User manual CANON POWERSHOT A400 - Quick Start

2 CDI-E142-010 © 2004 CANON INC. PRINTED IN CHINA Shooting Camera User Guide A.Set the mode switch. Set the mode switch to (Still Image). B. Press the ON/OFF button to power the camera. The upper indicator next to the viewfinder lights. Indicator Contents of This Guide Included accessories and separately sold equipment information. card slot/battery cover ( , Camera User Guide C. Set the date and time (first time the camera is powered on). Use or to select the items you wish to set, and or to change the value. Check that the date and time shown are correct, then press the button. Reference Guides A.Slide the battery cover lock ( System Map ) and open the SD ). 1. Install the This Guide Quick Start Guide 3 batteries and the SD card. with the camera. images. Camera User Guide D.Aim the camera at the subject and adjust the zoom to achieve the desired composition (see "Zoom" in the "Quick Reference" section). E. Focus and shoot. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. · The camera focuses and two beeps sound. Press the shutter button all the way to shoot. 3. Play back the 4. Erase any unwanted images. Learn the names of camera components. B. Insert the batteries. Direct Print User Guide Supplied with a printer Printer User Guide (-) Negative end (+) Positive end 3 5. Print the images. 6. Install the software. Connect the camera to a computer. (Playback). A.Set the mode switch to · Camera User Guide · Software Starter Guide C. Insert the SD card and close the SD card slot/ battery cover. 7. Download the images to a computer. · ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide · ImageBrowser Software User Guide These PDF format manuals are available on the Canon website. Please download them from the following URL: http://web.canon.jp/ Imaging/ information-e.html 4 Back Terminals A.Use What you can do with the software The various ways of using the software Quick Reference Zoom Camera User Guide Telephoto: Zoom in on the subject. Wide Angle: Zoom out from the subject. * The zoom can be adjusted from 45 to 100 mm (35mm film equivalent). Shooting/Playback Modes Shooting : Still Image (Auto), Shoots still images in the (Manual) or (Stitch Assist) mode. : Special Scene Shoots still images with the most appropriate settings for the scene. : Movie Shoots movie clips. Changing the Displayed Information Press the button to switch the displayed information as follows. Playback Mode: Standard Information View Detailed Information View LCD Monitor - On (Information View) LCD Monitor - Off No Information Playback : Replay the images. Shooting Mode: LCD Monitor - On (No Information) 5 Printing with a Direct Print Compatible Printer Direct Print User Guide power. , or appears* in the upper left corner of the camera's LCD monitor, indicating that the printer is ready to print. * The displayed icon may vary depending on the printer model. A.Connect the camera to the printer and turn on the printer's B. Camera Interface Cable Printers 2. Shoot images The following manuals are supplied with your camera. Please refer to them as necessary. 1 Preparing the Camera Playback Camera User Guide B. Play back the images. Use or to display the image you wish to see. Erasing an Image Camera User Guide or to select the image you wish to erase ( ) and press the button ( ). B When the confirmation screen appears, check that [Erase] is selected and press the button. Select [Cancel] using or to cancel without erasing. Flash Press the button to switch between flash modes. (Some settings are not available with certain shooting modes.) When the red-eye reduction function is on Auto with red-eye reduction* Flash on with red-eye reduction Flash off When the red-eye reduction function is off Auto Flash on Flash off Flash range: 47 cm - 2.0 m (1.5 - 6.6 ft.) (wide angle/telephoto) * Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appear red. Macro/Infinity Press the / button to display the or on the LCD monitor. in Display Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small objects. * Recordable Area at Minimum Shooting Range At wide angle end: approx. 47 x 35 mm (1.9 x 1.4 in.) At telephoto end: approx. 115 x 87 mm (4.5 x 3.4 in.) in Display Use this mode to shoot landscapes and distant objects. In addition, there are functions that can be set in each shooting mode. For details, see "Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode" at the end of the Camera User Guide. C. Choose the image you wish to print and press the button. The button will blink blue and printing of the image will start. Please turn over 6 Preparing to Download Images to a Computer Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide Never connect the camera to the computer before the software is installed. c. Select [Easy Installation] and click [Next]. C. Connect the camera to the computer. a.Connect the supplied interface cable to the computer's USB port and the camera's DIGITAL terminal. 1. Open the terminal cover with your fingernail. 2. Insert the connector with facing up. USB port List of Things to Prepare · Camera and Computer · Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the camera · Interface Cable (use the cable provided with the camera) To DIGITAL terminal Interface cable Terminal cover A.Confirm that the computer meets the system requirements. See the Camera User Guide. b.Slide the mode switch to (Playback) ( )and press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on ( ). The camera and computer will be ready to communicate with each other. B. Install the software. a.Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Proceed with the installation while reviewing installation settings. If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [YES]. If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes]. The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection. d.When the installation is complete, select [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] in the screen below, and click [Finish]. · With Mac OS X, double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS X] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer] ( ) icons. · With Mac OS 9, double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 9] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer] ( ) icons. b.Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button and click [Next]. Explorer View Once [Communication Settings] appears, click the [Set] button. Once the installation is complete, click [Quit]. e. Remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive after restarting. Mac OS X a. If iPhoto or Image Capture are running, click on in the upper left corner of the window to close the application. b. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. c. Click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer View section. Mac OS 9 a. Confirm that [Display Images] is selected and click the [OK] button. The name of your camera model or [Canon Camera] and the USB port number (e.g. @1) will appear here. A.Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. 7 Downloading Images to a Computer window. Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide 7 C. Select the image downloading method in the "CameraWindow - Download Image(s)" Downloading Images Using Camera Operations (Direct Transfer) Downloading Images to a Computer Software Starter Guide A.From the Explorer View section of the window, click the folder into which the images are to be downloaded. D.Confirm that the blue. button lights B. Click the Camera Window, making it active. Click the images you wish to download A blue frame will appear around the selected images. If the event dialog does not appear, click the [Start] menu, then select [Programs] or [All Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow - Set Auto-Launch]. You can confirm information such as the destination folder for images. Downloading Images Using Computer Operations D.Click [Start Image Download]. All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download images, use the Direct Transfer menu. Camera Window B. Click [Set] in the [CameraWindow Set Auto-Launch] window. C. Click [Download]. The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails (tiny versions) in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX. Downloaded images are saved in separate folders according to the date on which they were shot. You can change the settings for the images to be downloaded and the downloading destination by clicking the [Camera] menu in ZoomBrowser EX's main window and selecting [Auto-download setting]. Thumbnail Image download is complete. Getting the Most out of the Software Downloading Images to a Computer You can easily download images saved in the camera to a computer. Software Starter Guide, ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Software User Guide What you can do with ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) What you can do with Other Software You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it with other software. Checking Images You can magnify images and check the information on them (the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc). Printing Images with Different Layouts With PhotoRecord (Windows)/ ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can lay out images as desired and then print them. Sending Images by E-mail You can start your e-mail program from ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) and attach images to e-mail messages that you send. Shooting with a Computer You can operate the camera's shutter and take pictures from a computer. Stitching Panoramic Images With PhotoStitch, you can connect or "stitch" multiple images together into a seamless panoramic view. Editing Movies (Only on Mac OS X when using ImageBrowser) You can create and edit movies: link movies and stills that have been downloaded to your computer, add background music, superimpose titles and other text, and apply various effects to the movies. Using the My Camera Settings You can register images and sounds that you like for use as start-up images and sounds with the My Camera Settings. E. Confirm that is selected in the Direct Transfer menu in the camera's LCD monitor and press the button. Explorer View Downloaded images will appear as thumbnails (tiny versions) in the Browser area of ImageBrowser. Thumbnail A Guide to the Manuals Basic Method: Software Starter Guide Advanced Method: PDF Manuals The manuals in PDF format shown below are available on the Canon website. Please download them from the following URL: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html · ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (Windows) · ImageBrowser Software User Guide (Macintosh) Viewing the PDF Manuals The software application Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF manuals. If one of these applications is not already installed on your computer, download it from the following website. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html