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ENGLISH
The Components Guide
Preparation
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Printing
Downloading Images
to a Computer
Basic
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
CDI-E309-010 © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN MALAYSIA
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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 items System Map and items sold separately The Components Guide Preparations • Installing the batteries and memory card Basic Camera User • Setting the date, time and language Guide (This Guide) • Read this first. Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings Handling precautions, references to Advanced Camera the various shooting and pla
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The Components Guide The Components Guide Front View aMicrophone (Advanced Guide p. 71) bAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 21) cRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 28) dSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 14) eViewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 16) fFlash (p. 12) gTerminal Cover hA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 75) iDIGITAL Terminal (p. 25) jDC IN (Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 102) kRing (Advanced Guide p. 104) lLens mRing Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 104) 1
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Back View Attaching the Wrist Strap aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12) bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 16) cSpeaker dWrist Strap Mount eMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5) fMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5) gTripod Socket It is recommended to use the Wrist Strap to avoid dropping during camera use. The LCD monitor may be covered with a thin plastic film for protection against scratches during shipment. If so, remove the film before using the camera. 2
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The Components Guide Controls aIndicators (p. 4) bPower Lamp cPower Button (p. 8) dZoom Lever (p. 12, Advanced Guide p. 63) Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) eShutter Button (p. 8) fShooting Mode Dial (pp. 8, 9) gMode Switch (pp. 8, 16) h (Print/Share) Button (pp. 20, 29, Advanced Guide p. 57) iFUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (Advanced Guide p. 18) jMENU Button (Advanced Guide p. 19) kDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12) l (Exposure)/ (Single Image E
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Indicators The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions. Never do the following while the indicator blinks green. These actions may corrupt image data. • Shake or jolt the camera • Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery cover • Upper Indicator Green: Ready to shoot (camera beeps twice) Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring (when connected to a computer) Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on) Blinking Orange:Ready to shoot (camera
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Preparations Preparations 1. Installing the batteries. 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow and open the cover. 2. Insert the 2 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries. Negative end (–) Positive end (+) See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 96). 2. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. Front 2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover. Ensure that the memory card
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To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide. 6
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Preparations First Time Settings Setting the Date/Time a b c 1. Press the power button (a). 2. Use the or button to select an item and the or button to change its value (b). 3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the FUNC./SET button (c). The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 19). The date/time setting screen will appear when the camera power is turned on for the first time, or when the capacity of the lithium date/time battery is depleted. See the
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Shooting 1. Press the power button. Power button The start-up sound will play and the start- up image will display in the LCD monitor. • Pressing the power button again turns the power off. • Pressing the power button while pressing and holding the DISP. button will turn on the mute setting which will mute all sounds except for warning DISP. button sounds. See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12). See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 17). See the Advanced Guide:
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Shooting 2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot. The shutter sound will play and the image will record. The indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card. See Indicators (p. 4). See the Advanced Guide: Selecting an AF Frame (p. 43). See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Image Stabilizer Function (p. 27). See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods available. Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in
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Shooting Modes Auto The camera automatically selects settings. When a shooting mode appropriate for the shooting conditions is selected, the camera automatically adjusts settings for optimal shooting. Portrait Landscape Blurs the background Optimized for and makes a person shooting landscape scenes which contain stand out. both near and far subjects. Night Kids&Pets Allows you to capture Snapshot subjects that move Allows you to take around, such as snapshots of people against twil
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Shooting Underwater Appropriate for shooting images with Waterproof Case WP- DC12 (sold separately). This mode uses an optimal white balance setting to reduce bluish tones and record images with a natural hue. Stitch Assist Allows you to shoot overlapping images that can later be Image merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a zone computer. See the Advanced Guide (p. 38). Movie Shoots a movie when you press the shutter button. Apart from [ Standard] mode, you can also selec
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Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm – 140 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject. Using the Flash 1. Press the button to switch between modes. :Auto :On :Off See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function (p. 28). cannot be set in mode. See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 128). See Selecting a Shootin
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Shooting When the LCD monitor is on and flash recharging begins, the indicator blinks orange and the LCD monitor turns off. When recharging ends, the indicator turns off and the LCD monitor turns on. The time required for flash recharging will change depending on usage conditions and remaining battery power. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. Press the button. To cancel the macro mode, press the button to turn off the or display. Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. M
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Using the Self-Timer 1. FUNC. Menu * (Drive Mode) / / . See Menus and Settings (p. 18). * Default setting. • When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will blink. When setting the red-eye reduction function, the self-timer lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds. To cancel the self-timer, follow step 1 and select . 10 sec. Self-Timer: Shoots 10 sec. after you press the shutter button. • 2 sec. before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound and lamp wi
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Shooting Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots () 1. FUNC. Menu (Drive Mode) (Custom Timer). See Menus and Settings (p. 18). 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select [Delay] or [Shots] using the or button and change the settings using the or button and press the FUNC./SET button. If the [Shots] option is set to 2 or more shots, the following occurs. - The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings selected for the first shot. - If the flash is used, the interval between sh
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Playback 1. Set the mode switch to (playback)(a). a The last recorded image will display. If you have played back images between shooting sessions however, the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback) instead of the last recorded image. If the memory card has b been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer, the newest image on the memory card appears. 2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to view (b). Use the button to move to t
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Playback/Erasing Erasing 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an image to erase (a) and press the button (b). b a c 2. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press the FUNC./SET button (c). To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image. See the Advanced Guide: Erasing All Images (p. 76). 17
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Menus and Settings Settings for the shooting, playback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the FUNC., Rec., Play, Print or Set up menu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. a b e c d •This example shows the FUNC. menu in mode. aSet the mode switch to (shooting). bPress the FUNC./SET button. cUse the or button to select a menu item. • Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes. dUse the or button to sel
