System Requirements

The included software can be used on the following computers. Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.

Installing the Software

Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are used here for the sake of illustration. Using the software auto update function, you can update to the latest

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Contents: Basic

Operations

Operating

System*1

Computer

Processor

RAM

Interfaces

Free Hard Disk Space

Display

Windows

Macintosh

Windows 8

Mac OS X 10.6

Windows 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.7

Windows Vista SP2

Mac OS X 10.8*2

Windows XP SP3

 

Computers running one of the above operating systems (preinstalled), with an included USB port and Internet connection

 

Still images

Still images: 1.6 GHz or higher,

Mac OS X 10.7 – 10.8: Core 2

Duo or higher,

Movies: Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz

Mac OS X 10.6: Core Duo

or higher

1.83 GHz or higher

 

Movies

 

Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher

Still images

Still images

Windows 8 (64 bit), Windows 7

(64 bit): 2 GB or more

Mac OS X 10.7 – 10.8: 2 GB

Windows 8 (32 bit), Windows 7

or more,

(32 bit), Windows Vista: 1 GB or more

Mac OS X 10.6: 1 GB or more

Windows XP: 512 MB or more

Movies

Movies

2 GB or more

2 GB or more

 

USB and Wi-Fi

 

440 MB or more*3

550 MB or more*3

 

 

1024 x 768 resolution or higher

 

version and download new functions via the Internet (some software excluded), so be sure to install the software on a computer with an Internet connection.

What you will need:

zzComputer

zzInterface cable (=2)

zzIncluded CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (=2)

1Insert the CD-ROM in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

zzInsert the included CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (=2) in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

zzOn a Macintosh computer, after inserting the disc, double-click the desktop disc icon to open it, and then double-click the [] icon displayed.

2Begin the installation.

zzClick [Easy Installation] and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1 Camera Basics

2 Auto Mode/Hybrid

Auto Mode

3 Other Shooting

Modes

4 P Mode

5 Playback Mode

6 Wi-Fi Functions

7 Setting Menu

8 Accessories

9 Appendix

Index

*1 Wi-Fi image transfer to a computer requires Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7, or Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later.

*2 Information on computer models compatible with Mac OS X 10.8 is available on the Apple website.

*3 Includes Silverlight 5.1 (max. 100 MB). Additionally, in Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (max. 500 MB) must be installed. Installation may take some time, depending on computer performance.

• Check the Canon website for the latest system requirements, including supported OS versions.

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