Canon IXUS980IS - Manuals

What Do You Want to Do? 5 ● Take pictures using the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ● Take pictures of moving subjects using the viewfinder. . . . . . . . 79 ● Continuously focus on subjects that move (Servo AF) . . . . . . . . 84 ● Adjust dark subjects and shoot (i-Cont...

6 Chapters 1 – 3 explain the basic operations and frequently used functions of this camera. Chapters 4 and on explain the advanced functions, letting you learn further as you read each chapter. Checking the Package Contents .......2Read This First ..................................3What Do You Want ...

Table of Contents 7 Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio) ....................... 68 - Changing the ISO Speed ......... 70 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) .............................. 71Adjusting the Brightness (Exposure Compensation) .............. 72 W Continuous Shooting ..............

Table of Contents 8 ? Adding Effects With the My Colors Function ........................123 @ Adjusting Dark Subjects (i-Contrast) .....................................124 ] Correcting Red-Eye Effect .........125 ^ Attaching Sound Memos ...........127 Transferring Images to a Computer ................

9 • Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below and in the “Safety Precautions” section. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other p...

11 Getting Started This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view, erase and print the images you take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view movies, and how to download images to a computer. Attaching the Strap/Holding the C...

12 Use the included charger to charge the battery. Remove the cover. Insert the battery. ● Align the S marks on the battery and charger, then insert the battery by sliding it in and down . Charge the battery. ● Flip out the plug and plug it into a power outlet (for CB-2LX). ● Plug the power cord int...

Charging the Battery 13 Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken * The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) measurement standard. • Depending on the shooting conditions, the number of shots that can be taken may be less. Battery Char...

14 Insert the included battery and memory card into the camera. Check the card’s write-protect tab. ● If the memory card has a write-protect tab, you will not be able to take images if the tab is in the locked position. Slide the tab up until you hear a click. Open the cover. ● Slide the cover , and...

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 15 Close the cover. ● Close the cover , and slide it until it locks into place with a click. Removing the Battery and Memory Card Remove the battery. ● Open the cover and press the battery lock in the direction of the arrow. X The battery will pop up. Remove the...

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card 16 Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card • Values are based on a camera at default settings. • The number of shots that can be taken will vary depending on camera settings, the subject and the memory card used. You can check the number of shots that can be...

17 The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the camera is turned on. Since the date and time recorded into your images are based on these settings, be sure to make them. Turn on the camera. ● Press the power button. X The Date/Time settings menu will appear. Set the date and time. ● Pr...

Setting the Date and Time 18 Changing the Date and Time You can change the current date and time settings. Display the menus. ● Press the n button. Select [Date/Time] in the 3 tab. ● Press the qr buttons to select the 3 tab. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select [Date/Time], then press...

19 You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and messages. Display the language setting menu. ● Press the 1 button. ● Press and hold the m button , then immediately press the n button . Set the display language. ● Press the opqr buttons or turn the  dial to select a language, t...

20 The shutter button has two stops. To take images that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus, then take the shot. Press halfway (lightly to the first stop). X The camera focuses and automatically makes necessary settings for shooting, such as adjusting ...

21 The camera can automatically make all settings so that you can take images just by pressing the shutter button.Also, when taking pictures of people, the face will be automatically detected and focused (p. 82) , and the color and the brightness will adjust to the optimum levels. Set the A mode. ● ...

Taking Pictures 22 Focus. ● Press the shutter button halfway to focus. X When the camera focuses, it will beep twice and the indicator will light green (orange when the flash will fire). X A green frame will appear where the camera focused. X Several AF frames will appear when the camera focuses on ...

24 You can view the images you have taken on the screen. Set the playback mode. ● Press the 1 button. X The last image you took will appear. Select an image. ● Pressing the q button will cycle through the images in the reverse order they were taken. ● Pressing the r button will cycle through the ima...

25 You can select and erase images one at a time. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image. Set the playback mode. ● Press the 1 button. Select an image to erase. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to display an image to erase. Eras...

26 You can easily print the images you have taken if you connect the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately). Items to Prepare • Camera and PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately) • Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) Turn off the camera and printer. Connect the...

Printing Images 27 Select an image to print. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an image. Print images. ● Press the c button. X Printing will start and the c button will blink blue. ● If you want to print additional images, repeat Steps 5 and 6 after printing has completed. ● After ...

28 The camera can automatically make all settings so that you can shoot movies just by pressing the shutter button. Set the E mode. ● Set the mode dial to E . Set the X mode. ● Turn the  dial to set the mode to X . Compose the shot of your subject. ● Moving the zoom lever towards i will zoom in on ...

Shooting Movies 29 Shoot. ● Press the shutter button fully. X The camera will start shooting the movie, and [ Rec.] and the elapsed time will appear on the screen. ● Once shooting begins, take your finger off the shutter button. ● If you change the composition of your shot during shooting, the focus...

30 You can view the movies you have shot on the screen. Set the playback mode. ● Press the 1 button. X The last movie you shot will appear. X appears on movies. Select a movie. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select a movie, then press the m button. X The movie control panel will appear...

31 You can use the included software to download the images you have taken to a computer. Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera (p. 2) • Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) System Requirements Windows Macintosh OS Windows Vis...

Downloading Images to a Computer 32 Preparations Windows XP and Mac OS X (v10.4) are used for these explanations. Install the software. Windows Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Click [Easy Installation]. ● Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with t...

Downloading Images to a Computer 33 Connect the camera to the computer. ● Make sure the camera is turned off before connecting. ● Open the cover, and insert the small end of the plug firmly into the camera terminal in the direction as shown. ● Insert the cable’s larger plug into the computer’s USB p...

Downloading Images to a Computer 34 Macintosh X CameraWindow will appear when you establish a connection between the camera and computer. ● If CameraWindow does not appear, click the [CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop). X The Direct Transfer menu appe...

Downloading Images to a Computer 35 Downloading Images with the Camera Select [New Images]. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select [New Images]. ● If the screen on the left is not showing, press the n button. Download images. ● Press the c button. X All images that have not already been...

36 Accessories Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Memory Card (32 MB) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk AV CableAVC-DC400 *1 AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 Supplied with Camera *1 Also available for purchase separately. *2 See the user guide supplied with the printer for more information on ...

38 The following camera accessories are sold separately.Some accessories are not sold in some regions, or may no longer be available. Power Supplies • AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 This kit lets you power the camera using household power. Recommended for powering the camera for an extended period of time ...

39 Learning More This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what displays on the screen, as well as, basic operations. Conventions Used in this Guide • Icons are used in the text to represent the camera buttons and dials. • Language that displays on the screen appears inside [ ]. • The direct...

40 Mode Dial Use the mode dial to change shooting modes. Components Guide Lamp (AF Assist Beam (p. 143) / Red- Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 142) / Self- Timer Lamp (p. 62) ) Microphone (p. 29) LensZoom LeverShooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (p. 21) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (p. 104) Shutter...

Components Guide 41 Control Dial When appears on the screen, you can select modes by turning the control dial. Even when doesn’t appear, the dial will work in the same way as the directional keys (p. 39) . Indicators (p. 44) Screen (LCD Monitor) (p. 42) c (Print/Share) Button (pp. 26 , 145) Viewfind...

42 Shooting (Information Display) * : Standard, : Right side down, : Left side down When shooting, the camera detects if it is held vertically or horizontally, and adjusts settings accordingly for the best shot. It also detects orientation during playback, so you can hold the camera in either orient...

Information Displayed on the Screen 44 Display for Shooting in Dark Conditions during Shooting The display automatically brightens when shooting in dark conditions, allowing you to check the composition (Night Display function). However, the brightness of the image on the screen, and the brightness ...

45 Commonly used shooting functions can be set with the FUNC. menu. The menu and menu items differ depending on the Shooting mode (p. 156) . Press the m button. X The FUNC. menu will appear. Select a menu item. X Press the op buttons to select a menu item. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or...

46 Various functions can be set from the menus. The menu items are organized under tabs, such as for shooting ( 4 ) and playback ( 1 ). The menu items differ depending on the mode (pp. 158 – 161) . Press the n button. Select a tab. ● Press the qr buttons, or move the zoom lever (p. 40) left or right...

47 You can silence the sounds of the camera buttons or adjust the volume of the camera sounds. Muting Sounds ● Press the n button and select the 3 tab, then select [Mute] and use the qr buttons to select [On]. Adjusting the Volume ● Press the n button and select the 3 tab, then select [Volume] and p...

48 The screen brightness can be changed in two ways. With the Menu ● Press the n button, select the 3 tab, select [LCD Brightness] and then press the m button. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to change the brightness. ● Press the n button again to complete the setting. With the l Button ● ...

49 When you have mistakenly made a setting, you can reset the camera to the default settings. Select [Reset All]. ● Press the n button and select the 3 tab, then select [Reset All] and press the m button. Reset the settings. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select [OK], then press the m ...

50 You should use this camera to format a new memory card, or a memory card that has been used with other devices, before using it. Formatting (initializing) a memory card erases all data on the memory card. As you cannot retrieve the erased data, exercise adequate caution before formatting the memo...

Formatting Memory Cards 51 • The supplied memory card has already been formatted. • When the [Memory card error] message appears, or when the camera does not work correctly, formatting the memory card may solve the problem. Copy the images from the memory card to a computer or other device before fo...

52 Images display for approximately 2 seconds after being shot. You can change the length of time the images display. Select [Review]. ● Press the n button and select the 4 tab, then use the qr buttons to select the display time. ● In the playback mode (p. 24) press the shutter button halfway, and w...

54 The camera will make the necessary settings for the scene you wish to shoot when you select a matching mode. Set the mode dial to K (p. 40) . Turn the  dial to the desired mode. Shoot. I Take portraits (Portrait) ● Produces a soft effect when photographing people. F Take snapshots at night (Nigh...

K Shooting Various Scenes 55 H Take indoor shots (Indoor) ● Lets you shoot indoors with natural colors. U Shoot sunsets (Sunset) ● Lets you take shots of sunsets in vivid colors. O Take shots of foliage (Foliage) ● Lets you shoot trees and leaves such as new growth, autumn leaves or blossoms in vivi...

K Shooting Various Scenes 56 t Take shots of fireworks (Fireworks) ● Lets you take shots of fireworks in vivid colors. y Take shots of aquatic life in an aquarium (Aquarium) ● Lets you shoot aquatic life in indoor aquariums with natural colors. S Shoot underwater (Underwater) ● Let’s you shoot under...

57 You can turn the flash off when shooting. Press the r button. Select ! . ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select ! , then press the m button. X Once set, ! will appear on the screen. ● After shooting, the camera will return to . When you press the shutter button halfway in low light c...

58 You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 15x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 21) to enlarge. The images may appear rough, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 68) and the zoom factor used. Move the zoom lever toward i . ● Hold th...

i Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) 59 To turn off the digital zoom, press the n button, select the 4 tab, and then select the [Digital Zoom] menu item and [Off] option. Digital Tele-Converter The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.7x and 2.2x. This enab...

60 You can insert the date and time an image was shot in the lower right corner. Once inserted, however, they cannot be deleted. Be sure to check beforehand that the date and time are correctly set (p. 17) . Select [Date Stamp]. ● Press the n button and select the 4 tab, then select [Date Stamp] and...

61 When the person shooting wishes to join in a group photo, the self-timer can be used to shoot. Approximately 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed, the camera will take the photo. Press the p button. Select Ò . ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select Ò , then press the m butt...

62 Once you compose the shot, such as for a group photo, and press the shutter button, the camera will take three shots in a row two seconds after it detects your face (p. 82) when you enter the scene. Select " . ● Follow Step 2 on p. 61 and select " . Compose the scene and press the shutter...

63 You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. The possible shooting range is approximately 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens when the zoom lever is moved to the maximum wide angle, and approximately 40 – 50 cm (1.3 – 1.6 ft.) when the zoom...

64 You can zoom in on subjects and take pictures while close to them. The possible shooting range is approximately 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.) (when moving the zoom lever to the maximum wide angle side as on p. 63 ) from the end of the lens, however, you can shoot zooming in even closer to the sub...

66 You can set various functions as you like for shooting.AE stands for Auto Exposure. Set the mode dial to 6 (p. 40) . Turn the  dial to G . Make settings according to purpose (pp. 67 – 75) . Shoot. If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, shutter speed an...

67 You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The area that is possible to shoot with a flash when the zoom lever is moved to j , and the maximum wide angle is reached is approximately 50 cm – 4.6 m (1.6 – 15 ft.), and approximately 50 cm – 2.4 m (1.6 – 7.9 ft.) when the maximum telephoto lev...

68 You can select from six types. Select the recording pixels. ● Press the m button, then select in the FUNC. menu. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. X The setting you made will be displayed on the screen. You can select from th...

Changing the Image Quality (Compression Ratio) 69 Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Image Quality • The values in the table are according to guidelines set by Canon. The values may change depending on the subject, memory card, and camera settings. * The value has been rounded up to two sig...

70 Select an option. ● After pressing the o button, press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select an ISO speed, then press the m button. X Once set, the ISO speed will appear on the screen. Approximate Values for ISO Speed • Lowering the ISO speed results in crisper images. • Raising the ISO spe...

71 The white balance (WB) function adjusts the optimal white balance for natural looking colors. Select the white balance. ● Press the m button, then select in the FUNC. menu. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. Custom White Balan...

72 You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop increments in the range of -2 to +2. Select the exposure compensation. ● Press the m button, then select # . Adjust the brightness. ● While watching the screen, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the brightness and ...

73 You can change the tone of an image into sepia or black and white when shooting. Select My Colors. ● Press the m button, then select in the FUNC. menu. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. X The setting you made will be displaye...

Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) 74 Custom Color The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in an image can be chosen and set from 5 different levels. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 73 and select , then press the l button. ● Press the op buttons to select an option, ...

75 You can set the time delay (0 – 30 seconds) and the number of shots (1 – 10 shots). Display the [Drive Settings] screen. ● After pressing the p button, immediately press the n button. Select $ . ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select [Self-Timer], then use the qr buttons to select $ ...

76 If you want to save battery power, you can use the viewfinder for shooting, instead of the screen (p. 13) . Operations for shooting are the same as when using the screen. Turn off the screen (p. 42) . ● Press the l button to turn off the screen. Compose the scene and shoot. ● Use the viewfinder t...

77 You can shoot while checking the brightness distribution of your composition in the histogram (p. 44) (real time histogram). Set the display to [Information Display] (p. 42) . Select [Histogram]. ● Press the n button, and select [Histogram] from the 4 tab, and press the qr buttons to select [On]....

78 While you press the shutter button halfway, the focus and exposure are fixed. You can now recompose and shoot. This is called Focus Lock. Focus. ● Center the subject you want to shoot, and press the shutter button halfway. ● Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject is green. Recompose. ● Hold the...

79 Shoot using the viewfinder (p. 76) . Since you can keep the focus and exposure adjusted, even without pressing the shutter button halfway, you can capture moving subjects without missing a shot. Set the 8 mode. ● Set the mode dial to 8 . X The display will switch to the screen in Step 2. Make the...

Shooting with 8 (Quick Shot) 80 Estimated number of shots in 8 In 8 , since the focus and exposure are constantly being adjusted, the battery will be depleted quicker than usual. Approximately 180 shots are possible while shooting in this mode. Settings Screen The area in the viewfinder and the area...

82 You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you want to shoot. Select [AF Frame]. ● Press the n button and select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Frame], then press the qr buttons to select an option. Face Detect • Recognizes people’s faces and focuses, adjusts exposure (evalu...

Changing the AF Frame Mode 83 Press the n button, select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Frame Size] menu item and [Small] option. If you press the shutter button halfway using [Face Detect] or [Center] while in AF frame mode, the AF frame will magnify and check the focus. Set the AF frame mode to [F...

84 The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, even when releasing your finger from the shutter button the focal area will not change. Focus. ● Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and press the q button. ● The focus is locked, then % is displayed on the screen. ● If you release your finger...

85 When not using the auto focus, if you press the shutter button halfway after roughly focusing manually, you can fine tune the focus. Press the q button. Select f . ● Press the qr buttons, or turn the  dial, select f and quickly press the o or p buttons. ● f will appear, and the center AF frame w...

86 You can designate which face to focus on out of a group of people, and follow that face with in a certain area. Register 0 to the c button (p. 145) . Press the c button. X You can follow the face detected as the main subject within a certain area even when it moves if a frame appears. Select the ...

87 You can change the metering mode (brightness measuring function) to match the scene you want to shoot. Select the metering mode. ● Press the m button, then select in the FUNC. menu. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. X The set...

88 Just like with AE lock (p. 87) , you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash with FE lock. FE stands for “Flash Exposure”. Select h (p. 67) . Set the exposure. ● Point the camera toward the subject for which you wish to set the exposure, and while pressing the shutter button halfway, pr...

89 You can set both the shutter speed and aperture value to achieve the exposure you want. D stands for “Manual”. Set the camera to D . ● Set the mode dial to 6 , and turn the  dial to select D . Select Ω . ● Press the m button, and select Ω in the FUNC. menu. Make the setting. ● Turn the  dial to...

D Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture Value 90 Available Shutter Speeds • 1/160 indicates 1/160 second, 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and 2" indicates 2 seconds. • The fastest shutter speed when using the flash is 1/500 second. The camera automatically resets the shutter speed to 1/500 second ...

91 When people’s faces, or the subject is dark, you can take shots where the dark portions are detected and automatically brightened. Select [i-Contrast]. ● Press the n button, and select [i- Contrast] from the 4 tab, and use the qr buttons to select [Auto]. X @ will appear on the screen. ● If @ doe...

93 You can change the look of an image when shooting. However, depending on the scene, the image may become rough, or the colors may not come out as expected. We recommend saving the original image as well as the new one (p. 95) . T Color Accent You can take shots where only a single chosen color fr...

Changing the Color and Shooting 94 Y Color Swap You can take shots changing the color of an item in the image to another color. You can only record one other color. Select Y . ● Set the mode dial to K , turn the  dial and select Y . Press the l button. ● The unchanged image and the Color Swap image...

Changing the Color and Shooting 95 Indicate the area to be colored in the changed image. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial, and you can change the area to be colored. ● When you want only the color that you have chosen to remain, increase the value of -. When you want to colors to remain tha...

96 Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged together using the included software on a computer to create a panoramic image. Select x or v . ● Set the mode dial to K , turn the  dial and select x or v . Take the first shot. X The exposure and white balance will be set ...

97 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 1’s “Shooting Movies” and “Viewing Movies” and explains how to use advanced functions to shoot and view movies. • This chapter assumes that the mode dial is set to E . • In this chapter, pictures th...

98 You can select from three modes. Set the mode dial to E . Select a movie mode. ● Turn the  dial to select a mode. You can select from two settings. Select the image quality. ● Press the m button, then select in the FUNC. menu. Select an option. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select...

Changing the Image Quality 99 Image Quality Table Estimated Shooting Time In X you can set the exposure, or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2. Focus. Set the exposure. ● Press the o button to lock the exposure, the exposure shift bar appears. ● Press the o button again to release the lock....

100 For X mode, the following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. For > and z modes, the functions with an * attached can be used in the same way as for still images. See the referred pages for details. • i Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) (p. 58) You can ...

Playback Functions 101 Summary for “Viewing Movies” (p. 30) You can trim the beginnings and ends of recorded movies in one-second increments. Select * . ● Follow Step 3 on p. 30 , select * and press the m button. X The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar will display. Set the editing range...

* Editing 102 X Even if you move to a point other than a point, only the portion from the nearest to the left will be trimmed when is selected. Only the portion from the nearest to the right will be trimmed when is selected. X The section in light blue designated with will be the section of the movi...

103 Using Various Playback and Other Functions The first part of this chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. The latter part of this chapter explains how to download images to a computer, and how to specify images for printing. It is assumed that the 1 button, has been pressed, ...

104 Displaying 9 images at a time lets you quickly find the image you want. Move the zoom lever toward g . X Images will display in an index. The selected image will have a green frame and be enlarged. Select an image. ● Press the opqr buttons or turn the  dial and select the image. ● Moving the zo...

105 When there are many images on the memory card, you can search them by a specified method or image unit. Select a Jump Method ● In Single Image Playback, press the o button. ● Press the op buttons and select a jump method. ● If you press the l button, you can switch between on and off for the inf...

d Searching for Images Using the Jump Display 106 Viewing images using filter playback. ● If you press the m button, filter playback will start, and a blue frame will appear. ● If you press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, the target images selected in Step 1 will display. ● If you press the o but...

107 You can automatically playback images and movies recorded to a memory card. Each image displays for approximately 3 seconds. Select [Slide Show]. ● Press the n button and select the 1 tab, then select [Slide Show] and press the m button. Select [Start]. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial ...

. Viewing Slideshows 108 Selecting Images for Playback Select the Classification You can select images by classification, group them together and play them back. Select , ; , or . ● Follow Step 2 on p. 107 , press the opqr buttons or turn the  dial to select , ; , or and press the m button. Select ...

. Viewing Slideshows 109 Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, select the image and press the m button. ● Once set, and the selected order number will appear on the screen. ● If you press the m button once more, selection will cancel. ● When selecting multiple images, repeat th...

. Viewing Slideshows 110 Changing the Effect You can select an effect to use when switching images. ● Press the op buttons, and select and press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an item. X When you select an item, an image with the effect you selected will appear. ● will display without a...

111 Move the zoom lever toward k . ● The enlarged display will appear, and if you continue to hold the zoom lever the image will magnify up to a maximum factor of approximately 10x. ● If you press the opqr buttons, you can move the location of the displayed area. ● Move the zoom lever toward g to re...

112 Using the supplied AV cable, you can connect the camera to a TV to view images or movies you have shot. Items to Prepare • Camera and TV • AV cable supplied with the camera (p. 2) Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to the TV. ● Open the camera’s terminal cover and fully insert the pl...

113 You can select images or movies and erase them in groups. Since erased images or movies cannot be recovered, exercise adequate caution before erasing. However, protected images and movies (p. 117) cannot be erased. Select [Erase]. ● Press the n button, and select [Erase] on the 1 tab, and press ...

/ Erasing All Images 114 Press the n button. Erase. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, select [OK] and press the m button. Select Range Select [Select Range]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 113 to select [Select Range] and press the m button. Select the starting image. ● Press the m button. ● Press t...

/ Erasing All Images 115 Erase. ● Press the p button to select [Erase] then press the m button. Follow Steps 2 and 3 in the above screen, turn the  dial, and you can select the first and last images. Select by Category Select [Select by Date], [Select by Category] or [Select by Folder]. ● Follow St...

117 You can protect important images and movies so that they cannot be erased by the camera (pp. 25 , 113) . Select [Protect]. ● Press the n button and select the 1 tab, then select [Protect] and press the m button. Select a selection method. ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial, select a selec...

119 You can categorize images and movies. You can also use the categorized images in the following functions. • Jump Display (p. 105) , Slide Show (p. 107) , Erase All (p. 113) , Protect (p. 117) , Print Settings (DPOF) (p. 132) Select [My Category]. ● Press the n button, and select [My Category] on...

; Organizing Images by Category (My Category) 120 Select Range Select [Select Range]. ● Follow Step 2 on p. 119 to select [Select Range] and press the m button. ● Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 114 to select images. ● Press the p button, select the item and press the qr buttons, or turn the  dial, and ...

121 You can resize images that were taken at a high recording pixel setting to a lower pixel setting, and save the resized image as a separate file. Select [Resize]. ● Press the n button and select the 1 tab, then select [Resize] and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or tur...

122 You can trim a required portion of a recorded image and save it as new image file. Select [Trimming]. ● Press the n button, and select [Trimming] on the 1 tab, and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, select the image and press the m button. Adjust the ...

123 You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate image. Refer to p. 73 for details on each menu item. Select [My Colors]. ● Press the n button, and select [My Colors] on the 1 tab, and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, select the image ...

125 You can automatically correct images with red-eye and save those images as new files. Select [Red-Eye Correction]. ● Press the n button and select the 1 tab, then select [Red-Eye Correction] and press the m button. X The [Red-Eye Correction] screen will appear. Select an image. ● Press the qr bu...

] Correcting Red-Eye Effect 126 Manual Correction When the camera cannot automatically detect and correct red-eye, correct it manually. Add a correction frame. ● In Step 3 on p. 125 , select [Add Frame] and then press the m button. Set the position and size. ● Press the opqr buttons to move the corr...

127 You can record and attach a sound memo (WAVE format) to an image. The attached sound memo can be up to approximately 1 minute long. Select [Sound Memo]. ● Press the n button and select the 1 tab, then select [Sound Memo] and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the...

128 “Downloading Images with the Camera” (p. 35) in Chapter 1 explained how to transfer images using [New Images]. This section will explain other ways to transfer images. These designation methods comply with the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standards. Select a menu item. ● Select the menu ite...

{ Designating Images for Transfer (DPOF) 130 Select All Images ● When you select [Mark all] in Step 2 on p. 129 , the screen shown left will appear. ● If you select [OK] and press the m button, all images will be designated together. ● If you press the n button, the selected contents will be saved, ...

131 Directly after shooting, or while in playback, by pressing the c button you can add images to the print list (DPOF). You can print from a print list simply by connecting your camera and printer. These designation methods comply with the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standards. Add Images to ...

132 You can make print settings to images on a memory card (up to 998 images), such as which images to print and how many prints to make. You can then print all the selected images at once or take the memory card to a photo developer to order prints. Refer to the Direct Print User Guide for details ...

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 133 Selecting the Number of Copies Select [Select Images & Qty.]. ● Press the n button and select the 2 tab, then select [Select Images & Qty.] and press the m button. Select an image. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an image to set,...

Designating Images for Printing (DPOF) 135 Set All Images to Print Once Select [Select All Images]. ● Select [Select All Images] from the screen in Step 1 on p. 133 and press the m button. Make print settings. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial, select [OK] and press the m button. Canceling A...

_ Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) 136 Changing the sound quality. ● Press the op buttons, and select the sound quality. Record. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select , then press the m button. X Recording will start, and the recording time will appear. ● If you press the m button...

137 Customizing the Camera You can customize various functions to suit your shooting preferences. The first part of this chapter explains convenient commonly used functions. The latter part explains how to change shooting and playback settings to suit your goals. 8

138 You can customize convenient commonly used functions from the 3 tab (p. 46) . Turning off the Power Saving Function You can set the power saving function (p. 51) to [Off]. However, setting it to [On] is recommended to save battery power. ● Select [Power Saving], then press the m button. ● Press ...

Changing Functions 139 Using the World Clock When traveling abroad, you can record images with local dates and times simply by switching the time zone setting if you pre-register the destination time zones. You can enjoy the convenience of not having to switch the Date/Time settings. Set the home ti...

Changing Functions 140 Changing the File Number Assignment Images you shoot are automatically assigned file numbers, in the order they were taken, from 0001 – 9999, and saved to folders of up to 2000 images.You can change the file number assignment. ● Select [File Numbering], then press the qr butto...

Changing Functions 141 Creating Folders by Day and Time You can set a day and time for folder creation. ● Select [Create Folder], then press the m button. ● Select [Auto Create], then press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an interval. ● Select [Time], then press the qr buttons or turn th...

142 If you set the mode dial to 6 and then to G mode, you can change the settings on the 4 tab (p. 46) . Using the Slow Synchro You can use this to shoot people and main subjects at the appropriate exposure, and the shutter speed is lowered so that both the subject and the background appear at the p...

Changing Shooting Functions 143 Turning off the AF Assist Beam When the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the lamp will automatically light to assist focusing. You can turn off the lamp. ● Select [AF-assist Beam], then press the qr buttons to select [Off]. Displaying Ima...

Changing Shooting Functions 144 Categorizing Images Automatically Images can be automatically categorized (p. 119) when shooting. ● Select [Auto Category], then press the qr buttons to select [On]. ● : For images shot in I , F or V mode, or images with faces detected when [AF Frame] is set to [Face ...

Changing Shooting Functions 145 Changing the IS-Mode Settings ● Select [IS Mode], then press the qr buttons to select an option. ● [Continuous]: The image stabilization is always on. You can confirm the result directly on the display, which makes it easier to check the composition or focus of the su...

146 You can make settings in the 1 tab by pressing the 1 button (p. 46) . Registering Functions to the 1 Button ● Select [Set Play button] and press the m button. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. ● Pressing the 1 button in Playback mode will cal...

147 You can set images you have taken as the start-up image that displays when the camera is turned on, or record sounds for each of the cameras operations with the 5 menu. Change ● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select an option. ● Press the qr buttons to select a setting. ● Press the n...

5 Changing the Start-up Image or Sound (My Camera Settings) 148 ● Sounds: Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select , then press the m button to record. ● After recording, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select , then press the m button. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial t...

150 If you use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (sold separately), you can use the camera without worrying about how much charge is left in the battery. Insert the coupler. ● Open the cover (p. 14) and insert the coupler as shown until it locks into place with a click. ● Close the cover (p. 14) . Plug the co...

151 If you think there is a problem with the camera, first check the following. If the items below do not solve your problem, contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk as listed in your Warranty System Booklet. Power You pressed the power button, but nothing happened. • Confirm that the battery/bat...

You Think There is a Problem 152 appears when the shutter button was pressed halfway (p. 57) . • Set the [IS mode] to [On] (p. 145) . • Set the flash to h (p. 67) . • Increase the ISO speed (p. 70) . Image is blurred. • Shoot the subject within the focusing distance (p. 163) . • Set the [AF-assist b...

You Think There is a Problem 153 Recording images to the memory card takes a long time, or continuous shooting slows down. • Format the memory card in the camera (p. 50) . When you can’t make settings for shooting functions or FUNC. menu • The items in which settings can be made differ depending on ...

154 If error messages appear on the LCD monitor, try one of the following solutions. No memory card • The memory card is not installed in the correct direction. Install the memory card in the correct direction (p. 14) . Card locked! • The SD memory card or SDHC memory card’s write protect tab is set...

List of Messages That Appear on the Screen 155 Cannot select! • When selecting the selection range (pp. 114 , 118 , 120) , you tried to select a starting image that was after the last image or you tried to select an ending image that was before the starting image. • You tried to select more than 501...

156 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Shooting modes Function A 6 8 G D I F Flash (pp. 57 , 67) { { — { { { — { { { { { { { { { { { Focusing Zone (pp. 63 , 67 , 85) { { { { { { { { { — { { — { { — { { f — { { — { { ISO Speed (p. 70) { { — { { { { { — { — — — { { { — — Drive Mode (pp. 61 , 62...

158 4 Shooting Menu Menus Shooting modes Function A 6 8 G D I F AF Frame (p. 82) Face Detect { { { { { { AiAF { { { — { { Center { { { — { { AF Frame Size (p. 82) Normal/Small — { { — — — AF-Point Zoom (p. 83) On/Off { { { — { { Servo AF (p. 84) On/Off { { { — { { Digital Zoom (p. 58) Standard/Off {...

Menus 160 3 Setting Menu There is usually no need to change the setting, but select when you print an image recorded in the (Widescreen) mode at the full page setting for wide paper using a Canon SELPHY CP750/CP740/CP730/CP720/CP710/CP510/CP520/CP530 Compact Photo Printer. Since this setting is save...

Menus 161 2 Print Menu 5 My Camera Menu i-Contrast Corrects dark portions of images. p. 124 Red-Eye Correction Corrects red-eye portion of images. p. 125 Trimming Trims portions of images. p. 122 Resize Resizes and saves images. p. 121 My Colors Adjusts colors in images. p. 123 Sound Memo Records an...

162 Equipment • This camera is a high-precision electronic device. Do not drop it or subject it to strong impact. • Never place the camera close to magnets or motors that generate strong electromagnetic fields. Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt image data. • If wat...

163 Camera Effective Pixels. . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 14.7 millionImage Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1.7-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 15 million) Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 (W) – 28.5 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 36 (W) – 133 (T)...

Specifications 165 Communication Settings . . . . . . . . . . MTP, PTPPower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Pack NB-5L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery)AC adapter kit ACK-DC30 Operating Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . 0 – 40° C (32 – 104° F)Operating Humidity . . . . . . ....

166 Numerics 3:2 Guide................................................ 144 A AC Adapter Kit.................................. 38 , 150 Accessories .............................................. 36 AE Lock .................................................... 87 AF J Auto Focus AF Frame .................

169 Trademark Acknowledgments • The SDHC logo is a trademark. Disclaimer • While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. • Canon reserves the right to change the specificatio...