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    Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Make sur e you re ad this g uide, inc luding t he “Safety Precautio ns” section, be fore using th e camera. • Reading this guide will help you learn to us e the camer a properly. • Store thi s guide sa fely so that you can u se it in the future. C OP Y ...

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    2 Check if the following i tems are incl uded in y our camera package. If anything is missing, c ontact the retailer wh ere you pu rchased th e camera. Checking the Package Contents Using the PDF Manu als The followin g PDF manuals are included in th e Readme folder of the CD- ROM: When the sof tware is inst alled on your computer, the PDF manual s ...

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    3 • Take some init ial test shots and play them back to mak e sure the image s were record ed correctly. Please note that Canon Inc ., its subsi diaries and affiliate s, and its dis tributors ar e not liable fo r any conseque ntial damages arising from a ny malfunctio n of a camera or accesso ry, includin g memory cards, tha t results in the fail ...

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    4 4 Shoot z Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings (Auto mode) ..... 25 z Focus on faces ........................................................... 25, 61, 87 , 94 z Shoot in places where I cannot use the flash (turn off t he flash) .. 26 z Take pictures with me in them too (self-timer) ........................ 53, 73 z Insert the date a ...

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    What Do You Want to Do? 5 1 View z Look at my pictures ...................................................................... 28 z Automatically play back pi ctures (slideshow) ............................. 124 z Look at my pictures on a TV ..................................... .................. 174 z Look at my pictures on a computer ............ ...

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    6 Checking the Package Contents ... ....2 Read This First . ...................... ...........3 What Do You Want to Do? ................ 4 Table of C ontents ................. ............. 6 Safety Preca utions........ ............. ........ 9 Conventions Used in This Guide .....11 1 Getting Started ................. 13 Charging t he Battery ..... ...

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    Table of Contents 7 5 Choosing Se ttings Yourse lf ........................................... 77 Shooting in Program AE .............. ... 78 Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensati on) . ........... 78 Turning th e Flash On ...... ................ 79 Correcting the Brightness and Shooting ( i-Contrast) .......... ........... 79 Adjusting th ...

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    Table of Contents 8 Magnifying Images.... .............. .......125 Viewing Each Image in a Group ....125 Displaying Various I mages (Smart Shu ffle) ................... .........12 7 Changing Image Transitions ..........128 Protecting Images ........... ............. ..128 Erasing I mages ............. ............. ....132 Tagging Images as Favor ...

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    9 • Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the product is used correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to also check the guides included with a ...

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    Safety Precautions 10 • Turn the camera off in places where camera use is prohibited. The electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the o peration of electronic instruments and other devices. Exercise adequate caution wh en using the camera in places where use of electronic devices is restricted, such as inside airplanes and ...

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    Conventions Used in This Guide 11 • Icons are use d in the text to re present the came ra buttons and dials. • Language tha t displays on t he screen appe ars inside [ ] (square br ackets). • The direction al buttons, con trol dial and FU NC./SET butto n are represente d by the follo wing icons. • : Things you sh ould be caref ul about • ...

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    13 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view and erase the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to a computer. Attaching Included Items/Ho lding the Camera • Attach the i ncluded strap and place it aro und y ...

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    14 Use the incl uded char ger to charg e the batte ry. Be sure to charge the battery as it is not c harged at the time of purchase. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. z Align the S marks on the battery and charger, t hen insert the batter y by slidi ng it in ( ) and down ( ). Charge the battery. z For CB-2LC: Flip out the pl ug ( ) an d plug the ...

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    Charging the Battery 15 Number of Possible Shots/Shoo ting and Playback Times *1 The number of shots th at can be taken is based on the Camera & Ima ging Products Associ ation (CIPA) measurement standard. *2 Times are based on def ault settin gs, starting and stopping shooti ng, turning t he camera on and off, and op erations such as u sing the ...

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    Compatible Memory Cards (Sold Separately) 16 The cards bel ow can be used withou t restricti ons on their capa cities. • SD memory cards* • SDHC memory cards* • SDXC memo ry cards* • Eye-Fi cards * Th is memory card complies wit h S D standards. S ome cards may no t operate pro perly depending o n the brand o f card used. This produc t is n ...

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    17 Insert the i ncluded ba ttery and a memory card (sold sepa rately). Check the card’s write-protect tab. z If the memor y card has a write-prot ect tab, you will not be able to reco rd images if the tab is in the loc ked position. Slide the tab up until you h ear a click. Open the cover. z Slide the cov er ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the batter ...

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    Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 18 Remove t he battery . z Open the cove r and press the battery lock in the direc tion of the arro w. X The battery will pop up. Remove the memory card. z Push the memory card i n until you hear a click, then slowly re lease it. X The memory card wil l pop up. Number of Shots per Memory Card • Values are bas ...

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    19 Open the screen. z Open the screen ( ), and ro tate it forward (toward the len s) 180° ( ). z Close the scr een ( ) . z You can adjust the angle and orientation of the screen fo r the shooting c onditions. z To protec t the scree n, alway s keep it closed, fa cing the ca mera body w hen the camera is not i n use. Using the Screen Adjusting the ...

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    20 The Date/Time se ttings screen will appea r the first time th e camera is tu rned on. Since th e dates and times re corded into your images are based on these settings, b e sure to s et them. Turn on the camera. z Press the powe r button. X The Date/Time screen will appe ar. Set the date and time. z Press the qr buttons to choose an option. z Pr ...

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    Setting the Date and Time 21 You can change the current da te and time sett ings. Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose [Date/Time]. z Move the zoo m lever to choo se the 3 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Dat e/Time], then press the m button. Change the date and time. z Follow Steps 2 – 3 on p. 20 to adju st th ...

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    22 You can change the language t hat displays on the screen. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Display the settings screen . z Press and hold the m button, then immediately p ress the n bu tton. Set the disp lay languag e. z Press the opqr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choos e a language, th en press the m button. X Once the displ ay lang ...

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    23 Before you us e a new memory card or one that has been f ormatted in oth er devices, y ou should f ormat the card with this c amera. Formattin g (initializ ing) a memory card e rases all data on the memory card. As you cannot retrieve the erased data, exe rcise adequa te caution befo re formatting the memory card. Before formatt ing an Ey e-Fi c ...

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    Pressing the Shutter Button 24 To take imag es that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutt er button lightly (hal fway) to focu s, then pre ss fully t o shoot. Press halfway (Press lightly to focus). z Press lightl y until the camer a beeps twice and AF frames app ear where the ca mera focused. Press fully (Press fully to shoot ). X The cam ...

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    25 Since the cam era can determi ne the subject and shooting con ditions, you ca n let it automatic ally select th e best settin gs for the sce ne and just sh oot. When the flash fires, the wh ite balanc e of the main su bject and ba ckground will be automaticall y adjusted to obtain th e best colo r (Multi-area White Bala nce). Turn on the camera. ...

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    Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 26 Focus. z Press the shutter butto n halfway to focus. X When the came ra focuses, it will beep twice and AF fram es will appear wh ere the camera focused. Several AF fr ames will appear wh en the camera focuse s on more than 1 poin t. z If [Raise the fl ash] appears on the screen, raise the flash manual ly to use it. ...

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    Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) 27 • What if white and gray frames appear when you point the came ra toward a subject? A white frame appears on the face or subject that the camera detected as the main subject, while gray frame s appear on other det ected faces. The frames will follow the subjects within a ce rtain range. If the subject moves, howeve ...

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    Viewing Images 28 You can view th e images you have taken on the scr een. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image. z Pressing t he q button or turning the 5 dial counte r-clockwis e will cycle throu gh the images fr om newest to oldest . z Pressing t he r button or tu rning the 5 dial clo ...

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    29 You can choose and erase images one at a time. Plea se note that era sed images canno t be recovered . Exercise adequ ate caution bef ore erasing an image. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. Choose an image to erase . z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to display an image to eras e. Erase ...

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    30 The camera wi ll determine the subjec t and shootin g conditions , and select the best settin gs for the s cene. The audio will re cord in ste reo. Set the camera to A mode and compose the shot. z Follow Step s 1 – 3 on p. 25 to compose the shot. z You can check th e remaining sh ooting time on the screen . Shoot. z Press the movi e button. z ...

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    Shooting Movies 31 Stop shooting. z Press the movi e button again. X The camera will beep twice and st op shooting th e movie. X Shooting wi ll automatically stop when the memory card fills. Shooting Time • Shooting times are based on default settings. • Maximum clip length is approx. 29 min. 59 sec. • Recording may stop even if the maximum c ...

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    32 You can view th e movies you have shot on the scr een. Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. X The last image y ou took will ap pear. X appears on movi es. Choose a movie. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a movi e, then press the m button. X The movie cont rol panel will a ppear. Play the movie. z Press the qr buttons or ...

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    Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 33 You can use t he included s oftware to transfer imag es you have sh ot with the camera to a co mputer for view ing. If you a re already usi ng software inc luded with anothe r Canon-brand comp act digital c amera, install the software fr om the incl uded CD-ROM, ov erwriting your curren t installa ti ...

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    Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 34 Macintosh Windows Vist a and Mac OS X (v10.5) ar e used for thes e explanation s. Place the CD-ROM in the computer’s CD -ROM drive. z Place the suppl ied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ) (p. 2) into the computer’s C D-ROM drive. z When the CD-ROM is plac ed in a Macintosh, a CD-ROM ic on wi ...

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    Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 35 Complete the installation. z For Windows, clic k [Restart] o r [Finish], then remove the CD-ROM whe n your desktop scre en appears. z For Macintos h, click [Fini sh] in the screen that appear s when the instal lation is complete, then re move the CD-ROM when your deskt op screen appears. Connect the ...

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    Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing 36 Transfer Images. z Click [Import Imag es from Camera], and then click [Import Untr ansferred Images]. X Images will tr ansfer to th e computer. Images will be so rted by date and sa ved in separate fo lders in the Pic tures folde r. z When image tr ansfer is comple te, close CameraWindow and pr ess t ...

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    37 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the screen, as well as the bas ic operating instructions. 2 C OP Y ...

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    38 Mode Dial Use the mo de dial to change th e Shooting mo de. Components Guide Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 25, 50) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 120, 125) Shutter Button (p. 24) Strap Mount (p. 13) Mode Dial Flash (pp. 26, 79) Hot Shoe Cap (p. 180) Microphones (p. 30) h (Flash) Button ( pp. 79 , 98 ) Speaker L ...

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    Components Guide 39 Control Dial z Turning the c ontrol dial al lows you to perform oper ations such as cho osing items or swit ching images. Exc ept for a few operations , the same oper ations are possible with the opqr buttons. Screen (LCD Monitor) (pp. 19, 40, 191, 194) (Short Cut) (p. 170) / c (Direct Print) Button (p. 146) Diopter Adjustment D ...

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    40 You can change the screen dis play using the l button. Refer to p. 191 for detail s on informat ion that appear s on the screen . Opening the scre en with the camera on will tur n the screen on, and tu rn the viewfinder o ff. Closing the screen so that it fa ces inward will turn th e screen off, and tu rn the viewfind er on (p. 19). Shooting Pla ...

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    Adjusting the Viewfinder 41 Screen Display in L ow Light Conditions The displa y automatica lly brighte ns when shoo ting in low li ght conditi ons, allowing y ou to chec k the compo sition (Nig ht Display function). However, the brightnes s of the ima ge on the scree n, and the b rightness o f the actual image recorded may be different. Screen noi ...

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    42 Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu. The menu items an d options diff er depending o n the Shooting mode (pp. 198 – 199). Display the FUNC. menu. z Press the m butt on. Choose a menu item. z Press the op buttons to choose a menu item. X The availabl e options for t he menu item appear in the lower part of the screen. Choose ...

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    43 Various fu nctions can be se t from the menus . The menu items ar e organized under tabs , such as f or shooting ( 4 ) and playba ck ( 1 ). The optio ns differ depending o n the Shooting mode and the Playba ck mode (pp. 20 0 – 203). Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose a tab. z Move the zoom lev er or press the qr buttons to ch oose ...

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    44 You can silenc e or adjust the volu me of camera sounds . Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose [Mute]. z Move the zoo m lever to choo se the 3 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Mut e], then pre ss the qr buttons to ch oose [On]. z Press the n button to res tore the normal scre en. Display the menu. z Press the ...

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    Adjusting the Screen Brightness 45 Choose [Volume]. z Move the zoo m lever to choo se the 3 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Vol ume], then pres s the m button. Adjust the volume. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an it em, then press th e qr buttons to ad just the volume . z Press the n button twice to re ...

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    Indicator 46 Choose [LCD Brightness]. z Move the zoo m lever to choo se the 3 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [L CD Bright ness]. Adjust the brig htness. z Press the qr buttons to adj ust the brightness . z Press the n button twice to restore the normal scr een. z Press and hold the l button for mo re than 1 second. X The s ...

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    47 When you have mis takenly chan ged a setting, y ou can reset the ca mera to the default sett ings. Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose [Reset All]. z Move the zoo m lever to choo se the 3 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Res et All], th en press the m button. Reset the settings. z Press the qr buttons or turn ...

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    48 To save ba ttery power, the scre en turns of f, and the c amera turns off automatic ally when it is no t operated for a certain time. Power Saving du ring Shoo ting The screen wil l turn off ap proximately 1 mi nute after y ou stop operati ng the camera. After about 2 more minutes , the lens will retrac t and the camera will turn off. Whe n the ...

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    49 Shooting with Commonly Used Functions This chapter explains how to use common functions, such as the self- timer. • This chapte r assumes tha t the camera is set to A mode. When shootin g in another mode, check whic h functions a re available in that mode (pp. 19 6 – 203). 3 C OP Y ...

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    50 You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approxi mately 140x max imum, and captur e subjec ts that are too far awa y for the o ptical zoom t o enlarge. Move the zoom lever toward i . z Hold the lev er until zoo ming stop s. X Zooming stops at the larges t possible zoom factor wit hout image det erioration. The zoom facto r will appear o n the ...

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    51 If you lo se track of yo ur subject whi le zoomed i n, temporaril y zooming ou t will make it easier to find . Look for the subject. z Press and hold the butto n. X The camera will zoom out, and a whit e frame will ap pear on the area di splayed before press ing the but ton. Reacquire the subj ect. z Place the subj ect inside the whi te frame an ...

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    52 You can inser t the shooting d ate and time in the lower right cor ner of an image. Once in serted, ho wever, they cannot be d eleted. Be sure to ch eck beforehand that the d ate and time are correc tly set (p. 2 0). Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose [Date Stamp]. z Move the zo om lever to ch oose the 4 tab. z Press the op buttons ...

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    53 The self-t imer can be used t o shoot a group pho to that includ es the photograph er. The camera will sh oot approxima tely 10 seconds afte r the shutter but ton is pr essed. Choose ] . z After pressi ng the p button, press th e op buttons or turn th e 5 dial to ch oose ] , then press the m button. X Once set, ] will appear on the scre en. Shoo ...

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    Using the Self-Timer 54 The camera will shoot approximate ly 2 second s after the shutter bu tton is pressed, pr eventing any camer a shake that occurs whe n pressing the shutter button. Choose [ . z Follow Step 1 o n p. 53 to choose [ . X Once set, [ will appear on the scre en. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 53 to shoot. You can set th e delay (0 – 30 s ...

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    Changing the Aspect Ratio 55 You can change the width to heig ht ratio of an ima ge. Choose . z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opti on, then press t he m button. X Once set, the aspect rat io of the scre en will change. z To restore the origi ...

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    56 You can choose from 4 recordi ng pixel setting s. Choose the recordin g pixel setting. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an o ption, th en press the m button. X The setti ng will app ear on th e screen. z To restore the origi nal settin g, choo ...

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    Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) 57 Approximate Values fo r Recording Pixels and Co mpression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards an d may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. • The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the a ...

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    58 When shootin g scenes lit by mer cury lamps, such a s night scenes , the subject and background in the recorded image may have a green tint. You can automati cally correct the green tint whe n shooting (Mul ti-area Whit e Balance). Display the menu. z Press the n butt on. Choose [Hg Lamp Corr.]. z Move the zo om lever to ch oose the 4 tab. z Pre ...

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    59 Adding Effects and Shooting in Various Conditions This chapter explains how to add e ffects and how to shoot in various conditions. 4 C OP Y ...

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    60 Lets you shoo t continuous ima ges of a moving s ubject while fo cusing automaticall y. At maximum wide angle, move ap proximately 1 m ( 3.3 ft.) or more a way from your subjec t. At maximum tele photo, move appro ximately 10 m (33 f t.) or more away from yo ur subject an d shoot. Enter mode. z Set the mode dial to . Focus. z The focus and br ig ...

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    61 The camera wil l select the n ecessary set tings for the conditions in which you wish to shoot wh en you choose the matching mo de. Enter K mode. z Set the mode dial to K . Choose a Shooting mode. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a Shooting mo de, then pr ess t ...

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    Shooting in Special Scenes 62 Take nigh tscapes with out using a tripod (Handheld NightSce ne) z Lets you take beautiful s napshots of ci ty nightscene s by combining sev eral continuous shots to reduce camera shake and noise. z When using a tri pod, you shou ld shoot in A mode (p. 25). Take shots in low light cond itions (Low Light) z Lets you ta ...

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    Shooting in Special Scenes 63 t Take shots of firewo rks (Fireworks) z Lets you take sh ots of firewo rks in vivid colors. • In mode, hold the camera firmly while sh ooting as multiple image s are captured in succession. • In t mode, attach the camera to a tripod to prevent t he camera from moving and blurring the image. Add itionally, you shou ...

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    64 You can ad d variou s effects to images when sho oting. Enter mode. z Set the mode dial to . Choose a Shooting mode. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a Sho oting mode, th en press the m button. Shoot. Shoot images with v ivid colors (Super Vivid) z Lets you ta ...

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    Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) 65 Lets you shoo t with the disto rting effect of a fish-eye lens. Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . Choose an effect level. z If you press th e l button, [E ffect Level] will appear on the screen. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an e ffect level, then press the ...

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    Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) 66 This effec t darkens and blur s the corners of the image, and chan ges the overall col or so that i t looks li ke an image shot with a toy camera . Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . Choose a color tone. z Press the l butt on. X [Color Tone] will appear on th e screen. z Press the ...

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    Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) 67 You can shoot ima ges in black an d white, sepia or bl ue and white . Choose . z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose . Choose a color tone. z Press the l butt on. X [Color Tone] will appear on th e screen. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a colo r tone, then press the l butto ...

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    Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) 68 Specify the color. z Position the center fram e so it is filled wit h the color you want and press the q button. X The specifi ed color will be rec orded. Specify the range of colors. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to change th e range of colors to be retaine d. z Choose a negat ive value ...

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    Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters) 69 Specify the color to be swap ped. z Position the center fram e so it is filled wit h the color you want and press the q button. X The specifi ed color will be rec orded. Specify the target color. z Position the center fram e so it is filled wit h the color you wan t and press the r butt on. X The sp ...

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    70 You can mak e a short mo vie of a da y just by taking stil l images. Each time yo u take a p icture, th e scene ju st before ta king your s hot will be recorded as a movi e. All the movies recorde d that day will be saved as a single file. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 61 to choose . Shoot. z Press the shu tter button fu lly to shoot a s ...

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    71 The camera wil l shoot, even wit hout pressing the shutter but ton, when it detects a s mile. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 61 to choose , then press th e l button. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose , then press the l button. X The camera will enter shootin g stand-by, and [Smile Det ection on] wil l appear on the scree ...

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    Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 72 Point the ca mera at a person and pr ess the shutter button fully. The camera will shoot approx imately 2 second s after it detects a wi nk. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 61 to choose , then press th e l button. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose , then press the l button. Co ...

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    Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter) 73 The shutt er will rel ease approxima tely 2 sec onds after t he camera d etects a new face (p. 87). You ca n use this whe n the photog rapher wan ts to be in the image, such a s a group photo. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 61 to choose , then press th e l button. z Press the qr buttons or tur ...

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    High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst HQ) 74 Join the subjects and look at the camera. X When the camera de tects a new face, the lamp and self -timer sound wil l speed up (the lamp remai ns lit when the flash will fire), and appr oximately 2 seco nds later the shutter will release. z To cancel shoo ting with the ti mer after countdown h ...

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    High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst HQ) 75 Since each set of con tinuous imag es will beco me a singl e group, on ly the fir st image capt ured in t hat group will be di splayed. To indicate that the image is part of a gro up, will appear in the upper lef t of the screen. • The focus, brightness and white bal ance will be set with th ...

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    76 Large subj ects can b e split into several sh ots that can later be me rged together u sing the includ ed software on a comp uter to create a panoramic image. Choose x or v . z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 61 to choos e x or v . Take the first shot. X The exposure and white ba lance will be s et with the first s hot. Take subseq uent shots. z Over ...

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    77 Choosing Settings Yourself In this chapter you will learn how to use t he various functions in G mode to progressively advanc e your shooting skills. • This chapter assumes that you ha ve set the mode d ial to G mode. • G stands for Prog ram AE. • Before atte mpting to shoo t using a functi on explained i n this chapter i n modes other th ...

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    78 You can choo se the setting s for various functions t o suit your prefe rences. AE stands for Auto Exp osure. The focusing ra nge is approxima tely 5 cm (2 in.) – inf inity at maximum wide angle ( j ), an d approxima tely 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) – infinity at maximum tel ephoto ( i ). Enter G mode. z Set the mode dial to G . Adjust the settings acco ...

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    79 You can make the flash fire ever y time you s hoot. The effective fl ash range is approximat ely 50 cm – 7. 0 m (1.6 – 23 ft.) at maximum wide angle ( j ), and approximate ly 1.4 – 3.0 m (4.6 – 9.8 ft.) at maximum te lephoto ( i ). Raise the fla sh. Choose h . z After pres sing the h button, press t he qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to ch ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 80

    80 The white balance (WB ) function sets the op timal white bal ance for na tural looking col ors to match the s hooting condit ions. Choose the white balance function. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an option, then press the m button. X The se ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 81

    81 Choose the ISO spee d. z After press ing the r button, press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to cho ose an option, the n press th e m button. X The option you set will appear on the screen. You can change the tone of an im age, for example to sepia or black and white, when shooting . Choose My Colors. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 82

    Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) 82 The contra st, sharpne ss, color sat uration, red , green, blue , and skin ton es in an image can be c hosen and set at 5 different le vels. z Follow Step 2 on p. 81 to cho ose , then press the l button. z Press the op but tons to c hoose an option, the n press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choos ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 83

    83 As long as you hold the shutter bu tton down, th e camera will shoot continuous ly. Choose a Drive mode. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opti on, then press t he m button. X The option you set will appear on the screen. Shoot. X As long a ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 84

    84 If you set t he camera to e , it focuses on clos e subjects only. The focusi ng range is ap proximately 0 – 50 cm (0 – 1.6 ft. ) from the end of the l ens at maximum wide angle ( j ). Choose e . z After pres sing the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to cho ose e , then press th e m button. X Once set, e will appear on the sc ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 85

    85 The focal len gth of the lens can be increased by 1.5 x or 2.0x. This enab les a faster s hutter speed and less chance of camera sha ke than t he zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom fa ctor. Choose [Digital Zoom]. z Press the n butt on to choose [Di gital Zoom] in the 4 tab, then press t he qr buttons to ch oose an opti ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 86

    86 You can change the AF (Auto Focu s) frame mode to matc h the scene you want to shoo t. Choose [AF Frame]. z Press the n button to choos e [AF Frame] in the 4 tab, the n press the qr buttons to ch oose an optio n. A single AF frame will be used. This i s effective for focusin g on a spe cific point. In [Fle xiZone], you can chang e the positi on ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 87

    Changing the AF Frame Mode 87 • Detects peop le’s faces and sets the foc us, exposure (e valuative me tering only) and white ba lance ( only). • When the camera is pointed at subjec ts, a white frame app ears on the face the camera jud ges to be the main su bject, and gray frames (max. 2) will appear on other fac es. • A frame will f ollow ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 88

    88 When the AF frame mode is set to [F lexiZone] ( p. 86), you can cha nge the position and size of the AF frame . Press the button. X The AF frame will t urn orange. Move the AF frame. z Turn the 5 dial to move the AF fram e. z Press the opqr buttons to make fine adjustment s. z If you keep th e button presse d, the AF frame will return to the ori ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 89

    89 You can choose the subject yo u want to focus on an d shoot. Choose [Trackin g AF]. z Press the n button to choos e [AF Frame] in the 4 tab, then pres s the qr buttons to choose [Track ing AF]. X will appea r in the center o f the screen . Choose the subje ct to focus on. z Point the camera so th at is on the subject you wa nt to focus on and pr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 90

    Magnifying the Focal Point 90 If you press the sh utter button halfway, the AF frame will ma gnify and you ca n check the fo cus. Choose [AF-Poi nt Zoom]. z Press the n button to choos e [AF- Point Zoom] i n the 4 tab, then press the qr buttons to choos e [On]. Check the focu s. z Press the shut ter button hal fway. X In [Face Detect] (p. 87), the ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 91

    91 The focus can be loc ked. After l ocking the focus, the focal distan ce will not change ev en when you release yo ur finger fr om the shut ter button . Lock the focus. z Keep the shutt er button pres sed halfway and press the q button. X The focus lock s, and and the MF indicator appear on t he screen . z After you release yo ur finger fr om the ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 92

    Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) 92 The camera aut omatically ta kes 3 continuous shots in the fo llowing order : one at the pos ition set in manu al focus, and one each with focus po sitions preset fart her and ne arer. The f ocus adjus tment can be set in 3 le vels. Choose . z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choo se , then ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 93

    93 You can u se manual f ocus when auto focus i s not pos sible. If y ou press t he shutter butt on halfway afte r roughly foc using manua lly, you can fi ne tune the focus. Choose . z After pres sing the q button, press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to cho ose , then press th e m button. X and the MF indi cator appear. Focusing roug hly. z The ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 94

    94 You can choose a specific per son’s face to fo cus on and then shoot. Set the AF frame to [Face Detect] (p. 87). Enter Face Select mode. z Point the camera toward th e face of th e subject and p ress the button . X After [Face Select : On] a ppears, a face frame will appe ar around the fac e detected as t he main subjec t. z Even if th e subje ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 95

    95 You can change the metering meth od (brightness measuring fun ction) to match the sh ooting con ditions. Choose the metering method. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opti on, then press t he m button. X The setting will appear on the screen ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 96

    96 You can lock t he exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposur e separatel y to shoot. AE sta nds for “Auto Expo sure”. Lock the exp osure. z Point the camera toward the subjec t and press the o button while pr essing th e shutter butto n halfway. X When appears, th e exposure will b e locked. z If you rele ase your fi nger from the shut ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 97

    Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode) 97 z If you rele ase your fi nger from th e shutter button and pr ess the o button ag ain, will disappear a nd FE will unlo ck. Compose the scene and sh oot. z When you shoot on e image, will disappear and FE will unlock. The camera tak es 3 continuous sh ots while aut omatically adju sting the exposure to standa ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 98

    98 Just as with exposure compen sation (p. 78) , you can adjust t he exposure from –2 to +2 stops in 1/3-stop inc rements when using the flash . Choose X . z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e X . Choose the amount of flash exposure compensa tion. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose the amou nt of flash ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 99

    Red-Eye Correction 99 Choose Z . z After pres sing the h button, press t he qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to cho ose Z , then press th e m button. X Once set, Z will appear on the scre en. Shoot. z Even if the fl ash fires, ensu re that the main subject does not move until th e shutter sound ends. You can automa tically corre ct red-eye that occurs ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 100

    Checking for Shut Eyes 100 When the camera de tects the possib ility that peop le have their eyes shut, appears on th e screen. Choose [Blink Detection]. z Press the n button to choos e [Blink Detection] in the 4 tab, then press the qr buttons to choos e [On]. Shoot. X When a perso n with shut eyes is detected, a frame and appear on the screen. Red ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 101

    101 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter explains how to shoot in M , B and D modes. How to use and modes is also explained. • This chapte r assumes th at the camera h as been set to the corr esponding mode. 6 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 102

    102 You can set t he shutter to t he speed at which y ou want to shoo t. The camera will set the a ppropriate aperture v alue for the shutter sp eed you se t. M stands for “ Time value”. Set the mode dial to M . Adjust the setting. z Turn the 5 dial to set the shutt er speed. Shoot. Available Shutter Spee ds • 2" indicates 2 seco nds, 0& ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 103

    103 You can set th e aperture to a value at which yo u want to shoot . The camera will set the a ppropriate shutter sp eed for the aperture v alue you se t. B stands fo r “Apertur e value”, w hich refers to the siz e of the ape rture opening i nside the l ens. Set the mode dial to B . Adjust the setting. z Turn the 5 dial to set the apert ure v ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 104

    104 You can manual ly set the shutt er speed and ape rture to shoot i mages with the exposu re you want. D stands for “M anual”. Set the mode dial to D . Choose a setting. z Press the o button to choose the shutte r speed or a perture v alue. z Turn the 5 dial to set a value. X The set exposu re level appe ars on the indicator. Y ou can check t ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 105

    105 In D mode, you can choo se 3 levels of flash output. Set the mode dial to D . Choose the flash output level. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e X . Complete th e setting. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose the fl ash output le vel, then pres s the m button. X Once set, X will appear on the scre en. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 106

    106 You can save commo nly used Shoot ing modes and sett ings to your preference . To switch t o saved se ttings, si mply turn the mode dial t o or . Even if yo u switch S hooting mode s or turn o ff the camera , settings th at usually ca ncel (self t imer, etc.) will be saved . Settings that Can be Saved • Shooting mode s ( G , M , B and D ) • ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 107

    107 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the “Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections in Chapter 1, and explains how to use various functions fo r shooting and viewing movies. • This chapter assumes that you ha ve set the mode d ial to E . However, even if the mode di al is s ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 108

    108 Enter E mode. z Set the mode dial to E . Adjust the settings accor ding to your purposes (pp. 108 – 116). Shoot. z Press the movi e button. z To stop shooti ng the movie, pr ess the movie button aga in. You can choose among 3 differ ent Movie modes. Choose a Movie mode. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e E . z Pr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 109

    109 Just as with still images, you can le t the camera select the best settin gs for the scene or add vari ous effec ts while sho oting movi es. Choose a Shooting mode. z Follow Step s 1 – 2 on p. 61, or Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choos e a Shooting mode. Shoot. z Press the movi e button. X Depending on the Shooting mode or movie image quality (p. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 110

    110 You can sh oot movies t hat look l ike moving mini ature models . You creat e the miniature model effect by choosin g the upper and lowe r portions of the scene that will be bl urred, and the pl ayback speed, w hich makes people an d objects in the scen e move quic kly during playback. A udio will n ot be reco rded. Choose . z Follow Steps 1 ? ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 111

    Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 111 You can shoot fast moving subje cts and play them b ack in slow motion . Audio will not be re corded. Choose . z Follow the st eps for “Changin g the Movie Mode” on p. 108 to choose . Choose a frame rate. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 112

    Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies 112 Frame Rates and Playback T imes (for 30 Sec. Clips) Frame Rate Playback Time 240 fps Approx. 4 min. 120 fps Approx. 2 min. Viewing super slow motion movies • The movie will play back in slow motion when you follow Steps 1 – 3 on p. 32. • You can use the included software to change the playb ack speed of m ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 113

    113 You can choose among 3 differ ent image qualit y settings. Choose th e image qu ality setti ng. z After pressi ng the m button, press th e op buttons to choos e . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opti on, then press t he m button. X The option you set will appear on the screen. Image Quality a nd Shooting ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 114

    114 You can shoot st ill images while shoo ting a movie. Focus while s hooting a movie. z Make sure that 4 appears on the screen , then press th e shutter butt on halfway. X The focus and exposure will readjust (t he camera will not beep). X The movie wi ll continu e shooting . Shoot. z Press the shut ter button fu lly. X The still image will be re ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 115

    115 You can lock the exposur e or change it in 1/3 steps w ithin a range o f –2 to +2 before sho oting. Lock the exp osure. z Press the o but ton to lock the ex posure. The exposure sh ift bar appear s. z Press the o but ton again to releas e the lock. Change th e exposur e. z While watchi ng the screen, t urn the 5 dia l to adjust th e exposure. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 116

    Other Shooting Functions 116 Wind Filter sup presses nois e when the wind is st rong. However , unnatural sound may r esult when u sed to record in locati ons with no wi nd. z Press the n butt on to choose [Movie Audio] in th e 4 tab, then press the m button. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [W ind Filter], then press the qr butt ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 117

    117 You can trim t he beginnings an d ends of record ed movies. Choose * . z Follow Steps 1 – 3 on p. 32 to choos e * , then press th e m button. X The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar will appear. Set the editing range. z Press the op but tons to c hoose or . z If you press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to move , will appe ar at ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 118

    Editing 118 Save the e dited mo vie. z Press the op butt ons to choose , then press the m button. z Press the opqr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choos e [New File], th en press the m button. X The movie will be s aved as a new file. • When [Overwrite] is chosen in Step 4, the unedited movie is overwritten with the edited movie, erasing the orig i ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 119

    119 Using Various Playback and Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. • Press the 1 button to enter Pla yback mode befor e operating th e camera. • It may not be possible to p lay back or edit images that have b een edited on a computer, have had their file names changed, or have been taken on a diffe ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 120

    120 Displaying multi ple images a t the same time l ets you quickly find the imag e you want. Move the zoom lever toward g . X Images will di splay in an index. z The number of ima ges increases ea ch time you mo ve the lev er toward g . z The number of ima ges decreases each time you mo ve the lev er toward k . Choose an image. z Turn the 5 dial t ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 121

    Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 121 You can select mov ies made in mode ( p. 70) by date for viewi ng. Choose [Movie Digest Playbac k]. z After pressi ng the n button, cho ose [Movie Diges t Playback] in t he 1 tab, then press the m button. Choose a movie date. z Press the op butt ons or turn the 5 dial . Play the movie. z Press the m butt on. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 122

    Viewing Images in Filtered Playback 122 Choose a target filter. z In single ima ge playback, pr ess the d button, the n press th e op buttons to choose a jump metho d. z In , or , pre ss th e qr buttons to choose a fi lter. Turni ng the 5 dial w ill only display imag es that match the filter of the chosen targe t image. z Press the l button to swit ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 123

    Checking the Focus 123 z In single ima ge playback, pr ess the d button, the n press th e op buttons to choose a jump metho d. z If you press the qr buttons, the dis play will advanc e to the image th at is the chosen number o f images away. z Press the n button to res tore single image playbac k. You can magni fy the area of a r ecorded imag e tha ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 124

    Viewing Slideshows 124 You can automa tically play b ack images reco rded to a memory card . Choose [Slideshow]. z Press the n button to choos e [Slidesho w] in the 1 ta b, then pre ss the m button. Choose a setting. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a men u item, then pr ess the qr buttons to adjust the setting. Choose [Start]. z ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 125

    125 Move the zoom lever toward k . z The display wi ll zoom in on the i mage. If you continu e to hold the zoo m lever, it wil l zoom in up to a maximum fact or of approximate ly 10x. z If you pres s the opqr butto ns, you c an move the locat ion of the displa yed area. z Move the zoom lev er toward g to zoom out, or conti nue to hold it to return ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 126

    Viewing Each Image in a Group 126 Grouped image s taken in mode can be ungrouped and viewed individu ally. Choose [Group Images]. z Press the n butt on to choose [G roup Images] in the 1 tab. Choose a setting. z Press the qr buttons to choo se [Off]. z Press the n button to complete the setting an d restore sin gle image pl ayback. X Grouped image ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 127

    127 The camera wil l choose 4 images ba sed on the disp layed image. If you choose one of th ose images , the camera will sel ect 4 more imag es letting yo u enjoy playin g back images in an unexpec ted order. This will work b est if you take many shot s of various scen es. Choose [Smart Shuffle]. z Press the n butto n to choose [Sma rt Shuffle] in ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 128

    128 You can choose fr om 3 transition ef fects when switc hing between ima ges in single imag e playback. Choose [Transition]. z Press the n button to choos e [Transition] in the 1 ta b, then pre ss the qr buttons t o choose a tr ansition effect. You can pro tect impor tant images s o that they cannot be a ccidentally erased with the camera (pp. 29 ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 129

    Protecting Images 129 Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 128 t o choose [Select ], then press th e m button. Choose images. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an i mage, then press the m button. X will appear on t he screen. z Press the m button ag ain to dese lect the image. will di sappear. z To choose addi tional images, re ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 130

    Protecting Images 130 Choose [Select Range]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 128 to ch oose [Selec t Range], then press the m butt on. Choose a starting image. z Press the m butt on. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an im age, then press t he m button. Choose an ending image. z Press the r button to choose [Last image ], then press th e m ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 131

    Protecting Images 131 Protect images. z Press the p button to choose [Protect], then press th e m button. Choose [All Images]. z Follow Ste p 2 on p. 128 to c hoose [All Images], then press the m button. Protect images. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [P rotect], then press the m button. Choosing images with the 5 dial You can a ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 132

    132 You can erase al l images at once. Since erased image s cannot be reco vered, exercise a dequate caution b efore eras ing. Pro tected image s (p. 128) cannot be erased. Choose [Erase]. z Press the n butt on to choose [E rase] in the 1 tab, then press the m bu tton. Choose a selectio n method. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 133

    Erasing Images 133 Erase. z If you press the n button, a confirmatio n screen will a ppear. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [OK], then press the m button. Choose [Select Range]. z Follow Step 2 on p. 132 to choose [Sel ect Range], then press the m butt on. Choose images. z Follow Step s 2 and 3 on p. 130 to choose images. Erase. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 134

    134 When you tag ima ges as favorite s, you can easi ly categorize jus t those images. You ca n also filter out just thos e images for viewi ng, protect ing or erasing (p. 121 ). Choose [Favorites]. z Press the n button to choos e [Favorites] in th e 1 tab, then pr ess the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choo ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 135

    135 You can organi ze images into ca tegories. You can display th e images in a category in filtered pla yback (p. 121) and process all images at once by using the func tions below. • “Viewing Slid eshows” (p. 12 4), “Protecti ng Images” (p. 128 ), “Erasing Images” (p. 1 32), “Choosing I mages for Prin ting (DPOF)” (p. 152) Choose ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 136

    Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 136 Choose [Select]. z Follow Step 2 on p. 135 t o choose [Select ], then press th e m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an im age. Choose a catego ry. z Press the op but tons to c hoose a category, t hen press the m button. X will appear on t he screen. z Press ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 137

    Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 137 Choose [Select Range]. z Follow Step 2 on p. 135 to choose [Sel ect Range], then press the m butt on. Choose images. z Follow Step s 2 and 3 on p. 130 to choose images. Choose a catego ry. z Press the p but ton to choose an it em, then press th e qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choos e a category. Co ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 138

    138 You can change the orientat ion of an image and save it. Choose [Rotate]. z Press the n butto n to choose [ Rotate] in the 1 tab, then press the m bu tton. Rotate the image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an im age. z The image will rotate 90° wit h each press of the m butto n. z Press the n button to res tore the menu scr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 139

    139 You can res ize images to a lowe r pixel set ting and save the r esized image a s a separate file. Choose [Resize]. z Press the n button to choos e [Resize] in the 1 tab, then pr ess the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an i mage, then press the m button. Choose an image size. z Press the qr buttons ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 140

    140 You can cut out a po rtion of a reco rded image and sav e it as a new image file. Choose [Trimming]. z Press the n button to choos e [Trimming] in the 1 tab, then press the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an image, then press the m button. Adjust the trimming area. X A frame will ap pear around th ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 141

    141 You can change the color of an im age and save it as a s eparate image . Refer to p. 81 for de tails on each menu item. Choose [My Colors]. z Press the n button to choose [My Colors] in the 1 ta b, then pre ss the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an i mage, then press the m button. Choose an option. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 142

    142 The camera can d etect areas in an image, such as f aces or backgroun ds, that are too da rk and aut omatically ad just them to the optimum b rightness. Also, when the over all image is lack ing in contrast , the camera will automatica lly correct t he image for a s harper impr ession. You ca n choose fro m 4 levels of correcti on, and save the ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 143

    143 You can automa tically corre ct red eyes in imag es and save them as new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion]. z Press the n button to choos e [Red- Eye Correctio n] in the 1 ta b, then pre ss the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an image. Correct the im age. z Press the m butt on. X Red-eye detected ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 144

    144 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 145

    145 Printing This chapter explains how to c hoose images for printing, and print using a Canon-brand PictBridge compli ant printer (sold separately). Canon-Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers • This chapter uses Canon-br and SELPHY CP series pr inters in the explanatio ns. The displa yed screens an d available fun ctions will differ depending on ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 146

    146 You can easil y print the pict ures you take by connecting th e camera to a PictBridge compliant p rinter (sold separately ) using the supplied interface cable (p. 2). Turn off the camera and p rinter. Connect the camera to th e printer. z Open the cove r and insert the cab le’s small plug fi rmly into the camera ter minal in the direc tion s ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 147

    Printing Images 147 Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an image. Print images. z Press the c button. X Printing will start. z If you want to pri nt additiona l images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after prin ting has completed. z After prin ting has co mpleted, turn off the camera and p rinter, and unplug th e interface ca ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 148

    Printing Images 148 Trimming and Printing (Trimming) You can cut out a portion of an ima ge for printin g. Choose [Trimming]. z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 147 to choose [Trimming], then p ress the m button. X A frame will ap pear around th e portion of the image to be trimmed. Choose the trimming area. z Move the zoo m lever or turn the 5 dial to ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 149

    Printing Images 149 Choosing the Paper Size and Layout for Printing Choose [Paper Settings]. z Follow Ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 147 to choose [Paper Sett ings], then press the m b utton. Choose a paper size . z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opt ion, then pres s the m button. Choose the pa per type. z Press the op buttons or turn t ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 150

    Printing Images 150 Available Lay out Options Printing ID Photos Choose [ID Photo]. z Follow Steps 1 – 4 on p. 1 49 to choose [ID Photo], th en press the m button. Choose the length of the lon g side and short side. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opt ion. z Press the qr buttons to choo se the length, then press the m butto ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 151

    Printing Images 151 Connect the camera to th e printer. z Follow Ste ps 1 – 5 on p. 146 to choose a movie. z Press the qr buttons to choo se c , then press the m button to display the screen on the le ft. Choose a printing metho d. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose , then press t he qr buttons to choose a pri nting method. Print ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 152

    152 You can cho ose up to 9 98 images on a memory car d for prin ting and spec ify settings su ch as the n umber of copi es so that they can b e printed as a batch (p. 15 6) or processed at a photo develop er service. The se selection met hods comply with t he DPOF (Digital Print Order Form at) standards . You can add im ages to the prin t list (DP ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 153

    Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 153 You can s et the pr int type, date and f ile number. These set tings app ly to all images chos en for prin ting. Choose [Print Settings]. z Press the n button to choos e [Print Settings] in the 2 tab , then press the m button. Choose a setting. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a men u item, ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 154

    Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 154 Choose [Select Images & Qty.]. z Press the n butt on to choose [Se lect Images & Qty.] i n the 2 tab, then p ress the m button. Choose an image. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an im age, then press t he m button. X You will be ab le to set the numbe r of print copies. z If you cho ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 155

    Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 155 Choose [Select Range]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 154 to choose [Sel ect Range], then press the m butt on. Choose images. z Follow Ste ps 2 – 3 on p. 130 to choose images. Make print settings. z Press the op buttons to choo se [Order], then press th e m button. Choose [Select All Images]. z Follow Step 1 on p. 1 ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 156

    Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) 156 Printing chosen images (DPOF) • When there are images added t o the print list (pp. 152 – 155), the screen on the left will appear when you connect the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer. P ress the op buttons to choose [Print now], then press the m button to easily print imag es added to the print ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 157

    157 Customizing Camera Settings You can customize various settings to suit your shooting pr eferences. The first part of this chapter ex plains convenient and common ly used functions. The latter part expl ains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your purposes. 10 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 158

    158 You can custo mize convenie nt and commonly u sed functions i n the 3 tab (p. 43). You can change each of the camer a’s operation sounds. z Choose [Sound Options], then press the m button. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a menu item. z Press the qr buttons to choose an option. When you choose an item in the FUNC . menu (p. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 159

    Changing Camera Settings 159 Perform low lev el formatting when [Memory car d error] appe ars, the camera does not oper ate properly, you think tha t the recording /reading sp eed of a memory card has droppe d, the cont inuous sho oting spee d slows do wn, or recording suddenly stops wh ile shooting a mo vie. As you cann ot retrieve th e erased dat ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 160

    Changing Camera Settings 160 You can change the start-up sc reen that appe ars when you turn o n the camera. z Choose [S tart-up I mage], the n press the m button. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opti on. Registering Rec orded Images as the Start-up Screen Enter Playback mode. z Press the 1 butt on. Choose [Start-up Image]. z ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 161

    Changing Camera Settings 161 Images you shoo t are automati cally assign ed file numbers i n the order they were taken, f rom 0001 – 9999, a nd saved to folde rs of up to 2,00 0 images. You can change t he file number ass ignment. z Choose [Fil e Numbering], t hen press the qr buttons to choo se an option. Register the start-up image o r sounds w ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 162

    Changing Camera Settings 162 Images a re saved in to folder s created ea ch month, however, y ou can also create fold ers by sho oting date. z Choose [Creat e Folder], the n press the qr buttons to choos e [Daily ]. z Images will b e saved into fo lders creat ed on each shooti ng date. For safety reasons, the l ens retract s about 1 minute after pr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 163

    Changing Camera Settings 163 You can adjust the time the scre en takes to sh ut off auto matically (p. 48). This also works when [Auto Power Down ] is set to [Off]. z Choose [Po wer Savi ng], then pres s the m button. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Disp lay Off], then pres s the qr buttons to ch oose a time. z In order to s av ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 164

    Changing Camera Settings 164 Choose the world time zone. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [ World], then press the n button. X will appear on the sh ooting scr een (p. 191). You can change the units tha t display in the MF in dicator (p. 93 ) and zoom bar (p. 25) from m/cm to ft/in. z Choose [Dista nce Units], t hen press the qr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 165

    165 If you set t he mode dial to G , you can change th e settings in the 4 tab (p. 43). The camera f ocuses on wha tever it is a imed at even whe n you do not press the shutte r button. Howeve r, you can set it so that the camera on ly focuses when the shut ter button is pr essed halfway. z Choose [Conti nuous AF], th en press the qr buttons to cho ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 166

    Changing Shooting Function Settings 166 You can change the timing of the flash and shutt er. z Choose [Fl ash Control ], then pres s the m button. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [S hutter Syn c.], then pr ess the qr buttons to choose a sett ing. The red-eye reduction lamp lights in order to reduce the red-eye effect that occ ur ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 167

    Changing Shooting Function Settings 167 You can change the way the image displays right af ter shooting. z Choose [Review I nfo], then pre ss the qr buttons to ch oose an optio n. You can chang e which info rmation is displayed by switching bet ween custom displays with each pres s of the l bu tton. z Choose [Custo m Display], the n press the m but ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 168

    Changing Shooting Function Settings 168 z Choose [IS Sett ings], then pres s the m button. z Press the op buttons to choose [IS Mode], then press the qr buttons to choose an opti on. Shooting Info Displays shooting information (p. 191). Grid Lines A grid overlays the screen. Histogram A histogram (p. 41) appears in Shooting modes G , M , B and D . ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 169

    Changing Shooting Function Settings 169 Turning Off the Po wered IS Functio n Powered IS reduces subtle came ra shake whe n shooti ng movies at max. telephoto. Ho wever, when sh ooting while walk ing, or during long panning shots, you should set Powered IS to [Off], as it may cause unexpec ted results in these si tuations. z Choose [IS Sett ings], ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 170

    Changing Shooting Function Settings 170 z Choose [Set Sho rtcut button ], then press the m button. z Press the opqr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choos e the functions t o register, then press th e m button. z Press the button to call up the registered function. Registering Fu nctions to the Button • Choose if you want to return the button to def ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 171

    171 You can regis ter up to 5 item s from commonly used shooting menus to the tab, lettin g you quickly acce ss these it ems from a sin gle screen . Choose [My Menu settings]. z Choose [My Menu settings] in the tab, then press th e m button. Choose the menu items to re gister. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dia l to choose [Sel ect items], th ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 172

    172 You can ad just the se ttings in the 1 tab b y pressing the 1 button (p. 43) . When you play ba ck images on the camera, images shot in vertica l orientation automatically rotate and display vertically. You can t urn off this function. z Select [Aut o Rotate], t hen press the qr buttons to c hoose [Off]. z Choose [R esume], t hen press the qr b ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 173

    173 Useful Information This chapter introduces how to use the accessories and Eye-Fi cards (both sold separately) (p. 212), tro ubleshooting tip s, and contains lists of functions and items that appear on t he screen. 11 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 174

    174 Using the s eparately so ld Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC40 0ST (p. 2 13), you can connect th e camera to a TV to view ima ges you have shot. Turn off the camera and T V. Connect the camera to th e TV. z Open the camera’ s terminal cover an d fully insert the cable plug into the camera’s terminal. z Insert the c able plug fully i nto the video inp ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 175

    Viewing Images on a TV 175 You can use a TV to display the ca mera screen con tent while shoo ting. • To connect the camera to a TV, f ollow the Ste ps in “Vie wing Images on a TV” (p. 174). • Shooting pr ocedures are the same as when using the camera screen. Using the se parately sold HDMI Ca ble HTC-100 (p. 213 ), you can connect the came ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 176

    Viewing Images on a TV 176 Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera When you conn ect the came ra to an HDMI C EC compatibl e TV, you can use the TV’s re mote contro l to operate the camera an d play back im ages or view slideshows . You may need to make settin gs on some TVs. Fo r details, r efer to the user gu ide supplied wi th the TV. Choose [ ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 177

    Viewing Images on a TV 177 Summary of the Camera Contro l Panel Displayed on the TV Return Closes the menu. Group playback Displays groups of High-speed Burst HQ images (only appears when grouped images are chosen). Play movie Plays a movie (only appears when a movie is chosen). Slideshow Plays back images automatically. During playback, you can pr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 178

    178 If you use AC Adapter Kit AC K-DC80 (s old separa tely), you can use t he camera witho ut worrying abou t how much charge is left in the batt ery. Turn off the camera. Plug the cord into the coupler. z Fully insert the plu g into the coup ler. Insert the coupler. z Follow Step 2 o n p. 17 to open th e cover, then inse rt the couple r as shown u ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 179

    Using the Lens Hood (Sold Separately) 179 When shootin g a backlit, wide-angle p hoto without using a fl ash, attach Lens Hood LH-DC60 (so ld separate ly) to reduce the amo unt of extran eous light entering the lens. Attach the hood. z Align the notc h ( ) on the lens hood with the mark o n the camera ( ), then turn the lens hood in the direct ion ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 180

    180 You can make y our flash p hotography ev en better wit h the use of a Speedlite EX series fl ash (sold separa tely, p. 212). With Speedlite 320 EX (sold separately ), you can use the LED light to s h oot movie s. Attach the case fo r the hot shoe cap to the strap. z Remove the str ap from the camer a. z Pass the stra p through the bac k of the ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 181

    Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) 181 These flas hes enable y ou to shoot sc enes brightl y and allow fo r a wider ra nge of flash photography to suit your purp oses. Attach the flash to the hot shoe. Turn the flash on, then turn the camera on. X A red h appears on the screen (or th e viewfinder ). X When the fl ash is charged, it ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 182

    Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) 182 What if... • What if you cannot perform the operation s in Steps 4 and 5? Set the camera to G , M , B or D mode. • What if you cannot adjust settings for the built-in flash? When a Speedlite EX series flash is mounted, the settin g screen for the built -in flash will not appear, and you wi ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 183

    Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) 183 You can set the fo llowing options when in G , M , B and D modes. In other modes, only [Red-Eye C orr.] and [R ed-Eye Lamp] can be set (the flas h adjusts an d fires au tomatically). *1 The flash will be set to E-TTL mode . *2 The flash will be set to D mode. You can al so set the fla sh to E- ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 184

    184 Before usin g an Eye-Fi card , be sure to check whether Eye-Fi car d use is authorize d in the country or territory of us e (p. 16). When you put a pr epared Eye-Fi ca rd into the ca mera, you can auto matically transfer yo ur images wirele ssly to a computer, or upload them to a web service. Image trans fer is a functio n of the Eye-Fi ca rd. ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 185

    Using an Eye-Fi Card 185 You can check t he Eye-Fi card ’s access poin t SSID, or conn ection status . Choose [Connection info]. z Press the n butto n to choose [E ye-Fi Settings] in the 3 ta b, then press the m button. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dia l to choose [Con nection info ], then press th e m button. X The connecti on info scree ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 186

    186 If you think the re is a problem with th e camera, first c h eck the fol lowing. If the items below d o not solve your pr oblem, contact a Canon Customer Su pport Help Desk. Power You pressed the power button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the battery is the correct type, and is not depleted (p. 15). • Confirm that the battery is pro ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 187

    Troubleshooting 187 Image is blurred. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, then press fully to shoot (p. 24). • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (p. 207). • Set the [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 165). • Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are not set. • Shoot using the fo ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 188

    Troubleshooting 188 Recording images to the memory car d takes a long time, or continuous shooting slows down. • Perform a low-level format of the memory card in the camera (p. 159). Cannot make settings for shooting functions or FUNC. menu. • The items in which settings can be made diffe r depending on the shooting mode. Refer to “Functions ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 189

    189 If error message s appear on the scree n, try one of the follow ing solutions. No memory card • The memory card is not installed in the correct direction. Install the memory card in the correct direction (p. 17). Memory card locked • The SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card o r Eye-Fi card’s write protect tab is set to “LO ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 190

    List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 190 • Movies cannot be magnified (p. 125), played back in Smart Shuffle (p. 127), ed ited (pp. 139 – 143), added to a print list (p. 152), or registered to the start-up scre en (p. 160). Invalid s election range • When choosing the selection range (pp. 130, 133, 137, 155), you tried to choose a start ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 191

    191 The same infor mation will di splay on the viewf inder. Information Displayed on the Screen Shooting (Info r mation Displa y) Battery Charge Indicator (p. 15) Camera Orientation* White Balance (p. 80) My Colors (p. 81) AEB Shooting (p. 97), Focus Bracketing (p. 92) Drive Mode (p. 83) Eye-Fi Connection Status (p. 184) Metering Method (p. 95) His ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 192

    Information Displayed on the Screen 192 * : Stand ard, : Held vert ically When shootin g, the camera detects if it is h eld vertically or horizonta lly, and adjusts settings accordingly for th e best shot. It also detects or ientation dur ing playback, so you can hold the camera in either orientation and it will automatically rotate images for corr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 193

    Information Displayed on the Screen 193 Automatica lly sets the optimal ima ge stabiliza tion for the scene (Intel ligent IS) and displa ys the following icons when in A mode * A ppears on the scre en when following t he motion of a subjec t while shooting (pan ning). While following a sub ject moving hori zo ntally, only vertical camera shake will ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 194

    Information Displayed on the Screen 194 Playback (D etailed Informatio n Display) Movies (pp. 30, 32) High- speed Burst HQ (p. 74), Print List (p. 152) My Category (p. 135) Shooting Mode (p. 196) ISO Speed (p. 81), Playback Speed (p. 110) Exposure Compensation Amount (p. 78), Exposure Shift Amount (p. 115) White Balance (p. 80) Histogram (p. 41) Gr ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 195

    Information Displayed on the Screen 195 Summary of Movie Control Panel in “Viewing Movies” (p. 32) * Displays the frame of appro x. 4 sec. before or after the current frame. Exit Play Slow Motion (You can use the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to adjust the speed. Sound will not play back.) Skip Backward* (Continues to skip backward if you hold ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 196

    196 Functions and Menu Lists Functions Availa ble in Each Shooting Mode Shooting Modes D B M G A Function Exposure Compensation (p. 78) * 1 * 1 — {{{ — { ISO Speed (p. 81) * 1 * 1 — {{{{{ * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— Self-Timer (p. 53) * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ * 1 * 1 {{{{{ — Self-Timer Settings (p. 54) Delay *2 * 1 * 1 {{{{{ — Shots *3 * 1 * 1 {{{{{ — Fl ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 197

    Functions and Menu Lists 197 K E I J w O P t x v T Y E {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ ————— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ { ——————————————————————— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ {{{ ———— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{{ ———— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ — {{ ———— {{{{{{ — {{{ {{{{ —— — {{{{{{ —— ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 198

    Functions and Menu Lists 198 FUNC. Menu Shooting Modes D B M G A Function White Balance (p. 80) * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ *2 * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— My Colors (p. 81) * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ * 3 * 3 * 4 * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— Bracketing (pp. 92, 97) * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ * 1 * 1 — {{{ —— * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— Drive Mode (p. 83 ) * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ * 1 * 1 {{{{ ? ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 199

    Functions and Menu Lists 199 K E I J w O P t x v T Y E {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ { —— {{{ —— { ———— { ——————— {{ — { —— {{{ —— { ———— { —————————— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ { —— {{{ ——————— { ——————— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ —————? ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 200

    Functions and Menu Lists 200 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Modes D B M G A Function AF Frame (p. 86) Face Detect *1 * 2 * 2 {{{{{ — Tracking AF * 2 * 2 {{{{ * 3 { FlexiZone/Center *4 * 2 * 2 {{{{ — { Digital Zoom (pp. 50, 85) Standard * 2 * 2 {{{{{{ Off * 2 * 2 {{{{{{ Digital Tele-conv erter (1.5x/2.0x) * 2 * 2 {{{{ —— AF-Point Zoom (p. 90) On * ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 201

    Functions and Menu Lists 201 K E I J w O P t x v T Y E {{{{{{{{{{{{ ———— {{{{{{{{ — {{ ——— { — {{{{ ————— {{{{ ——— {{{ ——— { — {{{{{{{ — { {{{{{{{ {{{{{{ ——— {{{{ ———————— {{ — {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ —————————————————————— —— — { ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 202

    Functions and Menu Lists 202 Shooting Modes D B M G A Function Spot AE Point (p. 95) Center * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— AF Point * 1 * 1 {{{{ —— Safety Shift (p. 103) On * 1 * 1 — {{ ——— Off * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ Movie Audio (pp. 115, 116) Mic Level/Level/Wind Fi lter * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ Review (p. 166) Off / 2 - 10 sec. / Hold * 1 * 1 {{{{{{ Review Info ( ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 203

    Functions and Menu Lists 203 K E I J w O P t x v T Y E { ——————————————————————— —————————————————————— —— —————————————————————— —— {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ {{ {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ — {{{{{{{ — {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 204

    Functions and Menu Lists 204 3 Set up Menu Item Content Ref. Page Mute On/Off* p. 44 Volume Set all ope ration sounds (5 levels). p. 44 Sound Options Set the sounds for each camera operation. p. 158 Hints & Tips On*/Off p. 158 LCD Brightness Sets screen brightness (5 levels). p. 45 Start-up Image Add an image as a start-up image. p. 160 Format ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 205

    Functions and Menu Lists 205 1 Playback Menu Item Content Ref. Page Movie Digest Playback Plays back movies made in Movie Digest mode. p. 121 Smart Shuffle Starts Smart Shuffle. p. 127 Slideshow Plays back images automatically. p. 124 Erase Erases images (Select, Select Range, All Images). p. 132 Protect Protects images (Select, Select Range, All I ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 206

    206 • This camera is a high-pr ecision elec tronic devic e. Do not drop it or subject it to strong impacts. • Never place t he camera close to magnets, motors or other devices t hat generate st rong electro magnetic field s. Exposure to str ong magnetic fields may cause malfu nctions or corr upt image data . • If water dro plets or dirt beco ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 207

    207 Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels .................. Approx. 12.1 million pi xels Lens Focal Length ............................. ...... 4.3 (W) – 150.5 (T) mm (35mm film equival ent : 24 (W) – 840 (T) mm) Zoom Magnification .........................35x Focusing Range ........................ ...... 0 cm (0 in.) – infinity (W), 1.4 m ( ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 208

    Specifications 208 Flash Modes .................................... ......... Auto, on, Slow Synchro, off Hot Shoe ................................ ......... Available Range .... ....................... .................. 50 cm – 7.0 m (W) , 1.4 – 3.0 m (T) (1.6 – 23 ft. ( W), 4.6 – 9. 8 ft. (T)) Shooting Mode s ................ ........... ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 209

    Specifications 209 Recording Pixels Still Images.................................... .. [16:9] Large: 4000 x 2248 , Medium 1: 2816 x 1584, Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, S m all: 640 x 360 [3:2] Large: 4000 x 2664 , Medium 1: 2816 x 1880, Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, S m all: 640 x 424 [4:3] Large: 4000 x 3000 , Medium 1: 2816 x 2112, Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, S m ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 210

    Specifications 210 Battery Pack NB-10L Type ......................... ........................... Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Nominal Voltage .................................. 7.4 V DC Nominal Capacity ................................ 920 mAh Charge Cycles..................................... Approx. 300 times Operating Temper atures ........ ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 211

    211 Accessories Neck Strap NS-DC11 Interface Cabl e IFC-400P CU* DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Stereo AV Ca ble AVC-DC 400ST Supplied with Camera Battery Pac k NB-10L with Terminal Cover* Battery Charger CB-2LC/C B-2LCE* USB Card Reader Windows/Macintosh Memory Car d Canon-Bran d PictBridge Complian t Printers TV * Also availa ble for purchase separ ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 212

    212 The followi ng camera accessor ies are sold separat ely. Some access ories are not sold in some region s, or may no longer b e available . Battery Pack NB-10L z Recharge able lithium- ion battery. Battery Charger CB-2LC/CB-2L CE z A charger for charging Bat tery Pack NB- 10L. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80 z This kit let s you power the camer a using ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 213

    Separately Sold Accessories 213 Speedlite Tr ansmitter ST-E2 z This allows the wi reless control of slave (remote) Spe edlite flashe s (except the Speedlite 2 20EX and 270EX). Stereo AV Cab le AVC-DC400ST z Use this cable to connect to a TV for shooting and viewing images. HDMI Cable HTC-100 z Use this cabl e to connect the ca mera to the HDMI term ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 214

    Separately Sold Accessories 214 Canon-Brand PictBridge Comp liant Printers z By conne cting your ca mera to a Canon- brand PictBr idge compliant pr inter, you can print you r images without having to use a computer . For more info rmation, visit your ne arest Canon retai ler. Printers SELPHY Series PIXMA Series Use of genuine Canon accessories is r ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 215

    215 A AC Adapter Kit............................... .. 178, 212 Accessories ................................... ...... 2, 212 AEB Mode .................. ............................... 97 AE Lock ...................... ....................... 96, 115 AF Frames..................................... 26, 86, 88 AF J Focus AF Lock ..................... ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 216

    Index 216 AF Frames.................................... 26, 86 AF Lock ...................... ........................ 91 AF-Point Zoom ................ ................... 90 Face Select............ ............................. 94 Servo AF............ ................................. 91 Focus Bracketing...... ................................. 92 ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 217

    Index 217 R Recording Pixels (Imag e Size) .................. 56 Red-Eye Correction ........................... 99, 143 Resizing (Making Images Sm aller) .......... 139 Rotate ........... .......................................... . 138 S SCN (Shooting Mode) ............................... 61 Screen Display Language ............................... ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 218

    218 Canadian Radio I nterference Regulations This Class B digi tal apparatus com plies with Canad ian ICES-003. To ensure pro per operatio n of this produc t, use of genuin e Canon accessories i s recommended. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1680 systems) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 219

    219 Trademark Acknowled gments • The SDXC logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LL C. • This device incorporates exFA T technolo gy licensed from Microso ft. • HDMI, the HDMI logo a nd High-Definitio n Multimedia Interf ace are trademarks o r registered tr ademarks of HDMI Li censing LLC. • The iFrame log o and the iFrame symbol are tradema rks of ...

  • Canon SX40 HS - page 220

    Disclaimer • Reprint ing, transmi tting, or s toring in a re trieval sys tem any part of this guide witho ut the permissi on of Canon is pr ohibited. • Canon r eserves the r ight to change the c ontents of this guide at any time withou t prior notice. • Illustrat ions and s creenshots i n this gui de may diff er slightly from the actual equ i ...

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