Canon IXUS 430, IXUS 500, S410, S500 Quick Start Guide

Shooting

➜ Camera User Guide

Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) ( )and turn the Shooting mode dial to

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Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.

The power lamp will light.

(Auto) ( ).

Power Lamp

The following manuals are supplied with your camera. Please refer to them as need be.

Contents

of This Guide

Included accessories and separately sold equipment information.

Install the battery

pack and the CF card.

Shoot images

with the camera.

Play back the

images.

Erase any

unwanted images.

Learn the names of camera components.

Print the images.

Install the

software.

Reference Guides

System Map

This Guide

Quick Start Guide

Camera User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Supplied with a

printer

Printer User Guide

Preparing the Camera

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Charge the battery pack.

Place the battery pack in the battery charger and plug the charger into a power outlet. The charge indicator lights red while charging and changes to green when the battery pack is charged.

Charging the battery pack takes approximately 100 minutes.

Charge Indicator

• Battery charger model names and types vary by region.

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Install the battery pack.

Slide the battery cover open. Press the battery lock while inserting the battery pack all the way in, aligning the arrows on the camera and battery pack. Slide the battery cover closed.

Camera User Guide

Battery Lock

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Set the date and time (first time the camera is powered on).

Use the buttons to select the items you wish to set, and the

Check that the date and time shown are correct, then press the

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Aim the camera at the subject and adjust the zoom to achieve the desired composition (see

buttons to change the value.

button.

“Zoom” in the “Quick Reference” section).

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Focus and shoot.

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

• The camera focuses and two beeps sound.

Playback

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Press the shutter button all the way to shoot.

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Slide the mode switch to (Playback).

Play back the images.

Use the buttons to display the image you wish to see.

Connect the camera to a computer.

Download the

images to a computer.

What you can do with the software

The various ways of using the software

• Camera User Guide

• Software Starter Guide

• ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide

• ImageBrowser Software User Guide

These PDF format manuals are available on the Canon website. Please download them from the following URL: http://web.canon.jp/ Imaging/ information-e.html

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Install the CF card.

Slide the lock and open the CF card slot cover. Insert the CF card with its label facing upward until the CF card eject button fully extends.

Close the CF card slot cover.

Lock

CF Card Eject Button

Erasing an Image

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Use the buttons to select the image you wish to erase ( press the

button ( ).

) and

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When the confirmation screen appears, check that [Erase] is selected and press the

Select [Cancel] using the buttons to cancel without erasing.

button.

Quick Reference

Zoom

Shooting Modes

: Auto

The camera automatically selects settings.

: Manual

Allows you to change various settings to record with the desired effects.

: Stitch Assist

Images shot in Stitch Assist mode can be merged together on a computer to make a single panoramic image.

: Movie

For shooting movies.

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Wide Angle:

Zoom out from the subject.

Telephoto:

Zoom in on the subject.

* The zoom can be adjusted from 36 to 108 mm

(35 mm film equivalent)

Switching between Shooting/Playback

Shooting:

Slide the mode switch to

Playback:

Slide the mode switch to .

Flash

Press the button to switch between flash modes. (Some settings are not available with certain shooting modes.)

Auto

Auto with red-eye reduction

Flash on

Flash off

Macro/Infinity Mode

Press the / button to display the or on the LCD monitor.

in Display

Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small objects.

* Recordable Area at Minimum Shooting Range <Shooting Distance>

At wide angle end: approx. 58 x 43 mm (2.3 x 1.7 in.) <From the front of lens: 5 cm (2.0 in.)>

At telephoto end: approx. 107 x 80 mm (4.2 x 3.1 in.) <From the front of lens: 30 cm (1.0 ft.)>

in Display

Use this mode to shoot scenery or distant subjects. This setting is not available in

mode.

Printing with a Direct Print Compatible Printer

Connect the camera to the printer and turn on the printer’s power.

Set the camera to playback mode and turn the power on.

Changing the Displayed Information

Press the button to switch the displayed information as follows.

Shooting Mode:

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, or appears* in the upper left corner of the camera’s LCD monitor, indicating that the printer is ready to print.

* The displayed icon may vary depending on the printer model.

LCD Monitor - On (No Information)

LCD Monitor - On (Information View)

LCD Monitor - Off

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Direct Print User Guide

Playback Mode:

Standard Information View

Detailed Information View

No Information

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Choose the image you wish to print and press the

Select print settings as required.

Slow-synchro

Recordable area: 46 cm - 2.0 m (1.5 - 6.6 ft.) (telephoto) / 46 cm - 3.5 m (1.5 - 11 ft.) (wide-angle)

* Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from

the eyes and making them appear red.

* Slow Synchro: The flash timing is adjusted to a slow shutter speed, allowing you

to shoot night sceneries.

In addition, there are functions that can be set in each shooting mode. For details, see “Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode” at the end of the Camera User Guide.

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Use the , , or button to

button.

select [Print] and press the button.

The printing of the image will start.

Camera Interface Cable

Printers

Print Setting Screen

The screen may vary depending on the printer model.

Please turn over

Preparing to Download Images to a Computer

Never connect the camera to the computer before the software is installed.

List of Things to Prepare

• Camera and Computer

• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the camera

• Interface Cable (use the cable provided with the camera)

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Select [Easy Installation] and click [Next].

Connect the camera to the computer.

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

1. Open the terminal cover with your fingernail.

2. Securely insert the cable into the DIGITAL terminal and the USB port.

USB port

Terminal cover

Interface cable

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Confirm that the computer meets the system requirements.

See the Camera User Guide.

Install the software.

Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

• With Mac OS X, double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS X] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer]

) icons.

(

• With Mac OS 9, double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 9] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer]

) icons.

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b.Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button

and click [Next].

Proceed with the installation while reviewing installation settings.

When the installation is complete, select [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] in the screen below, and click [Finish].

Once the installation is complete, click [Quit].

Slide the mode switch to (Playback) ( )and press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on (

The camera and computer will be ready to communicate with each other.

■ Windows XP

After a few moments, the dialog box shown to the right will appear and the USB driver provided with your Windows OS will automatically be installed.

■ Windows 2000 / Windows Me / Windows 98

After a few moments, the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear and automatically install the USB driver.

■ Mac OS X

a. If iPhoto or Image Capture are running, click on

in the upper left corner of the window to close the application.

b. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the

desktop.

c. Click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer View section.

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■ Mac OS 9

a. Confirm that [Display Images] is selected and

click the [OK] button.

Remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive after restarting.

Downloading Images to a Computer

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Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK].

Select the image downloading method in the "CameraWindow - Download Image(s)" window.

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Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide

Downloading Images Using

Camera Operations (Direct Transfer)

Confirm that the button lights blue.

Confirm that is selected in the Direct Transfer menu in the camera's LCD monitor and press the

Explorer View

button.

Once [Communication Settings] appears, click the [Set] button.

The name of your camera model or [Canon Camera] and the USB port number (e.g. @1) will appear here.

Downloading Images to a

Computer

➜ Software Starter Guide

Click the Browser Window, making it active. Then, from the Explorer View section of the window, click the folder into which the images are to be downloaded.

Explorer View

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Click the Camera Window, making it active. Click the images you wish to download

A blue frame will appear around the selected images.

If the event dialog does not appear, click the [Start] menu, then select [Programs] or [All Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow - Set Auto-Launch].

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Click [Set] in the [CameraWindow Set Auto-Launch] window.

You can confirm information such as the destination folder for images.

Downloading Images Using Computer Operations

Click [Start Image Download].

The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails (tiny versions) in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX.

Downloaded images are saved in separate folders according to the date on which they were shot.

You can change the settings for the images to be downloaded and the downloading destination by clicking the [Camera] menu in ZoomBrowser EX’s main window and selecting [Auto-download setting].

All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download images, use the Direct Transfer menu.

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Camera Window

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Click [Download].

Downloaded images will appear as thumbnails (tiny versions) in the Browser area of ImageBrowser.

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Getting the Most out of the Software

➜ Software Starter Guide, ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Software User Guide

What you can do with ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh)

■ Downloading Images to a Computer

You can easily download images saved in the camera to a computer.

■ Checking Images

You can magnify images and check the information on them (the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc.)

■ Using the My Camera Settings

You can register images and sounds that you like for use as start-up images and sounds with the My Camera Settings.

■ Shooting with a Computer

You can operate the camera’s shutter and take pictures from a computer.

■ Sending Images by E-mail

You can start your e-mail program from ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) and attach images to e-mail messages that you send.

Image download is complete.

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What you can do with Other Software

You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it with other software.

■ Printing Images with Different Layouts

With PhotoRecord (Windows)/ ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can lay out images as desired and then print them.

■ Stitching Panoramic Images

With PhotoStitch, you can connect or “stitch” multiple images together into a seamless panoramic view.

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A Guide to the Manuals

■ Basic Method:

Software Starter Guide

■ Advanced Method: PDF Manuals

The manuals in PDF format shown below are available on the Canon website. Please download them from the following URL:

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html

• ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (Windows)

• ImageBrowser Software User Guide (Macintosh)

Viewing the PDF Manuals

The software application Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.

If one of these applications is not already installed on your computer, download it from the following website.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html