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  • Canon S2 IS - page 1

    z Please re ad the Rea d This First section (p. 6). z Please also see the Soft ware Starter Guide and the Direct Print User Guide . Camera User G uide ENGLISH DIGIT AL CAMERA Camera User Gui de © 2005 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN CDI-E176 -010 XXXXXXXX ...

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    Flo wc har t and R eference G uides Use of genui ne Canon acc essories is recom mended. This pro duct is des igned to achieve exc ellent per forma nce when used wit h genuine Cano n accessor ies. Canon sha ll not be liable for any da mage to this p roduct and/or accide nts such as f ire, etc., caus ed by the malf unctio n of non -genui ne Cano n ac ...

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    1 Camer a B ody T emper ature If your camer a is use d for p rolonged periods , the camera bo dy may become warm. Ple ase be aware of this and t ake care when operat ing the cam era fo r an ext ende d per iod. About the LCD Monito r and Vie wfind er The LCD monitor and viewfinde r are produced with ext remely high- precis ion manufactur ing techniq ...

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    2 About This Guide Conve nti ons Used in th e T ext Icons appearing below titles indicate th e modes that supp ort that operatio n. In the example below , the m ode dial can be used in the following shooting m odes. • (Auto) • (Manual) • (S pecial Sc ene) • (Movie) • (Landscape) • (My Colors) : This mark d enotes issue s that may affect ...

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    3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T abl e of Cont ent s Items marked with are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Components Guide ......................... ............................ ............................ ................12 Operation Pa nel ..................... .................. ............................ ............. ...

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    4 Moving Even Closer (Super Macro S hooting) ....................... ............................ ..... 57 Using the Self-timer ............................ ............................ ................... .............. 59 Using the Digital Zoom .. ............................ ............................ ............................ ..... 61 Cont ...

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    5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Setting the Power Saving Function .......... ............................ ............................ ..... 123 Setting the Auto Rotate Function ............. ............................ ................... .............. 124 Resetting the File Num ber .............. ............................ ................... ........ ...

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    6 Read This First Please Re ad T est Sh ots Befor e you try to p hotograph important subjects, we highly recomme nd that you shoot se veral tria l image s to confirm that th e camera is operati ng and be ing oper ated corre ctl y . Please not e that Cano n Inc., its subsidia ries and affiliate s, and its distribu tors are not liable for any con seq ...

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    7 W arnings About the M emory Card Store the m emory card out of the rea ch of childr en and infants. It may be swallowed accident ally . If t his occurs, c onsult a docto r immediately . z Do not aim the camera directly into the sun or at other intense light sources that cou ld damage yo ur eyesig ht. z Do not trigge r the flas h in clo se proxim ...

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    8 z Do not allow the equipme nt to come into contact with, or become i mmersed in, water or other li quids. Do not allow liquids to e nter the interior. The c amera has n ot been wate rproofed . If th e exte rior come s into co ntact with liq uids or salt ai r , wipe i t dry wit h a sof t, absorb ent clo th. In the eve nt that water or othe r forei ...

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    9 Cauti ons z Please use Can on AA-siz e NiMH ba tteri es and ch arger reco mmende d for use w ith the se batteries. Use of an other c harge r may cause batter ies to ov erheat or def orm, pos ing risk of fire injury an d damage t o the sur roundin gs. z Disco nnect the bat tery cha rger and comp act power adapt er from both th e camera and the pow ...

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    10 Preventin g Malfunctions  A void S trong Magne tic Fiel ds Never place the camer a in close proximit y to electric motors or other equipment gen erating st rong electromag netic fie lds. Expos ure to strong magneti c fields may cause malf unctions or c orrupt image an d audio data .  A void C ondensat ion Rel ated Pr oblems Moving the equ ...

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    11 Read This First ...

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    12 Comp onents G uide The follo wing cables ar e used to connect the camera to a comput er or prin ter . Computer (p. 132) Interfac e Cable I FC-400 PCU (supp lied wit h the came ra) Direct Print Compatible Printers ( Sold Separate ly) z Compact Photo Pri nter (SE LPHY CP se ries), Ca rd Phot o Printer : Interfac e Cabl e IFC-400 PCU (su pplied wit ...

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    13 Preparing the Camera 1 Atta ching th e Neck Str a p Attach the strap as illust rated. Check that the st rap does not come loose from th e strap mount when pulled . Perfo rm the same step s on the ot her side of the came ra. Avoi d waving the ca mera about or catc hing it on oth er items when suspendin g it from th e strap. Atta ching the Len s C ...

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    14 Opera tion P anel Mode Le ver  p. 24 View finder  p. 27, 28 Zoom Lever Sho otin g: (T elep hot o)/ (Wide Angl e)  p. 33 Playback: (Zoom in) / (Zoom out)  p. 43 Shutter bu tton  p. 34 (Flash)/ (Micropho ne) Button  p. 40, 1 15 (Self-tim er)/ (Continuous) Button  p. 59, 62 MF (Manual Focus) Button  p . 111 (Macro) bu tton ? ...

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    15 Preparing the Camera 1 z : Auto  p. 33 The came ra automatically se lects settings. z Image Z one  p. 49 The came ra automatically se lects settings acco rding to th e image composition type . : Portrait : Landsca pe : Night S cene : Special Scene : My Colors : Stitch Assist  p. 52 : Movie  p. 63 z Creat ive Zone  p. 84 The us er ...

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    16 Installing th e Batte ries Inst all the batterie s to get ready for s hooting. Please u se four A A-size alka line batt eries or s eparat ely sold nickel met al hydride (NiMH) batte ries. 1 Be sure that th e camera power i s off (p. 23) . Sl ide th e batt ery cov er lock in the di rection of the arrow and o pen the cover . 2 Ins ert th e batt er ...

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    17 Preparing the Camera 1 z While it is possib le to use AA -size nickel-cadm ium batterie s, perform ance is unrel iable and th eir use is not re commende d. z Never m ix ne w batteries togeth er with batter ies that have be en us ed in other devices. The partia lly used ba tteries ma y leak. z Be caref ul to load the b atterie s with th eir po si ...

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    18 Battery St atus Indi cation s The followin g icons or messages indicate the ba ttery st atus on the LCD monitor (or view finder). Installin g the Memor y Card Write-P rotec t T ab The memory card has a writ e-protect t ab. Sliding th e tab downwar d prevent s recordin g of dat a and prot ects e xisting dat a (e.g . images). Whe n recording to, e ...

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    19 Preparing the Camera 1 2 Insert the memory card. z Push as ind icated o n the back of the memory ca rd slot cover until it clicks into place. z Do not touch or allow metal obje cts to contact the ter minals on th e back of th e memo ry car d. 3 Clo se the mem ory card slot co ver . T o Remove the Memory C ard Push in the memory card until you he ...

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    20 Formatti ng a Memory Card Y ou should always format a n ew memory card or one from which y ou wish to erase all imag es and other data. 1 T urn the powe r on.  p. 23 2 Press the MENU button and use the X butt on on the omni sele cto r to se lec t the [ (Se tup) ] men u. The [ (Se tup)] m enu appe ars. 3 Use th e S or T button on the omni sele ...

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    21 Preparing the Camera 1 4 Use th e W or X button on the omni selector t o selec t [OK], th en press th e SET button. The in dicator bl inks re d and for matting starts. W ait u ntil the in dicator goe s off. z Normal for matting begi ns. z T o per form a lo w level format, use t he S or T button to select [Lo w Level Forma t] and the W or X butto ...

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    22 Memory Card Handl ing Preca utions  Memory cards are h igh-pr ecision ele ctronic devi ces. Do no t bend them, ap ply force to them, or s ubject th em to shoc ks or vibratio n.  Do not att empt to disassemble or alter the m emory car d.  Do not allow dirt , water or foreign objects to co ntact the terminals on the back o f the card . Do ...

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    23 Preparing the Camera 1 T ur ning the Po wer On/Off The power/mode indicator remains lit while the power of the camera is on. The power/mode indicator ind icates the st ate of th e camera as follows. Orang e: Shooting mode Gree n: P layba ck m ode/P rint er co nnec tion mode * Y ellow: Comp uter conne ction mode* Off: The p ower of the ca mera is ...

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    24 Switching Between Sh ooting and Playback Y ou can quickly switch betwe en Shootin g mode and P layback mod e. This is convenien t when you wish to shoot again aft er checking or deleting an image immediat ely af ter i t is sh ot. Shooting Mo de Playback Mode T urn the mode lever t o (Playback ) while pressing t he release butt on (p. 23). z The ...

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    25 Preparing the Camera 1 2 Use th e S or T button on the omni selector to selec t [Date /T ime], then press the SE T button. 3 Sets the date and tim e and the date for mat. z Use the W or X butto n on the omni selector to select the item you wish to set and set its value using the S or T button on the om ni selector. z The date can be set up to t ...

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    26 z In Playb ack mode, yo u can chan ge the lan guage by h olding the SET button wh ile you press the JUM P button. T his oper ation cann ot be perform ed duri ng movie p layback, in the jump s earch mod e (p. 46) or whi le co nnect ed to a sep ara tely s old pr inte r . 2 Use th e S or T button on the omni sele ctor to selec t [Languag e], then p ...

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    27 Preparing the Camera 1 Using t he Viewfin der an d the L CD Moni tor Pressi ng the DISP . button switches the d isplay mode. Als o, closing t he LCD monitor cau ses the viewfinde r to display . Using the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor can be opened to the following range of pos itions. Opened from l eft to ri ght 180 degrees. T ilted for ward 180 d ...

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    28 Fold the LCD monitor ba ck against the camer a body until it clicks into place. z If it is not fully closed, th e image will ap pear reversed . Always keep the LCD monit or closed to pro tect it when the camer a is not in use. Using the Viewfinder If the sur roundings are too bright (f or example, when you are shooti ng outdoo rs) and images o n ...

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    29 Preparing the Camera 1 Display Content s Shooting Inf ormation (Sh ooting Mode ) Drive Mo de (p. 59, 63) Flash (p. 40) Manual Focus (p. 1 1 1) L ow B att ery (p. 1 8) Digital Zoom *1 (p. 61) AF Fr ame *2 Green: Focusing Complete Y ellow: Focusing Difficulty Macro (p. 5 6, 57) Metering Me thod (p. 8 9) Auto Rotat e (p. 124) Save Settings (p. 1 13 ...

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    30 * 1 Zoom powers refle ct the combine d optical and digital zoom ef fect s. Optical zoom is d isplayed in white up to "12x", the o ptical telephoto limit. It does not appear when " digital zoom" is disabled. Whe n digital zoom is enabled, the zoom value is display ed in blue. *2 The AF frame does n ot appear when it is set t o ...

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    31 Preparing the Camera 1 Playback Informatio n–Detailed (Playba ck Mode) The following inf ormation may als o be displayed with some images. A sound file in a format other than the W A VE forma t is attached or th e file format is not recogn ized. JPEG ima ge with fo rmat not co nformin g to Desig n rule for C amera File System Standards (p. 167 ...

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    32  While a r ecorded i mage is d isplayed on the LC D monitor, you can check the e xposur e with th e graph ( see Histogram Function (p. 32)) that shows the distribut ion of the b rightness d ata. If the exp osure requires adjustme nt, set the exposu re compen sation (p. 9 0) and reshoot. Press the DISP . button if the h istogram and othe r inf ...

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    33 Shooting-The Basics 2 Auto M ode 1 T urn the mode leve r to (Shooting). 2 Set the mode dial to . 3 If you are using the LCD m onitor , open it. (p . 77) 4 Aim th e camera at the subject. 5 Use the zo om to achi eve the desired com position in the LCD mo nito r (or view finde r). z T urning th e zoom leve r toward magnifies th e subject (te lepho ...

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    34 6 Lightly press the s hutter button (pressi ng hal fway) t o focus . T wo beeps will sou nd when the ca mera has finished focusing, a nd the AF fram e appears green. z The AF frame will light yellow a nd the beep will sound one time if the subje ct is difficult to focus o n. z The s hutter spe ed and ap erture value are autom atically det ermine ...

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    35 Shooting-The Basics 2 Image St abilizer Function The image stab ilizer function allows you t o minimize the camera shake eff ect (blurred image s) when you shoot distant subjects that have been magnified or whe n you shoot in dark conditio ns. This fu nction's def ault setting is [O n]. 1 From the [ (Rec.)] menu, select [IS Mode ], and pres ...

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    36 The followin g icons appear on the LCD monitor (or vie wfinder) if it is set to Informati on View display . 2 Press the MENU button. Re viewing an Im age Right After S hooting After a photo is taken, the image dis plays for two seconds ( to chang e this setting , see pag e 37). There are two ways to disp lay the image lon ger: - Keeping the shut ...

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    37 Shooting-The Basics 2 Press the s hutter butt on halfway again to stop displ aying it and shoo t an image. Changing the Rev iew Duration 1 Select [Review] from the [ (Rec.)] menu and use t he W or X to se lect the durati on se tti ng. z Selecting Men us and Setting s (p. 73) Off : Images do not di splay 2 to 10 sec. : Ima ges appe ar for th e ti ...

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    38 Changin g R esolution /Compression Settings Y ou can change the resolutio n, compression (still images) and resol ution/ frame rate (mov ies, p. 67) sett ings to suit t he purpose of the image you are about to s hoot. Sti ll Images Movi es Mode Dial Resolution Purpose Display Pixel s L (Large) 2592 × 1944 Large Smal l z Print l arger t han A4-s ...

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    39 Shooting-The Basics 2 1 Press the FUN C. button. 2 For still images, use S or T on the omni se lect or to se lect * (259 2 × 1944 ). For movies, select * (64 0 × 480, 30 fps). * The curr ent setting is displayed. 3 Use th e W or X button on the omni sele ctor to select the res olut ion you wish to set, then press the SET button. For m ovies, s ...

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    40 Using th e Built-in Flash Use the flash acc ording to the guide lines below . 1 Raise the flash m anually , and shoot. Press the button t o switch be tween and (switching does not a pply in some modes). 2 When you ar e not using the flash, lower the flash down un til it closes. Setting the Red- eye Reduction Fun ction The red-eye reduction lamp ...

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    41 Shooting-The Basics 2 1 Sele ct [Re d-eye ] fr om the [ (Rec.)] me nu. Selectin g Menus a nd Setting s (p. 73) 2 Use th e W or X but ton on the omni selector to select [On] and pres s the MENU button. appear s on the LCD monitor (o r viewfind er) if it is se t to Inform ation Vie w dis pla y . Setting the Slow S ynchro The flash t iming is adjus ...

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    42 1 Select [Slow Synchro] from the [ (Rec.)] menu. Selecti ng Menus and Settin gs (p. 79) 2 Use the W or X button on the omni sele ctor to select [On] and press t he MENU button . When shooting w ith a high ISO sensitivity and us ing the built-i n flash, there is m ore of a chance of overexpos ure the closer you are t o the subjec t.  The flas ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 45

    43 Playback-The Basics 3 Displayin g Images Indi vidual ly 1 T urn the mode lever to th e right to set th e camer a to P laybac k mode . The last r ecorded i mage ap pears on th e LCD monit or (or viewf inde r). 2 Move between im ages using t he W or X arrow on th e omni selec tor . z Use W to move to the previo us image an d X to move to the next. ...

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    44 z Y ou ca n move ar ound the image u sing ST or WX on the omni selector. z Y ou ca n also c ancel it imme diately by pr essing the MENU button. z Movie fram es and ind ex playback im ages canno t be magn ified. z Y ou ca n magnify an image while it is displayed on the LCD mo nitor (or viewfi nder) imm ediately a fter the im age is shot (p. 36 ). ...

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    45 Playback-The Basics 3 3 Press t he zoom le ver towar d . Index pla yback cance ls and th e display rev erts to single im age playbac k. JUMP The display jumps nine images at a time 1 In index pl ayback mode (p. 44), press th e JUMP button . The jump bar will disp lay . 2 View the previous or next nine images using W or X bu tto n on the omni sel ...

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    46 JUMP Jum pi n g t o I ma g e s When you have many imag es recorded ont o a memory card, it is handy to use the fou r search keys be low to jump over images to find the obje ct of your search. z Jump 10 Images: jumps over 10 images at a time z Jump 100 Imag es: jumps over 10 0 images at a time z Jump S hot Date: jum ps to the first im age with th ...

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    47 Erasing 4 Erasing S ingle Images 1 Use th e W or X button to select an image for deletion and press the button. 2 Use th e W or X button on the omni selector to select [Erase], then pres s the SET button . z T o exit instead of erasing , select [ Cancel]. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before eras i ...

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    48 Er asing A ll Ima ges 1 Select [ Erase a ll] from t he [ (Play)] m enu and press the SET button . Selecti ng Menus and Settin gs (p. 73) 2 Use t he W or X button on t he omni sel ecto r to se lect [OK] , th en pres s the S ET butto n. T o canc el instead of erasing, se lect [Cancel]. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise a ...

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    49 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Using th e Mode Dial (Image Zon e) Landsc ape Use this m ode t o shoot spac io us lan dsc ape s cene s. Portrait Night Sc ene Special Scene  p. 50 My Colors  p. 95 Blurs th e backg round a nd makes a person s tand out. Use th is mode to ca pture huma n subj ect s agai nst the backd rop of an e veni ng sk y or ni ...

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    50 Shooting in a Spec ial Scene Mode Y ou can take an opt imal picture simp ly by selecting the ap propriate shooting mo de.  Some sett ings can be changed in eac h shooting mode (p. 184 ).  Observe the following precautions accordin g to the selecte d funct ion. Y ou ca n achieve a bet ter blurri ng effe ct of the backg round by makin g sure ...

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    51 Useful Shooting Functions 5 1 T urn the mode dia l to (Speci al Scen e Mode). 2 Use W or X to se lect a shoo ting mode. z The icon of the sele cted shoot ing mod e appears o n the LC D monitor. z Shooting procedure s are t he same a s for the Auto Mode (p. 33) . z Y ou can shoot righ t after selectin g an option. And you can immedia tely change ...

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    52 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) Use this mode to shoot a series of overlap ping frames for merging (stitchin g) into a large p anoramic image usin g a computer .  See page 184 for se ttings that c an be c hanged in this mode.  Results may vary depen ding o n the subjec t. Please use the bundled Pho toS titc h program to merg e th ...

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    53 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Framing a Sub ject The Phot oS titch progr am detect s the overla pping portion s of adjoining images a nd merges them. When compos ing sho ts, t ry to inc lude a distinct ive item (landmark ) in the overlapping portions. Shooting Images can be shot in five sequences in S titch Assist mode.  Compose ea ch frame so ...

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    54 1 T urn the m ode dial to . 2 Use t he W or X button on t he omni selector to sele ct the shooting sequence , then press the SET button. The s hooting seq uence is set. Y ou can also press the shut ter button dir ectly to shoot with out pressin g the SET bu tton. 3 Shoot the first frame in the sequence . The expo sure a nd whit e balance setting ...

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    55 Useful Shooting Functions 5 4 Com pose the second image so that it overlaps a portion of the first an d shoot. z Minor d iscrepancies in the over lapping portions can be corre cted when th e images are stitched tog ether . z An image ca n be retaken . Press the S , T , W or X butto n on the o mni selector to return to that frame . z A maximu m o ...

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    56 z The t ally lamp blinks r ed during movie recording an d goes of f when the recording session is over. Wh en [T ally Lamp] is set to [Off] in the R ec. menu, the lamp doe s not blink (p. 7 7) . Shooting Close-Up s (Macro) Use this mode to recor d subject s in the range of 10 to 50 cm (3.9 in. to 1.6 ft.) from the end of the len s at the maximum ...

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    57 Useful Shooting Functions 5 T o Cancel Ma cro Mo de Press the butto n so that no long er displays. Image Area in M acro Mode When the zo om is set between t he maximum telephot o and wide-angle setti ngs, the ef fective distan ce from the len s to the subject becomes th e same as for the maxi mum telepho to sett ing. * Maximum wide ang le Mo vin ...

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    58 1 Repeated ly press the button to display on the LCD monitor . Pressing the b utton again cancels the Super M acro mod e (Macro mode is also canc eled ). Be caref ul to avoid damag ing the lens when sh ooting in Super Macro mo de.  Digital zoom is no t available.  When Su per Ma cro mode is enable d, digital zoo m is canc eled an d the zoo ...

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    59 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Us ing t he S elf -tim er 1 Press button . The cu rrent settin g is displayed. z Pressing the b utton cycles b etween settings. z Y ou can switch betwee n the (10 s ec.), (2 se c.) an d (Cust om T i mer) op tion s wit h the [ Self timer ] opt ion in the [ (Rec. )] menu ( p. 76). z When the self-timer is set to ( ), th ...

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    60 Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots (Custom Timer) Y ou can set the self-t imer delay and number of shots to be t aken. 1 In t he [ (R ec.) ] menu , sele ct [Sel f-t imer] . z Select ing Menus and Sett ings (p. 73) z These set tings ar e not avail able when (My Color s), (S titch Assist ) or (Movie) is di splayed. 2 Select and press t he ...

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    61 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Using th e Digital Zoom With the co mbined optical and digital z oom functi ons, images can be zoomed as follo ws: 15x, 19x, 24x, 30x, 37x and 48 x. 1 T urn the mode dial to any Shooting mode exce pt or . 2 Select [Digital Zoom] from the [ (Rec.)] menu, select [On] with t he W or X butto n, then press the MENU button. ...

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    62 Continuo us Shootin g Use th is mode to shoot su ccessive fr ames while the sh utter button is ful ly pressed. Rec ording ceases when the shutter but ton is release d. Smooth cont inuous shootin g at a const ant interval c an proceed un til the memory is full. *1*2 *1 The recomm ended s uper high-speed SDC-51 2MSH SD card (so ld separately) is u ...

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    63 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Selecting a Co ntinuous S hooting Metho d Select either stan dard or h igh-speed contin uous shoot ing. 1 Select [Cont. Sh ooting] from the [ (Rec.)] me nu. z Selecting Men us and Setting s (p. 73) z Select a m ode that su pports continuou s shooting . 2 Use the W or X button to select [ Continuou s] or [ ] and pr ess ...

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    64 2 Press the Movi e button. The cam era beep s once and shoo ting starts. Sound is recorded simultan eously . z When th e Movie button is pressed again, the camera beeps twice and shooting sto ps. z The tally lamp blink s red d uring movie recordi ng and goe s off when the reco rding session is over . When [T ally L amp] is set to [Off] in the Re ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 67

    65 Useful Shooting Functions 5 z Altho ugh th e recordi ng time may not dis play pr operly during shootin g, the mo vie will b e recorde d correc tly on t he memor y card. Rec ording t ime will d isplay p roperly if you form at the memory card in this came ra (exc luding s low rec ording memory cards). z Y ou are recommen ded to use a mem ory card ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 68

    66 Shooting Still Ima ges while Shooting a Movie Y ou can shoot a stil l image while shooting a mov ie. 1 While sho oting a movi e, press t he shutter bu tton halfwa y to f oc us. Press the shutter h alfway so the camera can fo cus and set exposure for the still image. Du ring this pro cess, movie s hooting con tinues. 2 Press the shutter button al ...

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    67 Useful Shooting Functions 5 Changing Resolut ion and Frame Rat e In any shoot ing mode, movi e resolution and f rame rate can be set. 1 Press the FUN C. button. 2 Use the S or T butt on on the omni selec tor to sel ect *, then se lect the desired m ovie re solution a nd fram e rate settin gs using the W or X button. * The curre nt setting is dis ...

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    68 Changing t he Sound Mode Microphone le vel (sound recordin g level), wind filter and sampling rate can be changed. 1 Select [Audio] in the [ (Set up)] menu and pres s the SET button. Selecti ng Menus and Settin gs (p. 73) 2 Use th e S or T button to select [Mic Leve l] and set the sound level wit h the W or X button. 3 Use th e S or T button to ...

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    69 Useful Shooting Functions 5 5 Press t he MENU button twice. Viewing/Ed iting Mo vies Y o u can pla y back recor ded m ovies and de lete un want ed port ions from the beginni ng or the end of movie c lips. 1 Sele ct a mo vie in th e Playba ck mode and press th e SET button. 2 Use th e W or X button on the om ni selecto r to select one of the foll ...

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    70 Mov ie Cont rol Pane l (Exit): Ba ck to the scr een in Step 1 (Print) : Movies can be printed . See th e Direct Print User Guide for details. (Th is ic on appe ars wh en a p rinter is connec ted) (Play): S tarts playback of m ovies and sound (Slow Playb ack): During slow p layback, playbac k speed can be change d by WX . X speeds up and W s lows ...

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    71 Useful Shooting Functions 5 3 After selecting (Edit), use the S or T button on t he omni sele ctor to select (Cut Beginning) or (Cut End) from the mo vie editing panel. (Cut Begi nning): Dele tes frames in the first half of the movie (Cut End): Deletes fram es in the second h alf of the m ovie (Play): Pla ys back the t emporarily edit ed mov ie ...

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    72 6 Use th e W or X button to sele ct [Overwrite] or [New File] and press t he SET button. Overwr ite : Saves the edited movie with its original n ame. The pre-edit data is lost. New File : Saves the edited movie un der a ne w file nam e. The pr e-edit data is left unchanged . Cancel : Reverts to the s creen in S tep 3 without s aving. When ther e ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 75

    73 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Select ing Me nus and Settings Selecti ng Setti ngs by Pre ssing the FUNC. Button (Only in S hooting Mo de) Some menu optio ns may not be displayed in cert ain shoot ing modes. ISO S peed ( )  p. 93 T urn the mode lever t o . Press the FUNC. button. Press the S or T button to select a function item. Press the W o ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 76

    74 Selecting Settings by Pressing the MENU Button Press t he MENU button . Press the W or X bu tton to switch betwee n menu tabs. Press the S or T button to select a menu i tem. (Dependi ng on the functio n, press the SET or X butt on after maki ng a s election.) Press the W or X butt on to select se tting con tents. (Dependi ng on the functio n, p ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 77

    75 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 My Cam era Menu (p. 127 ) Set u p Menu Rec. Menu (p. 76) (p. 78) (p. 79) Play Me nu ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 78

    76 Rec. Menu  Some m enu items m ay not be available for sele ction accord ing to t he shootin g mode (p. 1 84).  Y ou c an app ly a desir ed image a nd sound to a nd in the My Came ra menu . For d eta ils, s ee Registering the My Camera Settin gs (p. 128) or the S oftware Starter Guide.  Camera se ttings can b e reset to the default value ...

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    77 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Safety S hift Wh en enable d, this functio n autom aticall y adjus ts exposu re sett ings in th e Av or Tv mode if they do no t suit current expos ure requ iremen ts whe n the shut ter but ton is p ressed halfw ay . On/Off* p. 87 AF Mod e Sets th e freq uency of auto focus a ctivati on. Continu ous*/Sin gle p. 1 12 ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 80

    78 * Default se tting Play Menu Inter valome ter Shoo ts aut omatica lly at s et inter vals. 2* to 100 s hots 1* to 60 min. p. 107 Set Shortcut butto n Select s funct ions to b e regis tered o n the (Sh ortcu t) button . p. 82 Save Settin gs Saves set tings selected in the Rec. menu and the function menu to the mo de dial's mode. p. 1 13 Menu ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 81

    79 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Set up Menu Menu Item A vailabl e Settings Refer enc e Page Mute Set [On] to mute the start -up sound, op erati on sound, sel f- timer s ound and s hutter sound a ll at once. z If you s et [Mut e] to [On ], no sou nd will be h eard eve n when any soun d item in t he My Cam era menu is set to , or (On). z Howe ver , ...

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    80 * Default se tting Power Saving Sets w hether o r not th e camer a auto maticall y powe rs down or the LCD monit or (or viewfi nder) g oes off after a s peci fied period of time el apses w ithout camera op eration . Auto Power Down On*/Off Display Off 10 sec. /20 se c./30sec./ 1 min.*/2 m in./3 m in. p. 123 Date/Tim e Sets th e date and ti me an ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 83

    81 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 My Camera Menu * Default set ting R esetting Setti ngs to Their Def ault V alue s Y ou can reset the menu and butt on setti ngs to the de fault sett ings in one operation . 1 T urn the mod e lever to or to power up the came ra. 2 Press an d hold the MENU button for more than 5 sec onds. The message "Re set sett ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 84

    82 Registering Settings to the Shor tcut Button One frequen tly used func tion can be registered to t he (Shortcut ) button. The follow ing fu nction s can be regi ster ed: z The followin g settings ca nnot be r eset to def ault: - [Date/Time], [La nguage] in the [ (S et up)] menu - Colors specified in t he Color Accent or Color Swap mod es - Mode ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 85

    83 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Registering a Fu nction 1 Select [Set Shortc ut button] from the [ (Rec.)] menu and pres s the SET button. z See Selecting M enus and S ettings (p. 73). 2 Use th e W or X butto n to se lect the function you wish to register and press th e SET button. z If an "x" mark appe ars on the lower r ight of the ico ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 86

    84 Usin g the M ode Di al (Cr eative Zone) Y ou can freel y select c amera se ttings suc h as the s hutter sp eed and apertur e value to suit you r shooting purpos es. After setting s are made, shoot ing p roce dures are th e sam e as fo r Auto Mode (p . 33) . See pa ge 184 for sett ings that c an be change d in this mod e. How to Use the Mode Dial ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 87

    85 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Pro gram AE Use the prog ram AE mode to have the camera automa tically set the shutter s peed and apert ure value to matc h the brightn ess of the scen e. If a correct exposure ca nnot be obtain ed, use th e following metho ds to solve the pro blem. z Use t he fla sh. z Adjusting the ISO Speed. z Change th e light m ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 88

    86 z If th e image wou ld be u nderexpose d (too da rk) or ove rexpose d (too br ight) and the correct ex posure cannot be obtained, the apert ure value d isplay on the LCD monit or (or viewf inder) turns red. Adjust the shutter sp eed with the W or X butto n so that th e aperture v alue display t urns whit e. z The na ture of CCD imag e sensors is ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 89

    87 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Setting the Aperture When you set t he aperture in t he aperture- priority AE mode, the camera auto matically s elect s a sh utter speed to match the bri ghtness . Select ing a lower apertur e value (openin g the apertu re) allows you to blu r the backgr ound and creat e a beautifu l portrait. A higher aperture valu ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 90

    88 shoo t a subject in a dark pl ace and set the fl ash to (Flash O n with red- eye red uction) or (Flash On) th e image will always b e bright. z When you press t he shutter button ha lfway , the diffe rence betwe en the standar d exposur e* and th e selected e xposure ap pears on the LCD m onitor (or vie wfinder) . If the difference is more than ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 91

    89 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Switc hing betw een Mete ring Modes Light metering measure s the brightness of a s ubject. By selecting the optimal mode, you can shoot a subject with the opt imal exposure. Evaluative metering is the default metering mode. 1 Press the b utton to select a me tering m ode. z Each press of the button changes th e mete ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 92

    90 3 Use the W or X b utton to select [Center] or [AF Point], then press the MENU button. When [Spot AE Point] is set to [ Center], th e spot AE po int fram e ( ) ap pears at th e center of the LC D monitor (or vie wfinder). T he AF frame can be re positione d (p. 88) . With [Spot AE Point ], one AE point ap pears ( ) within an AF frame. This fra m ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 93

    91 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Adju sting th e T o ne (W h ite Bal ance) When the white balance mode is set t o match the light source, the camera reproduces colors more accurately . Combinations of setting contents and li ght source are as follows. 1 Select * (Auto) from the FUNC. menu and select the desired white balance with the W or X button. ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 94

    92 Setting a Custom W hite Balance In the follo wing cases, the whit e balance may not be correctly adjus ted. After tak ing a c ustom wh ite balan ce read ing with (Custom), you can start s hooting. z Shoot ing close- ups (Macro a nd Supe r Macro) z Shoot ing subjects of m onotone c olor (such a s sky , sea or for est) z Shoot ing with a pe culiar ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 95

    93 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Changing the I SO Spee d By raising the ISO speed, you can shoot bright i mages even in poor lighting conditions. This function is convenient when you want to prevent camera shake, shoot without the flash or shoot wit h a faster shutter speed in dark conditions. Y ou can choos e from the foll owing speeds : Auto, 50 ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 96

    94 Changing the Ph oto Effe ct By setting a photo eff ect before you shoot, you can change the look and feel of t he pictures you take. * , , and modes onl y 1 Select * (Effect Off) from the FUNC. menu and select the desired photo effect w ith th e W or X but ton. * The cur rent setting is displayed. Y ou can shoo t the image right after select ing ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 97

    95 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Contrast z This function allows you to adjust the d egree of brightness. z Select fro m - (Weak), 0 (Neu tral) and + (Strong). Sharpn ess z This fun ction allo ws you to adjust how sh arply o utlines are d efined. z Select fro m - (Weak), 0 (Neu tral) and + (Strong). Satur ation z This function allows you to adju st ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 98

    96 * T he skin color s of non-human subjects may also be alte red. Y ou may not o btain t he expec ted res ults depe nding on the sk in co lor . 1 Press the FUNC. button to select (My Colors)* with the S or T button, then select t he desired My Colors mode with with the W or X bu tton . * The cur rent setting is displayed. z With , , , , and , pres ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 99

    97 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Changing the Sav e Method for the Original Image When you are shooting still images in a My Colors mode, you can specify whether or not both the alt ered image and the or iginal image are recorded . 1 In the [ (Rec.)] menu , select [Save Original]. See Selecting Menu s and Setting s (p. 73 ). 2 Use th e W or X bu tt ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 100

    98 Sho otin g in the C olo r Acc ent Mode Colors other than the color specif ied in the LCD monitor ar e shot in black and white. 1 Set the mode dial to (My Colors), select (Color Accent) from the F UNC. menu an d press the SE T button. z See Shooting in a My Colors M ode (p. 95). z All colors but t he previously spe cifie d one d isplay in bl ack ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 101

    99 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 1 Set the mode dial to (M y Co lors ), sel ect ( Swi tch Color) from the FUNC. menu and press the SET bu tton. z See Shoot ing in a M y Colors Mode (p. 95). z The camera will s witch to color input mode an d the displa y will alternate between the origina l image and the co lor swap image (Th e default c olor to cha ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 102

    100 Shoo ti ng i n th e Cus to m Col or Mode This mode allows you t o adjust the co lor balance fo r red, green, blue and skin tone s. 1 Set th e m ode dial to (My Colo rs), s ele ct (M y Co lors ) from the FUNC. men u and press the SET button. Shooting in a My Colo rs Mode (p. 9 5) 2 Use th e S or T button to select [Red], [Green ], [Blue] or [Ski ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 103

    101 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Y ou can adjust AEB settings in 1/ 3 stops wit hin ±2 EV of the st andard exp osure setti ng. AE B se ttings can be c ombin ed wit h ex posu re compens ation set tings ( p. 90) to exten d the a djustment range. The images are rec orded in the follo wing order: S tandar d exposure, underexp osure an d overexp osure ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 104

    102 Focus Brac k eting ( F ocus-BKT Mode) The camera automatically takes three shots: one at the manual focus position, and one each wi th focus positions preset nearer and farther . The nearer and farther focus positions can be set in three steps: large, medium and small. Images are shot with the focus position changing in the following order; cur ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 105

    103 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Locking the Exposur e Se tting (AE Lock) Y ou can set the exposure and focus separately . This is eff ective when the contrast is t oo strong between the sub ject and background or when a subject is backlit. 1 Focu s the AF frame or the spot meter ing frame on the subjec t on which you w ish to lock the flas h expo ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 106

    104 Locki ng th e Fl ash E xposu r e Se ttin g (FE Lock) Y ou can obtain the correct exposure r egardless of the location of your subject in the c omposition. 1 Raise the flash and disp lay on the LCD monitor (o r viewfi nder) (p. 40) When is disp layed, pre ss the bu tton and se t to . 2 Focus the AF fra me or the spot mete ring frame on the subje ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 107

    105 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 3 While pres sing the shutter butto n halfway , press the butt on. z The flash pre-fires to acquire the e xposure value requir ed for th e subject, and a ppears on the LCD monitor ( or viewfi nder). z Each time you press t he b utton, the flash exposu re locks at th e require d intensity fo r that composit ion. 4 R ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 108

    106 Setting the Fl ash Adjustm ent/Flash Output 1 Select (Flash or Flash Output) from the FUNC . menu. The availa ble settings a re displayed . 2 Use th e W or X button to adjust th e compens ation. Y ou ca n shoot th e image right a fter selecting se ttings by pressin g the shutter bu tton. The menu disp lays again after the shot, a llowing you to ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 109

    107 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Swi tchi ng the Timi ng at w hich th e Fla sh Fi r es 1 Se lec t [Fla sh Sy nc] from the [( R e c . ) ] m e n u . See Selecting Menu s and Setting s (p. 73 ). 2 Use the W or X but ton to s elec t [1st -curtain ] or [2n d-cu rt ain] . Shooting Images at Set I nter vals (Int er valomete r) Y ou can shoot images at a ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 110

    108 1 Select [Intervalometer] f rom the [ (Rec. )] menu and press the SET button. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Use the W or X b utton to select an interval tim e. If you pre ss the W or X butto n cont inuo usly , the interval time changes in units of 5 minu tes at a time. 3 Press t he T button and selec t the number of shots using t ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 111

    109 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 - Operat ing the mode lever - Opening the memory card sl ot or bat tery cover - T urning off the pow er Shooting Problem Subje cts for th e Autofocus The autofocus may not work w ell on the following types of subjects. z Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surro undings z Subjects mixin g close and far obje ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 112

    110 2 Press the shutt er button halfway to lock the focus. z A beep sounds and the AF frame tur ns green (the AF fra me is no t displayed with [S titch Assist]). z The AE setting will a lso lock whe n you do this. The exposure may occa sio nall y be i ncor rect i f the dif fere nce i n int ensi ty be tween t he t wo items is too great. In t his cas ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 113

    111 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Shooting in Manual Focu s Mode The focus can be manually set. 1 Press and hold the MF button , then press the S or T button . z Th e focus will lock an d the icon an d the MF indicato r will appear on the LCD mon itor (or viewf inder). z When the [ (Rec.)] menu' s [MF-Point Zoom] is se t to [On], if a particul ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 114

    112 2 Press the shutter button al l the way to sho ot the image. Switching betwee n F ocus Se ttings Y ou can s witch between focus settings to shoot. 1 In the [ ( Rec.)] menu, select [AF Mode]. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Select [Continuo us] or [Single] using the W or X button and press t he MENU button . Y ou c an chan ge the MF ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 115

    113 Shooting-Advanced Functions 6 Sav ing Custom Setti ngs Y ou can save frequently used s hooting modes and various shooting settings to the (Custom) mode. When necessary , you can then shoot images with previously saved settings by simply turning the mode dial to . Settings that are usually forgotten when the shooting mode is changed or when the ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 116

    114 Rota ting Images in the Disp lay Images can be rotated clockwise 90° or 270° in the display . 1 Select [ Rotate] from the [ (Play)] menu and pres s the SET button. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Use th e W or X button to select an image you want to rotate and press the S ET butto n. The im age cycles to the next o rientation (90 ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 117

    115 Playback-Advanced Functions 7 Attachin g Sound M emos t o Ima ges In Playback mod e (including single im age playback, index playbac k, magnified playback and the review immediately after shooting in Shooting mode) you can attach sound memos (up to 60 seconds) to an image. The s ound data is saved in the WA V E format. 1 Press the button while ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 118

    116 Sound -Only Re cording (So und R ecorder) Y ou c an record sound only , without images, for up to two hours at one time. 1 Select [Sound Rec order] from the [ (Play )] menu, and press the SET but ton. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Use th e W or X button to select [ z ] (Rec ord) from the S oun d Control Pane l and press the SE T ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 119

    117 Playback-Advanced Functions 7 Sound Playb ack 1 Select [Sound Recorder] from th e [ ( Play)] menu, and press th e SET button. See Selecting Menu s and Setting s (p. 73 ). 2 Use th e S or T button to select a sound and se lect with the W and X , and press the SET button. The so und plays. (Exit) : R eturns to the Play menu. (Record ): Records so ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 120

    118 Automa ted Pla ybac k (Slide Sho ws) Slide show image settings are based on DPOF standards (p. 141). St arting a Slide Sh ow A selection of images or all the ima ges on an memory card can be displayed one- by-one in an automated slide show . 1 In t he [ (Play )] men u, se lect [Slide Show] and press the SET button. z See Sel ecti ng Me nus an d ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 121

    119 Playback-Advanced Functions 7 4 When t he slide sh ow is over , press the MENU but ton. The sli de show m enu appea rs agai n. Press the ME NU butto n again to return to the play menu. Select images for t he Slide Show Y ou can ma rk images for inc lusion in s lide shows 1-3. Up to 9 98 images may be marked per slide s how . I mages d isplay in ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 122

    120 z Press JUMP to display th e Jump B ar (p. 45 ). After jumping and press ing the MENU button, pr ess the SET butto n to select or d eselect images. Index P layback z T urn the zoom le ver toward to switch t o index playba ck (9 image s). z Use the S , T , W or X button to select an image and select (des elect) b y pressing th e SET button. z Th ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 123

    121 Playback-Advanced Functions 7 3 Use th e S or T button to select [Play Time ] or [Repeat], and set wit h the W or X button. Play Time z Sel ect a pl ay t ime. z When Ma nual is se lected, use the W and X buttons to move ba ck and for th betwe en images after star ting the slide show . Repeat z Select [On] or [Off]. 4 Press t he MENU button . Th ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 124

    122 2 Use the W or X button to s elect an ima ge yo u wa nt t o prot ect and press the SET but ton. z The ic on appe ars on pr otected images . z T o remove the prote ction, press the SET button agai n (in protect ion mode). z Y ou ca n make th e selection of ima ges easier by toggling b etween single image playb ack and ind ex playback wit h the z ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 125

    123 Camera Settings 8 Setting th e P ow er Sa ving Functi on This camera is equipped with a power saving function. Depending on the power saving se tting, the camera m ay power down o r the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) may go off automatically . When the Auto Power Down Functi on Activates T urn the power on again. Playbac k/Printer Conn ection mode ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 126

    124 1 Select [Powe r Saving] in the [ (Set up)] menu an d press the SET but ton. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Use th e S or T button to select [Auto Power Down] and select [ On] or [Off ] with the W or X but ton. 3 Use th e S or T button to selec t [Display Off] and select the desired time with the W or X button. Setting the Auto R ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 127

    125 Camera Settings 8 2 Use th e W or X button to select [On] and press the MENU butt on. z The display will return to the shootin g or playba ck screen. z When th is function is [On] and the camer a is in shoo ting mode and set to Informati on View , an ico n showin g camera orientation ( : normal, : right side down, and : left side down) ap pears ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 128

    126 1 In the [ (Set up)] menu, selec t [File No. Reset]. See Selectin g Menus and Settings (p. 73). 2 Use the W or X butt on to se lect [On] or [Off] and press the MENU button.  Setting t he File No. Reset to [Off] is us eful for avo iding fil e name duplica tion when image s are downl oaded t o a compu ter .  Image and Soun d Fil e and Fo ld ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 129

    127 Camera Settings 8 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) My Camera allows you to c ustomize the start-up image and start-up, operation, self-timer and shutter sounds. Each menu item has three choices. Changing My Came ra Settings 1 Press t he MENU button and press the X button twice. The [ (My C amera) ] menu ap pears. 2 Use th e S or T bu ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 130

    128 Regi st erin g My Cam era Setti ngs New co ntent can be registered to and . Images and s ounds recorde d on the memory card c an be added as My Camera setti ngs. Y ou can also use th e supplied s oftware to upload your computer's images and sound s to the camera. The followin g menu items can be sav ed to the camera. The me mory card image ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 131

    129 Camera Settings 8 Regist ering So unds fo r Start-Up, Oper ations, Sel f-T imer and th e Shut ter z Use the W or X button to s elect (Record) and press the SET bu tton. Reco rding will start and autom atically sto p when the time i s exceeded. Re cording tim es for each item are as follows: z Use the W or X button to select ( Register) and pres ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 132

    130 - R ecorded L ength Any dat a types other than thos e described a bove cannot be used with t his camera. An example of this functio n is to record "Say Cheese" as a self-t imer sound so that the camera will replay t his sound 2 seconds b efore t he photo is tak en. Y ou could also record ch eerful music to bring out the natural smile ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 133

    131 Additional Features 9 Connect ing the Camera to a Compu ter The follo wing methods can be used to downloa d images recorded by the camera to a com puter . Dependi ng on the OS used, s ome methods may no t be available . Please read Computer System Requiremen ts (p. 132) in advance. Connect the camera to a computer w ith the USB cable Downloadin ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 134

    132 Connecting the Camera to a Computer Computer System Require ment s z Windows z Macint osh OS Windows 98 Se cond Edit ion (SE) Windows Me Windows 200 0 Service Pack 4 Windows XP ( Including Service Pack 1 and Service Pa ck 2) Compu ter Mod el T he above OS s hould be pre- insta lled on comp uters with bu ilt-in USB ports. CPU Penti um 500 MHz or ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 135

    133 Additional Features 9 Windows 1 Install t he driv er and bundled software applications f rom the Canon Digit al Camera Solution Disk (only the fi rst time). Pleas e see t he Sof tware Starter Guide for the installation procedu res. 2 Use the su pplied interface ca ble to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGIT AL termina ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 136

    134 z T reat the conne ctor area with gre at care w hile you at tach and rem ove the interfa ce cable. z Always gra sp the conn ector's side s to remove th e inter face cable f rom the camera's DIGITA L termin al. z The c amera's LCD monito r (or v iewfinder ) will blank out w hen the con nection to the computer is com plete a nd the ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 137

    135 Additional Features 9 The following window will display . Macint osh 1 Install t he driv er and bundled software applications f rom the Canon Digit al Camera Solution Disk (only the fi rst time). Pleas e see t he Sof tware Starter Guide for the installation procedu res. 2 Set the auto sta rt setti ngs for Ima geBrowser . z Set the ImageBrowse r ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 138

    136 3. Sele ct [Came raWindow] in the program selectio n windo w . [CameraW indow] is general ly installed i nto the folder ope ned by selecting th e [Applications], [Ca non Utilities] and [Ca meraWindow] folders. 4. Clic k [OK] and then clo se Image Capt ure.  ImageBro wser Auto Start Settings - OS X (v10.1 ) 1. Start Ima ge Captu re and select ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 139

    137 Additional Features 9 Downloading Images by Direct T ransfer Use this method to download images using camera operations. Insta ll the supplied software and adjust the compu ter setting s before using t his method for the first ti me (p. 133) . 1 Confir m that the Di rect T ransfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . z The butto ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 140

    138  Select & T ransfer/W allp aper 2 Use th e S or T button to select or , and press the button (or the SE T button). 3 Use th e W or X button to select images to dow nload and press the button (or the SE T button). z The images will download. T he button will blink blue wh ile downloading is in pr ogres s. z Ima ges ca n also be s elect ed ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 141

    139 Additional Features 9 1 Use the su pplied interface ca ble to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGIT AL terminal. (See steps 2 on p. 133.) 2 Follo w the onsc reen inst ructio ns to procee d with downloading. Downloading from a Memory Card 1 Eject the memory card f rom the came ra and in sert i t into an mem ory card rea ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 142

    140 2 Connect th e Stereo/Video Cable to the cam era's A/V OUT terminal. z With your finger nail on the left edge of the cam era's DIGIT AL ter minal cover, pull it forward to ope n it, and plug th e S tereo/Vide o Cable in all the way . z T reat the conne ctor area with gre at care whe n pluggi ng and un plugging the cable. 3 Plug the ot ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 143

    141 Additional Features 9 About Printi ng Images shot with this camera can be printed using one of t he following methods. z Conn ecti ng th e came ra to a direc t pri nt co mpat ibl e pri nter *1 with a single cable and pressing th e butto n on the came ra. z Y ou c an spec ify the im ages on you r memor y card you w ant to p rint and h ow many co ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 144

    142 Direct Print Compatible Printer Photo Lab Memory ca rd Print Compact Photo Printe r (SEL PHY C P series) Card Photo Printer Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA series/ SELPHY DS series) Print set tings (DP OF Prin t Settings ) (p. 1 43) Image Transmission Setting s (DPOF Transfer Order ) (p. 1 46) Direct Print Compatible Printing D For detail s, see the ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 145

    143 Additional Features 9 Setting the DPOF Print Settings Y ou can selec t images on an memory card f or printi ng and speci fy the number of print copies in advance us ing the camera. T his is extremely conven ient for s ending t he images to a photo developing servi ce or for printing on a direct print function compati ble printer . See th e Dire ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 146

    144 3 Select im ages for pri nting. Single Im ages z When the p rint type (p . 145) is se t to [S tandard] o r [Both ], select an image with the W or X button. Press the SET button, spe cify the num ber of copies t o print with S or T , and p ress SET again. (Up to 99 c opies can be speci fied). - When yo u press the JUMP bu tton, the Jump Bar is d ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 147

    145 Additional Features 9 Setting the Print S tyle Set the print style aft er selecting the image to print. The followi ng print setti ngs can be select ed. 1 In the [ (Play)] menu , select [Print Order] and press th e SET button . See Selecting Menu s and Setting s (p. 73 ). 2 Use th e S , T , W or X button to selec t [Set up ] and press the SET b ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 148

    146 3 Use th e S or T button to select [Print T ype], [Date] or [File No.] and select sett ings with the W or X button. Print T ype z Select [Standard], [ Index] or [ Both]. Date z Select [On ] or [Off]. File No. z Select [On ] or [Off]. 4 Press the MENU button. The Se tup menu closes and th e Print O rder men u reappea rs. Image T ransmission Se t ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 149

    147 Additional Features 9 Selecting Images f or T ransfer ring There are t wo ways to select imag es. z Singly z All i mages on a me mory ca rd 1 In the [ (Pla y)] menu, sele ct [T ransfer Order] and pres s the S ET button. See Selecting Menu s and Setting s (p. 73 ). 2 Use th e W or X bu tton to se lect [Order] and pr ess the S ET butt on. All t r ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 150

    148 All imag es on a m emory c ard z Select [M ark All] as in S tep 2 , and pres s the SET button. T o se lect all image s, select [OK ] with the W or X button, an d press the SET button. z T o canc el all print selection s, select [Rese t]. 4 Press the MENU button. The select ion mode will tu rn off and th e Transfer Order m enu will reappea r . ? ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 151

    149 Appendix 10 List of M essages The following messages may appear on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) during shooting or playback. Please refer to the Direct Print User Gui de for the messages that display during a printer connection. Busy... Imag e is being r ecord ed to, or re ad fro m, memo ry card . Playbac k mode i s start ing. Resetti ng all ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 152

    150 Corrupted Data. Y ou attemp ted to pl ay bac k an imag e with cor rup ted data . RA W Y ou attemp ted to pl ay back a RAW image. Unidentifie d Ima ge Y ou attemp ted to pl ay back an imag e that was record ed in a spe cial da ta type ( prop rietar y data ty pe us ed by th e camer a of a nother m anufa cture r , etc. ) or a m ovie c lip rec orde ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 153

    151 Appendix 10 T roubl eshooting Camera will not o perate Powe r is not turne d on. z Tur n on the cam era.  See T urning the Power On/Off (p. 23) Memory card slot cover or batte ry cove r opene d. z Confirm that t he memory card slot and battery cover are sec urely closed . Batteri es are lo aded i n the wron g dir ection . z Put batteri es ba ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 154

    152 Cann ot p lay ba ck Y ou attemp ted to pl ay back images s hot wit h anot her ca mera o r images edit ed with a comp uter. z Computer images that cannot ot herwise be p layed bac k might play back if they are sent to the c amera using th e bundled ZoomBr owser EX or Image Browser s oftware.  See ZoomBr ows er EX/ Imag eBro wser Sof twar e Us ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 155

    153 Appendix 10 If using rechargeable ba tteries: Batteries d o not charge in sepa rately sold battery charger . Batte ries were pl aced in the ch arger in the wrong directio n. z Put batteri es back int o the charger in the corre ct direction. Poor el ectrical cont act. z Be sur e to set ba tteri es fir mly int o the charg er . z Be sure t hat the ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 156

    154 Subject in recor ded image is too da rk. Ins uffi cient li ght for shoo ting. z Raise the bui lt-in flas h so that it can fire . Sub ject is dar k in contras t to t he ba ckgro und. z Set th e expo sure co mpen sati on to a pos itive (+) se tting. z Use the A E lock or spot met ering funct ion.  See Lo cking the Exp osure Set ting (AE Lock) ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 157

    155 Appendix 10 Noise d isplays on the L CD monito r . Subjec t's mov ements on LCD mon itor are irreg ular. Camer a automati cally ligh tened th e image displ ayed on the LCD moni tor to make it easier to see when shoot ing in a dark ar ea. z There is no ef fect on the re corded imag e.  See Night Display (p. 28) Whit e dots appe ar on t h ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 158

    156 Usin g Co n vers ion Le nses (Sold Separ atel y) Conversion Lens Adapter LA- DC58E and Lens Hood LH-DC40 are included in th e separa tely sold Lens Ada pter/Hood Ki t LAH-DC2 0. The camera support s use of th e sep arately s old Wide Converter WC- DC58A, T ele-convert er TC-DC58B and clos e-up lens 500D (58 cm). In order to att ach any of t hes ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 159

    157 Appendix 10 Att aching a Lens/Le ns Hood 1 Be sure that the camera is turne d off. Press t he ring release b utton and hold it down, turn the ri ng in the dire cti on of the arr ow an d remove it . 2 Align the z marks on the conversion lens adapter and the z mark on the camera, and turn the adapter in the directi on of the ar rows as far as th ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 160

    158 Converter Settings Set th e camera appropr iatel y after attachi ng the W ide Conv erter W C- DC58A or the T ele-converter TC-DC58B (no setting is needed for the 500D Close-Up lens). 1 Sele ct [Co nver ter] fr om th e [ (RE C)] me nu. 2 Use th e W or X button to selec t the att ache d converter. 3 Press the MENU button. When Imag e S tabilizer ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 161

    159 Appendix 10 Using an Exter nall y Mounted Fla sh (Sold Separ atel y) High-Power Flash HF-DC1 This fl ash is used to supp lement the ca mera's built-in fl ash when the subject is too far away for proper illu mination. Use the foll owing procedur es to aff ix the camera and High -Power Flas h to the support ing bracke t. Please rea d the ins ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 162

    160 Using the Po w er Kits (Sold Separatel y) Using Rechar geable Bat teries (B atte ry/Charg er Kit CBK4 -200) Included are the batte ry charger and four recha rgeable AA-siz e NiMH (nickel met al hydride) batt eries. Charge batt eries as shown below . z Leavin g it in th e flash could le ad to t he batte ry leaki ng and damag ing the flash. Re mo ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 163

    161 Appendix 10 z The char ge indicat or blink s while charg ing, then r emains lit wh en chargin g is fin ished. z Thi s charg er ca n be use d only to char ge Can on AA- size Ni MH batte ries NB -2AH. P lease do not at tempt t o charg e NB-2A H batte ries in any oth er type of ch arger . z Never mi x new ba tteries togeth er with b atterie s that ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 164

    162 z Since storing fully ch arged batter ies for long pe riods o f time (abou t 1 yea r) can shorte n their lifecycle or a ffect pe rform ance, you ar e recomm ended to use t he batt eries in th e camer a until they ar e comp letely d ischarg ed and to store t hem at norma l tempe rature (2 3 °C/73 °F) or less. If yo u do n ot use t he batter ie ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 165

    163 Appendix 10 Com pact Pow er Adap ter (S ol d Separate ly) Y ou should use the separately sold Compact Power Adapter CA- PS700 when using the camera for long periods of continuous use or for connecting t o a computer or printer . 1 Conne ct the p ower cord t o the co mp act power adapter first and t hen plug the othe r end in to th e power outle ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 166

    164 Rep lacing the Da te Batter y If the Set Date/T ime menu appear s when you t urn on the camera power , the date battery charge is l ow and the date and time settings have been lost . Please replace t he battery with a com mercially available lithium coin battery (CR1220) with the f ollowing procedures. 1 T ur n off the power an d slide the batt ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 167

    165 Appendix 10 Camera Care and Ma intenanc e If the camera , lenses, viewf inder or LCD monitor become dirty , use the following c leaning method s. Never use th inners, ben zene, synth etic cleanse rs or water to clean the camera. These sub st ances may distort or da mage the equ ipmen t. Camer a Body : Gentl y wipe di rt of f the ca mera bo dy w ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 168

    166 Specifica ti ons All data is based on Canon's standar d testin g methods. Sub ject to chan ge without not ice. PowerShot S2 IS Camera Ef fective Pixels : App rox. 5.0 million Image Se nsor : 1/ 2.5 -inch CCD (T otal number of pixels: App rox 5.3 million) Lens : 6.0 (W ) - 72.0 ( T) mm (35 mm film equi valent: 36 - 432 mm ) f/2. 7 (W) - f/3 ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 169

    167 Appendix 10 Flash Range : 0. 7 - 5.2 m (2.3 - 17. 1 ft.) (W) , 0.7 - 4 m (2.3 - 1 3.1 ft.) (T) (When ISO spee d is s et to Auto.) * Macro: 0.3 - 0.7 m (1.0 - 2. 3 ft.) (W/T) (Auto ISO speed) Flash Exposur e Compen sati on : ± 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop incre ments, FE lock, Slow synchro and 1st- curt ain/2n d-curta in fl ash a re avail able . Flash ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 170

    168 *1 This digital cam era supports Exif 2.2 ( also called "E xif Print"). Exif Print is a standard fo r enhanci ng the c ommunic ation betwe en digital ca meras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer , the camera's image dat a at th e tim e of sh ooting is us ed and opti mized , yie lding extr emely high qua ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 171

    169 Appendix 10 Batt ery Pe rform ance z The actua l figures will vary accord ing to the shoot ing conditions an d settings. z Movie data is excluded. z At low temperat ures, batte ry perfor mance ma y diminish and the l ow batter y icon appe ars very ra pidly . In these circu mstances, the performa nce can be improved by warming the batter ies in ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 172

    170 Memory Cards and Estima ted Capacitie s (Reco rdable Im ages) Still im ages : Card included with t he camera Movi e : Card included with t he camera z These figures reflect standard shooting con ditions established by Canon. Actual totals may var y according to the subject, shoo ting conditions and shooting m ode. z L , M1 , M2 and S indicate r ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 173

    171 Appendix 10 Imag e Fi le Si zes ( Est imate d) St ill ima ges Movie SD Memory Card Compact Power Ada pter CA -PS700 (Sol d Separately) Resolution Comp ression L 2592 x 19 44 pixe ls 25 03 KB 1395 KB 69 5 KB M1 2048 x 15 36 pixels 1602 KB 893 KB 445 KB M2 1600 x 12 00 pixels 1002 KB 558 KB 278 KB S 640 x 480 pi xels 249 KB 150 KB 84 K B Resoluti ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 174

    172 Battery Charger CB-4 AH/CB-4AHE (Include d with t he sep arately s old bat tery cha rger Ki t CBK4-2 00) *1 When using 4 NiMH NB-2AH batteries. *2 When using 2 NiMH NB-2AH batteries, one at each end of the charg er . Wide Conve rter WC-DC58A (Sold Separately) T ele-converter TC-DC58B (Sold Sep arate ly) Rated Input : 100 - 240 V AC (50/ 60 Hz) ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 175

    173 Appendix 10 NiMH Battery NB-2AH (Included wit h the separately sold NiMH NB4-200 or the Batt ery/Charger Kit CBK4 -200) Conversion Lens Ada pter LA-DC58E (Included wit h the separat ely sold Lens Adapt er/Hood Set LAH-DC20) Lens Hood LH-DC40 (Included wit h the separat ely sold Lens Adapt er/Hood Set LAH-DC20) T ype : Recharg eable nickel me ta ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 176

    174 Photo Tips and In for mation Panning Shoot ing Method (p. 35) T o shoot a fast-moving sub ject, aim th e camera whil e it is still some dista nce away , and press the shu tter button while moving the ca mera to track the s ubject and compose the pic ture. z Track the subj ect by moving yo ur upper body wit h the camer a, stand ing wit h leg s a ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 177

    175 Appendix 10 Ti p for Using the Self-tim er (p. 59) Normally , the camera shakes a little when you pre ss the shutte r button. Setting the s elf-timer t o delays th e shut ter relea se for 2 secon ds and allows the camer a to stop shak ing, thus prev enting a blurr ed image. Even bet ter result s can be obt ained by placing the ca mera on a st a ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 178

    176 ISO Speed (p. 93) The ISO speed is the numeric rep resentat ion of the came ra's sensitivit y to light. The hi gher the ISO sp eed, the16 9 higher the se nsitivity . A high ISO speed allows you to shoot imag es in dark indoor or out door condit ions without a flas h and also hel ps prevent blurred images due to camera shake. This is co nve ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 179

    177 Appendix 10 Index A Adjust ing the Exposur e . . . . . . . 90 AE Lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 03 AEB mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 AF Lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10 AF Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 , 112 AF-ass ist Be am . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Apertu re value . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Apertur ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 180

    178 Functi on Available . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 H His togram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 , 32 I Image File Sizes (Estimated) . 171 Image Stabil izer Funct ion . . . . . 35 Image Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Index Play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 181

    179 Appendix 10 Press Sh utter But ton Fully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Halfway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Printin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 41 DPOF Print Sett ings . . . . 14 3 Orde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 43 Print /Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Progra m AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Protec t ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 182

    180 T Tally Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 77 Tele-convert er . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Telephot o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 , 33 Terminal Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tran sfer O rder . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7 Turn ing the Powe r On/O ff . . . . 23 V Video Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Viewfinde r . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 183

    181 Appendix 10 T r adema rk Acknowled gments • Cano n, PowerSh ot, PIXMA an d SELPHY are tr ademarks of Canon Inc . • Macinto sh, Mac O S and Q uickTim e are tradem arks of Apple Co mputer Inc., regist ered in the Un ited Sta tes and/or other coun tries. •M i c r o s o f t ® and W indows ® are eith er r egistered trad emarks or trad emarks ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 184

    182 Canadian Radio Interferenc e Regulations This Class B digita l apparatus complies with C anadian ICES-003. Réglementation canadienne sur les interférenc es radio Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada . FCC Notice (Digital Came ra, Model PC1130) Thi s devi ce co mplie s wi th Par t 15 of the F CC Ru ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 185

    183 MEMO ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 186

    184 Function s Avail able in Each Shoo ting Mode This char t shows the functions available in each sho oting mode . Y ou can shoot with the s ettings saved in the mo de. (p. 1 13) Resol utio n (St ill im ag es) p. 38 Large L { * { * { * { * { * { * U * { * { * { * { * { * Medium 1 M1 { { { { { { U { { { { { Medium 2 M2 { { { { { { U { { { { { Small ...

  • Canon S2 IS - page 187

    185 Appendix 10 *: Default setting { : Setting available U : Setting can only be se lected for the first im age. –: Setting selectio n is not possible. z : Setting rem ains in effect eve n when the camera is turned off . z The default for the settings changed by the menu and button operations can be restored all at once except for [Date/T ime], [ ...

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