User manual CANON POWERSHOT A520 - Quick Start

2 Shooting A.Press the Power CDI-E165-010 XXXXXX © 2004 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Camera User Guide B. Slide the mode switch to (Shooting) ( ) and turn the shooting mode dial to ( ). button to turn the power on. The power lamp lights. Contents of This Guide Included accessories and separately sold equipment information. Camera User Guide C. Set the date and time (first time the camera is powered on). Use the or button to select the items you wish to set, and use the or button to change the value. Check that the date and time shown are correct, button. then press the Reference Guides A.Open the battery cover. System Map batteries and the memory 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 Negative (­) end E. Focus and shoot. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. · The camera focuses and beeps twice. Press the shutter button all the way to shoot. 3. Play back the 4. Erase any unwanted images. Learn the names of camera components. Positive (+) end Direct Print User Guide Supplied with a printer Printer User Guide 5. Print the images. 6. Install the software. Connect the camera to a computer. (Playback). C. Close the battery cover. D.Open the memory card slot cover. · Camera User Guide · Software Starter Guide 3 A.Slide the mode switch to Slide the memory card slot cover in the direction of the arrow. until it clicks. A.Use the images to a computer. E. Insert the memory card with its label facing up What you can do with the software The various ways of using the software F. 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 35 to 140 mm (35mm film equivalent) Shooting Modes : Auto The camera automatically selects settings. : Portrait The background is blurred and the subject is in clear focus. : Landscape For shooting landscape scenes. : Night Scene For photographing human subjects against the backdrop of an evening sky or a night scene. : Fast Shutter For shooting fast moving objects. : Slow Shutter For shooting moving objects to make them appear blurred, such as river rapids. : Special Scene For shooting with settings appropriate for certain types of scenes. Use the or button to select a Scene mode. You can confirm the Scene mode changes in the LCD monitor. : Stitch Assist Images shot in Stitch Assist mode can be merged together on a computer to make a single panoramic image. : Movie For shooting movies. 5 Printing with a Direct Print Compatible Printer power. Set the camera to Playback mode and turn the power on. , 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 Camera Interface Cable Printers These PDF manuals are available on the Canon website. Please download them from the following URL: http://web.canon.jp/ Imaging/ information-e.html 7. Download the · ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide · ImageBrowser Software User Guide 4 Close the memory card slot cover. 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 Shooting Mode: LCD Monitor - On (No Information) Direct Print User Guide B. 2. Shoot images B. Insert the batteries as shown. Quick Start Guide 1. Install the This Guide The following manuals are supplied with your camera. Please refer to them as need be. 1 Preparing the Camera "Zoom" in the "Quick Reference" section). Playback Camera User Guide B. Play back the images. Use the see. or button to display the image you wish to Erasing an Image Camera User Guide or button 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 Select [Cancel] using the erasing. or button. button to cancel without Switching between Shooting/Playback Shooting: Slide the mode switch to Playback: Slide the mode switch to . . 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 When the red-eye reduction function is off Auto Auto with red-eye reduction Flash on with red-eye reduction Flash off Flash on Flash off Flash range: 45 cm ­ 3.5 m (1.5 ­ 11.5 ft.) (wide angle)/45 cm ­ 2.2 m (1.5 ­ 7.2 ft.) (telephoto) * Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appear red. Macro Press the button to display the on the LCD monitor. Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small objects. * Recordable Area at Minimum Shooting Range At wide angle end: approx. 60 x 44 mm (2.4 x 1.7 in.) At telephoto end: approx. 84 x 63 mm (3.3 x 2.5 in.) 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. [Next]. c. Select [Easy Installation] and click Set the ImageBrowser auto start settings before you connect the camera to the computer for the first time. 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) ImageBrowser Auto Start Settings OS X (v10.2/v10.3) 1. Start Image Capture, click the [Image Capture] menu and select [Preferences]. 2. In the next menu, click the [When a camera is connected, open:] list box and select [Other]. OS X (v10.1) 1. Start Image Capture and select [Other] from the Hot Plug Action list box. A.Confirm that the computer meets the system requirements. See the Camera User Guide. 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. d.When the installation is complete, select [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] as shown in the screen below, and click [Finish]. The window will appear slightly different in v10.2. 3. Select [CameraWindow] in the program selection window. CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders. 4. Click [OK] and then close Image Capture. 2. Select [CameraWindow] in the program selection window. CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders. 3. Close Image Capture. 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. Securely insert the cable with side facing the front of the camera into the DIGITAL terminal. USB port Terminal cover Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] ( in the CD-ROM window. ) icons b.Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button and click [Next]. Once the installation is complete, click [Quit]. Interface cable b.Slide the mode switch to To DIGITAL terminal e.Remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive after restarting. (Playback) ( )and press the Power button to turn the camera on ( ). The camera and computer will be ready to communicate with each other. 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. 7 Downloading Images to a Computer A dialog allowing you to set the default settings will display when you attach the camera and open a connection. Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide 7 button lights Downloading Images to a Computer Software Starter Guide B. Download the images. Download the images using the camera or the computer. By default, the downloaded images are saved into the [My Pictures] folder. A.Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). Downloading Images Using Camera Operations (Direct Transfer) The following window will display when the camera and computer are set to the correct mode for communicating. Double-click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the desktop if the window does not appear. C. Confirm that the blue. A.Click [Starts to download images]. D.When the Direct Transfer menu appears in the camera's LCD monitor, use the or button to select (All Images) and press the button. You can adjust the settings, such as the type of image downloaded and the destination folder, by clicking [Preferences]. You can set the type of image to download and the destination folder by clicking [Preferences]. If the window shown above does not appear, click the [Start] menu, then select [Programs] or [All Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow]. Downloading Images Using Computer Operations C. Click [Starts to download images]. By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download. All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download images, (Select & Transfer). select By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the [Pictures] folder. Also, when downloading is complete, the thumbnails (tiny versions) of the downloaded images display in ImageBrowser's Browser Window. The downloaded images will be saved into folders according to their shooting date. By default, 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. Thumbnail 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) Checking Images You can magnify images and check the information on them (the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc.) What you can do with other software You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it with other software. A Guide to the Manuals Basic Method: Software Starter Guide Advanced Method: PDF Manuals The PDF manuals 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) 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 shoot images from a computer. Stitching Panoramic Images With PhotoStitch, you can connect or "stitch" multiple images together into a seamless panoramic view. 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 Editing Movies 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 Your favorite images and sounds can be registered as start-up images and sounds with My Camera Settings.