User manual CANON POWERSHOT G3 - G3_QUICKSTART

ENGLISH Quick Start Guide This guide explains basic operations for first-time use, how to use the direct print function, and how to install the software and download images to a computer. For more information about usage precautions and detailed instructions, please refer to the other related manuals. (p. 2) You must install the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Software Starter Guide if you have trouble installing the software or downloading images. Content For detailed instructions, see the other manuals below. Preparing the Camera............................. 3 Shooting ................................................. 4 Reviewing an Image ............................... 5 Selecting Menus and Settings ................. 6 List of Menu Options .............................. 7 Camera User Guide Printing Images by Connecting the Camera Directly to a Printer ......... 15 Printer User Guide (Included with your Canon printer) Downloading Images to a Computer (Windows) ........................................... 18 Downloading Images to a Computer (Macintosh) ......................................... 25 Software Starter Guide 2 Preparing the Camera 1 2 Terminals Battery lock To power outlet Slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrows. Press the battery lock while inserting the Battery Pack BP-511 and close the battery cover. · The battery is approximately 90% charged (adequate charge for use) when the orange indicator beside the viewfinder stops blinking and lights steadily. · After charging, detach the compact power Compact Power adapter's DC plug from the camera. Indicator Adapter CA-560 3 Charge the battery. Slide the card slot in 4 direction of the arrowcover lifttheopen. and it 5 CF card eject button Install the CF card and close the slot cover. card · Insert the CF card with the label facing out and push the card in until the CF card eject button fully extends. 3 Shooting 1 2 3 Remove the lens cap and turn the power on. · Open the LCD monitor and turn the mode lever to (shooting) while pressing the release lever. Turn the mode dial to . Set the date and time. (First time the camera is powered on) · The Set Date/Time menu will appear on the LCD monitor. · Select the items you wish to set using the B or A arrow on the omni selector and set the value using the C or D arrow on the omni selector. · To put the settings into effect, press the button. 4 Focus. 4 · Aim the camera and lightly press the shutter button halfway. Two beeps will sound when the autofocus is set. 5 Shoot. · Press the shutter button all the way. You will hear the sound of the shutter close when the shot is complete. · The recorded image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Reviewing an Image Displays the recorded images on the LCD monitor. 1 2 3 Open the LCD monitor. · The LCD monitor can be freely opened to various position. Turn the mode lever to . · The camera powers up in Replay mode. · The power/mode indicator lights green. · The last recorded image appears. Move between images using the B or A arrow on the omni selector. To Immediately Delete the Displayed Image 1. Press the button while the image is displayed. 2. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press the button. 5 Selecting Menus and Settings 1 2 3 Press the button. · In Shooting mode, the [ (Rec.)] menu appears. In Replay mode, the [ (Replay)] menu appears. Switch between menu tabs using the B or A arrow on the omni selector. Select a menu item using the C or D arrow on the omni selector. Select setting contents using 4 A arrow on the omni selector.the B or · Press the button for items followed by an ellipsis (...) then select a setting. Press the button again to confirm the setting. 5 Press the menu. button to close the 6 List of Menu Options Rec. Menu Some items may not appear in certain Shooting modes. Item Flash Sync Menu Screen *Default setting Settings Content Sets the timing at which the flash fires. · 1st-curtain* · 2nd-curtain Slow Synchro Sets the slow synchro. · On · Off* Flash Adjust Sets whether or not the flash is adjusted automatically. · Auto* · Manual Red-eye Sets whether or not the red-eye reduction lamp fires. · On* · Off Cont. Shooting Sets the continuous shooting option. · (Standard)* (High speed) · Self-timer Sets the duration before the self-timer releases the shutter once the shutter button is pressed. · 2 seconds · 10 seconds* 7 *Default setting Item Wireless Delay Menu Screen Settings Content Sets the duration before the self-timer releases the shutter once the remote control shutter button is pressed. · 0 seconds · 2 seconds* · 10 seconds Sets the Spot AE Point option, Center (the AE point is fixed to the center) or AF Point (the AE point corresponds to the AF point). · Center* · AF Point Sets the ND filter. · On · Off* Spot AE Point ND Filter MF-Point Zoom Sets whether or not the focusing point is magnified when using the manual focus. · On* · Off AF Mode Sets the frequency of autofocus activation. When the LCD monitor is off, this setting locks in single mode. · Continuous* · Single Sets the output of the AF-assist beam according to shooting conditions when using the auto focus. · On* · Off AF-assist Beam 8 Item Digital Zoom Menu Screen Settings Content Sets whether or not the digital zoom combines with the optical zoom to zoom images. · On · Off* Sets the duration images display on the LCD monitor after the shutter button is released. · Off · 2 sec.* to 10 sec. Review Intervalometer Shoots automatically at set intervals. Save Settings Saves settings selected in the shooting menu and the function menu to the mode dial's or mode. Replay Menu Item Protect Menu Screen Settings Content Protects images from accidental erasure. Rotate Rotates images 90 or 270 degrees clockwise in the display. 9 *Default setting Item Erase all Menu Screen Settings Content Erases all images from a CF card (excluding protected images). Slide Show Plays images in an automated slide show. Print Order Sets the images that will be printed on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a photo lab service, the number of copies and other parameters. Transfer Order Sets the images that will be transferred with your e-mail software. Set up Menu Item Beep Menu Screen Settings Content Sets whether or not the beep sounds when the shutter button is pressed or when a menu operation is performed. · On* · Off (Still beeps to warn of an error even when set to Off) Sets the brightness level of the LCD monitor. · (Normal)* · (Bright) LCD Brightness 10 Item Auto Power Down Menu Screen Settings Content Sets whether or not the camera automatically powers down after a specified period of time elapses without something being pressed. · On* · Off Sets the date, time and date format. Date/Time Format Formats (initializes) a CF card. Shutter Volume Adjusts the sound volume when the shutter button is pressed all the way. There is no shutter sound in Movie mode. (Off) · · (1) · (2)* · (3) · (4) · (5) Adjusts the sound volume when a sound annotation or a movie is played. (Off) · · (1) · (2)* · (3) · (4) · (5) Playback Vol. (Replay) 11 *Default setting Item Start-up Vol. Menu Screen Settings Content Adjusts the sound volume when the camera powers up. (Off) · · (1) · (2)* · (3) · (4) · (5) Adjusts the sound volume of the Operation Sound. (Off) · · (1) · (2)* · (3) · (4) · (5) Adjusts the sound volume of the Selftimer Sound. (Off) · · (1) · (2)* · (3) · (4) · (5) Sets how file numbers are assigned to images when new CF cards are inserted. · On · Off* Operation Vol. Selftimer Vol. File No. Reset Auto Rotate Sets whether or not images shot with the camera on end are automatically rotated in the display. · On* · Off Sets the format of the MF indicator's displayed distance units. · m / cm* · ft / in Distance Units 12 Item Language Menu Screen Settings Content Sets the language used in the menus and messages on the LCD monitor. The menu may appear differently in some regions. · English* · Italiano · Deutsch · Norsk · Français · Svenska · Nederlands · Español · Dansk · Chinese · Suomi · Japanese You can change the language during image button and replay by holding the pressing the button. (Except when the camera is connected to a printer) Sets the video output signal standard. · NTSC · PAL Video System Communication Sets the camera and computer communication settings. · Normal* · PTP My Camera Menu Item Theme Menu Screen Settings Content Selects a common theme for each My Camera settings item. (Off) · · * · · Sets the start-up image when you turn on the camera. · (Off) · * · · Start-up Image 13 *Default setting Item Start-up Sound Menu Screen Settings Content Sets the start-up sound when you turn on the camera. (Off) · · * · · Sets the sound when the multicontroller or any button other than the shutter button is operated. (Off) · * · · · Sets the sound informing you that the photo will be taken in 2 seconds. (Off) · · * · · Sets the shutter sound when you depress the shutter button. There is no shutter sound while a movie is being shot. (Off) · * · · · Operation Sound Selftimer Sound Shutter Sound 14 Printing Images by Connecting the Camera Directly to a Printer Printing with a Direct Print Compatible Printer By connecting the camera with a single cable to a direct print function compatible printer (optional), you can easily print your images with simple operations. 1 2 3 Load the ink cassette and the paper cassette into the printer. Connect the power cord to the printer and connect the camera to the printer. Ink cassette Paper cassette · Open the LCD monitor. · With the CP-10 printer, the printer's power turns on automatically. Press the printer's ON/OFF button to turn on the power. · appears on the camera's LCD monitor and the power/mode indicator is lit in green. · If you cannot use the camera's compact power adapter, please use a fully charged battery pack. To DIGITAL Terminal Canon Camera compatible with the direct print function Camera's Compact Power Adapter To Power Outlet To Power Outlet Direct Interface Cable DIF-100 15 an image using the A 4 Chooseon the omni selector B orpress arrow and the button. 5 Choose [Print] using the C, D, B or A arrows on the omni selector and press the button. · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to standard replay mode. Printing with a Direct Print Function Compatible Bubble Jet Printer By connecting the camera with a single cable to a direct print function compatible BJ printer (optional), you can easily print your images with simple operations. 1 2 3 Prepare the printer. · For more information, please see the Quick Start Guide that came with your BJ printer. Turn the BJ printer's power on. Power button Connect the camera to the BJ printer. · Open the LCD monitor. · Connect the camera to the printer using the cable supplied with your BJ printer. 16 · The camera powers up and the panel. icon appears on the BJ printer's operation Camera icon · appears on the camera's LCD monitor and the power/mode indicator lights green. an image using the A 4 Chooseon the omni selector B orpress arrow and the button. 5 Choose [Print] using the C, D, B or A arrows on the omni selector and press the button. · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to standard replay mode. · We recommend the use of the compact power adapter CA-560 as the camera's power source. · Images cannot be printed through the BJ printer operation panel during the camera connection. · Please use the following procedures when you detach the cable from the printer and the camera. 1. Detach the cable from the printer. 2. Turn off the camera power. 3. Detach the cable from the camera. 17 Downloading Images to a Computer (Windows) System Requirements Computer Model OS IBM PC/AT compatible Windows 98 (First or Second Edition) Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000 : Pentium 150MHz or better Windows XP : Pentium 300MHz or better Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000 : 64MB or more Windows XP : 128MB or more USB: Only preinstalled Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000 / Windows XP CPU RAM Interface · All procedures performed with a connection to a USB 2.0 compliant board are not guaranteed. Installing the Software · Do not connect the camera to the computer before the software is installed. · The USB driver will start its installation procedures after the camera has been connected to the computer. · Users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional must first log in as an Administrator (computer system administrator) to install programs. · Close any programs that are running. 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive. · The installer panel will display automatically. 18 · If the installer panel does not appear automatically, use the following procedures to display it. Windows XP 1.Click [My Computer] in the [Start] menu. 2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open]. 3.Double-click the [SETUP.exe] icon. Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 98 1.Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop. 2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open]. 3.Double-click the [SETUP.exe] icon. If the "exe" extension does not show, see the computer's manual for instructions on showing file name extensions. 2 Click [Software Installation], and follow the onscreen instructions by clicking [Next] or [Yes]. Installer panel · In the next steps, you will select the installation destination, the software to be installed and the name of your camera model. 3 Review the installation settings and click [Next]. The items displayed here differ according to the software installed. 19 · The installation starts. · If you installed the WIA driver or the TWAIN driver, the following message will appear once the installation is complete. Click [OK]. installation over, want to restart 4 When the now.] in theisscreen select [Yes, Iclick [Finish]. my computer below and · Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk once the installation is complete and before you connect the camera to the computer so that the proper driver can be installed. Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the computer's USB port. USB port USB cable 20 2 Connect the USB cable to the camera's Digital terminal. · Open the terminal cover and connect the cable. 1. Terminal cover 2. USB cable Insert the connector until it clicks. Installing the Driver Windows XP 1 Install the driver. · After a few moments, the following dialog will appear at the bottom right of the screen and the WIA driver will automatically install. · After installation, the Event dialog will appear, allowing you to select an application program to start. 2 Select an application to start. · Select [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] and click [OK]. · With Windows XP, the Event dialog does not appear the first time the camera is connected after computer start-up. If this happens, see Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera on page 22. 21 Windows 2000/ Windows Me/ Windows 98 1 2 Install the driver. · After a few moments, the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear and automatically install the TWAIN driver (for Windows 98 and Windows 2000) or the WIA driver (for Windows Me). · After installation, the Event dialog will appear, allowing you to select an application program to start. Select an application to start. · Select [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] and click [OK]. · ZoomBrowser EX starts; the Camera Window opens and displays the camera images as thumbnails (small images). Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 1 2 Start ZoomBrowser EX. · Double-click the [ZoomBrowser EX] icon on the desktop. Click [Camera & Memory Card] and [Browser & Download Images]. 22 · This will display the Camera window. The images on the CF card will display in the Camera window as thumbnails. · Select the images you wish to download in the Camera window and click [Download image]. Thumbnail "RAW" displays on RAW images. The movie icon displays on movie thumbnails. · A Download Settings dialog allowing you to select the image destination folder will display. 23 · Make sure the settings are the same as the following and click [OK]. · At this point the Camera window will close and the main window will open. The downloaded images will appear in the main window. 24 Downloading Images to a Computer (Macintosh) System Requirements Computer Model OS CPU RAM Interface Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook Mac OS 8.6-9.2, Mac OS X (Version 10.1) PowerPC Mac OS 8.6-9.2: 20 MB or more of application memory Mac OS X (Version 10.1): 128 MB or more of RAM USB: Only systems equipped with genuine Apple-brand built-in USB interfaces · All operations performed with a connection to a USB 2.0 compliant board are not guaranteed. Installing the Software · Close any programs that are running. 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 · Double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 8/9] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icons. Mac OS X · Double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS X] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icons. 25 2 Click [Digital Camera Software Installation]. Installer panel 3 Select the programs you wish to install and follow the instructions on the screen. · The software required for the camera will be installed. installation 4 Once theclick [Quit]. is complete and the installer panel appears, 5 Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CDROM drive. Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the computer's USB port. USB port USB cable 26 2 Connect the USB cable to the camera's Digital terminal. · Open the terminal cover and connect the cable. 1. Terminal cover 2. USB cable Insert the connector until it clicks. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 · ImageBrowser will start and open the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog. Confirm that [Display Images] is selected and click the [OK] button. Mac OS X · Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. Once ImageBrowser is started, click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer View section. Set the communication settings (first time connection only) The name of your camera model appears here. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 screen shot shown. · Confirm that [USB Port] and your camera model name are selected and click the [Set] button. The Camera window will open and display the camera images. 27 Create a File Destination Folder Mac OS 8.6-9.2 · Select [Macintosh HD] in the Explorer View section. Mac OS X · Select the [your name] subfolder of the [Users] folder in the startup disk. Explorer View 1. Create a new folder for saving images from the camera. · Click the [File] menu and select [New Folder]. A folder with the name "Untitled" will be created. Click it to change the folder name as you wish. 2. In the Explorer View Section, click the newly created folder. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 Mac OS X 28 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera Thumbnail The movie icon displays on movie thumbnails. "RAW" displays on RAW images. · Select images in the Camera window and click the [Download] button. The downloaded images are saved to the computer and appear in the Browser area. 29 MEMO 30 31 CDI-E069-010 XXXXXXX © 2002 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN