Manual Canon SD550

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    Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Printing Downloading Images to a Computer CDI-E192-010 XX05XX X Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the camera and use its basic fe atures. © 2005 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic Cov-Basic.fm Page 1 Monday , June 6, 2005 4:26 PM ...

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    The following guides are availabl e. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and Ref erence Guides System Map Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Advanced Camera User Guide Direct Print User Guide Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) Software Starter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software ...

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    1 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack" message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the battery charger. 2. Plug the battery charger (CB- 2LU) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord to the batt ...

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    2 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide the lock release switch in the direction of the arrow ( ), and open the memory card s lot/battery cover ( ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow as shown ( ) and insert the battery until it lo cks. T o remove the battery , push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and hold it ...

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    3  T o Remo ve the Memor y Card Use a fin ger to push the memory card in unti l you hear a click, t hen release it. Y ou can use SD* memory cards and MultiMedi aCards with thi s camera. These ca rds are col lectively call ed memory ca rds in this guide. *SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system. Preparations CUGBook(Basic-Adva ...

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    4 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an i tem and the or button to change its value ( ). T o set the daylight saving option, use the or button to display . 3. Confirm that the correct time is d isplayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The date and time can also be set in ...

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    5 1. Press the power button. The start-up sound will play and the start- up image will display in the LCD monitor . • Pressing the power button again tu rns the pow er of f. • T o switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the DISP . button while pressing the power button. 2. T u rn the mode dial ...

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    6 R e viewing an Ima ge Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image app ears in the LCD monito r for approximat ely 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to display imag es regardl ess of the re view durati on setting wit h the follow ing procedu res. • Keeping th e shutte r button pre ssed after a shot. •P r e s s i n g t h e FUNC ./SET butto ...

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    7 MANUAL Digital Macr o Allows you to shoot when the distance f rom the lens (at maximum wide angle) to the subj ect is withi n 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.). The subject can be shown larger than in standard macro mode because the camera tri ms the image edges and zooms in with the digital zoom. Stitch Assist A l l o ws y o u to shoot overlappi ...

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    8  Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 37 mm – 1 1 1 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject. T elephoto: Zooms in on the subject. MOVIE Shoots a movie when you press the shutt er button. Y ou can select f rom four modes: [Standard], [Fast Frame Rate] ...

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    9  Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycl e through flash settings. Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes. Y ou are recommen ded to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warn ing icon appears.  See the Advanced Gu ide : Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 128). Auto Auto w ...

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    10  Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / button to switch modes. T o cancel the macro/infinity mode: press the / button to remove or from the display . These settings cannot be set in some shooting modes. Macro Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flo wers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Dist ance from End of Lens to Su ...

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    11 1. T urn the mode dial to (playback). The last recorded image w ill appear in the LCD monitor . 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view. Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly , but shows them less clearly . 1. In the playback ...

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    12 Settings fo r the shootin g or playba ck modes or such camera settings as the date/ti me and sounds are set using the FUNC., Rec. , Play , Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu set s many of t he common shootin g functions. T urn the mode dial to , , or . Press the FUNC./SET bu tton. Use the or button to select a menu item. • Some ite ...

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    13 R ec., Play , Set up and My Camer a Menus Convenie nt settings f or shooti ng or playba ck can be s et with thes e menus. Press the MENU button. Use the or button to switch between menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Use the or button to select a menu i tem. • Some items may not be selectable in some shooting m ...

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    14 Connect the camer a to a direct print comp atible printer *1 with a cab le and simply press th e button on th e camera. 1. Connect the camera to a Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's power . T urn the mode dial to (playback) mode and turn on the camera's power . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictB ...

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    15 2. Confirm that , or is displaye d in the uppe r left of the LCD monitor ( ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary ac cording to the print er model. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( ) and press the but ton ( ). The button will blink blue and printing will start.  See the Advanced Guide : DPOF Prin ...

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    16 The following methods can be used t o download images recorded by the camera to a compute r . Some methods, depending on the O S used, may not be availabl e. Please rea d Syste m Requirements (p. 17 ) in advance.  Camera to Comput er Connection * Please also see the Windows XP and Mac OS X Users leaflet.  Using a Memor y Car d R eader A me ...

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    17 System R equir ements Please install the soft ware on a computer meet ing the following mini mum requirements.  W indo ws  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Mode l The above OS should be pre-install ed on computers with built ...

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    18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera an d computer • Canon Digit al Camera So lution Disk sup plied with th e camera • Interfac e cable supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] ...

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    19 2. Connecting the camera to a comput er . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT A L terminal. Slip a fingernail under the bottom edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover , lift up and plug the interface cable in all the way . 2. T urn the camera's mode dial to (playb ...

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    20 Downlo ading Images to a Computer A window allo wing you to set the pre ferences will app ear when a connection is establishe d between the camer a and computer . 1. Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (fi rst time only). 2. Download the images. • Download the images using the camera or the computer . • By default, the downloaded imag ...

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    21 Downl oading Images to a Computer The followin g window will appear when you establish a conne ction between the ca mera and computer. If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop). 1. Download the imag es. Download the images using the camera or the computer . Thumbn ...

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    22 Downloading Images Using the Camer a (Direct T ransfer) Use this meth od to download images using camera opera tions. Install the s upplied softwa re and adjust the computer s ettings befor e using this method for the first time ( p. 18). 1. Confirm that the Direct T ra nsfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . • The button wi ...

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    23  Select & T r ansf er/Wallp aper 2. Select or and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to download and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Advanced Guide p.70). ...

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    24 MEMO CUGBook(Basic-Advanced). book Page 24 Monday, June 6, 2005 4:46 PM ...

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    Safe ty Precautions Be sure to read , understand and follow t he safety precau tions below when using the came ra, in order to prev ent injury , burns or ele ctrical shock to your self and others . Be sure to also read the safe ty precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . War nings • Do not tr igger the flas h in close proximit y to ...

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