ENGLISH Before Using the Camera Shooting Playback/Erasing Print/Transfer Settings Customizing the Camera Troubleshooting List of Messages Advanced Camera User Guide Appendix This guide explains camera features and procedures in detail. Main Features Shooting Automatically adjusts shooting settings to match particular conditions (Scene mode) Avoid the effects of camera shake or blurry subjects when shooting by using High ISO Auto and Auto ISO Shift Face Detect AF ideal for photographing images of people Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor Changes image colors to create special effects (Color Accent, Color Swap) Playback Organizes Images by Category Plays movies with sound Auto plays slideshows Editing Red-Eye Correction Function Adds effects to still images with the My Colors function Records sound memos for still images Records sound memos by themselves (Sound Recorder) Printing Makes printing easy with the Print/Share button Also supports non-Canon brand PictBridge compliant printers Uses of Recorded Images Effortlessly transfer them to a computer with the Print/Share button Freely customize the start-up image or start-up sound using the My Camera settings Conventions Used in this Guide Icons appearing below titles indicate the modes in which the procedure can be used. Mode Switch Postcard Mode · Unavailable shooting modes are shown grayed out. · and are both indicated by . See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 148). In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is referred to as the Basic Guide, and the Advanced Camera User Guide is referred to as the Advanced Guide. This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation. This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide. Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genuine Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, etc., caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories (e.g., a leakage and/or explosion of a battery pack). Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories, although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis. 1 Table of Contents Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Before Using the Camera--Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD Monitor Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . . Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . Red-Eye Reduction Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Display Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . . Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 14 15 18 19 20 22 24 28 29 30 32 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 44 46 48 49 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2 Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Setting the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) . . . . . . . . . . 53 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Shooting in a My Colors Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Changing the ISO Speed with One Touch (Auto ISO Shift) 66 Registering Functions with the button . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Setting the Auto Rotate Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Checking for Focus Right After Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Creating an Image Destination (Folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Playback/Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Magnifying Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . . . . 77 Organizing Images by Category (My Category) . . . . . . . . . . 78 Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Editing Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Red-Eye Correction Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Automated Playback (Slide Shows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Print Settings/Transfer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 3 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) . . . . . . . 109 Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the power is turned on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery/Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV monitor output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing on Direct Print Compatible Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . 112 112 113 114 118 119 120 120 121 List of Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Battery Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately). . . . Camera Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 128 130 131 133 134 INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode . . . . . . . . . . 148 4 Handling Precautions Please Read Test Shots Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a way that is machine readable. Warning Against Copyright Infringement Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use. Warranty Limitations For information on your camera's warranty, please refer to the Canon European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet supplied with your camera. For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the rear of the European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet. 5 Camera Body Temperature If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended period. About the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Video Format Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 100). Language Setting Please see the Basic Guide (p. 9) to change the language setting. Safety Precautions Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below and in the "Safety Precautions" section of the Basic Camera User Guide. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly. The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct operation of the camera and its accessories to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and equipment. Be sure you fully understand them before reading the rest of the manual. Equipment refers to the camera, battery charger or separately sold compact power adapter. Battery refers to the battery pack. 6 Warnings Equipment Do not point the camera directly at the sun or bright light sources. · Doing so could damage the camera's CCD or your eyesight. Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants. · Wrist strap: Placement of the strap around the child's neck could result in asphyxiation. · Memory card: Dangerous if accidentally swallowed. If this occurs, contact a doctor immediately. Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not expressly described in this guide. To avoid the risk of high-voltage electrical shock, do not touch the flash portion of the camera if it has been damaged. Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious fumes. Do not allow the equipment to come into contact with, or become immersed in, water or other liquids. If the exterior comes into contact with liquids or salt air, wipe it dry with a soft, ab ...