Table of Contents | Canon IXUS 95 IS instruction

Table of Contents

Chapters 1 – 3 explain the basic operations and frequently used functions of this camera. Chapters 4 onward explain the advanced functions, letting you learn more as you read each chapter.

Checking the Package Contents	2
Read This First	3
What Do You Want to Do?	4
Safety Precautions	8
1 Getting Started	11
Charging the Battery	12
Inserting the Battery and
Memory Card	14
Setting the Date and Time	17
Setting the Display Language	19
Formatting Memory Cards	20
Pressing the Shutter Button	21
A Taking Pictures	22
1 Viewing Images	25
Erasing Images	26
Printing Images	27
E Shooting Movies	29
Viewing Movies	31
Transferring Images to a Computer.32
Accessories	36
Separately Sold Accessories	38
2 Learning More	39
Components Guide	40
Information Displayed on
the Screen	42
Power Saving Function
(Auto Power Down)	44
mFUNC. Menu – Basic
Operations	45
n Menu – Basic Operations ....	46
Changing the Sound Settings	47

Returning the Camera to
Default Settings	48
Low Level Memory Card
Formatting	49
Changing the Screen Brightness ....	50

3Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly

Used Functions	51
4 Shooting in Various Conditions . 52
! Turning the Flash Off	55
Zooming in More Closely on
Subjects (Digital Zoom)	56
Inserting the Date and Time	58
Ò Using the Self-Timer	59
" Using the Face Self-Timer	60
4 Selecting Settings
Yourself	61
G Shooting in Program AE	62
h Turning the Flash On	62
u Shooting Far Away Subjects
(Infinity)	63
e Shooting Close-ups (Macro)	63
R Zooming In on Close Subjects
(Digital Macro)	64
Changing the Recording Pixels
(Image Size)	65
Changing the Image Quality
(Compression Ratio)	65
b Adjusting the Brightness
(Exposure Compensation)	67
W Continuous Shooting	67
Changing the ISO Speed	68

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Canon IXUS 95 IS manual Table of Contents

Contents

Camera User Guide Checking the Package Contents Read This First What Do You Want to Do? Shoot Print ViewShoot/View Movies Save Table of Contents Getting More Out Safety Precautions Use only recommended power sourcesCamera Battery, Battery Charger Safety PrecautionsOther Warnings Keep the battery out of the reach of pets Do not sit in a chair with the camera in your pocket Getting Started Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera Charge the battery Charging the BatteryRemove the cover Insert the battery Remove the battery Battery Charge Indicator Using the battery and charger effectivelyApproximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken Open the cover Inserting the Battery and Memory CardCheck the card’s write-protect tab Insert the memory card Close the cover Removing the Battery and Memory CardInserting the Battery and Memory Card Remove the memory card Can you check the number of shots that can be taken? What is the write-protect tab?Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card Compatible Memory Cards Turn on the camera Setting the Date and TimeMake the setting Set the date and time Display the menus Date/Time batteryChanging the Date and Time Select Date/Time in the 3 tab Display the settings screen Setting the Display LanguageSet the playback mode Set the display language Select Format Formatting Memory CardsDisplay the menu Format the memory card Press fully to the second stop Pressing the Shutter ButtonPress halfway lightly to the first stop Camera plays the shutter sound and takes the shot Taking Pictures Select the a modeSet the mode switch to a Compose the shot Shoot Green AF frames appear where the subject is in focusFocus What if Scene Icons Viewing Images Select the playback modeSwitching to and from playback mode Select an image Erase the image Erasing ImagesSelect an image to erase Press the qrbuttons to display an image to erase Turn on the printer Turn on the camera Printing ImagesItems to Prepare Select an image to print For more information, visit your nearest Canon retailer Print imagesCanon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers Sold Separately Printing Images Twice and the indicator will light green Select the E modeSet the mode switch to E Shooting Movies Estimated Shooting Times Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card fillsStop shooting Shooting the movie Play the movie Viewing MoviesSelect a movie You can view your movies on the screen Windows Transferring Images to a ComputerSystem Requirements Macintosh Preparations Install the softwareRemove the CD-ROM when your desktop screen appears Transferring Images to a Computer Connect the camera to the computer Open CameraWindowPress the 1 button to turn on the camera Transferring Images with a Computer Accessories Supplied with Camera Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended Accessories Battery charger can also be used when abroad Separately Sold AccessoriesPower Supplies Other Accessories Learning More Conventions Used in this Guide Mode Switch Use the mode switch to change modesComponents Guide Indicators Components GuideColors Status Operation Status Information Displayed on the Screen Switching the DisplayYou can change the display using the l button Shooting Information Display Playback Detailed Information Display Information Displayed on the Screen Display in Dark Conditions during Shooting Power Saving during ShootingPower Saving during Playback Overexposure Warning during Playback Display the FUNC. menu Select a shooting modeFUNC. Menu Basic Operations Select a menu item Press the qr buttons to select an option Menu Basic OperationsSelect a tab Press the n button Standard screen will reappear Changing the Sound Settings Adjusting the VolumeMuting Sounds Reset the settings Returning the Camera to Default SettingsSelect Reset All Are there functions that cannot be reset? Low Level Memory Card Formatting Perform the low level formatAbout low level formatting With the l Button Changing the Screen BrightnessWith the n Button Screen brightness can be changed in two ways Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions Shooting in Various Conditions Set the mode switch to 4 p Select the shooting modeSelect the desired mode Shoot Take portraits Portrait Special Conditions Take shots of aquatic life in an aquarium Aquarium Shoot using high ISO speed ISO3200Shoot underwater Underwater Take shots of foliage Foliage Press the r button Select What if the indicator blinks orange and a flashing appears?Turning the Flash Off You can shoot with the flash turned off Move it toward i again Zooming in More Closely on Subjects Digital ZoomMove the zoom lever toward Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate Select Digital Zoom Accept the settingDigital Tele-Converter Combinations that Cause Image Deterioration Inserting the Date and Time Select Date Stamp Using the Self-Timer To restore the original setting, select in StepPress the p button Select Ò Press the shutter button fully Using the Face Self-TimerCompose the shot and press the shutter button halfway Join the subjects and look at the camera Selecting Settings Yourself Shooting in Program AE Set the mode switch to 4 pAdjust the settings according to your purposes pp Shoot Turning the Flash On Shooting Close-ups Macro Using ÎShooting Far Away Subjects Infinity Select u Use the zoom lever to compose the shot Zooming In on Close Subjects Digital MacroSelect R Camera will zoom in and the zoom factor will appear Select the recording pixels You can select from six settingsChanging the Recording Pixels Image Size Changing the image quality Changing the Image Quality Compression Ratio Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Image QualityApproximate Values for Paper Size Recording Pixels Image Quality Continuous Shooting Adjusting the Brightness Exposure CompensationSelect the drive mode Select the exposure compensation Changing the ISO Speed Select the ISO speedChanging the ISO speed Adjusting the White Balance Custom White BalanceSelect the white balance Press the l button to accept the setting Custom ColorSelect My Colors Shooting Using a TV Monitor Shooting Using the Two Second Self-TimerSelect Î Select $ $ Customizing the Self-TimerSelect the settings What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots? Recompose Shooting Using the ViewfinderChanging the Composition with the Focus Lock Turn off the screen pPage Getting More Out of Your Camera Center Changing the AF Frame ModeFace AiAF Select AF Frame Compose the scene and shoot Shooting with the AF LockLock the focus Shooting with the AF Lock Check the focus Magnifying the Focal PointSelect AF-Point Zoom Press the shutter button halfway Shooting with the AE Lock Changing the Metering ModeSelect the metering mode Lock the exposure Select h p Lock the exposure Shooting with the FE Lock… Shooting with Slow Synchro Select … @ Making Dark Subjects Appear Brighter i-Contrast Select i-Contrast Select Flash Settings Adjust the settingRed-Eye Correction Select the shutter speed ≈ Shooting Long ExposuresSelect ≈ Confirm the exposurePage Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter assumes that the mode switch is set to E Select the image quality You can select between two image quality settingsChanging the Image Quality Image Quality Table Change the exposure AE Lock/Exposure ShiftOther Shooting Functions Press the shutter button halfway to focus Playback Functions Summary for Viewing Movies p Using Playback and Other Functions Move the zoom lever toward g Searching Images by Sets of 9 Index DisplaySearching 9 Images at a Time Move the zoom lever toward g again Searching for Images Using the Jump Display Select a jump methodJump to an image Viewing Slideshows Select SlideshowSelect a transition effect to start the slideshow Checking the Focus Press the lbutton, and switch to the focus check display pSwitch frames Change the magnification level or location Move the zoom lever toward k Magnifying Images+ Changing Image Transitions Select Transition What if the images don’t properly display on the TV? Viewing Images on a TVTurn off the camera and TV Connect the camera to the TV Camera and TV AV cable supplied with the camera p Protecting Images Select ProtectProtect the image Erasing All Images Select Erase allErase all images Rotate the image \ Rotating ImagesSelect Rotate You can change the orientation of an image and save it Select an image size = Resizing ImagesSelect Resize Save the new image Save as a new image and display 100Perform Steps 4 and 5 on p Correct the image Correcting the Red-Eye EffectSelect Red-Eye Correction 101 Adjust the settings Print SettingsSelect Print Settings Selecting Images for Printing Dpof 103 Selecting the Number of CopiesSelect Select Images & Qty Selecting Images for Printing Dpof Set All Images to Print Once Clearing All Selections Print 105 106 Customizing the Camera 107 Changing Functions Turning off the Power Saving FunctionSetting the Screen Shut-Off Time 108 109 Changing the File Number AssignmentCreating a Folder Changing Functions Changing the Lens Retract Time Creating Folders by Day and TimeTurning off Auto Rotate 110 Turning off the Red-Eye Reduction Function Changing Shooting FunctionsTurning off the AF Assist Beam 111 Changing the Image Display Right After Shooting Changing the Image Display TimeDisplaying the Overlay 112 Changing the IS-Mode Settings 113 Changing Playback Functions Selecting the Image that First Displays in Playback114 Useful Information 115 Insert the coupler Using Household PowerConnect the power cord Plug the cord into the coupler TV output TroubleshootingPower Shooting 118 Shooting movies Playback119 List of Messages that Appear on the Screen 120 121 $*2 122Function Shooting modes a FUNC. Menu 123 124 MenusShooting Menu Function 125 Menus 126 Set up MenuPlayback Menu Options/Summary Ref. Print Menu 127 Specifications 128 Specifications 129 Specifications Battery Pack NB-6L Battery Charger CB-2LY/2LYE130 Memory Cards Handling PrecautionsEquipment 131 Index 132 133 Index 134 Index