User manual CANON POWERSHOT G10 - POWERSHOT G10 CAMERA USER GUIDE

ENGLISH Camera User Guide C Y P O p. 9 Getting Started Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 248 ­ 257). Confirming the Package Contents The following items are included in the package. If something is missing please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product. a Camera b Battery Pack NB-7L (With Terminal Cover) c Battery Charger CB-2LZ/CB-2LZE d Interface Cable IFC-400PCU e AV Cable AVC-DC300 g Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk j User Guides · · · C h Warranty Card Y P O f Neck Strap NS-DC8 i "Canon Customer Support" Leaflet Camera User Guide (this guide) Direct Print User Guide (Connecting the camera to a printer) Software Starter Guide (Connecting the camera to a computer) See the PDF manuals available on the Canon website. · · ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser Software User Guide (http://web.canon.jp/imaging/information-e.html) Digital Photo Professional Instruction Manual A memory card is not included. Let's Get Started! 1 Let's Get Started! This guide is divided into the following two sections. First... Getting Started p. 9 This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics. Next... Learning More C Y P O p. 39 Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a television to view images. 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents Items marked with a or procedures. are lists or charts that summarize camera functions Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Still Images ( Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Movies ( Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 17 19 20 21 24 26 27 34 Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Components Guide 40 Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 C Y P O Basic Operations Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus . . . The LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 47 49 63 66 Commonly Used Shooting Functions 68 Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 69 Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Table of Contents 3 74 75 80 81 82 85 87 88 Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting (Auto ISO Shift) Shooting Using the Mode Dial 90 Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . 100 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 102 Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Various Shooting Methods Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Checking the Focus and People's Expressions. . . . . . . . 116 Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Selecting an AF Frame Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track) 125 Shooting with Servo AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF) . . . . 128 Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . 136 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Shooting while Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast) . . . . 138 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 C Y P O 111 4 Table of Contents Using the ND Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . 154 Registering Functions to the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Setting My Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Playback/Erasing 159 Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 160 Checking the Focus and People's Expressions (Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 165 Trimming a Portion of an Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . 189 Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 C Y P O Print Settings/Transfer Settings 207 Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Configuring the Camera 216 Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Table of Contents 5 217 220 221 223 225 227 Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Low Level Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting to a TV Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 228 230 Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Troubleshooting List of Messages Appendix Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the AC Adapter (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . Using a Supplementary Flash (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . Using the Remote Switch (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Y P O 233 244 248 248 254 258 260 265 273 275 276 277 Index Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 287 300 6 About this Guide About this Guide Symbol Conventions in this Guide 73 Using the Flash Available Shooting Modes p. 300 1 Press the button. Mode: Shooting ( Playback ( )/ ) Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes. If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes. : This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation. : This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. Explanations in this guide are based on the camera's default settings at time of purchase. The illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from the actual camera. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These are collectively referred to as memory cards in this guide. C Y P O Please Read 7 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 This camera's warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer support list supplied with your camera. C Y P O 8 Please Read 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. This is not a malfunction. 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. 228). Language Setting Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 15) to change the language setting. C Y P O 9 Getting Started Preparations Shooting Still Images Viewing Still Images Erasing Printing Shooting Movies Viewing Movies Downloading Images to a Computer System Map C Y P O 10 Preparations Getting Started Preparations Charging the Battery 1. Insert the battery until it clicks into the battery charger. Align the symbols. 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LW) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LWE) and plug it into a power outlet. C Y P O Charge Indicator (Upper) Charging: lights orange 3. Remove the battery after charging is complete. Charging takes approximately 2 hours 20 minutes. Charge Indicator (Lower) Charging Complete: lights green To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for longer than 24 hours continuously. Preparations 11 Getting Started Installing the Battery and Memory Card 1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b). b a 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (c) and insert the battery until it locks. C Y P O c Battery Lock 12 Preparations Getting Started 3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. Front Write Protect Tab (only SD and SDHC memory cards) 4. Close the cover (d) and slide until it clicks (e). C d Y P O · Confirm that the write protect tab is unlocked (only SD and SDHC memory cards). · Check the card for the correct orientation. e Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction. Preparations 13 To Remove the Battery Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and hold it while pulling the battery out. Getting Started Battery Lock To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. C Attaching the Neck Strap Y P O c b a Pull the strap tight in the buckle so that it does not slip. Perform the same steps on the other side of the camera. In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend attaching the neck strap before using the camera. 14 Preparations Getting Started Setting the Date and Time The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is turned on. Power Button Button Control Dial Buttons MENU Button 1. Press the power button. 2. Select the month, day, year and time, and the display order. 1. Use the or an option. 2. Use the value. or 3. Press the · You can also set the value by using the control dial. C button to select button to set the Y P O button. To Change a Previously Set Date/Time Use the following procedures to display the Date/Time settings menu, and then perform Steps 2 and 3 above. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Use the or button to select 3. Use the the (Set up) menu. or [Date/Time]. button to select button. 4. Press the Preparations 15 Getting Started A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save such settings as the date/time. If you insert a charged battery into the camera, or use the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50, the battery will charge in about four hours. It will charge even if the camera is turned off. The date/time settings may be lost after approximately three weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the date/time settings if this occurs. Setting the Display Language You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and messages. Buttons C , or Y P O Button Button MENU Button 1. Press the 3. Use the 4. Press the , (Playback) button. button and press the MENU button. button to select a language. 2. Hold down the button. 16 Preparations Getting Started Formatting Memory Cards You should always format a new memory card or one from which you wish to erase all images and other data. Power Button Button Buttons Please note that formatting (initializing) a memory card erases all data, including protected images (p. 197) and sound data recorded with the sound recorder (p. 195). 1. Press the power button. 2. Select [Format]. 2. Use the or the menu. 3. Use the [Format]. 4. Press the 1. Use the [OK]. 2. Press the 1. Press the MENU button. button to select button to select button. C Y P O MENU Button or 3. Format a memory card. or button to select button. Displays when sound data recorded with the sound recorder is present. Shooting Still Images 17 Shooting Still Images ( Mode) Shutter Button Power Button Button Getting Started Mode Dial Indicators DISP. Button 1. Press the power button. · The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. · Pressing the power button again turns the power off. 2. Select a shooting mode. 1. Set the mode dial to 3. Aim the camera at the subject. C Y P O . Avoiding Camera Shake Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by the sides. Using a tripod is also effective. 4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights green (orange when the flash fires). 18 Shooting Still Images Getting Started 5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. · The shutter sound will play and the image will record. · Movement of the camera or subject while the shutter sound is playing may result in blurred images. · Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec. Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed. · If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will continue to display. · The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the memory card. To Shoot Images in Focus The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter button halfway*. * The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is referred to as "pressing halfway". Press halfway to set the focus Shooting Preparations Complete: Lights green (orange when the flash will fire) C Correct Beep, beep... Y P O Press fully Recording: Blinks green Incorrect Just pressing fully AF Frame An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus. Mute Setting Pressing the button while turning on the camera power will silence all camera sounds. You can change the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 59). Viewing Still Images 19 Viewing Still Images Getting Started Button Buttons Control Dial 1. Press the 2. Use the or to view. (Playback) button. button to display the image you wish · Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move to the next image. · The images advance more quickly if you keep the button pressed, but they will appear coarse. · You can also select images by using the control dial. Turning it counterclockwise displays the previous image while turning it clockwise displays the next image. C Y P O In the Playback menu, you can set [Resume] to either [Last seen]* or [Last shot]. (* Default setting) If you select [Last seen], the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback). The following actions will display the most recent image regardless of the [Resume] settings: shooting an image, changing the memory card, or editing an image on the memory card using a computer. 20 Erasing Getting Started Erasing Button Button Control Dial Buttons Button 1. Press the 2. Use the press the (Playback) button. or button to select an image to erase and button. You can also select images by using the control dial. 3. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press the To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. C button. Y P O Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image. Printing 21 Printing Button Button Terminal Cover Getting Started Buttons 1. Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer. · Open the camera's terminal cover and insert the interface cable all the way into the terminal. · See the printer's user guide for connection instructions. · Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to Canon-brand printers. For details, see the Direct Print User Guide. C Y P O Control Dial DIGITAL Terminal FUNC./SET Button 2. Turn on the printer. 3. Press the camera's power. · The (Playback) button to turn on the button will light blue. 22 Printing Getting Started 4. Use the or press the button to select an image to print and button. · The button will blink blue and printing will start. · You can also select images by using the control dial. · After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and disconnect the interface cable. This camera does not allow you to insert the shooting date into an image while shooting (date stamping). However, you can use the following method to imprint the date while printing. - Set with the camera's Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) function (p. 207). Set [Date] option to [On] in [Print Settings] in the (Print) menu. - Connect the camera to a printer and imprint the date. See the Direct Print User Guide. - Insert a memory card into the printer and imprint the date. See your printer user guide. - Use the supplied software. See the Software Starter Guide. C Y P O Printing 23 Getting Started Printing from a Print List You can add images directly to a print list by merely pressing the button immediately after shooting or playing back an image. You can then print the images from the print list easily, when connecting the camera to a printer. Add to the Print List 1. Press the button (still images only). 2. Add to the print list. 1. Use the or button to select the number of print copies. 2. Use the [Add]. 3. Press the or button to select button. · To remove an image from the print list, press the button again, use the or button to select [Remove] and press the FUNC./SET button. Printing Images in a Print List This explanation is based on the use of a Canon SELPHY ES series or SELPHY CP series printer. 1. Connect the camera to the printer. 2. Print the image. 1. Use the or [Print now]. button to select · You can use the or button to confirm the images added to the print list. 2. Press the button. C Y P O Number of copies to print · Printing will start. · If printing is halted and resumed, printing will start from the next image in the queue. 24 Shooting Movies Getting Started Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) Shutter Button Power Button Indicators Mode Dial Control Dial 1. Press the power button. 1. Set the mode dial to 2. Select a shooting mode. 2. Use the control dial to select (Standard). 3. Aim the camera at the subject. C Y P O (Movie). Microphone Top view Do not touch the microphone while recording. The sound that buttons and other controls make when used will be recorded in the movie. Shooting Movies 25 4. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. · When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights green. · The exposure, focus and white balance are automatically set. Getting Started Shooting Preparations Complete: Lights green 5. Press the shutter button fully to shoot. · Recording starts. · During recording, the elapsed recording time and [ Rec.] will display in the LCD monitor. 6. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording. · The indicator will blink green and the data will be recorded onto the memory card. Recording: Blinks green · Max. Clip Size: 4 GB*. · Recording will stop automatically when the maximum recording time elapses, or the built-in memory or memory card become full. * Even before the recording size reaches 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the recording time reaches 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches 1 hour. C Y P O Elapsed Time 26 Viewing Movies Getting Started Viewing Movies Button Buttons Button Control Dial 1. Press the 2. Use the the (Playback) button. or button to display a movie and press button. · Images with a icon are movies. · You can also select images by using the control dial. C Y P O 3. Use the or button. button to select (Play) and press the · The movie will start playing. · If you press the FUNC./SET button during playback, you can pause and restart the movie. · You can adjust the playback volume with the or button. Downloading Images to a Computer 27 Downloading Images to a Computer We recommend using the supplied software. Getting Started Items to Prepare · Camera and computer · Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera · Interface cable supplied with the camera System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. Windows OS Computer Model Still Image Movie RAM Still Image Movie Interface Free Hard Disk Space CPU C 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. Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher Core2 Duo 1.66 GHz or higher 1 GB or more 1 GB or more USB · Canon Utilities - ZoomBrowser EX : 200 MB or more - PhotoStitch : 40 MB or more - Digital Photo Professional : 200 MB or more 1,024 × 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better Y P O 28 Downloading Images to a Computer Getting Started Macintosh OS Computer Model CPU Still Image Movie RAM Still Image Movie Interface Free Hard Disk Space Mac OS X (v10.4 ­ v10.5) The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Processor Core Duo 1.66 GHz or higher 1 GB or more 1 GB or more USB · Canon Utilities - ImageBrowser : 300 MB or more - PhotoStitch : 50 MB or more - Digital Photo Professional : 200 MB or more 1,024 × 768 pixels/ 32,000 Colors or better