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Camera User Guide ENGL ISH • Make sure you rea d this guide bef ore using the c amera. • Sto re this guid e safely so that yo u can use it in the fu ture. C OP Y ...
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2 Check if t he following items ar e include d in your camera packa ge. If any thing is missing, cont act the ret ailer fr om which you purcha sed the camera. Using the PDF Manual s Also refer to the PDF manuals on the CD-ROM. After installation, shortcu t icons appear on the desktop. If the software installation fails, you can find the manuals in ...
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3 Test Shots Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorde d correctly. Pl ease note t hat Canon Inc. , its subsidiarie s and affiliates, and it s distributors are not liabl e for any consequential dama ges arising fr om any malfunct ion of a camera or acc essory, includin g memory cards, t hat resul ts in the ...
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4 What Do You Want to Do? 4 ● Shoot, lea ving it to the camera to make sett ings ...... .... ....... .... .... 24 ● Just take pictures (Easy mode) .................................. .................. 29 ● Shoot to match special conditions........................... ................54-55 ● Focus on faces ...... .... ...... ....... .... .... ...
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What Do You Want to Do? 5 View 1 ● Look at my pictures ...................................................................... 2 7 ● Easy Playbac k (Easy Mode) ........................................................ 30 ● Automatically play bac k pictures (slideshow) ............ ........... 30, 11 3 ● Look at my pictures on a TV ........... ...
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6 Chapters 1 – 3 explain t he basic op erations and frequen tly used f unctions of this c amera. Cha pters 4 onward e xplain t he ad vanced f unctions, letting you learn more as yo u read ea ch ch apter. Check ing the Package Co ntents . ......2 Read This First .. ..................... ...........3 What Do You Want to Do? ............... .4 Conve ...
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Table of Contents 7 Continuous Shooting.... ............... .... 7 6 Chang ing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) ................. .... 7 7 Shooting Using the T wo Second Self-T imer ....... ................... 78 Customizing the Self- Timer ....... ............... ................ ......... 79 Shooting Usin g a TV Monitor . ......... 80 Chan ging t ...
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Conventions Used in This Guide 8 9. Customi zing Camera Settin gs .. ........ ... 143 Chan ging Camera Set tings............ 144 Changin g Shooting Fun ction Setting s... ................ ..................... ..149 Changing Playback Function Setting s... ................ ..................... ..154 10.Useful Informa tion ....... ......... ........ ...
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9 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injurie s to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to al so check th e guides i ncluded ...
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Safety Precautions 10 Other W arning s • Avoid dropping or subjecting the batteries to severe impacts. The above may cause explosions or leaks, resulting in fire, injury and damage to the surroundings. In the event that a battery leaks and the eyes, mouth, skin or clothing contacts these substances, immediately flush with water and seek medical a ...
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Safety Precautions 11 Caution • Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (the sun, etc.). Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the image sensor. • When using the camera on a beach or at a windy location, be careful not to allow dust or sand to enter the camera. This may cause the camera to malfunction. • In regular use, small amount ...
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12 4 C OP Y ...
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13 1 Getting Started This chapter ex plains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view and eras e the images you take. T he latter part of this chapter explai ns how to shoot and view images in Easy Mode, how t o shoot and view movies and how to transfer images to a com puter. Attaching the Strap/Holdi ng the Camera ...
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14 Use the included c harger t o charge the batt ery. Be sure to charge t he batte ry as it is not char ged at the time of pur chase. Rem ove the cover . Insert the batte ry. ∆ Align the o marks on the batter y an d charger, t hen insert t he battery b y sl iding it in and down . Charge the battery. ∆ For CB-2LX: Flip out th e plug and plug the ...
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Charging the Battery 15 Approximate Nu mber of Shots That Can Be T aken • The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Under some shooting conditions, the number of shots that can be taken may be less than mentioned above. Battery Charge I ndicator An icon or mess ...
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16 • SD memory cards (2 GB and les s) * • SDHC memory cards (more than 2 GB, up to and includ ing 32 GB)* • SDXC memory cards (mor e than 32 GB) * • MultiMediaCard s • MMCplus memory cards • HC MMCplus memo ry cards • Eye-Fi Card s * This memory card complies with the SD standards. Some cards may not opera te properly depending on the ...
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Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 17 Open the cover. ∆ Slide the cov er and ope n it . Insert the ba ttery. ∆ Press the battery loc k in the direction of the arrow, then insert the battery as shown until it locks i nto place with a click. ∆ Be sure to insert the batt ery in the corre ct direct ion or it will not properly l ock into place. ...
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Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 18 Removing the Battery and Me mory Card Remove the ba ttery. ∆ Open the cov er and pre s s the battery lock in the direction of the arro w. The battery wi ll pop up. Remove th e memory ca rd. ∆ Push t he memory card in u ntil you hear a click, then slowly release it. The memory card will pop up. Ap ...
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19 The Date/Time setting s screen will appear the first ti me the camera is turned on. Since the dates and ti mes recorded into your imag es ar e based on th ese setting s, be sure to set them. Turn on t he camera. ∆ Press the po wer button. The Date/T ime screen will appear. Set the date and time . ∆ Press the qr buttons to ch oose an op t ...
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Setting the Date and Time 20 Changin g the Date and Time You can chan ge the current da te and time sett ings. Display th e menu. ∆ Press th e n butt on. Choose [Date/Tim e ] i n the 3 tab. ∆ Press th e qr buttons to cho ose the 3 tab. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to cho ose [Date/Ti me], then press the m button. Change the da ...
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21 You can chang e the language that displays on the s creen. Enter Playbac k mode. ∆ Press t he 1 button. Display the settings screen. ∆ Press a nd hold the m but ton, the n immediately pre s s th e n button. Set the display lang uage. ∆ Press t he opqr button s or turn the  dial to choose a language , then press the m button. Once th ...
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22 Before y ou use a new me mory card or one that has bee n form atted i n other devices, you s hould format the card with this camera. Formatting (initializing) a memory card eras es all data on the me mory card. As you cannot retrieve t he erased data, exer cise adequat e caution before formatting the memory card. Before f ormatting an Eye-Fi car ...
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23 To tak e images that are in focus , be sure to f irst press t he shutte r button lightly (halfway) to focu s, then pr ess full y to shoot. Press halfway (lightly to focus). ∆ Press li ghtly until the c amera bee ps twice and AF fra mes appear where the camera focused. Press fully ( all the way to shoot). The camera play s the shut ter soun ...
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24 Since t he camer a can dete rmine the subj ect and s hooting conditions, you can let it automatic ally select the best set tings for the scene and just shoot. The camera can als o detect and focus on faces, se tting the color a nd brightne ss to optima l l evels. Turn on the ca mera. ∆ Press th e power button . The start-up s creen will ap ...
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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 25 Focus. ∆ Press the s hutter butt on halfway to focus . When the camera f ocuses, it will beep twice and A F frames will app ear where t he camera focu sed. Several AF frames will app ear when the camera focu ses on more than one point . Shoot. ∆ Press the shutter button fully. The came ra will pl ay the s ...
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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 26 Under ce rtai n condit ions, the ic on that ap pears may no t matc h the actua l scene. Especial ly when t here i s an orang e or blue co lored ba ckground (a wall for exampl e), [ ] or t he “Inc luding Blue Skies ” icon s may appear an d it ma y not b e possi ble t o shoot with the appr opri ate co lor. If t his ...
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27 You can vi ew the images you have t aken on the screen. Enter Playbac k mode. ∆ Press t he 1 button. The last image you took will appear. Choose an imag e. ∆ Pressing q or turning the  dial counterclo ckwise will cycle through th e images in the reverse order they were taken, from the newest image to the oldest. ∆ Pressing r or turni ...
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28 You can choo se and erase i mages one at a ti me. Please no te that erased images cannot be rec overed. Exer c i se adequate ca ution befor e erasing an image. Enter Playback mode. ∆ Press th e 1 button . The last image you t ook will appear. Choose an image to er ase. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose an image. Eras ...
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29 In Easy mode, operationa l instructions are displ ayed on the screen, an d the camera is s et so that only th e buttons, the zoom lev er and th e movie button (p. 31) exp lained on this page are func tional. This prevents inc orrect operation of the camer a, allowing even be ginners to take worry-fr ee pictures . Enter 9 mode. ∆ Set the mod e ...
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30 In Easy mode, operational ins truction s are displayed on the screen, and the camera is set so th at only the buttons explained on t his page are f unctional. This prevents incorrect ope ration of th e camera, allowing ev en beginners to view and erase images without worry . Viewing Sin gle Images Choose an image. ∆ Press th e 1 button, t hen ...
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31 The came ra can automat ically s elect all settings s o that you can shoot mov ies just by pressing the movie button. The audio will record in stereo. If you conti nue shooting for a long time, the c amera may become warm. This is not a malfu nction. Choose A mode. ∆ Set the mod e dial t o A . Comp ose th e shot. ∆ Moving the zoom lever towa ...
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Shooting Movies 32 ∆ Yo u can als o zoom in and out wit h the zoom lever during s hooting. ∆ Do not t ouch the microphon e while shooting. ∆ Do no t press an y button s other than the movie butt on while shooting. The sound the butto ns make will be recorded in the movie. Finish shootin g. ∆ Press the mov ie button aga in. The camera wi ...
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33 You can vi ew the movies you ha v e shot on the screen . Enter Playbac k mode. ∆ Press t he 1 button. The last image you took will appear. appears on movi es. Choose a movie . ∆ Press t he qr buttons or turn th e  dial to choos e a movie, then p ress the m butto n. Play the mov ie. ∆ Press t he op button s or turn the  dial to ...
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34 You can use the i ncluded s oftware t o transfer i mages y ou have shot with th e camera to a comput er for viewing. If you are alrea dy using ZoomBro wser EX/I mageBrowser, install the s oftware from the included C D-ROM, overw riting your current in stallatio n. System Requ irements Windows * For Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or lat ...
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Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 35 Preparations Windows Vis ta and Mac OS X (v10.5) are used f or these explanations . Install the Software. Windows Place th e CD in th e compu ter’s CD -ROM drive. ∆ Place th e supplied CD-ROM (DIGI TAL CAMERA Soluti on Disk) (p. 2) into the computer ’s CD-ROM drive. Begin i nstallation . ∆ Cl ...
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Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 36 Connect the ca mera to the computer. ∆ Turn off the ca mera. ∆ Open th e cover, and ins ert the cab le’s smaller plu g firmly into the camera termin al in the direction show n. ∆ Insert the cabl e’s larger p lug into the computer. For c onnection det ails, refer to the user guide p rovided ...
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Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 37 Transfer and View Images ∆ Click [Impor t Images from Camera], and then click [Import Unt ransferr ed Images]. All images not pre v ious ly transferred will transf er to the comput er. Transferred images will be sorte d by date and saved in separa te folders in th e Pictures fo lder. ∆ When [ ...
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38 Accessories Wrist St rap WS-DC9 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU * DIGITAL CAME RA Solution Disk STEREO AV CABLE AVC-DC400ST * Supplied w ith Camera Battery Pack NB-5L (with Terminal Cover ) * Battery Char ger CB-2LX/CB-2LX E * Card Reader Windows/Macintosh Memo ry Car d PIXM A series SELPHY s eries Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers TV/Vi deo ...
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39 The following camera accessories are sold separately. Som e accessories are not sold in some re gions,or may no longer be ava ilable. Power Supplies AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 This kit lets you power the camera using household power. Rec ommended f or powering the camera for an extended period of time or when connecting to a computer or printer. Ca ...
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Separately Sold Accessories 40 Other Acce ssories HDMI Cable HTC-100 Use this cab le to connect the camera t o the HDMI™ terminal on a high-definition TV set. Printers Canon-Brand P ictBridge Compliant Printe rs By connecting your camera to one of the Canon-brand PictBridge compliant printe rs below, you c an print yo ur images wi thout having to ...
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41 2 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the screen, as well as the basic operating instr uctions. C OP Y ...
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42 Mode Dia l Use the mode di al to change the Shooting mode. Components Guide Indicator (pp. 62, 68, 150) Lens Speaker Shutter Button (p. 23) Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 24, 31, 65) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 110, 116) Power Button (p. 19) Microphone (p. 32) Flash (pp. 24, 29, 64, 71) Tripod Socket DC Coupl ...
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Components Guide 43 Control Dial Turning the control dial allows you to perform operations such as choosing items or switching images. Except for a few operations, the s ame operations are possible with the opqr buttons. If you touch the control dial in sh ooting mode, a button descr iption displays on the screen. When you switch to playback mode, ...
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44 Switchin g the Display You can change th e s cre en display using the l but ton. Re fer to pp. 164 , 165 for det ails on info rmation that appears on th e s cre en. Shooting Playback Screen Display Information Display No Information Display Focus Check Display (p. 115) Detailed Information Display No Information Display Simple Information Displa ...
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Indicator 45 Screen Displa y in Dark Shootin g Conditions The display automatically brightens when shooting in dark conditions, allow ing you to check t he composition (Nigh t Display function). However, th e brightness of the image on the screen, and the brightness of the actual image recorded may be different. Screen nois e may appear and the mov ...
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46 Commonly used shoo ting functi ons can be set wit h the ø menu. The menu items and opti ons differ dep ending on the mod e (p. 166). You ca n also use the ø menu in Playback mode. Choose a shooting mode . ∆ Set the mode dia l to t he desired shoot ing mode. Display th e ø menu. ∆ Press th e m button . Choose a menu item. ∆ Press th e op ...
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47 Variou s functio ns can be set fro m the menus. The menu items are organized under tab s, such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and playback ( 1 ). The available menu items differ depen ding on th e mode (p. 168). Disp lay th e menu . ∆ Press t he n button. Choose a tab. ∆ Press t he qr buttons, or mov e the zoom lever (p. 42) lef t or ri ght to choos ...
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48 You can silence or adjust th e volume of camera soun ds. Muting Sounds Display th e menu. ∆ Press th e n butt on. Choose [Mute]. ∆ Press the qr buttons to choose the 3 tab. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to c hoose [ Mute ], then p ress t he qr buttons to choose [O n]. ∆ Press th e n butto n agai n to acc ept the se tting . ...
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49 The sc reen br ightness can be changed in two ways. Using th e Menu Disp lay th e menu . ∆ Press t he n button. Choose [LCD Brightness]. ∆ Press the qr buttons to choose the 3 tab. ∆ Press t he op button s or turn the  dial to choose [ LCD Brightness ]. Change the brightne ss. ∆ Press t he qr butto ns to chang e the brightne s s. ∆ P ...
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50 When you have mistakenly change d a settin g, you c an reset the came ra to the defa ult se ttings. Display th e menu. ∆ Press th e n butt on. Choose [Res et All]. ∆ Press th e qr buttons to cho ose the 3 tab. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to ch oose [Re set All ], then p ress the m button. Reset the settings. ∆ Pres s the ...
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51 Perform lo w level form atting when y ou think th at the recordin g/reading sp eed of a memory ca rd has dropped. Performing a low-level f ormat on (ini tializing) a memory card erases all data on the memory card. As y ou cannot re trieve the erase d data, exerc ise adequate c aution befo re perfo rming a low-level format on the memor y card . D ...
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Power Saving Function (Auto Power Down) 52 To save batt ery power, the c amera shuts down aut omatically when it is not operated for a certa in time . Power Saving during Shooting The screen will turn off approximately 1 minute after the camera is last operated. After about 2 more minutes, the lens will retract and the power will turn off. When the ...
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53 3 Shooting in Special Conditions and Commonly Used Functions This chapter ex plains how to shoot in different c onditions, as well as how to use common functions, such as the self-timer. • When you ch oose a Shooting mode th at matches a par ticular set of conditions, the camera will automati cally select any necessary settings. All you need d ...
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54 The camera will select the ne cessary settin gs for the conditio ns in which you wish to shoot when y ou cho ose the matchi ng mode. Choose a shooting mode . ∆ Set the mode dia l to t he desired Sho oting mode. Shoot. I Take portra its (Portrait ) ∆ Produces a soft effec t when photogr aphing pe ople. J Take lan dscapes (Lands cape) ∆ Lets ...
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Shooting in Special Scenes 55 H Take i ndoor s hots (I ndoor) ∆ Lets you s hoot indoo rs with natural colors . The camera will select the necessary sett ings for the conditions in which you wish to shoot when you ch oose the matc hing mode. Enter SCN mode. ∆ Set the mod e dial t o K . Choose a sh ooting mode. ∆ After press ing the m button , ...
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Shooting in Special Scenes 56 Take shot s in low ligh t conditio ns (Lo w Light ) ∆ Depending on th e scene, the ISO speed will be set highe r and the shutter sp eed faster than in A mode so that you can shoot in da rk places with reduced camera shake and subject bl ur. ∆ A recording pixe l setting of D will display, and the image wil l be fixe ...
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Shooting in Special Scenes 57 In ad dition to the modes exp lained h ere, the f ollowin g scene mo des are al so available. • Smart S hutter - Smile (p. 60) - Wink Self -Timer (p . 61) - Face Self-Timer (p. 62) • Color Accent (p. 97) • Color Swap (p. 98) • Fish-eye Effe ct (p. 58) • Miniatur e Effect (p. 59) • x v Stitch Assist (p. 100) ...
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58 You can add variou s eff ects to images when shooti ng. Shoot wi th the Effects of a F i sh-E ye Lens (Fish-eye Effe ct) Lets you shoo t with the dis torting ef fect of a fis h-eye lens . Choose . ∆ Follow St eps 1 – 2 o n p. 55 to choo se . Choose an effect leve l. ∆ Press th e l button . [Effect Level] will appear on the s creen. ∆ ...
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Adding Effects and Shooting 59 Take Sho ts That Look Li ke a Minia ture Mode l (Miniatu re Effec t) Blurs c hosen portions in the to p and bottom of an imag e to produce t he effect of a miniature model. Choose . ∆ Follow S teps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choos e . Choose the area to ke ep in focus. ∆ Press t he l button. A white frame (the a rea ...
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60 Detecting a Smile and Shooting The camera will shoot, even without pre ssing the shutter bu t ton, when it detects a s mile. Choose . ∆ Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to cho ose , then pre ss the l b utton. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose and pr ess the l button. The camera will ente r shooting stand- by, and [Smi l ...
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61 Point t he camer a at the subje ct and press t he shutt er button f ully. The camera will shoot approximatel y two seconds after it detects a wink. Choose . ∆ Follow St eps 1 – 2 on p. 55 t o choose , then p ress the l but ton. ∆ Press t he qr buttons or turn th e  dial to choose , then press the m but ton. Compose the shot and press the ...
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Using the Face Self-Timer 62 To take a photo that include s the p hotogr apher, su ch a gr oup phot o, compos e the shot, and press the shut ter butt on. The camera will shoot two seconds after you enter th e shot and it d etects your f ace (p. 82). Choose . ∆ Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to cho ose , then pre ss the l b utton. ∆ Pres s the qr ...
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Using the Face Self-Timer 63 Join the su bjects and look at the came ra. When the camera de tects a n ew face, t he lamp and soun d will speed up (the lamp remains lit whe n the flash will fir e), and two seconds later the shutter will release. ∆ To canc el sho oting with the t imer after countd own has started, press the p button . For the s ...
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64 You can shoo t with the fla sh turned off. Pr ess the r bu tton. Choose ! . ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose ! , t hen press t he m button. Once set , ! will appear on t he screen. ∆ Follow the steps above to retur n the setting to . Turning the Flash Off When yo u press the shut ter button h alfway in low light con ...
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65 You can use th e digit al zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 56x and captu re subjec ts that ar e too far away for t he optical zoom t o enlarge. The image s may ap pear coar se, however, depend ing on t he rec ording p ixel set ting (p . 72) and the zoom fact or used. Move the zoom lever towar d i . ∆ Hold the lever unt il zoomin g stops. Th ...
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Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 66 Digital Tele-Converter The focal length of the len s can be increased by an equivalent of 1. 7x or 2.1x. This enable s a faster s h utter spe ed and less chanc e of camer a shake tha n the zoo m (includi ng digital z oom) us ed by itself at the s ame zoo m factor. The images may appear co arse, ...
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67 You can insert the shooting date and time in the lower righ t corner of an image. Once ins erted, howe ver, they c annot be delet ed. Be sure to c heck befo rehand that the date and ti me ar e correctly set (p. 19) . Choose [Date Stamp ]. ∆ Press t he n button. ∆ Press t he qr butto ns to choose the 4 tab. ∆ Press t he op button s or turn ...
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68 The self-time r c a n be used to shoot a gr oup photo t hat include s the photograph er. The camera will acti vate approximat ely 10 se conds after the shutter button is pre ssed. Pr ess the p but ton. Choose Ò . ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choose Ò , then pres s the m butt on. Once set, Ò will appea r. Shoot. ∆ Pr ...
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69 4 Choosing Settings Yourself In this chapt er you will learn how to use the various functions in G mode to p rogressively adv ance your shooting skills. • This chapt er assumes that the mode dial is set to G . • G stands for Pr ogram AE. • Before at tempting t o s hoot using a fu nction explained in this c hapter in modes other th an G mod ...
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70 You can choo se the setti ngs for variou s func tions to suit your prefe rences. AE stands for Auto Exposure. Set the mode d ial to G . Adjust the settings acc ording to your purposes ( pp. 70 – 80). Shoot. You can adjust t he standa rd exposure se t by the camera in 1/ 3-stop increments in the range of – 2 to +2. Enter Exposure Com pensatio ...
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71 You can make the flash fire ev ery time you s hoot. At maximum wide angle, the flas h range is appro ximately 75 cm – 3.5 m (2.5 – 11.5 f t.), and at maxim um tele photo, i t is 1. 0 – 2. 0 m (3.3 – 6.6 f t.) Choose h . ∆ After pres sing th e r button , press the qr button s or turn the  dial to choo se h , then p ress the m but ton. ...
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72 You can choose from six record ing pixels (image s ize) setting s. Choose the recordi ng pixel setting. ∆ After p ressing the m button, p ress the op butt ons or t urn the  dial to choose , then pre ss the m button. Choose an option. ∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose an option, then press the m butt on. The settin g ...
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Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 73 Approxi mate Valu es for Recordi ng Pixels and Compressi on Ratio • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standard s and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. Approximate Va lues for Paper Size ∆ Suitable for sendin g images as e -mail attachm en ...
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74 Choose the ISO speed . ∆ After p ressing the m button, p ress the op butt ons or t urn the  dial to choose , then pre ss the m button. Choose an option. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choos e an option, t hen press the m button. The settin g you chose will dis play on the screen. Changing the ISO Speed Automatically ad ...
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75 The white balanc e (WB) functio n se ts the optimal whit e balance fo r natural looking color s to matc h the shootin g c ondit ions. Cho ose the w hite ba lance fun ction. ∆ After press ing the m button , press the op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose , then pre ss the m button. Choose an option . ∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  ...
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76 You can shoot contin uously while t he shutter b utton is pres sed ful ly and held. Choose a Drive mode . ∆ After p ressing the m button, p ress the op butt ons or t urn the  dial to choose , then pre ss the m button. Choose an option. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choose W or , then press t he m button. Shoot. As lon ...
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77 You can chang e the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when shootin g. Choose My Colors. ∆ After press ing the m button , press the op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose , then press the m button. Choose an option . ∆ Press the op buttons or tur n the  dial to choose an option, then press the m button. The setting you cho ...
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Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer 78 Custom Co lor The contr ast, sharpnes s, color s a turation, red, g reen, blue, and skin tones in an image c an be c hos en and s et at 5 diff erent levels. ∆ Follow Step 2 on p. 77 to choose , then press the l button. ∆ Press the op buttons to choose an option, then press the qr buttons or turn the ? ...
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79 You can se t the time delay (0 – 30 s econds) and the number of shot s ( 1 – 10 shots). Choose $ . ∆ After press ing the p butto n, press t he op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose $ , then pre ss the n but ton. Make the setting. ∆ Press t he op buttons to choose [D elay] or [Sho ts]. ∆ Press t he qr buttons or turn th e  dial to ...
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80 You can use a TV to display th e camera screen content whi le shooting . • Connect th e camera to a TV as des cribed in “Viewin g Images on a TV” (p. 117). • Shooti ng procedure s are the same as when using the camera scree n. While you keep the shutt er button pr essed halfway, the foc us and exposu re are locked. You c an now r ecompos ...
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81 5 Getting More Out of Your Came ra This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains how to take pictures using various f unctions. • This chapt er assumes that the mode dial is set to G . • The sect ions “Setting the Shutter Spee d” (p. 90), “Se tting the Apert ure Value” (p. 91) , “Setting the Shut ter Speed a ...
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82 You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to matc h the con ditions you want to shoot. Choose [AF F rame]. ∆ Press the n button to choose the 4 tab. Cho ose [AF Frame], then pre ss the qr buttons to choos e an option. Face Detect • Detects peop le’s faces and sets the focus, expo sure (evaluat ive metering only) an d white b alance ( o ...
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Magnifying the Focal Point 83 If you press the shut ter button hal fway, the AF frame will ma gnify and you can check the focus. Choose [AF-Point Zoom]. ∆ Press the n button, ch oose the 4 tab, and the n choose t he [AF-Po int Zoom ] menu item. Pres s the qr buttons to choos e [On]. Check t he focus. ∆ Press the s hutter butt on halfway. In ...
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84 The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, the focal distance will not change even when y ou release your fing er from the shutter bu tton. Loc k the fo cus. ∆ Keep the shu tter bu tton p ressed halfway and pr ess the q button. and the MF indi cator ap pear. You c an check the di s tan c e to the subject . ∆ After y ou relea s e y ...
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Choosing the Person to Focus On (Face Select) 85 You can choos e a specific person’s face to focus on and then sh oot. Register 0 to the movi e button (p. 153) Enter Face Se lect mode. ∆ Point t he cam era towa rd the fa ce of th e subjec t and press the movi e button. After [ Face Select : On] appear s , a fac e frame will appear around th ...
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Changing the Metering Method 86 Shoot. ∆ Press the s hutter butt on halfway. T he face frame of the cho sen face will change into a green . ∆ Pres s the s hutter button fully to s hoot. You can change t he metering method (bri ghtness measur ing function) to match the shoo ting conditions. Choose the metering me thod. ∆ After p ressing the m ...
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87 You can use manua l focus when auto focus is not possi ble. If you pres s the shutter button halfway a f ter roughly focusin g manually , you can fine tune t he focus. Choose f . ∆ Press t he q button, th en press the qr button s or turn the  dial to choo se f , then p ress the m but ton. and the MF indicator appear. Focus roughly. ∆ T ...
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88 You can lock th e exposure and shoot, or se t the foc us and exposur e sepa rat ely t o shoot . AE stands for “ Auto Exposu re” Loc k the e xposur e. ∆ Point the c amera toward th e subject and press th e o button while pres sing the shutte r butto n halfway. When appears, the ex posure will be set. ∆ If you rele ase your fi nger fro ...
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Shooting with Slow Synchro 89 The flash will fire an d when appears, the flash outpu t will be re tained. ∆ If you releas e your fing er from the shu tter button and pre s s th e o button, will disappe ar and the FE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. You can make t he main subject, s uch as people , ap pear bright by having the camera ...
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90 You can set the shutter to t he speed at which you wa nt to shoot. T he camera will set the app ropriate apertu re value for the s hutter speed y ou set. M stands fo r “Time value”. Set the mode d ial to M . Make the s etting. ∆ Turn t he  dial to set the shutter speed. Shoot. Available Shutte r Speeds • 2" indicates 2 s econds, 0 ...
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91 You can set the aperture t o a value at which you want to shoo t. The camera will set the appro priate shutt er speed for the ap erture value you se t. B stands fo r “Ape rture value ”, which refe rs to t he size of the ape rture opening ins ide the lens. Set the mode dial to B . Make the setting. ∆ Turn the  dial to set the aperture va ...
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92 You can manually s et the shutter s peed and apert ure to shoot image s. D stand s for “Man ual”. Set the mode d ial to D . Make the s etting. ∆ Press th e o button to cho ose the sh utter speed o r apertur e value. ∆ Turn the  dial to set a val ue. The set expo sure level appears on the indicato r. You can check the diff erence ag ...
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93 The camer a can detect ar eas in the scene, such as faces or backgroun ds, that are t oo bright or dark and au tomatically adjust them to the opt imum brightnes s when shoo ting. Also, when the overa ll image is lacking in cont rast, the camera will aut omatically correct the image for a sharper impre ssion when sh ooting. Choose [i-Contrast]. ? ...
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94 You can auto matically correct red-e ye that occurs in images taken wit h the flas h. Choose [Fl ash Settings]. ∆ Press th e n button, choose [Flash Setti ngs] from th e 4 tab and press the m button. Make the s etting. ∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose [Red-Eye Corr.] and press the qr buttons to choose [On]. Once set, ...
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95 Just like with exposure compen sation (p. 70), you can adjust t he exposure ± 2 stop s in 1 /3-st op in crem ents w hen us ing t he fl ash. Choose ~ . ∆ After press ing the m button , press the op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose ~ , then pre s s th e m button. Make the setting. ∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose the ...
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96 In D mod e, you can choose 3 levels of flash outpu t. Set the came r a to D m ode. Choose the flash output. ∆ After p ressing th e m button, press the op buttons or tur n the  dial to cho ose ~ , then press the m button. Make the s etting. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choo se the fla s h output, t hen press the m butto n ...
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97 You can change the look of an ima ge when shooting . However, de pending on shootin g condition s the image may become c oarse, or t he colors may not come out as expected. Colo r Accent You ca n choose t o retai n a single col or and change the rest to black and white in a composition. Choose T . ∆ Follow S teps 1 – 2 o n p. 55 to choose T ...
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Changing the Color and Shooting 98 Color S wap You can swap on e color in an image for anot her when recor ding it. You can only swap one color. Choose Y . ∆ Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choose Y . Pr ess the l b utton. The un changed image and th e Color Swap image will b oth display. ∆ The defau lt setting is to c hange green to gray ...
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Changing the Color and Shooting 99 Specify the range of colors to be swapped . ∆ Press t he op button s or turn the  dial to adjus t the range of colors affect ed. ∆ Choose a negat ive value t o limit the range of colors. Choose a positiv e value to extend t he range of colors to simi lar colors. ∆ Pressi ng the l button accepts the sett in ...
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100 Large subject s can be split into s everal shots th at can late r be merged together using the in cluded so ftware on a c omputer to cre ate a p anoramic image. Choose x or v . ∆ Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choose x or v . Take the first shot. The ex posure and w hite balanc e will be se t with th e first shot . Take subse quent sho ...
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101 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advan ced information than the “Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections of Chapter 1. • This chapt er assumes that the mode dial is set to E . Compar ed to shooti ng movies by pressi ng the movi e button (p. 3 1), you can u se various functi ons when shoot ...
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102 Enter E mode. ∆ Set the mode dia l to E . Adjust the settings acc ording to your purpos es (pp. 102 – 1 05). Focus. ∆ Pres s the shut ter butt on halfwa y to focus . When the camera focu ses, it will beep twice and the indicator will light green . Shoot. ∆ Pres s the shutt er bu tton fully. ∆ You can shoot in the same way as when ...
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103 You can choos e between thr ee image quality sett ings. Choose the image qu ality setting. ∆ After press ing the m button , press the op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose , then pre ss the m button ag ain. Choose an option . ∆ Press t he op button s or turn the  dial to choose an opt ion, then press th e m button . The setting wi ...
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104 You can lock the exposure o r change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2 before shooting. Focus. ∆ Pres s the shut ter butt on halfwa y to focus . Loc k the e xposur e. ∆ After r eleasing th e shutte r button, pr ess the r but ton to lock t he exposur e. The exposur e shift bar appea rs . ∆ Press th e r button aga in to release the lock ...
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105 The following functi ons c a n be used in the same way as for still images. Function s marked with a * can be us ed in the same way as for stil l images when in > or z . • Zooming in More Clo sely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) (p. 65) The sounds fro m zoom operation will be recorded. • Using the Self-Timer (p. 6 8) * • Chang ing the Fo cu ...
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106 The following function s can be used in th e same way as for still images. • Erasing I mages (p. 28) • Quickly S earching Imag es (p. 110 ) • Viewing Im ages in Filte red Playback (p. 1 11) • Viewing Slideshows (p. 113) • Changin g Image Tra nsitions (p. 116 ) • Viewing Images on a TV (p. 117) • Viewing Images on a High-Defin itio ...
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107 You can tri m the be ginnings and ends of recorded movi es in one-second increments. Choose * . ∆ In Step 3 on p. 33, choose * from the displayed mo v i e control panel, then press the m but ton. The movie edit ing panel and the movie editing bar wil l appear. Set the editing range. ∆ Press the op buttons and ch oose or . ∆ Press t he ...
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Editing 108 Save the edit ed movie. ∆ Press the op buttons to cho ose , then press the m button. ∆ Press th e opqr butt ons or turn the  dial to choose [ New F il e], then press the m butto n. The movie will be sav ed as a new file. • When [Ove rwrite] is chosen i n Step 4, the unedi ted movie is overwr itten with the edited mov ie, era ...
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109 7 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. • Press t he 1 button to enter Playback mode bef ore operat ing the c amera. • It may n ot be pos sible to play back or ed it images th at have b een edited on a com puter, had th eir file n ame changed , or have bee n taken on a ...
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110 Searching Imag es Usi ng Index Displa y Displaying multiple images at a time lets you qu ickly find the image you wan t. Move the z oom lever toward g . Images will display in an index. ∆ Move the zoom lever to ward g to increase the n umber of images. The number of images in creases each ti me you move the le ver. ∆ Move the zoom lever ...
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Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 111 Searching I mages Using the C ontrol Dial Tur n the contr ol dial to qu ickly s earch im ages. Yo u can als o jump by the shootin g date (Scroll Di splay). Choose an imag e. ∆ If you set sin gle image playback and tur n the  dial qu ick l y, the images will di splay as shown on the left . ∆ Pressi ng th ...
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Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 112 View the filte red images. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choose a filt er for playback, then pr ess the m bu tton ( exce pt for ). Filtered playback sta rts and a yellow fra me appears. ∆ If you p ress the qr butt ons or tu rn the  dial, the c hosen ta rget images wi ll display. ? ...
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113 You can aut omatically pla y back images rec orded to a memory card. Ea c h image displa ys for approximat ely 3 s e conds. Choose . . ∆ Press t he m button to cho ose . in the ø menu, then pre s s th e m button again. Choose a transition eff ect. ∆ After press ing the o butto n, press t he op buttons or turn the  dial to ch oose an effe ...
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Viewing Slideshows 114 Change the setting . You can set a slid eshow to repeat, or change transition ef fects and the time that slidesh ow images are display ed. You can choos e from six trans ition effects when switching between images. Choose [Sli deshow]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, choos e [Slideshow] from the 1 ta b and pres s the m butto n. Mak ...
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115 You can magn ify the area of a recorded image t hat was inside the AF Fr ame, or the ar ea of a face th at was detect ed, to che ck the focu s. Press the l butt on, and switch to the focus check display (p. 4 4). A white frame will appear where the AF frame or face was when the fo cus was set. A gray frame wi ll appear on a fac e dete c ...
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116 Move the z oom lever toward k . ∆ The display will zoom in on th e image and, if you contin ue to hold the zoom lev er, it will continue to zoom in up to a maximum factor of 10x. ∆ If you press the opqr buttons, yo u can move the location o f the display ed area. ∆ Move the zoom lever to ward g to zoom out, o r continue to hold it t o ret ...
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117 Using the supp lied stereo AV cable (p. 2), yo u can connect the camera to a TV to view images you have shot . Turn off th e camera an d TV. Connect the camera to the TV. ∆ Open the c amera’s t ermi nal cov er and full y insert the c able plug into t he camera’s terminal. ∆ Insert th e c a ble plug fully into the vi deo input termina ls ...
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118 Use the separat ely sold HDMI Cabl e HTC-100 to connect the camera to a high-definit ion TV f or an e nhanced viewing e xperience. Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the ca mera to the TV. ∆ Open the cover and full y inse rt the cable plug into the camera’s HDMI termina l. ∆ Fully ins ert the cable plug i nto the TV’s HDMI terminal. ? ...
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119 The camera wi ll choose four imag es based on the displ ayed image. If you c hoose one of t hose images , the c amera wi ll choose f our more i mages letting y ou enjoy the play ing back of image s in an unexpected or der. This will work best if you take many shots of various scenes. Choose . ∆ Press the m button, choos e in the ø menu, then ...
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120 You can p rotect impo rtant images so t hat they canno t be ac cidentall y eras ed with t he camer a (pp. 28 , 30, 123). Choose : . ∆ Press th e m button to choose : in th e ø menu, then pres s the m button again. Once protec ted, will appear. ∆ To unlock an imag e, press the m but ton again to choose : , th en pre ss the m button. Usi ...
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Protecting Images 121 Choosin g Images Individually Choose [Sele ct]. ∆ Follow Ste p 2 on page 120 to choos e [Selec t] and pres s the m butto n. ∆ Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose the image and press the m button. Once set, will appear on t he screen. ∆ Pressing the m button onc e more deselect s the image, and will dis ...
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Protecting Images 122 Choose the ending ima ge. ∆ Press th e r button, choose [L ast image] and pr ess the m button. ∆ Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose the image and press the m button. ∆ You cannot choose i mages befor e the first image. Protect ima ges. ∆ Pres s the op butto ns to choose [Protect] and pr ess the m button ...
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123 You can erase all i mages at once. Si nce erased image s cannot b e recovere d, exerci se adequat e caution bef ore erasing . Protecte d im ages (p. 120) cannot be e rased. Choose [Erase ]. ∆ Press t he n button, ch oose the 1 tab and [E rase], and press the m button. Choose a selection meth od. ∆ Press t he op button s or turn the  dial ...
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Erasing All Images 124 Select Range Choose [Select Range]. ∆ Follow St ep 2 on p. 1 23 to choos e [Select Range] an d press the m butt on. ∆ Follow Step s 2 and 3 on p. 121 to c hoos e images. Erase the image. ∆ Press th e op buttons to cho ose [Erase], then pre ss the m b utton. Choose All Images Choose [All Images]. ∆ Foll ow Step 2 on p. ...
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125 You can orga nize images into categories. You c an display the images in a category in Filtered Playb ack (p. 111) and proc ess all images at onc e by using the functions below. • Viewing Slides hows (p. 113), Protec ting Images (p. 120), Era s i ng All Images (p . 123), Choosing I mages for Printing (DPO F) ( p. 140) Choose ; . ∆ Press t h ...
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Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 126 Using the Me nu Choose [My Ca tegory]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, choos e the 1 tab and [My Cat egory], and press the m button. Make the s etting. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choos e a selecti on method, and press the m bu tton. ∆ Press th e n butto n to retu rn to the menu sc r ...
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Tagging Images as Favorites 127 Select Range Choose [Sele ct Range]. ∆ Follow St ep 2 on p . 126 to cho ose [Select Range] and pr ess the m butt on. ∆ Follow S teps 2 a nd 3 on pp . 121 - 12 2 to choose imag es. ∆ Press t he op buttons , choose the item and press the qr buttons, or turn the  dial to choose a type . Make the setting. ∆ Pre ...
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Tagging Images as Favorites 128 Using the Me nu Choose [Favorite s]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, choos e the 1 tab and [F avorites], t hen press the m button. Make the s etting. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose the imag e and press the m button. Once set, will appear on the screen. ∆ Pres sing th e m button ag ain untags ...
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129 You ca n chang e the o rientation of an image and save it. Choose . ∆ Press t he m button to cho ose in the ø menu, then pre s s th e m button again. Rotate the im age. ∆ Press the qr buttons to rotate the image 90° in the chosen direction. ∆ Press t he m butto n to make the setti ng. Using th e Menu Choose [Rotate]. ∆ Press t he ...
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130 You can resize ima ges to a lo wer pixel setting and sa ve the re sized image as a separa te file. Choose [Res ize]. ∆ Press th e n button and c hoose the 1 tab, t hen cho ose [R esize] and pr ess the m butto n. Choose an image. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose the imag e and press the m button. Choose an image siz e . ...
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131 You can cut o ut a portion of a recor ded image and sa ve it as a new image fi le. Choose [Trimming]. ∆ Press the n button, choose the 1 tab and [Trimming ], then press the m button. Choose an imag e. ∆ Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choos e the imag e and press the m button. Adjust th e trimming ar ea. A frame will appea r ...
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132 You can chan ge the color of an image and s av e it as a se parate image . Refer to p. 77 f or details on each menu item. Choose [My C olors]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, choos e the 1 tab and [My Colo rs], and pr ess the m button. Choose an image. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose the imag e and press the m button. Choose ...
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133 The came ra can detect areas in an imag e, such as fac es or b ackgrou nds, that are too dark and automat ically adjust th em to the optimum brightn ess. Also, when the o verall image is lacking in cont rast, the camera will automat ically correc t the ima ge for a sharper impressio n. You can choo s e f rom 4 levels o f correc tion: [A uto], [ ...
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134 You can au tomatically correct re d eyes in imag es and save t hem as new f iles. Choose [Red -Eye Correctio n]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, choos e the 1 tab and [Red-E ye Correc tion], the n press the m bu tton. Choose an image. ∆ Pres s the qr buttons or turn the  di al to choose an image. Correct the image . ∆ Press th e m button . ...
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135 8 Printing This chapter ex plains how to ch oose im ages for printing, and print using a Canon-brand PictBridge capable printer (sold separately) (p. 40). Please also refer to t he Personal Printing Guide . Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers SELPHY series PIXMA series C OP Y ...
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136 You can easi ly print the pi ctures you tak e by connecting the camer a to a PictBridge compliant pr inter using the supplied interface cable (p. 2). Turn off the camera and printer. Connect the ca mera to the prin ter. ∆ Open t h e cover, and ins ert t he smal l end of the plug firmly int o the camera terminal in the direct ion shown. ∆ In ...
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Printing Images 137 Print images. ∆ Press t he c butt on. Printing will start. ∆ If you want t o print additio nal images, repea t Steps 5 and 6 aft er printi ng has completed. ∆ After printing has com pleted, turn off the camera and printer, and un plug the inter face c able. • Refer to the Per sonal Pri nting Gu ide for details on pri ...
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138 You can add image s to the print lis t (DPOF) directly after shooti ng or during playback by pressing the c button. Yo u can print fr om a print list simply by connecting your camera and printer. These selection methods c omply with the DPOF (Digital Print O rder For mat) stand ards. Easily Add Im ages to the Print List Choose an image. ∆ Pre ...
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Printing from the Print List (DPOF) 139 Print Added Images The follo w i ng exampl es use t he Canon SELPHY series p rinters. Connect the c a m era to the printe r. ∆ Fol low Step s 1 – 4 on p. 136 . Print images. ∆ Press the op buttons, ch oose [Print no w] and press the m button . Printing will start. ∆ If you st op the printer durin ...
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140 You can cho ose up to 998 image s on a memory card for p rinting and specify setting s such as th e number of copies so that they can be printed together or processed at a phot o developer service. The se selection meth ods comply with the DPOF (Digital Print Or der Format) sta ndards. Print Settings You can set the print type, dat e and file n ...
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Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 141 Choosin g the Number of Copies Choose [Select Image s & Qty.]. ∆ Press t he n button and ch oose the 2 tab, then choos e [Select Imag es & Qty.] and press the m button . Choose an imag e. ∆ Press t he qr buttons or turn th e  dial to choos e the image an d press the m button . You will be ab ...
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Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 142 Choose Range Choose [Select Range]. ∆ In St ep 1 on p. 141, c hoos e [Sel ect Range] and then press the m button. ∆ Choose images ac cording to St eps 2 and 3 on pp. 121 – 122. Make print s ettings. ∆ Press th e op buttons , choose [O rder] and pr ess the m button. Set All Images to Print Once Choose ...
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143 9 Customizing Camera Settings You can c ustomize various settings t o suit your shooting pref erences. The fi rst part of t his chapte r explain s convenien t and comm only used functions. The latter part ex plains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purposes. C OP Y ...
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144 You can cus tomize conv enient an d commonly us ed functi ons fr om the 3 ta b (p. 47) . Change Sound s You can change eac h of the ca mera's operat ion sounds. ∆ Choose [Sou nd Options ], then pre s s th e m butto n. ∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to choose an option. ∆ Press the qr butt ons to cho ose an opt ion. Turnin ...
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Changing Camera Settings 145 Changing the Start-up Screen You can chang e the start-up i mage that appe ars on the scr een when you turn on the camera. ∆ Choo se [Start-u p Image], th en press th e m button. ∆ Press t he qr buttons o r turn th e  dia l to choose an opt ion. Set ting a Record ed Image a s the Start -up Scr een I mage When yo u ...
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Changing Camera Settings 146 Changin g the File Number Assignment Images you shoot are automatical ly assigned file numb ers in the order they were taken, fro m 0001 – 9999, and s aved to fol ders of up to 2,00 0 images. You can chan ge the file numbe r assignmen t. ∆ Choose [File Numbe ring], then press the qr buttons to choos e an option. Cre ...
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Changing Camera Settings 147 Changing the Lens Retract Time For safet y reasons, the lens retrac ts about 1 minute after pr essing th e 1 button whe n in a Shooting mode (p. 27) . If you want th e lens to retract immediately when you press the 1 butt on, set the retra ct time to [0 sec. ]. ∆ Choose [ Lens Retr act], th en press the qr buttons to ...
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Changing Camera Settings 148 Using the World Cl ock When traveli ng abroad, yo u can record images with local dat es and times simply by switch ing the time zone settin g. If you pre-reg ister the destination time zones, y ou can enjoy the convenience of not having to switc h the Date/ Tim e settings. Set the home t ime zone. ∆ Choose [ Time Zone ...
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Changing Shooting Function Settings 149 Changing D istance Units You can chang e the distance unit s that display in t he zoom bar (p. 24) and the MF indicato r (p. 87 ) from m/c m to ft/in . ∆ Choose [Distance Units], then pre ss the qr button s to choos e [ft/in]. If you set the mode di al to G , you can change th e setting s in the 4 t ab (p. ...
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Changing Shooting Function Settings 150 Turnin g Off the AF Assist Be am The lamp will au tomatically lig ht to assist focusing in low light con ditions when you press the s hutter bu tton halfway . You c an tur n off the lamp. ∆ Choose [AF-assist Be am], then press the qr buttons to choose [Off] . Turnin g Off the Red-Eye Re duction Functio n Th ...
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Changing Shooting Function Settings 151 Chan ging the Way the Im age Display s Right After Sh ooting You can chang e the way the image display s right afte r shoot ing. ∆ Choose [Review In fo], then pre ss the qr button s to ch oose an option. Displayi ng the Overlay You can display grid lines for v ertical and h orizontal gui dance, or a 3: 2 gu ...
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Changing Shooting Function Settings 152 Changin g the IS-Mode Settings ∆ Choose [ IS Mode], then press t he qr buttons to c hoose an opt ion. *1 Setting ch anges to [Continuous] when shooting still images. *2 Setting ch anges to [Continuous] when shooting movies. Continuous Image stabilization is always on. You can confirm the result directly on ...
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Changing Shooting Function Settings 153 Registering Fun ctions to the Movie Button If you reg ister anot her commonly used functi on to the movie but ton, the button will act as a Short cut button. ∆ Select [Set Mo vie butto n], then press the m button. ∆ Press t he opqr button s or turn the  dial to choo se the func tions to regi ster, then ...
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154 You can adjust t he settings in the 1 tab by pressing the 1 button (p. 47). Choosing the Im age that First Displ a ys in Playback ∆ Choose [ Resume], t hen press the qr buttons to c hoose an opt ion. Changing Playback Functio n Settings Last seen Resumes with the image last viewed. Last shot Resumes with the most recently shot image. C OP Y ...
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155 10 Useful Information This chapter int roduces how to use t he AC adapter kit (sold separately), troubleshooting tips, and contains lists of f unctions and items that appear on the screen. The index also appears at the end. C OP Y ...
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156 If yo u use A C Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (sold s eparatel y), you can use th e camera without worry ing about ho w much charge is lef t in the battery. Turn off the camera. Insert the coupler. ∆ Open th e cover (p. 17) and in s ert the coupler as shown until it lo cks into place with a click. ∆ Clos e the cove r (p. 17) . Plug the cord in to th ...
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157 Before us ing an Eye-Fi ca rd, be sure to ch eck whether Eye-F i card use is authoriz ed in the coun try or terri tory of use (p. 16). When you put a prepar ed Eye -Fi card into th e camer a, you ca n autom atical ly transf er your images wirele s sly to a computer, o r upload them to a web service. Image tran s fer is a functio n of the Eye- F ...
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Using the Eye-Fi Card 158 Checkin g Connection In formation You can check the Eye-Fi c ard's acces s point SSID , or connecti on status. Choose [Con nection info]. ∆ Press th e n butt on, then ch oose [Ey e-Fi Settin gs] fro m the 3 tab, and press th e m button. ∆ Press th e op buttons or tu rn the  dial to choose [Connection info ], the ...
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159 If you think the re is a p roblem w ith the ca mera, f irst chec k the foll owing. If the items be low do no t solve your problem, contact a Ca non Custom er Suppor t Help Desk as listed on the included customer support list. Power You pr essed the power button , but no thing ha ppene d. • Confirm that the battery is not depleted (pp. 2 , 15) ...
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Troubleshooting 160 Ima ge is bl urred. • Press the shutter butto n halfway to focus on the subje ct, then press fully to shoot (p . 23). • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (pp. 26, 173). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 150). • Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are n ot set. • Shoot u ...
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Troubleshooting 161 Record ing images to the memory card takes a long tim e, or contin uous shoot ing slow s down. • Perform a low-level format of the memory card in the camera (p. 51). You cannot mak e settings for shooting functions or in the F UNC. menu. • The items in which settings can be made differ depending on the shooting mode (pp. 166 ...
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List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 162 Com puter Cannot tran sfer i mages to a c omput er. It may be possible to solve the problem when the camera is connec ted to the computer via cable by reducing the transfer speed. • Press and hold down the n button, then press and hold the o and m buttons simultaneously. Choose [B] when it appears on ...
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List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 163 Cann ot magni fy!/Can not rotat e/Cann ot modif y image /Cannot register this image! /Cannot mod ify/Cannot ass ign to categor y • Incompatible images cannot be magnified (p. 116), tagged as favorites (p. 127), rotated (p. 129), edited (pp. 130 – 134), registered to the start-up screen (p. 145), ca ...
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164 Shooting (Inf ormation Display) Information Displayed on the Screen Battery Charge Indicator (p. 15) Camera Orientation * Wh ite Ba lance (p. 75) My Colors (p. 77) i-Contrast (p. 93) Drive Mode (p. 76) Camera Shake Warning (pp. 26, 159) Metering Methods (p. 86) Compression (Image Quality) (p. 72) / Recording Pixels (p. 72) Eye-Fi Connection Sta ...
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Information Displayed on the Screen 165 * : Sta ndard / : He ld vertica lly When sh ooting, the camer a detects if it is held ver tically or horizon tally, an d adjusts setti ngs accord ingly fo r the best shot. It als o detects orie ntation du ring pla yback, so yo u can ho ld the cam era in e ither orie ntation a nd it w ill automat ically rot at ...
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166 Functi ons Availa ble in Each Shooti ng Mode Shooting mo des D B M G A 9 I Function Exposure Comp ensation (p. 70) — {{{ —— { AE Lock (pp . 88, 104)/FE Lock ( p. 88) — {{{ ——— Program Shift (p. 88) — {{{ ——— Focusing Rang e (p. 71) {{{{{{{ {{{{ ——— Manual Focus (p . 87) {{{{ —— { AF Lock (p. 8 4) {{{{ —— { Se ...
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Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 167 J F C H K E T Y w O P t v x E > z {{{{{{{{ — {{{{{ {{ —— ————————— ——————— *1 — ————————— ————————— {{{{{{{{{{ {{{{{{{{ ———————— { —————— { —— {{{{ ——— {{{{{{{ —— {{ {{{{ —— — { ...
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168 4 Shooting Menu Menus Shooting Mod e D B M G A 9 I Function AF Frame (p. 82) Face Detect {{{{ *1 *1 { Center {{{{ —— { AF Frame Size (p. 83) N ormal/S mall {{{{ ——— Digital Zoom (pp. 65 , 66) Standard {{{{ {{{ Off {{{{{ — { Digit al Tele- converte r (1.7 x/2.1x) {{{{{ — { AF-P oint Zoom (p. 83) On/Off {{{{{ — { Servo AF (p. 8 4) ...
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Canon SX210 IS - page 169
Menus 169 J F C H K E T Y w O P t v x E > z {{{{{{{ *1 { —— {{{ ———— {{{{ ———— {{ — {{{{{{{ ————————— ————————— {{{{{{{ ———— {{{{ — { — {{{{{{{{{{ {{{{{{{{ {{{{{{{ ———— {{{{ ——— {{{{{{{{{ —— {{{ ———— {{{{ —— — {{ —— {{{ ———— {{ — { ...
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Menus 170 3 Set up Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Mute On/Off * p. 48 Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels). p. 48 Sound Options Set the sounds for each camera operation. p. 144 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 144 LCD Brightness Set within a range of ±2. p. 49 Start-up Image Add an image as start-up image. p. 145 Format Formats memory card, ...
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Menus 171 1 Playback Menu 2 Print Menu Item Options/Summary Ref. Page Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 113 Erase Erases images. p. 123 Protect Protects images. p. 120 Rotate Rotates images. p. 129 Favorites Tag or untag images as favorites. p. 127 My Category Categorizes images. p. 125 i-Contrast Corrects dark portions and contrast in ...
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172 • This camera i s a high-precis ion electron ic device. Do not drop it or subje ct it to strong impac ts. • Never place the c amera close to mag nets, motors or ot her device s that generate s trong elec tromagnet ic fields. Ex posure to strong magneti c fi elds may cause malfunc tions or corrup t image data. • If water dr oplets have fal ...
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173 Camera Effective Pixels....... Approx. 14.1 million Image Sensor ...................... 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx . 14.5 million) Lens ........................................5.0 (W) – 70.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 392 (T) mm f/3.1 (W) – f/5.9 (T) Zoom Magnification ............. Approx. 14x (Up to a ...
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Specifications 174 Self-timer....... .......................Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer i-Contrast ............................. Auto/Off Recording Media ... ..... ...... .... S D memory card , SDHC m emor y card, SDXC memory card, MultiMedi aCard, MMCplus memory car d, HC MMCplus memory card File Format .... ................ ...
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Specifications 175 Battery Pack NB-5L Type ..................................... Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Voltage................................. 3.7 V DC Capacity .. ............................. 1120 mAh Charging cycles ................... Approx. 300 times Operating temperature......... 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensions ......... ...
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176 Nume rics 3:2 Guide ........................................... 151 A AC Adapter Kit ............................. 39, 156 Accessories... ....................................... 38 AE Lock......... ............................... 88, 104 AF Frames .... ....................................... 25 AF J Focus AF Lock ......... ..................... ...
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Index 177 Flash Off ........ ............................................. 64 On ........ ............................................. 71 Slow Synchro .................................... 89 Focus AF Frame Mode ................................ 82 AF Frames ........................................ 25 AF Lock ........................................ ...
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Index 178 P Package Contents J Accessories Panoramic Photos .............................. 100 Personal Printing Guide ......................... 2 PictBridge...... ............................... 40, 135 Playback Button ............................. 27, 43 Playback J Viewing Playback With Transition Effects ....... 116 Portrait .................... ...
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Index 179 V Video J Movies Viewing (Playback) Images on a TV .............................. 117 Index Display ................................ .. 110 Magnified Display ........................... 116 Single Image Playback ................. .... 27 Slideshow ....................................... 113 Viewing Images on a TV .................. .. 117 ...
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