Canon ELPH 300 HS Getting Started

Getting Started

This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in

A mode, and then how to view and erase the images you take. The

latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and

transfer images to a computer.

Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera

•Attach the included strap and wrap it around your wrist to avoid dropping

the camera during use.

•Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by

the sides when shooting. Be sure that your fingers do not block the flash.

Strap

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Contents

Main Using the PDF Manuals A memory card is not included. AdobeReader is required to view the PDF manuals. Checking the Package Contents Read This First What Do You Want to Do? OS z IwP V Shoot 1 View Other 3 2 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started...................13 2 Learning More....................41 3 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions..................53 4 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions........63 5 Choosing Settings Yourself...............................83 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies..............107 8 Printing............................. 151 7 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions............ 117 9 Customizing Camera Settings......................... ... 165 10Useful Information........... 177 Conventions Used in This Guide Warning Safety Precautions 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 About Eye-Fi Cards Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) Inserting the Battery and Memory Card Insert the battery. z Insert the memory card. z Close the cover. Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery. z X Remove the memory card. Setting the Date and Time Reappearing Date/Time screen Daylight saving time settings Changing the Date and Time Choose [Date/Time]. Change the date and time. Setting the Display Language Formatting Memory Cards Complete formatting. X Press halfway z Pressing the Shutter Button z X Enter A mode. z z Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) Compose the shot. z X z X What if... z What if an icon appears in the upper right of the screen? Choosing the subject to focus on (Tracking AF) Viewing Images Switching to Shooting mode Choose an image to erase. z Erase the image. Erasing Images Choose A mode. z X Compose the shot. Shooting Movies z Stop shooting. z X X X Shooting Time Viewing Movies System Requirements How can I play back movies on a computer? Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing Macintosh Preparations Install the Software. Place the CD in the computers CD- ROM drive. z Begin installation. Connect the camera to the computer. Open CameraWindow. z X z Macintosh X Transfer and View Images z X z z Accessories Supplied with Camera Power Supplies z Separately Sold Accessories Using accessories abroad Other Accessories z Printers z Page Page Components Guide Mode Switch Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode. 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 Choose [LCD Brightness]. Adjust the brightness. Using the p Button Adjusting the Screen Brightness Choose [Reset All]. z z Reset the settings. z 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 Choose [Digital Zoom]. z z z X Inserting the Date and Time Choose . z X z Using the Self-Timer Using the Self-Timer to Prevent Camera Shake Choose . Customizing the Self-Timer Choose $. Choose the settings. z What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots? Choose the recording pixel setting. z Changing the Recording Pixel Setting (Image Size) Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) Approximate Values for Paper Size (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) attachments. z Page Shooting in Various Conditions Page Page z X Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest) What if a movie is not recorded? Viewing movies made with Movie Digest Adding Effects and Shooting 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 Changing the Color and Shooting Page Specify the range of colors to be swapped. z Shooting in Monochrome z Choose a color tone. z X Shoot with the Effects of a Toy Camera (Toy Camera Effect) 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 z Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. z Press the shutter button fully. Using the Face Self-Timer z Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway. z Press the shutter button fully. Page Choose . z Choose the shutter speed. z z Shooting Long Exposures z X Images Displayed During Playback High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst) Capturing the Best Facial Expressions (Best Image Selection) Shooting Stitch Assist Images Choosing Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Enter Exposure Compensation mode. z X Adjust the brightness. Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Turning the Flash On Choose the white balance function. z Custom White Balance Adjusting the White Balance Manually Correcting the White Balance Choose S. z Choose the White Balance. z Changing the ISO Speed Changing the ISO speed Choose [i-Contrast]. X Correcting the Brightness and Shooting (i-Contrast) z X Changing the Aspect Ratio Choose a Drive mode. z X Continuous Shooting Choose My Colors. Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) Custom Color 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 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 Shooting mode. z X Other Shooting Modes Shooting Various Kinds of Movies Choose the area to keep in focus. Choose a playback speed. Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for 1 Min. Clips) Shoot Movies That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) z Choose a frame rate. z X Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies Frame Rates and Playback Times (for 30 Sec. Clips) Viewing super slow motion movies You can choose among 4 different image quality settings. Choose the image quality setting. op buttons to choose , then press the m button again. Changing the Image Quality Other Shooting Functions Choose *. z X Set the editing range. Editing Save the edited movie. z X Page Page Searching Images Using Index Display Move the zoom lever toward g. X z Quickly Searching Images Viewing Movies Made with Movie Digest Choose . z ; Search filters Viewing Images in Filtered Playback What if you cannot choose a filter? Filtered playback Choose .. z Choose a transition effect. z Viewing Slideshows Changing Settings Choose [Slideshow]. z Press the p button to switch to the focus check display (p. 44). X Checking the Focus Move the zoom lever toward k. z Magnifying Images Choose an image group. z View each image in the group. z Viewing Each Image in a Group Group playback Ungrouping Images Choose [Group Images]. z X z Displaying Various Images (Smart Shuffle) Changing Image Transitions Viewing Images on a Standard TV Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to the TV. z Turn on the TV and switch it to the input the cable is connected to. Viewing Images on a TV What if the images dont display correctly on the TV? Viewing Images on a High-Definition TV Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera Choose [Ctrl via HDMI]. z Connect the camera to the TV. z Page Protect the image. z X Choose [Protect]. Protecting Images Choose images. Protect the image. Page Choose All Images Choose a Selection Method Choose [Erase]. Erasing Images Choose All Images Make the setting. z Choose [Favorites]. z Tagging Images as Favorites z Choose ;. z Choose a category. z Organizing Images by Category (My Category) Choose [My Category]. Choose a category. Page Choose \. Rotate the image. Choose [Rotate]. Rotate the image. Rotating Images Choose [Resize]. z X Choose an image size. Resizing Images Choose [Trimming]. z Adjust the trimming area. X Trimming Adding Effects with the My Colors Function 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 Printing Easy Print Printing Images Print images. z X z Making Print Settings Connect the camera to the printer. z screen on the left. Choose a menu option. Trimming and Printing (Trimming) Choose [Trimming]. Choose the trimming area. Print images. Page Page Printing Movies Adding Images to a Print List with the FUNC. Menu Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) Print Settings Choose [Print Settings]. z Choosing the Number of Copies Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. Set the number of prints. Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Printing chosen images (DPOF) Page 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. Turning Off the AF Assist Beam z Turning Off the Red-Eye Reduction Function Changing Shooting Function Settings Changing the Image Display Time Right After Shooting z Changing the Way the Image Displays Right After Shooting z Displaying Grid Lines Changing the IS-Mode Settings z buttons to choose an option. Grid lines will not be recorded on the image. Choosing the Image that First Displays in Playback Changing Playback Function Settings Page Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. Plug the cord into the coupler. Connect the power cord. Using Household Power Using an Eye-Fi Card Checking Connection Information Choose [Connection info]. z X Disabling Eye-Fi Transfer Troubleshooting Page Shooting Movies Playback Computer Eye-Fi Card If error messages appear on the screen, try one of the following solutions. List of Messages That Appear on the Screen Page Shooting (Information Display) Information Displayed on the Screen Scene Icons Playback (Detailed Information Display) Page Functions Available in Each Shooting Page Page Page Page Page 4 Shooting Menu Menus Menus 3 Set up Menu 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Handling Precautions Specifications Page Page Battery Pack NB-4L Battery Charger CB-2LV/CB-2LVE A B C Index Index G H I K L S T U V W Page Page Page Disclaimer