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Safety Precautions
Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when
using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself
and others.
Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the
Advanced Camera User Guide.
Warnings
• Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes.
Preparations
• Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants.
• Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impac
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Flowchart and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. For information on included System Map items and items sold separately Preparations • Installing the battery and memory card • Setting the date, time and language Basic Camera User Shooting Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Handling precautions, Advanced Camera references to the various User Guide shooting and playback fun
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Preparations Preparations Installing the Battery and Memory Card 1 Open memory card slot/battery cover. c a b 2 Insert the batteries, and insert the memory card until it clicks into place, then close the cover. (-) Negative end Front (+) Positive end a b See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 83) See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 85) Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly
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Preparations To Remove the Memory Card Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. First Time Settings Setting the Date/Time 1 Press the power button until Upper indicator Power button the upper indicator lights green. To turn the power off, press the power button once more. Hold down the MENU button and press the power button to turn off all operation sounds (except warnings). 2 Select the item you wish to set using the or button and a set its valu
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Preparations Setting the Display Language 1 Set the mode dial to a (playback) (a). d b c 2 Hold down the FUNC./SET button (b) and press the MENU button (c). 3 Use the , , or bu tton ( d) to select a language and press the FUNC./SET button (b). The language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 11) 3
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Shooting Shooting 1 Set the mode dial to (Auto). 2 Aim the camera at the subject. Be careful not to block the flash with your finger. 3 Press the shutter button halfway to Pressing halfway focus. (Lightly press) The camera beeps twice and the upper indicator lights green when the camera focuses. The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 42) 4 Press the shutter button fully (all the Pressing fully (Pressi
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Shooting Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. To override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one of the following methods: Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot. Pressing the FUNC./SET button while the image is displayed in the LCD monitor.* Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it. * This operation is not available in the stitch assist
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Shooting Selecting a Shooting Mode In the , , and modes, the same procedure is used for selecting shooting modes. The following explanation uses the mode as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to a (a). 2 Press the FUNC./SET c button (b). bd 3 Use the or button to select a shooting mode (c). 4 Press the FUNC./SET Shooting button (d). mode Mode Items Manual Super Macro Allows you to select settings yourself, Allows you to take magnified shots of such as the exposure compensation, subject
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Shooting Special Scene Mode Items Portrait Night Snapshot Blurs the background and makes a Allows you to take snapshots of person stand out. people against twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects of camera shake even without using a tripod. Kids&Pets Indoor Allows you to capture subjects that Prevents camera shake and move around, such as children and maintains the subject's true color pets, without missing photo when shooting under fluorescent or opportunities. tungsten lig
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Shooting Using the Flash Auto Auto with red-eye reduction* Flash on with red-eye reduction* Flash on Flash off Slow Synchro button Press this button to cycle through flash settings. (Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes.) * Red-Eye Reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appear red. Distance ranges for shooting with the flash are 47 cm to 3.0 m (1.5 to 10 ft.) (W) and 47 cm to 2.0 m (1.5 to 6.6 ft.) (T). You are recomm
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Shooting Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots button When you press this button, or appears on the LCD monitor. To cancel the macro/infinity mode: press the button to remove or from the display. (Macro): Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Subject Maximum wide angle setting: 49 × 37 mm (1.9 × 1.5 in.) (Minimum shooting distance: 5 cm (2 in.)) Maximum telephoto setting: 71 × 53 mm (2.8 × 2.1 in.)
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Playback Playback 1 Set the mode dial to a (playback) (a). b 2 Display the image you wish to view. Use the or button to select the image ( b). Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced playback function. See the Advanced Guide: Viewing Movies (p. 58) Erasing 1 Set the mode dial to a (playback) (a). b 2 Use the or button to c select the image you wish to erase (b). e 3 Press the button (c).
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Menus and Settings Menus and Settings FUNC. Menu From this menu you can specify self-timer, resolution size, and other settings for shooting. To select an item (a) a b Press the or button. To change the setting (b) Press the or button. When you finish making settings Press the FUNC./SET button. When the camera is set to shooting mode, press the FUNC./SET button. See the Advanced Guide: Menus and Settings (p. 22) Rec./Play/Set up Menus From these menus you can specify related to came
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Printing Printing Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer with a cable and simply press the button on the camera. 1 Connect the camera to a Canon Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's power. Canon Brand Printers SELPHY CP Series Compact Photo Printers Interface Cable Camera PIXMA Series/SELPHY DS Series Bubble Jet Printers 2 Power on the camera in Playback mode. Confirm that , or is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor (a). The button lig
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Downloading Images to a Computer Downloading Images to a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 14) in advance. Camera to Computer Connection Memory Card Reader Supplied Software Install It Do Not Install It Computer Computer Computer Downloading Method Camera Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Windows 98 SE – Windows 2000 – Win
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Downloading Images to a Computer System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP (including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2) Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. CPU Pentium 500MHz or higher processor RAM Windows 98 SE/Windows Me : 128 MB or more Windows 2000/Windows XP : 256 MB or more Interface USB
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Downloading Images to a Computer Preparing to Download Images Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer. Items to Prepare Camera and computer Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera Interface cable supplied with the camera (use the supplied interface cable) 1 Install the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icon in the CD-R
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Downloading Images to a Computer 2 Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGITAL terminal. With your fingernail on the left edge of the camera's DIGITAL terminal cover, open it forward and plug the interface cable in all the way. USB Port DIGITAL Terminal Interface Cable Interface Cable 2. Set the mode dial to ab (playback) (a), turn on the power (b). The camera and computer will be able to communicate. A
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Downloading Images to a Computer Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). If the window to the right does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow]. 2 Download the images. Download the images using the camera or D
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Downloading Images to a Computer Downloading Images to a Computer The following window opens when you establish a connection between the camera and computer. If it fails to appear, click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar that displays at the bottom of the desktop). Download images by "using camera" or "using computer". Downloading Images Using the Camera Downloading Images Using a Computer. By default, all images that have yet to be downloaded will download. You can set the
