Canon S5 IS 2, 3

Advanced Shooting Functions

It may be difficult to focus on th e following types of subjec ts.

zSubjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings

zScenes with a mixture o f near and far subj ects

zSubjects with extremely bright obj ects at the center of the

composition

zSubjects that are moving quickly

zSubjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as

possible to reduce the chances of light r eflecting back off

the glass.

Shooting with the Focus Lock

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects

(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus)

Shooting Mode

*Cannot be used in mode.

1Aim the camera so that an object at the

same focal distance as the main subject is

centered in the viewfinder or in the AF frame

displayed on the LCD monitor (or

viewfinder).

2Press the shutter button halfway to lock the

focus.

3Keep the shutter button pressed while you

recompose the image and press the shutter

button all the way to shoot the image.

Contents

Main Main Features Conventions Used in this Guide Continuous Shooting Table of Contents Using the Mode Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Advanced Shooting Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Playback/Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Page Page Handling Precautions Please Read Safety Precautions 8 Warnings Equipment 9 Battery 10 Others 11 Cautions Equipment 12 Flash Preventing Malfunctions Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields Avoid Condensation Related Problems If Condensation Forms Inside the Camera Before Using the Camera - Basic Operations 1 Using the Clock 15 Customizing Display Information 1 SET button. 16 2 3 [Histogram]. Histogram Function Night Display Shooting Information (Shooting Mode) Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor Page 20 Playback Information (Playback Mode) Standard 21 Detailed The following informa tion may also b e displayed w ith some imag es. Power Saving Function Setting the Home/World Time Zones Setting the World Clock 1 2 3 Page Switching to the Destination Time Zone 1 2 26 FUNC. Menu cd Menus and Settings a b e 27 Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus ae b cd FUNC. Menu Menu List Rec. Menu ( ) Page Play Menu ( ) Print Menu ( ) Set up Menu ( ) Page Page My Camera Menu ( ) 36 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values 1 2 37 Formatting Memory Cards 1 2 Shooting Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 1 2 Shooting Approximate Values for Recording Pixels See Memory Cards and Estimated Capac ities (pp. 188,p.186). Approximate Values for Compression Settings z See Image Data Sizes (Estima ted) (p. 188). z Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter Shooting With the Digital Zoom 41 1 [Standard]*/[Off]/[1.6x]/[2.0x]. 2 42 Shooting With the Digital Tele-Converter 2 and shoot. About the Digital Tele-Converter Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function 1 Setting the Slow Synchro 44 Setting the Image Stabilizer Function 1 [Continuous]*/[Shoot Only]/[Planning]/[Off]. Page Continuous Shooting 47 2 48 Checking for Focus Right After Shooting 1 2 while the image is displayed. Switching between AF Frames/ Changing the Display Position 1 2 Using the Mode Dial Movie Shooting 51 1 shoot. Page 53 Changing Movie Recording Pixels and Frame Rates 1 Pixels/Frame Rate). 54 Shooting Still Images while Shooting a Movie 1 shutter button halfway to focus. 2 shoot the image. Page 56 Setting the Recording Function 1 2 3 57 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) 1 sequence. 2 3 4 Shooting with Color Accent Mode 59 Changing the Colors and S hooting 1 Accent) ISO button. 2 Shooting with Color Swap Mode 3 1 2 3 4 62 1 [On]/[Off]*. Program AE Shooting in the Creative Z one 64 Setting the Shutter Speed 1 speed, then shoot. 65 Shutter Speed Display 66 Setting the Aperture 1 value, then shoot. 67 Aperture Setting Display About Safety Shift/Safety FE Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture 1 shutter speed, and use the S or T button to select the aperture value, then shoo t. Advanced Shooting Functions Selecting an AF Frame Selecting Face Detect or Center Moving the AF Frame 2 3 4 Switching between Focu s Settings 1 Shooting with the Focus Lock Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus) 2 3 Shooting with the AF Lock 1 2 3 75 Shooting in Manual Focus Mode 1 while holding down the MF button. Using the Manual Focus in Combination with the Auto Focus 1 3 2 Focus Bracketing 2 78 To Cancel the Focus-BKT Mode: Select (BKT-Off) in Step 1. 3 with manual focus (p. 75). Switching between Metering Modes 1 zUse the W or X button to adjust the exposure compensation and press the FUNC. button. 2 3 80 Adjusting the ISO Speed 1 the W or X button to switch settings. 81 Adjusting the ISO Speed Quickly (Auto ISO Shift) 1 [Off]*. 2 3 Adjusting the Exposure C ompensation Locking the Exposure Se tting (AE Lock) 1 2 3 Page Page 87 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode) 1 SET button. 2 X button. White Balance Settings 1 89 Using the Custom White Balance 2 paper or cloth and press the SET button. Page You can change the look of an image when it is shot. My Colors Settings Shooting in a My Colors Mode 1 2 Setting the Camera to a Custom Color Mode 3 Switching between Flash Adjus tment Settings Shooting 1 94 Compensating the Flash Adjustment/ Flash Output FUNC. Menu (+/- (Flash))/ (Flash Output). zAdjust the compensation/output using the W or X button and press the FUNC. button. 95 1 [1st-curtain]*/[2nd-curtain]. Saving Custom Settings 2 3 Registering a Function 97 Registering Settings to the Sho rtcut Button 1 2 function you wish to register SET button. Using the Shortcut Button 99 Setting the Auto Rotate Function 1 [On]*/[Off]. Creating a Folder the Next Time You Shoot 100 Creating an Image Destin ation (Folder) 2 New Folder] MENU button. 2 102 File Number Reset Function Resetting the File Numbe r 1 [Continuous]*/[Auto Reset]. File and Folder Numbers 104 Playback/Erasing Viewing Magnified Images 2 the image. 105 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) 1 Switching between Sets of Nine Images Organizing Images by Cat egory (My Category) 2 Jumping to Images 1 2 108 3 109 Viewing Movies 1 press the SET button. 2 Operating the Movie Control Panel Editing Movies 1 2 3 112 4 the SET button. Rotating Images in the Display 2 114 You can select the transition effect displayed when switching between images. Playback with Transition Effects 1 Red-Eye Correction Funct ion 2 3 4 5 Adding Correction Frames 1 2 Adding My Colors Effects 3 4 5 Attaching Sound Memos to Images 1 Sound Memo Panel 120 2 and press the SET button. Sound-Only Recording ( 121 Sound Recorder) 2 Sound Recorder Panel 123 Automated Playback (Slide Shows) 2 , , , or - . 124 Transition Effects 3 Select a date/category/folder to playback ( / / ) 1 2 Selecting Images for Playback ( - ) 1 2 Adjusting the Play Time and Repeat Settings 1 2 128 Protecting Images 3 4 5 Viewing Images on a TV S et 1 2 3 4 5 132 Erasing Images 2 133 3 and press the SET button. 4 5 134 Print Settings/Transfer Settings 1 135 2 print and press the SET button. 3 4 Setting the Print Style 1 2 Page Single Images Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings 1 2 Page Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) Changing My Camera Se ttings 1 2 Registering My Camera Settings 1 2 143 3 4 144 Troubleshooting Camera Camera will not operate. Sounds come from the camera interior. 145 When the power is turned on Card locked! message appears. The Date/Time menu appears. LCD monitor/Viewfinder Camera screen is black at start-up 146 Display flickers. A bar of light (red, purple) appears on the LCD Monitor appears. 147 Shooting Camera will not record. 148 Image is blurred or out of focus. Subject in recorded image is too dark. 149 Subject in recorded image is too bright, or image flashes white. Image contains noise. 150 White dots appear on the image. Eyes appear red. Continuous shooting slows down. Recording images to memory card takes a long time. Shooting Movies The recording time may not display properly or shooting may stop unexpectedly. Buffer Warning (p.18) displays frequently on the LCD monitor. 152 Playback Cannot play back. Movies cannot be edited. Movies do not play back correctly. 153 Battery Batteries consumed quickly. 154 If using Canon AA-size NiMH batteries TV monitor output Image is distorted or not showing on TV monitor. Printing with a direct prin t compatible printer Cannot print. List of Messages Page Page Page 159 Appendix Battery Handling Battery Charge Battery Handling Precautions WARNING 161 Handling the Memory Card SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card Write Protect Tab Cautions When Handling 162 Formatting Using Rechargeable Batteries (Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300) Using the Power Kits (Sold Sepa rately) Page Page Using a Compact Power Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) 1 2 167 Wide Converter WC-DC58A Tele-converter TC-DC58B Using Conversion Lenses (Sold Separately) 168 Close-up Lens 500D (58mm) Lens Adapter/Hood Kit LAH-DC20 Attaching a Lens/Lens Hood 1 2 3 4 Converter Settings 1 Speedlites Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) 2 173 3 mode. 174 4 5 the image. High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Page 177 Batteries lock and open the cover. Replacing the Date Batter y 1 2 Page Camera Body Lens Viewfinder and LCD Monitor Camera Care and Maintenance All data is based on Canons standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice. PowerShot S5 IS (W): Max. wide angle ( T): Max. telephoto Specifications (W): Max. wide angle ( T): Max. telephoto Page Page Page Battery Capacity Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities Movie Estimated Sound Recorder File Sizes and Recording Times Image Data Sizes (Estimated) MultiMediaCard SD Memory Card Page Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (Sold Separately) Wide Converter WC-DC58A (Sold Sepa rately) Tele-converter TC-DC58B (Sold Separately) Page INDEX Numerics A B C E F G H I N O P R S T V W Z Trademark Acknowledgments Disclaimer Functions Available in Each Shooti ng Mode Page {{{ { { { { {{{{{{{{{ {{{U{ { { { { { { { {