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... a computer. Camera Battery Pack NB-5L (with Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Memory Card (32 MB) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Warranty "Canon Customer Card Support" leaflet Camera User Guide (This Guide) Direct Print User Guide Read when you purchased the camera. Detailed user guides (PDF format) for using the included ZoomBrowser EX and ImageBrowser programs are included in your new camera and take some test shots. • Adobe...
... a computer. Camera Battery Pack NB-5L (with Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Memory Card (32 MB) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Warranty "Canon Customer Card Support" leaflet Camera User Guide (This Guide) Direct Print User Guide Read when you purchased the camera. Detailed user guides (PDF format) for using the included ZoomBrowser EX and ImageBrowser programs are included in your new camera and take some test shots. • Adobe...
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...; Take pictures continuously 72 ● Shoot without camera shake (image stabilization 139 ● Shoot without camera shake even in low light conditions (High ISO Auto 56, 70 4 Take good shots of picture I cannot use the flash (turn off the flash 57 ● Shoot pictures with me in them too (self-timer 61, 62 ● Insert the date and time into my shots 60 ● Take close-up pictures of subjects (macro shooting 63 ● Take close up pictures of subjects using the zoom (digital macro shooting...
...; Take pictures continuously 72 ● Shoot without camera shake (image stabilization 139 ● Shoot without camera shake even in low light conditions (High ISO Auto 56, 70 4 Take good shots of picture I cannot use the flash (turn off the flash 57 ● Shoot pictures with me in them too (self-timer 61, 62 ● Insert the date and time into my shots 60 ● Take close-up pictures of subjects (macro shooting 63 ● Take close up pictures of subjects using the zoom (digital macro shooting...
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... Recording Pixels (Image Size 68 6 Menu - Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First 3 What Do You Want to Do 4 LCD Monitor Precautions 8 Safety Precautions 9 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 Pressing the Shutter Button 20 Taking Pictures 21 Viewing Images 24 Erasing Images 25 Printing Images 26 Shooting Movies 28 Viewing Movies 30 Downloading Images to Default Settings 49 Formatting Memory Cards 50 Power Saving Function (Auto Power...
... Recording Pixels (Image Size 68 6 Menu - Checking the Package Contents .......2 Read This First 3 What Do You Want to Do 4 LCD Monitor Precautions 8 Safety Precautions 9 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 Pressing the Shutter Button 20 Taking Pictures 21 Viewing Images 24 Erasing Images 25 Printing Images 26 Shooting Movies 28 Viewing Movies 30 Downloading Images to Default Settings 49 Formatting Memory Cards 50 Power Saving Function (Auto Power...
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...Viewing Images on a TV 106 / Erasing All Images 107 : Protecting Images 111 ; Changing the ISO Speed......... 70 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance 71 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation 72 W Continuous Shooting 72 Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors 73 Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer 74 $ Customizing the Self-Timer ........ 75 Shooting Using a TV 75 Changing the Composition to Shoot (Focus Lock 76 5 Using Advanced Shooting Functions 77 Changing the AF Frame Mode........ 78 Shooting With Magnified Focus Display 79 % Shooting with AF Lock 80 Shooting...
...Viewing Images on a TV 106 / Erasing All Images 107 : Protecting Images 111 ; Changing the ISO Speed......... 70 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance 71 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation 72 W Continuous Shooting 72 Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors 73 Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer 74 $ Customizing the Self-Timer ........ 75 Shooting Using a TV 75 Changing the Composition to Shoot (Focus Lock 76 5 Using Advanced Shooting Functions 77 Changing the AF Frame Mode........ 78 Shooting With Magnified Focus Display 79 % Shooting with AF Lock 80 Shooting...
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... E mode. ● Set the mode switch to focus. Focus. ● Press the shutter button halfway to E. Shooting Movies The camera can automatically make all settings so that you can shoot movies just by pressing the shutter button. Moving the lever towards i will zoom in on your subject making it appear larger. Shooting Time Compose the shot of your subject making it appear smaller. Set the X mode. ● Turn the  dial to set the mode to X. X When the camera focuses...
... E mode. ● Set the mode switch to focus. Focus. ● Press the shutter button halfway to E. Shooting Movies The camera can automatically make all settings so that you can shoot movies just by pressing the shutter button. Moving the lever towards i will zoom in on your subject making it appear larger. Shooting Time Compose the shot of your subject making it appear smaller. Set the X mode. ● Turn the  dial to set the mode to X. X When the camera focuses...
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... You can use the included software to download the images you have taken to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera (p. 2) • Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) System Requirements Windows OS Computer model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) Windows XP Service Pack 2 The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. Viewing images Windows Vista...
... You can use the included software to download the images you have taken to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera (p. 2) • Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) System Requirements Windows OS Computer model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) Windows XP Service Pack 2 The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. Viewing images Windows Vista...
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...* Battery Charge Indicator (p. 13) Shooting Mode AF Frame (p. 22) / Spot AE Point Frame (p. 82) AF Lock (p. 80) i-Contrast (p. 84) Create Folder (p. 134) Recordable Shots (p. 16) / Remaining Time (Movies) (p. 29) Disp. This function may not operate correctly when the camera is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for correct viewing. It also detects orientation during playback, so you can change the display using the l button. No Information Display Information Display 42 Overlay (p. 138) Shutter Speed Aperture...
...* Battery Charge Indicator (p. 13) Shooting Mode AF Frame (p. 22) / Spot AE Point Frame (p. 82) AF Lock (p. 80) i-Contrast (p. 84) Create Folder (p. 134) Recordable Shots (p. 16) / Remaining Time (Movies) (p. 29) Disp. This function may not operate correctly when the camera is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for correct viewing. It also detects orientation during playback, so you can change the display using the l button. No Information Display Information Display 42 Overlay (p. 138) Shutter Speed Aperture...
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...Battery Charge Indicator (p. 13) Metering Modes (p. 82) Folder Number - No Information Display Simple Information Display Focus Check Display (p. 104) Detailed Information Display 43 File Number (p. 134) Displayed image number / Total number of images ISO Speed (p. 70) Aperture Value / Image Quality (Movies) (p. 92) i-Contrast (p. 118) Flash Sync (p. 67) Macro (p. 63) / Infinity (p. 67) File Size (pp. 68, 92) Recording Pixels (p. 68) / Elapsed Time (Movies) (p. 93) Sound Memo (p. 121) Protect (p. 111) My Colors (p. 73) Red-Eye Correction (p. 119) Shooting Date and Time (p. 60) Switching...
...Battery Charge Indicator (p. 13) Metering Modes (p. 82) Folder Number - No Information Display Simple Information Display Focus Check Display (p. 104) Detailed Information Display 43 File Number (p. 134) Displayed image number / Total number of images ISO Speed (p. 70) Aperture Value / Image Quality (Movies) (p. 92) i-Contrast (p. 118) Flash Sync (p. 67) Macro (p. 63) / Infinity (p. 67) File Size (pp. 68, 92) Recording Pixels (p. 68) / Elapsed Time (Movies) (p. 93) Sound Memo (p. 121) Protect (p. 111) My Colors (p. 73) Red-Eye Correction (p. 119) Shooting Date and Time (p. 60) Switching...
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... light or blink under the following conditions. Do not turn off the power, open the memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera. Indicators The indicators on the back of an image. This has no effect on the screen. These actions may be different. Overexposure Warning during Playback In "Detailed Information Display" (p. 43), overexposed areas of the image flash on the recorded image. Information Displayed on the Screen Display for Shooting...
... light or blink under the following conditions. Do not turn off the power, open the memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera. Indicators The indicators on the back of an image. This has no effect on the screen. These actions may be different. Overexposure Warning during Playback In "Detailed Information Display" (p. 43), overexposed areas of the image flash on the recorded image. Information Displayed on the Screen Display for Shooting...
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... still use a memory card without problem when formatting is recorded to the memory card, _ will be continued. Power Saving during Shooting About 1 minute after the camera is not operated for a certain time. You can stop a low level format of a memory card. Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) To save battery power, the camera shuts down automatically when it is not operated, the monitor shuts down and the power turns off. • You can adjust the time before formatting. • Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the file...
... still use a memory card without problem when formatting is recorded to the memory card, _ will be continued. Power Saving during Shooting About 1 minute after the camera is not operated for a certain time. You can stop a low level format of a memory card. Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) To save battery power, the camera shuts down automatically when it is not operated, the monitor shuts down and the power turns off. • You can adjust the time before formatting. • Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the file...
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X Œ will display (p. 46). 85 Make the setting. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select [Red-Eye Corr.] then press the qr buttons to other red parts than red eyes. For example, when red make-up has been used around eyes. • You can automatically correct images taken with the flash where eyes appear red. Red-eye correction may be applied to select [On]. Select [Flash Settings]. ● Press the...
X Œ will display (p. 46). 85 Make the setting. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select [Red-Eye Corr.] then press the qr buttons to other red parts than red eyes. For example, when red make-up has been used around eyes. • You can automatically correct images taken with the flash where eyes appear red. Red-eye correction may be applied to select [On]. Select [Flash Settings]. ● Press the...
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... m button. Save as a new file. ● Perform the operation in Step 5 on p. 115. 119 X The [Red-Eye Correction] screen will be saved as a new image and display. ● Press the opqr buttons, or turn the  dial to select [New File], and press the m button. X A frame will appear around the red-eye portion detected by the camera, and [Start] will appear. ● You can automatically correct images with red-eye and save...
... m button. Save as a new file. ● Perform the operation in Step 5 on p. 115. 119 X The [Red-Eye Correction] screen will be saved as a new image and display. ● Press the opqr buttons, or turn the  dial to select [New File], and press the m button. X A frame will appear around the red-eye portion detected by the camera, and [Start] will appear. ● You can automatically correct images with red-eye and save...
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... display, which makes it easier to check the composition or focus of the c button records white balance data (p. 71), and the white balance settings also change to . • In , each time you press the c button, the shutter sound's clip (p. 141) in the current shooting mode or function setting. • In , each press of the subject. ● [Shoot Only]: The image stabilization is too strong, fix the camera to a tripod. Registering Functions to the c Button ● Select [Set c button...
... display, which makes it easier to check the composition or focus of the c button records white balance data (p. 71), and the white balance settings also change to . • In , each time you press the c button, the shutter sound's clip (p. 141) in the current shooting mode or function setting. • In , each press of the subject. ● [Shoot Only]: The image stabilization is too strong, fix the camera to a tripod. Registering Functions to the c Button ● Select [Set c button...
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... not be recorded in the My Camera function (p. 141). Power You pressed the power button, but will not retract. • Do not open the memory card/battery cover while the power is on. Shooting Cannot shoot. • Set the mode switch to powerful light sources, the display may darken. • Under fluorescent lighting, the screen may flicker. • When shooting bright light sources, a bar of light (purplish red) may not display correctly when set in still images, but...
... not be recorded in the My Camera function (p. 141). Power You pressed the power button, but will not retract. • Do not open the memory card/battery cover while the power is on. Shooting Cannot shoot. • Set the mode switch to powerful light sources, the display may darken. • Under fluorescent lighting, the screen may flicker. • When shooting bright light sources, a bar of light (purplish red) may not display correctly when set in still images, but...
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... be made differ depending on this camera (p. 50). • If you may interrupt momentarily. 147 Camera's internal memory was actually shot (p. 29). Refer to the memory card takes a long time, or continuous shooting slows down. • Format the memory card in the camera, or use a memory card capable of recording at high speeds. "!" Refer to play back images or movies. • If the file name or folder structure is a Problem Recording images to the Software Starter Guide for shooting functions or FUNC.
... be made differ depending on this camera (p. 50). • If you may interrupt momentarily. 147 Camera's internal memory was actually shot (p. 29). Refer to the memory card takes a long time, or continuous shooting slows down. • Format the memory card in the camera, or use a memory card capable of recording at high speeds. "!" Refer to play back images or movies. • If the file name or folder structure is a Problem Recording images to the Software Starter Guide for shooting functions or FUNC.
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... playback mode. • If this error message continues to as a background image on your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may not have been recorded. Check image in print settings. In the 3 menu, change [Image Number] to download the images. Use a commercially available USB card reader to [Auto reset] (p. 134) or format the memory card (p. 50). If this error code reappears, note the number and contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens. • This error can be a problem...
... playback mode. • If this error message continues to as a background image on your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may not have been recorded. Check image in print settings. In the 3 menu, change [Image Number] to download the images. Use a commercially available USB card reader to [Auto reset] (p. 134) or format the memory card (p. 50). If this error code reappears, note the number and contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens. • This error can be a problem...
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... 3 Setting Menu Item Mute Volume LCD Brightness Power Saving Time Zone Date/Time Clock Display Format File Numbering Create Folder Auto Rotate Lens Retract Language Video System Print Method Reset All * Default setting Options/Summary On/Off* Set all data Continuous*/Auto Reset Create New Folder/Auto Create On*/Off 1 min.*/0 sec. Formats card, erasing all operation sounds (5 levels). Ref. Protects images. Page p. 47 p. 47 p. 48 p. 51 p. 133 p. 18 p. 52 p. 50 p. 134 pp. 134, 135 p. 135 p. 135 p. 19 p. 106 - Erases images. Ref. NTSC/PAL Auto*/ Returns camera to change the setting...
... 3 Setting Menu Item Mute Volume LCD Brightness Power Saving Time Zone Date/Time Clock Display Format File Numbering Create Folder Auto Rotate Lens Retract Language Video System Print Method Reset All * Default setting Options/Summary On/Off* Set all data Continuous*/Auto Reset Create New Folder/Auto Create On*/Off 1 min.*/0 sec. Formats card, erasing all operation sounds (5 levels). Ref. Protects images. Page p. 47 p. 47 p. 48 p. 51 p. 133 p. 18 p. 52 p. 50 p. 134 pp. 134, 135 p. 135 p. 135 p. 19 p. 106 - Erases images. Ref. NTSC/PAL Auto*/ Returns camera to change the setting...
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...Camera Menu Item Theme Start-up Image Start-up Sound Operation Sounds Self-timer Sound Shutter Sound Options/Summary Common themes settings. Selecting the shutter sound. Records audio. Selects images for printing. Rotates images. Resizes and saves images. Selects starting and ending images for printing. p. 129 Clear All Selections Cancels all images for printing. Menus Red-Eye Correction Trimming Resize My Colors Sound Memo Sound Recorder Rotate Transfer Order Set Play button Resume Transition * Default setting 2 Print Menu Corrects red-eye portion of images...
...Camera Menu Item Theme Start-up Image Start-up Sound Operation Sounds Self-timer Sound Shutter Sound Options/Summary Common themes settings. Selecting the shutter sound. Records audio. Selects images for printing. Rotates images. Resizes and saves images. Selects starting and ending images for printing. p. 129 Clear All Selections Cancels all images for printing. Menus Red-Eye Correction Trimming Resize My Colors Sound Memo Sound Recorder Rotate Transfer Order Set Play button Resume Transition * Default setting 2 Print Menu Corrects red-eye portion of images...
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....100 kHz Playback Function Single Image Playback, Video Playback, Magnified Focus, Index Playback, Magnified Playback, Jump, Slide Show Editing Function Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction, Voice Memo, Sound Recorder Direct Print Type PictBridge, Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct capable Interface Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono audio) Communication Settings MTP, PTP Power Battery Pack NB...
....100 kHz Playback Function Single Image Playback, Video Playback, Magnified Focus, Index Playback, Magnified Playback, Jump, Slide Show Editing Function Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction, Voice Memo, Sound Recorder Direct Print Type PictBridge, Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct capable Interface Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono audio) Communication Settings MTP, PTP Power Battery Pack NB...
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... AF 80 Shooting Date and Time J Date/Time Shooting Using a TV 75 Shooting With Macro 63 Shutter Button 20 Slide Show 101 Snow (Scene Mode 55 Software Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk .. 2, 31 Software Starter Guide 2 Transferring Images to a Computer ...... 31 Sound Memos 121 Sound Recorder 129 Stitch Assist (Scene Mode 90 Strap 2, 11 Sunset (Scene Mode 55 Supplementary Flash 38, 144 162 T Terminal 26, 106 Tone (White Balance 71 Transferring Images to a Computer ...31, 122 Trimming 116 U Underwater (Scene Mode 56 V Video J Movies Viewing (Playback) Enlarged Display 105...
... AF 80 Shooting Date and Time J Date/Time Shooting Using a TV 75 Shooting With Macro 63 Shutter Button 20 Slide Show 101 Snow (Scene Mode 55 Software Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk .. 2, 31 Software Starter Guide 2 Transferring Images to a Computer ...... 31 Sound Memos 121 Sound Recorder 129 Stitch Assist (Scene Mode 90 Strap 2, 11 Sunset (Scene Mode 55 Supplementary Flash 38, 144 162 T Terminal 26, 106 Tone (White Balance 71 Transferring Images to a Computer ...31, 122 Trimming 116 U Underwater (Scene Mode 56 V Video J Movies Viewing (Playback) Enlarged Display 105...