Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 248 – 257).
p. 9
Confirming 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.
CameraBattery Pack
a
Interface Cable
de
IFC-400PCU
Canon Digital
g
Camera Solution
Disk
User Guides
i
•Getting Started Guide•Canon Digital Camera
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NB-7L
(With Terminal Cover)
AV Cable
AVC-DC300
Canon Warranty
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System Booklet
Battery Charger
c
CB-2LZ/CB-2LZE
Neck Strap
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NS-DC8
Manuals Disk
Let’s Get Started!
This guide is divided into the following two sections.
First...
Let’s Get Started!
1
Getting Started Guide
This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the
basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by
familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics.
Next...
Learning More
Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features
to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are
described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a
television to view images.
• The electronic manuals are included in the supplied CD-ROM.
p. 9
p. 39
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions
or procedures.
Attaching an Externally Mounted Flash (for Macro Ring Lite
MR-14EX or Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX) . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 298
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About this Guide
6
About this Guide
Symbol Conventions in this Guide
73
Using the Flash
1
Press the button.
Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes.
If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes.
Available Shooting Modes p. 298
: 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.
The illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from
the actual camera.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory
cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in
this camera. These are collectively referred to as memory cards in
this guide.
Mode:
Shooting ()/
Playback ()
Please Read
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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 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
Warranty System Booklet supplied with your camera.
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the Canon
Warranty System Booklet.
Please Read
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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. This is not a
malfunction.
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 (p. 228).
Language Setting
Please see Setting the Display Language(p. 15) to change the
language setting.
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zPreparations
zShooting Still Images
zViewing Still Images
zErasing
zPrinting
zShooting Movies
zViewing Movies
zDownloading Images to a Computer
zSystem Map
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Preparations
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Preparations
Charging the Battery
1. Insert the battery until it clicks into the battery charger.
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Align the S symbols.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LZ) into a power outlet,
or attach the power cord to the battery charger
(CB-2LZE) and plug it into a power outlet.
Charge Indicator (Upper)
Charging: lights orange
3. Remove the battery after charging is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2 hours 20 minutes.
Charge Indicator (Lower)
Charging Complete:
lights green
To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for
longer than 24 hours continuously.
Preparations
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).
b
a
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (c)
and insert the battery until it locks.
Battery Lock
c
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Preparations
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3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
Front
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Write Protect Tab
(only SD and SDHC memory cards)
• Confirm that the write protect tab is
unlocked (only SD and SDHC
memory cards).
• Check the card for the correct
orientation.
4. Close the cover (d) and slide until it clicks (e).
d
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.
e
Preparations
To Remove the Battery
Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and hold it while
pulling the battery out.
Battery Lock
To Remove the Memory Card
Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks
and then release it.
Attaching the Neck Strap
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Pull the strap tight in the
buckle so that it does not
slip. Perform the same
a
c
steps on the other side of
the camera.
b
In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend
attaching the neck strap before using the camera.
Preparations
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Setting the Date and Time
The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is
turned on.
Power Button
Button
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Buttons
Control Dial
MENU Button
1. Press the power button.
2. Select the month, day, year and
time, and the display order.
1. Use the or button to select
an option.
2. Use the or button to set the
value.
• You can also set the value by using
the control dial.
3. Press the button.
To Change a Previously Set Date/Time
Use the following procedures to display the Date/Time settings menu,
and then perform Steps 2 and 3 above.
1. Press the MENU 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.
Preparations
z A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save
such settings as the date/time. If you insert a charged battery
into the camera, or use the separately sold AC Adapter Kit
ACK-DC50, the battery will charge in about four hours. It will
charge even if the camera is turned off.
z The date/time settings may be lost after approximately three
weeks if you remove the main battery. 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.
Button
Button
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Buttons
MENU Button
1. Press the (Playback) button.
2. Hold down the button and press the MENU button.
3. Use the , , or button to select a language.
4. Press the button.
Preparations
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Formatting Memory Cards
You should always format a new memory card or one from which you
wish to erase all images and other data.
Power Button
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Buttons
Please note that formatting (initializing) a memory card erases
all data, including protected images (p. 197) and sound data
recorded with the sound recorder (p. 195).
1. Press the power button.
2. Select [Format].
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Use the or button to select
the menu.
3. Use the or button to select
[Format].
4. Press the button.
3. Format a memory card.
1. Use the or button to select
[OK].
2. Press the button.
Button
MENU Button
Displays when sound
data recorded with the
sound recorder is present.
Shooting Still Images
Shooting Still Images
Mode Dial
( Mode)
Shutter Button
Power Button
Button
Indicators
DISP. Button
1. Press the 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.
2. Select a shooting mode.
1. Set the mode dial to .
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
Avoiding Camera Shake
Keep your arms tight against your body
while holding the camera firmly by the
sides. Using a tripod is also effective.
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4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus.
When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights
green (orange when the flash fires).
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5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot.
• The shutter sound will play and the image will record.
• Movement of the camera or subject while the shutter sound is
playing may result in blurred images.
• Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for
approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec.
Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even
when an image is being displayed.
• If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will
continue to display.
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• The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the
memory card.
To Shoot Images in Focus
The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter
button halfway*.
* The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is
referred to as “pressing halfway”.
Press halfway
to set the focus
Correct
Beep,
beep…
Press fully
Incorrect
Just pressing
fully
Shooting Preparations
Complete: Lights green
(orange when the flash will fire)
Recording:
Blinks green
AF Frame
An AF frame will display in
green on the LCD monitor
at the point of focus.
Mute Setting
Pressing the button while turning on the camera power will
silence all camera sounds. You can change the setting in
[Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 59).
Viewing Still Images
Viewing Still Images
Button
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Buttons
Control Dial
1. Press the (Playback) button.
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, but they
will appear coarse.
• You can also select images by using
the control dial. Turning it
counterclockwise displays the
previous image while turning it
clockwise displays the next image.
z In the Playback menu, you can set [Resume] to either [Last
seen]* or [Last shot]. (* Default setting)
z If you select [Last seen], the last image viewed will display
(Resume Playback).
z The following actions will display the most recent image
regardless of the [Resume] settings: shooting an image,
changing the memory card, or editing an image on the
memory card using a computer.
Erasing
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Erasing
Button
Button
Control Dial
Buttons
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Button
1. Press the (Playback) button.
2. Use the or button to select an image to erase and
press the button.
You can also select images by using the control dial.
3. Confirm that [Erase] is selected
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
Printing
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Terminal Cover
DIGITAL Terminal
Buttons
Button
Button
FUNC./SET Button
Control Dial
1. Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer.
• Open the camera’s terminal cover and insert the interface cable
all the way into the terminal.
• See the printer’s user guide for connection instructions.
• Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can
use it with other PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to
Canon-brand printers.
For details, see the Direct Print User Guide.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. Press the camera’s (Playback) button to turn on the
power.
• The button will light blue.
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4. Use the or button to select an image to print and
press the button.
• The button will blink blue and printing will start.
• You can also select images by using the control dial.
• After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and
disconnect the interface cable.
This camera does not allow you to insert the shooting date into
an image while shooting (date stamping). However, you can
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use the following method to imprint the date while printing.
- Set with the camera’s Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
function (p. 207).
Set [Date] option to [On] in [Print Settings] in the (Print)
menu.
- Connect the camera to a printer and imprint the date.
See the Direct Print User Guide.
- Insert a memory card into the printer and imprint the date.
See your printer user guide.
- Use the supplied software.
See the Software Starter Guide.
Printing
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Printing from a Print List
You can add images directly to a print list by merely pressing the
button immediately after shooting or playing back an image.
You can then print the images from the print list easily, when
connecting the camera to a printer.
Add to the Print List
1. Press the button (still images only).
2. Add to the print list.
1. Use the or button to select
the number of print copies.
2. Use the or button to select
[Add].
3. Press the button.
• To remove an image from the print
list, press the button again, use the or button to
select [Remove] and press the FUNC./SET button.
Printing Images in a Print List
This explanation is based on the use of a Canon SELPHY ES series
or SELPHY CP series printer.
1. Connect the camera to the printer.
2. Print the image.
1. Use the or button to select
[Print now].
• You can use the or button
to confirm the images added to
the print list.
2. Press the button.
• Printing will start.
• If printing is halted and resumed,
printing will start from the next image in the queue.
Number of copies to print
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Shooting Movies
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Shooting Movies
Mode Dial
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1. Press the power button.
2. Select a shooting mode.
1. Set the mode dial to (Movie).
2. Use the control dial to select
(Standard).
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
z Do not touch the microphone while
recording.
z The sound that buttons and other
controls make when used will be
recorded in the movie.
( Standard Mode)
Shutter Button
Power Button
Indicators
Control Dial
Microphone
Top view
Shooting Movies
4. Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
• When the camera focuses, it beeps
twice and the indicator lights green.
• The exposure, focus and white
balance are automatically set.
Shooting Preparations
Complete: Lights green
5. Press the shutter button fully to
shoot.
• Recording starts.
• During recording, the elapsed
recording time and [zRec] will display
in the LCD monitor.
Elapsed Time
6. Press the shutter button fully
again to stop recording.
• The indicator will blink green and the
data will be recorded onto the memory
card.
• Max. Clip Size: 4 GB*.
• Recording will stop automatically
when the maximum recording time elapses, or the built-in
memory or memory card become full.
* Even before the recording size reaches 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment
the recording time reaches 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity and
data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the
recording time reaches 1 hour.
Recording: Blinks green
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Viewing Movies
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Viewing Movies
Button
Buttons
Getting Started Guide
Button
Control Dial
1. Press the (Playback) button.
2. Use the or button to display a movie and press
the button.
• Images with a icon are movies.
• You can also select images by using
the control dial.
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.
Downloading Images to a Computer
Downloading Images to a Computer
We recommend using the supplied software.
Items to Prepare
• Camera and computer
• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera
• Interface cable supplied with the camera
System Requirements
Please install the software on a computer meeting the following
minimum requirements.
Windows
OSWindows Vista (including Service Pack 1)
Computer ModelThe above OS should be pre-installed on computers with
CPU Still ImagePentium 1.3 GHz or higher
MovieCore2 Duo 1.66 GHz or higher
RAM Still Image1 GB or more
Movie1 GB or more
InterfaceUSB
Free Hard Disk
Space
Display1,024 × 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better
Windows XP Service Pack 2
built-in USB ports.
• Canon Utilities
- ZoomBrowser EX: 200 MB or more
- PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
- Digital Photo Professional : 200 MB or more
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Downloading Images to a Computer
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Macintosh
OSMac OS X (v10.4 – v10.5)
Computer ModelThe above OS should be pre-installed on computers with
CPU Still ImagePowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Processor
MovieCore Duo 1.66 GHz or higher
RAM Still Image1 GB or more
Movie1 GB or more
InterfaceUSB
Free Hard Disk
Space
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Display1,024 × 768 pixels/ 32,000 Colors or better
built-in USB ports.
• Canon Utilities
- ImageBrowser: 300 MB or more
- PhotoStitch: 50 MB or more
- Digital Photo Professional : 200 MB or more
Preparing to Download Images
1. Installing the software.
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.
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