Canon A650 IS User Manual

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).

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.

Names camera components and provides more detailed instructions for shooting and playback. Lists information for more advanced use of your camera.

Camera User Guide

Connect the camera

Learning More (p. 37)

to other devices

• Connecting to a printer

• Connecting to a TV set

• Connecting to a computer

Direct Print User Guide

Software Starter Guide

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

Batteries (x4)

Memory Card (32MB)

Interface Cable IFC-400PCU

Wrist Strap WS-DC4

User Guides

• Camera User Guide • Canon Digital Camera

AV Cable AVC-DC300

Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk

Manuals Disk

European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet

You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera with the included memory card.

You can use SD* memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These memory cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in this guide.

*SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

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 ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Downloading Images to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Components Guide 38

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Basic Operations 42

Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 57

Shooting with the Optical Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter. . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . 80

Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . 87

Various Shooting Methods 88

Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Checking the Focus and Peoples' Expressions

(Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects

(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . 103

Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting (Auto ISO Shift) . 106

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . 108

Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . 116

Adjusting Flash Compensation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Setting the Flash Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires. . . . . . . . 119

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Playback/Erasing 130

Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback). . 131

Checking the Focus and Peoples' Expressions

(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Jumping to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Viewing Movies (Movie Replay Control Panel) . . . . . . . 135

Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Automated Playback (Auto Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Print Settings/Transfer Settings 150

Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Connecting to a TV 157

Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Troubleshooting 158

List of Messages 168

Appendix 172

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Index 202

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 207

 Symbol Conventions in this Guide

Mode switch position

Available shooting modes

These modes are not available

These modes are available

This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s operation.

This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.

Explanations in this guide are based on the camera's default settings at time of purchase.

Please Read

Tes t Sho ts

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 a way that is machine readable.

Warning Against Copyright Infringement

Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use.

Warranty Limitations

For information on your camera's warranty, please refer to the Canon European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet supplied with your camera.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet.

Camera Body Temperature

If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended period.

About the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels operate to specification. Less than

0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.

Video Format

Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before using it with a TV monitor.

Language Setting

Please see the Setting the Display Language (p. 14) to change the language setting.

Getting Started

z Preparations z Shooting Still Images z Viewing Still Images z Shooting Movies z Viewing Movies z Erasing z Printing z Downloading Images to a Computer z System Map

Preparations

Installing the Batteries

1. Slide the battery cover lock (a) and hold it open while

sliding the cover (b) and opening it (c).

Getting Started

Battery Cover Lock

2. Install four batteries.

Negative end (–)

Positive end (+)

Preparations

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

Getting Started

In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend attaching the wrist strap before using the camera.

Preparations

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

Getting Started

2. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

Back

Write Protect Tab (Only SD memory cards)

Example:

SD memory

card

• Confirm that the Write Protect Tab is unlocked (only SD memory cards).

• Check the memory card for the correct orientation.

Preparations

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.

Getting Started

Preparations

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.

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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 the lens.

3. Close the LCD monitor with

the LCD monitor facing out.

When the LCD monitor clicks into place against the camera body, the image will return to its original, nonreversed orientation.

When not using the camera, close the LCD monitor with the monitor facing in to protect it. The LCD monitor will automatically turn off when it clicks shut against the camera body.

Preparations

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

Getting Started

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 button to select a category.

2. Use the or button to set the value.

4. Press the button.

5. Press the button.

Preparations

z You can imprint the date and time you have set onto images

(p. 69).

z 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.

Getting Started

z The date/time settings may be lost after approximately three

weeks if you remove the main batteries. Reset the date/time settings if this occurs.

Setting the Display Language

You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and messages.

Mode Switch

Buttons

1. Set the mode switch to (Playback).

2. Hold down the button and press the button.

3. Use the , , or button to select a language.

4. Press the button.

Button

Shooting Still Images

( Mode)

Getting Started

Indicators

Mode Dial

ON/OFF Button

Shutter Button

Mode Switch

Button

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.

Shooting Still Images

4. Press the shutter button lightly (press halfway) to set

the focus.

• When the camera focuses, it

beeps twice and the indicator lights green (orange when the flash fires).

Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green

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• 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

once and the image will record.

• The indicator will blink green

and the file will record to the memory card.

Recording: blinks green

Mute Setting

Pressing the DISP. button while turning the camera power on will set the mute setting to [On] to silence all camera sounds except for warning sounds. The setting can be changed with the [Mute] option in the Set up Menu.

Shooting Still Images

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.

z Keep the shutter button pressed fully.

z Press the button while the recorded image displays until it

beeps.

You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed.

Change the image display time from [Review] in the Rec. Menu.

Getting Started

Viewing Still Images

Getting Started

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 the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer, the newest image on the memory card appears.

Shooting Movies

Mode Dial

( Standard Mode)

1. Press the ON/OFF button.

2. Select a shooting mode.

1. Set the mode switch to (Shooting).

2. Set the mode dial to (

3. Confirm that the camera is set to

(Standard).

Movie

3. Aim the camera at the subject.

Shooting Movies

Microphone

ON/OFF Button

Shutter Button

Mode Switch

Button

Remaining Time

Getting Started

z Do not touch the microphone while recording. z Do not press any buttons other than the shutter button. The

sound that buttons make will be recorded in the movie.

Shooting Movies

4. Press the shutter button lightly (press halfway) to set

the focus.

• An electronic beep will sound

twice and the indicator will light green when the camera focuses.

• The exposure, focus and white

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balance are automatically set when you press the button halfway.

Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green

5. Without changing anything else, press the shutter

button all the way (press fully) to shoot.

• Recording starts.

• During the recording, the

elapsed recording time and [zRec.] will display in the LCD monitor.

6. Press the shutter button again

to stop recording.

• The indicator will blink green

and the data will be recorded onto the memory card.

• Recording will stop

automatically when the maximum recording time elapses, or the built-in memory or memory card become full.

Recording: blinks green

Elapsed Time

Viewing Movies

Mode Switch

Getting Started

Buttons

Button

1. Set the mode switch to (Playback).

2. Use the or button to display a movie and press the

button.

• Images with a icon

are movies.

3. Use the or button to select (Play) and press the

button.

• The movie will start playing.

• If you press the FUNC./SET button

during playback, you can pause and restart the movie.

• You can adjust the playback volume

with the or button.

Erasing

Getting Started

Erasing

Button

Mode Switch

Buttons

Button

1. Set the mode switch to (Playback).

2. Use the or button to select an image to erase and

press the button.

3. Select [Erase] and press the button.

• To exit instead of erasing, select

[Cancel].

Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image.

Printing

Getting Started

Button

Buttons

ON/OFF Button

Mode Switch

DIGITAL Terminal

Terminal Cover

Button

1. Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer*

• Slip a fingernail under the left edge of the terminal cover to open

it and insert the interface cable all the way into the connector.

• See the printer’s user guide for connection instructions.

Canon Br and Prin ters

DIGITAL Terminal

Interface Cable

SELPHY Series Compact

Photo Printers*

Inkjet Printers

*1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other

PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to Canon-brand printers.

*2 You can also use the CP-10/CP-100/CP-200/CP-300 card photo printers.

Printing

2. Turn on the printer.

3. Set the camera’s mode switch to (Playback) and

press the ON/OFF button.

• The button will light blue.

• A , or icon will appear in

the LCD monitor if the connection is

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correct (the displayed icons differ according to the connected printer).

• will display on movies.

4. Use the or button to select an image to print and

press the button.

• The button will blink blue and printing will start.

After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and disconnect the interface cable.

Downloading Images to a Computer

Items to Prepare

• Camera and computer

• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera

• Interface cable supplied with the camera (be sure to use only the supplied cable)

System Requirements

Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.

 Windows

OS Windows Vista

Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-

CPU Windows Vista Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher

RAM Windows Vista 512 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

Display 1,024 x 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

in USB ports.

Windows XP/Windows 2000 Pentium 500 MHz or higher

Windows XP/Windows 2000 256 MB or more

• Canon Utilities

- ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more

- PhotoStitch 40 MB or more

• Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more

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 Macintosh

OS Mac OS X (v10.3–v10.4)

Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-

CPU PowerPC G3/G4/G5 or Intel Processor

RAM 256 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

Display 1,024 x 768 pixels/32,000 Colors or better

in USB ports.

• Canon Utilities

- ImageBrowser 300 MB or more

- PhotoStitch 50 MB or more

Downloading Images to a Computer

Preparing to Download Images

Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer.

1. Installing the software.

Getting Started

 Windows

1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive.

2. Click [Easy Installation].

Follow the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation.

3. Click [Restart] or [Finish] once the installation is complete.

When the installation is finished, [Restart] or [Finish] will display. Click the button that appears.

4. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive when your normal desktop screen appears.

 Macintosh

Double-click the icon in the CDROM window. When the installer panel appears, click [Install]. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed.

Downloading Images to a Computer

2. Connecting the camera to a computer.

1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the computer's USB port and to the camera's DIGITAL terminal.

• Slip a fingernail under the left edge of the terminal cover to

open it and insert the interface cable all the way into the connector.

Getting Started

USB Port

Interface Cable

DIGITAL Terminal

Terminal Cover

Interface Cable

3. Preparing to download images to the computer.

1. Set the camera's mode switch to (Playback) and turn on the power.

The camera and computer will be able to communicate.

ON/OFF Button

Always grasp the sides of the connector when disconnecting the interface cable from the camera's DIGITAL terminal.

If the Digital S ignature Not Found window appears, click [Yes]. The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection.

Mode Switch

Downloading Images to a Computer

 Windows

Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK].

Getting Started

If the window to the right does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow].

CameraWindow will display.

Preparations for downloading images are now finished. Please proceed to the Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) section (p. 29) (except Windows 2000).

With Windows 2000, you can download images using the computer. Please refer to the Software Starter Guide for details.

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