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ENGLISH
Camera User Guide
Getting Started
Learning More
Components Guide
Basic Operations
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Various Shooting Methods
Playback/Erasing
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Connecting to a TV
Troubleshooting
List of Messages
Appendix
Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (p. 172-p. 181).
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Workflow and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. : Contents of This Guide Check the package contents Getting Started (p. 7) Explains how to complete tasks ranging from installing batteries and inserting memory cards to setting the date and time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing simple printing tasks. Learning More (p. 37) Names camera components and provides more detailed instructions for shoo
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Checking the Package Contents 1 Checking the Package Contents The following items are included in the package. If something is missing, please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product. Camera AA Alkaline Memory Batteries (x4) Card (32MB) Interface Cable AV Cable AVC-DC300 IFC-400PCU European Warranty System Canon Digital Camera Wrist Strap WS-DC4 (EWS) Solution Disk Booklet User Guides • Camera User Guide • Canon Digital Camera Manuals Disk You may not be able to ac
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Table of Contents 2 Table of Contents Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Please Read 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shooting Still Images ( Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Shooting Movies ( Standar
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Table of Contents 3 Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . 66 Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Configuring the Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Embedding the Date in the Image Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Shooting Using the Mode Dial 72 Mode Dial. . . . . . .
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Table of Contents 4 Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash Shooting (Safety FE) . . 120 Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button. . . 121 Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents 5 Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . 189 Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . .
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Please Read 6 Please Read Test Shots Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in
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Getting Started Preparations Shooting Still Images Viewing Still Images Shooting Movies Viewing Movies Erasing Printing Downloading Images to a Computer System Map
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Preparations 8 Preparations Installing the Batteries 1. Slide the battery cover lock (a) and hold it open while sliding the cover (b) and opening it (c). Battery Cover Lock 2. Install four batteries. Negative end (–) Positive end (+) Getting Started
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Getting Started Preparations 9 3. Close the cover (a), and press downward as you slide it until it clicks into place (b). Removing the Batteries Remove the batteries by opening the Memory Card Slot / Battery Cover and tilting the camera at an angle. Attaching the Wrist Strap In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend attaching the wrist strap before using the camera.
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Preparations 10 Inserting the Memory Card 1. Slide the battery cover lock (a) and hold it open while sliding the cover (b) and opening it (c). Battery Cover Lock 2. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. Back Write Protect Tab (Only SD memory cards) • Confirm that the Write Protect Tab is unlocked Example: (only SD memory cards). SD memory card • Check the memory card for the correct orientation. Getting Started
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Getting Started Preparations 11 3. Close the cover (a), and press downward as you slide it until it clicks into place (b). Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction. To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it.
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Preparations 12 Opening the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor can be used to check an image during shooting, to play back recorded images or to adjust menu settings. It can be opened to the following range of positions. 1. Opened right to left 180 degrees. 2. Tilted forward 180 degrees toward the lens or backward 90 degrees. When tilted forward 180 degrees toward the lens, the image shown on the LCD monitor is automatically flipped and reversed so that it appears correctly from in front of th
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Getting Started Preparations 13 Setting the Date and Time The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is turned on. Set the date and time as shown in Step 3 and 4. ON/OFF Button Button Buttons Button 1. Press the ON/OFF button. 2. Select [Date/Time]. 1. Press the button. 2. Use the or button to select the (Set up) menu. 3. Use the or button to select [Date/Time]. 4. Press the button. 3. Select the month, day, year and time, and the display order. 1. Use the or
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Preparations 14 You can imprint the date and time you have set onto images (p. 69). A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save such settings as the date/time. Install the batteries into the camera at time of purchase, or recharge batteries for about 4 hours using the separately-sold AC Adapter Kit ACK600. It will charge even if the camera is turned off. The date/time settings may be lost after approximately three weeks if you remove the main batteries. Reset the dat
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Getting Started Shooting Still Images 15 Shooting Still Images ( Mode) Indicators ON/OFF Button Shutter Button Mode Switch Button Mode Dial 1. Press the ON/OFF button. • The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. • Pressing the ON/OFF button again turns the power off. 2. Select a shooting mode. 1. Set the mode switch to (Shooting). 2. Set the mode dial to . 3. Aim the camera at the subject.
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Shooting Still Images 16 4. Press the shutter button lightly (press halfway) to set the focus. • When the camera focuses, it Shooting Preparations beeps twice and the indicator Complete: lights green lights green (orange when the flash fires). • An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus. AF Frame 5. Without changing anything else, press the shutter button all the way (press fully) to shoot. • The shutter sound will play Recording: blinks green once and th
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Getting Started Shooting Still Images 17 Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting (Rec. Review) Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting. Shutter Button Button You can also use the following methods to continue displaying the image immediately after shooting so that you can check it. Keep the shutter button pressed fully. Press the button while the recorded image displays until it beeps. You can shoot by pressing the shutter b
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Viewing Still Images 18 Viewing Still Images Mode Switch Buttons 1. Set the mode switch to (Playback). The last recorded image will display. 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view. • Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move to the next image. • The images advance more quickly if you keep the button pressed continuously, but they will appear coarse. If you have replayed images, the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback). If th
