ENGLISH Camera User Guide Getting Started Guide p. 9 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 f Neck Strap NS-DC8 g Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk h Canon Warranty System Booklet i User Guides · Getting Started Guide · Canon Digital Camera Manuals Disk A memory card is not included. · Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF manuals. Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 can be installed to view Word manuals (Middle East only). If this software is not installed on your computer, access the following web site to download the software: http://www.adobe.com (in the case of PDF) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ (in the case of Word format) Let's Get Started! 1 Let's Get Started! This guide is divided into the following two sections. First... Getting Started Guide 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 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. · The electronic manuals are included in the supplied CD-ROM. 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 Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking the Focus and People's Expressions. . . . . . . . Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting an AF Frame Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track) Shooting with Servo AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting while Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast) . . . . Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 111 113 116 120 121 125 127 128 133 134 136 137 138 139 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 Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . Checking the Focus and People's Expressions (Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . Trimming a Portion of an Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 159 160 161 163 165 168 171 173 175 176 177 182 187 189 192 194 195 197 202 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 244 248 248 254 258 260 265 273 275 276 277 Index Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 287 292 6 About this Guide About this Guide Symbol Conventions in this Guide 73 Using the Flash Available Shooting Modes p. 292 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. 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 For information on your camera's warranty, please refer to the Canon Warranty System Booklet supplied with your camera. For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the Canon Warranty System Booklet. 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. 9 Getting Started Guide Preparations Shooting Still Images Viewing Still Images Erasing Printing Shooting Movies Viewing Movies Downloading Images to a Computer System Map 10 Preparations Getting Started Guide Preparations Charging the Battery 1. Insert the battery until it clicks into the batter ...