Contents a Lets Get Started! Learning More p. 9 Getting Started Table of Contents Shooting Using the Mode Dial 66 Advanced Shooting Functions 75 Playback/Erasing 103 Page About this Guide 1 Please Read Test Shots Warning Against Copyright Infringement Warranty Limitations Video Format Language Setting Page Getting Started Preparations 1. 2. Installing the Batteries and Memory Card 3. 4. Page Page Page Shooting Still Images 3. 4. ( Mode) 5. To Shoot Images in Focus Page Viewing Still Images 2. 3. to view. Page Page 1. 2. Embedding the Date in the Image Data 3. Shooting Movies 3. ( Standard Mode) 4. 5. 6. Page 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 Components Guide Page Page Indicators Basic Operations Menus and Settings 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 34 2 3 4 5 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus Page Shooting Mode FUNC. Menu Histogram Function 49 Basic Operations Rec. Menu Play Menu Print Menu 51 Basic Operations Set up Menu 52 Print Method Switching LCD Monitor Display Modes Using the LCD Monitor Night Display Commonly Used Shooting Functions Using the Optical Zoom toward or . Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter About the Safety Zoom Safety Zoom Factor 1 3 1 3 Using the Flash Shooting Close-ups (Macro) Using the Self-Timer 1 Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( ) 2 1 63 Commonly Used Shooting Functions Approximate Values for Recording Pixels Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) 1 Approximate Values for Compression Settings Changing the Compression (Still Images) 1 setting. Adjusting the ISO Speed Shooting Using the Mode Dial Mode Dial , , , , or (Special Scene) Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes 1 , or . Page Page Page Movie Shooting 1 2 3 Page Changing Movie Recording Pixels/Frame Rates 1 pixels. Movie Recording Pixels and Frame Rates Advanced Shooting Functions Continuous Shooting 2 Flash Settings Setting the Flash 1 Zooming the AF Frame and Shooting Checking the Focus and Peoples Expressions 3 4 1 3 Selecting an AF Frame Mode 1 Face Detect Feature Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track) 2 3 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) 1 2 wish to lock the exposure setting. 3 Page Adjusting the Exposure Compensation (Still Images) 1 compensation. Switching between Metering Modes 1 Setting a Slow Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) 1 Mode. 2 Page Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) 1 setting. 2 Page /// Shooting in a My Colors Mode 1 (Setting the Custom Color Mode) 2 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 ) toward . Switching between Sets of Nine Images Check the Focus and Facial Expressions of Subjects (Focus Check Display) 1 2 3 4 Jumping to Images 1 button. 2 select a search key. 3 Organizing Images by Category ( My Category) 1 Viewing Movies 2 Operating the Movie Control Panel Rotating Images in the Display 1 2 Playback with Transition Effects 1 Automated Playback (Slide Shows) 2 3 Red-Eye Correction Function 1 3 4 5 Add Correction Frame 1 2 correction frame. 3 1 2 3 Resizing Images 1 3 4 5 Attaching Sound Memos to Images 1 3 Sound Memo Panel Protecting Images 1 2 Erasing All Images 1 2 Print Settings/Transfer Settings Setting the Print Style Setting the DPOF Print Settings 1 Single Images 1 Qty.]. 2 All the Images on a Memory Card 1 2 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings 1 2 3 Configuring the Camera Power Saving Function 1 Page 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 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. 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 Batteries consumed quickly. If using Canon AA-size NiMH batteries TV monitor output Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor. Printing with a direct print compatible printer Cannot print List of Messages Page Page Page Appendix Safety Precautions Warnings Equipment Page Battery Others Cautions Equipment Flash Preventing Malfunctions Camera Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields Avoid Condensation Related Problems Battery Memory Card Page Using Rechargeable Batteries (Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300) Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately) Page Page 2 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) Batteries Replacing the Date Battery 1 2 3 4 Page Camera Body Lens Viewfinder and LCD Monitor Camera Care and Maintenance 176 All data is based on Canons standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice. PowerShot A580 Specifications Page Page Page Battery Capacity Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities Movie Image Data Sizes (Estimated) MultiMediaCard SD Memory Card NiMH Battery NB-3AH 184 Battery Charger CB-5AH/CB-5AHE (Included with the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK800) (Supplied with the separately sold Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300) Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 Index Numerics A B C H I J L M Page Trademark Acknowledgments Disclaimer Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode