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Canon 3508B001, D10BLU Conventions Used in this Guide

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Conventions Used in this Guide

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Changing Functions.......................130

Changing Shooting Functions........134

Changing Playback Functions.......137

Changing the Start-up Image

or Sound.............................. ....137

Using Household Power................140

Changing the Strap....................... 141

Changing the Front Cover.............1 43

Troubleshooting................ ............ 144

List of Messages

that Appear on the Screen......147

Functions Available in Each

Shooting Mode........................150

Menus............................. .............. 152

Handling Precautions.................... 156

Specifications................................ 157

Index............................ ................. 160

•Icons are used in the text to represent the camera buttons and switches.

•Language that displays on the screen appears inside [ ] (square

brackets).

•The directional buttons and FUNC./SET button are represented by the

following icons.

•: Troubleshooting tips.

•: Hints for getting more out of your camera.

•: Things you should be careful about.

•: Supplemental information.

•(p. xx): Reference pages. “xx” stands for page number.

•This chapter assumes all functions are at their default settings.

8 Customizing the Camera..129 9 Useful Information............ 139

Conventions Used in this Guide

(Right button)

(FUNC./SET button)

(Up button)

(Left button)

(Down button)

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Main Camera User Guide COPY Trademark Acknowledgments ENGLISH Disclaimer Battery Charger CB-2LY Checking the Package Contents (EC256)_CDI-E404_Guide_E.book Page 2 Friday, February 6, 2009 7:44 PM Read This First What Do You Want to Do? Shoot 4 y S Ht IF w P V 2 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started.................... 13 2 Learning More......................41 3 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions................... 55 4 Selecting Settings Yourself............................... 67 5 Getting More Out of Your Camera....................... 79 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies........... 95 7 Using Playback and Other Functions........................... 101 8 Customizing the Camera..129 9 Useful Information............ 139 Conventions Used in this Guide Camera Warning Caution Caution Warning Safety Precautions (EC256)_CDI-E404_Guide_E.book Page 9 Friday, February 6, 2009 7:44 PM Battery, Battery Charger Other Warnings Caution Page Getting Started Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera Cautions Before Using This Camera Cautions While Using This Camera Cautions When Using this Waterproof, Dustproof, and Shock Resistant Camera Cautions After Using This Camera and Camera Care About the Waterproof Seals Remove the cover. Insert the battery. Charge the battery. Remove the battery. Charging the Battery Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken 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. Inserting the Battery and Memory Card Open the cover. Insert the battery. Insert the memory card. Close the cover. Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery. Remove the memory card. Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card Compatible Memory Cards Can you check the number of shots that can be taken? What is the write-protect tab? Set the date and time. Setting the Date and Time Changing the Date and Time Display the menus. Select [Date/Time] in the 3 tab. Change the date and time. Set the playback mode. Setting the Display Language Display the menus. Select [Format]. Format the memory card. Formatting Memory Cards Press halfway Press fully (to the second stop). Pressing the Shutter Button Check to Make Sure the Covers are Closed. Select the mode. Taking Pictures Compose the shot. Scene Icons Select an image to erase. 1 Viewing Images a Erasing Images Erase the image. Items to Prepare Turn off the camera and printer. Connect the camera to the printer. c Printing Images Turn on the printer. Select an image to print. Select the X mode. Compose the shot. EShooting Movies Stop shooting. Estimated Shooting Times Select a movie. Play the movie. 1 Viewing Movies You can use the included software to transfer your camera images to a computer. System Requirements Macintosh Windows Transferring Images to a Computer Preparations Install the software. Connect the camera to the computer. Open CameraWindow. Transferring Images to a Computer Accessories Supplied with Camera Accessory Kits * Page Power Supplies Other Accessories The battery charger can also be used when abroad. Separately Sold Accessories Page 4 (Shooting) / E (Movie) Button Use the 4 / E button and the qrop buttons to change the shooting mode. Components Guide 1 (Playback) Button 11 Shooting Mode Playback Mode Power off Shooting (Information Display) Information Displayed on the Screen Switching the Display You can change the display using the l button. (EC256)_CDI-E404_Guide_E.book Page 44 Friday, February 6, 2009 7:44 PM Playback (Detailed Information Display) Switching the Display You can change the display using the l button. Display in Dark Conditions during Shooting Indicator Overexposure Warning during Playback Histogram during Playback Select a shooting mode. Display the FUNC. menu. m FUNC. Menu Basic Operations n Menu Basic Operations Muting Sounds Adjusting the Volume Changing the Sound Settings With the n Button Select [LCD Brightness]. Change the brightness. With the l Button Changing the Screen Brightness Select [Reset All]. Reset the settings. Returning the Camera to Default Settings Select [Format]. Perform the low level format. Low Level Memory Card Formatting Power Saving during Shooting Power Saving during Playback Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) Clock Functions Page Page K Shooting in Various Conditions Page Page Page Press the r button. Select !. ! Turning the Flash Off Press the i button. Press the i button again. Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Turning off the digital zoom Digital Tele-Converter Select [Digital Zoom]. Accept the setting. Combinations that Cause Image Deterioration Inserting the Date and Time Press the p button. Select . Using the Self-Timer Select ". Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button fully. Join the subjects and look at the camera. " Using the Face Self-Timer Page Selecting Settings Yourself G Shooting in Program AE h Turning the Flash On Select e. Select u. e Shooting Close-ups (Macro) Using u Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) Select the recording pixels. Select the image quality. Changing the Recording Pixels Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio) Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Image Quality Approximate Values for Paper Size attachments. Select the exposure compensation. Select the drive mode. b Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) W Continuous Shooting Select the ISO speed. Approximate Values for ISO Speed Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Select the white balance. Custom White Balance Adjusting the White Balance Select My Colors. Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Custom Color Select . Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer Select $. Select the settings. $ Customizing the Self-Timer What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots? Shooting Using a TV Monitor Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock Getting More Out of Your Camera You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions you want to shoot. Changing the AF Frame Mode Select [AF Frame]. tab, select [AF Frame], then press the qr buttons to select an option. Face AiAF Center Magnifying the Focal Point What if the display does not magnify? Lock the focus. Select [Servo AF]. % Shooting with the AF Lock Shooting with Servo AF Press the q button. Select f. Approximate focus. Fine-tune your focus. f Shooting in Manual Focus Mode Changing the Distance Units Register 0 to the c button (p.136). Set the Face Select mode. 0 Select the face on which to focus. Selecting the Person to Focus On (Face Select) Select the metering mode. Changing the Metering Mode & Shooting with the AE Lock Select h (p.68). Select . ( Shooting with the FE Lock Shooting with Slow Synchro Select [i-Contrast]. @ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter (i-Contrast) Select [Flash Settings]. Adjust the setting. Red-Eye Correction Checking for Shut Eyes Select . Select the shutter speed. Confirm the exposure. Shooting Long Exposures T Color Accent Select T. Press the l button. Specify the color. Changing the Color and Shooting Y Color Swap Specify the range of colors to be swapped. Select x or v. Take the first shot. Take subsequent shots. Finish shooting. L Shooting Stitch Assist Images Page Select a movie mode. Select the image quality. Changing the Movie Mode Changing the Image Quality Image Quality Table Estimated Shooting Time Change the exposure. AE Lock/Exposure Shift The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Other Shooting Functions Playback Functions Summary for 1 Viewing Movies (p.34) Select *. Set the editing range. * Editing Check the edited movie. Save the edited movie. Using Playback and Other Functions Press the g button. Images in Sets of 9 Press the g button. Press the g button again. gSearching Images (Index Display) Setting the Conditions d Viewing Images in Filtered Playback Search by , , and Select a target filter. Viewing images using filter playback. Jump by and Images Select [Slideshow]. Select [Start]. Changing Settings Select [Slideshow]. . Viewing Slideshows Select Images for Playback by Type Checking the Focus Press the k button. k Magnifying Images + Changing Image Transitions Select [Transition]. Items to Prepare Viewing Images on a TV Select [Erase]. Select a selection method. Select images. / Erasing All Images Press the n button. Erase. Select [Select Range]. Select the starting image. Select the ending image. Select All Images Page Select [Protect]. Select a selection method. : Protecting Images Select All Images Select [My Category]. ; Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Select [Select Range]. Select the setting. Select [Rotate]. Rotate the image. \ Rotating Images Select [Resize]. Select an image size. Save the new image. Display the new image. = Resizing Images Select [Trimming]. Adjust the trimming area. [ Trimming Select [My Colors]. Select a menu option. ? Adding Effects with the My Colors Function Select [i-Contrast]. @ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter (i-Contrast) Select [Red-Eye Correction]. Correct the image. ] Correcting the Red-Eye Effect Easily Add Images to the Print List Print Added Images Printing from the Print List (DPOF) Print Settings Select [Print Settings]. Adjust the settings. Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF) Selecting the Number of Copies Select [Select Images & Qty.]. Set the number of prints. Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Page Turning off the Power Saving Function Setting the Screen Shut-Off Time Changing Functions Using the World Clock Set the home time zone. Set the world time zone. Select the world time zone. Changing the File Number Assignment Creating a Folder Creating Folders by Day and Time Turning off Auto Rotate Turning off the Red-Eye Reduction Function Turning off the AF Assist Beam Changing Shooting Functions Changing the Image Display Time Changing the Image Display Right After Shooting Displaying the Overlay Changing the IS-Mode Settings Registering Functions to the c Button Selecting the Image that First Displays in Playback Change Sounds Changing Playback Functions Changing the Start-up Image or Sound Changing the Start-up Screen Setting a Recorded Image as the Start-up Screen Image Page Turn off the camera. Plug the cord into the camera. Connect the power cord. Using Household Power Changing the Strap. Changing the Strap Page Remove the screws. Remove the front cover. Put on a new cover. Screw in the cover. Changing the Front Cover Power TV output Shooting Troubleshooting Page Shooting movies Playback List of Messages that Appear on the Screen Page Page Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 4 Shooting Menu Menus 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Equipment Memory Cards Handling Precautions Specifications EC256_09-Appendix.fm Page 157 Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:39 PM Page For CA, USA only Numerics A B C Index Index G H I K L S T U V W Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.