Canon IXUS 900 Ti, PowerShot SD900 Basic User Guide

Camera User Guide

ENGLISH

Basic

The Components Guide

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images
to a Computer

CDI-E293-010 XX06XXX

Please Read This First

This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

© 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN

Flowchart and Reference Guides

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according
to the flowchart below.

For information on included items

and items sold separately

The Components Guide

System Map

• Charging the battery

• Installing the battery and memory card

• Setting the date, time and language

Shooting

Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Preparations

Handling precautions, references

to the various shooting and

playback functions

Printing

• Installing the software

• Downloading images to a computer

Advanced Camera
User Guide

Direct Print User
Guide

Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)

• Using the software

Software Starter
Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/
ImageBrowser Software
User Guide

• PDF manuals available on
the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
Imaging/information-e.html

In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and
the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide. Also,
"battery" refers to the battery pack.

The Components Guide

 Front View

Wrist Strap Mount
Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. 42, 86)
AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 24)
Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 33)
Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 18)
Flash (p. 14)
Lens

The Components Guide

Attaching the Wrist Strap*

* When carrying the camera by the strap, be careful not to swing the camera or catch

it on other items.

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 Back View

LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15)
Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 18)
DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 103)
Terminal Cover
Tripod Socket
Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock Release Switch (p. 7)
DC Coupler Terminal Cover (Advanced Guide p. 125)
Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 7)

The interface cable and AV cable cannot be connected
simultaneously.

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 Controls

Speaker
Indicators (p. 5)
Power Lamp
Power Button (p. 10)
Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 73)
Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto)
Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify)
Shutter Button (p. 10)
Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)

(Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30)

DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 22)

Touch Control Dial (pp. 4, 18)
MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 23)

(Macro)/ (Infinity)/ Button (p. 15)

(ISO Speed)/ (Jump)/ Button (Advanced Guide pp. 65, 76)

(Flash)/ Button (p. 14)

(Single Image Erase)/ (Continuous)/ (Self-timer)

/ Button (pp. 16, 19, Advanced Guide p. 37)

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 Touch Control Dial

Placing a finger on the touch control dial displays the playback mode
and shooting mode touch icons on the LCD monitor. You can confirm
the functions assigned to each button.

Touch Icons

Sample of shooting mode

• Unavailable buttons are grayed out.

• Place a finger on the touch control dial over a function you want to
set, and the icon will enlarge on the LCD monitor.

• You can easily select images using the touch control dial during play-
back (p. 18).

• You can easily select time zones for the world clock using the touch
control dial (Advanced Guide p. 20).

• You can set the touch icons to On/Off in the (Set up) menu
(Advanced Guide p. 26).

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Indicators

The camera indicators light or flash under the following
circumstances.

Never do the following while an indicator is flashing green.
These actions may corrupt image data.

• Shake or jolt the camera

• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery
cover

 Right Indicator

Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring

(when connected to a computer)

Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)

 Left Indicator

Yellow: Macro mode/infinity mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

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Preparations

1.

Charging the Battery.

Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.

• When using the battery for the first time.

• When the "Change the battery pack" message displays.

1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.

2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LXE) and
plug it into a power outlet.

• Battery charger model names and types vary by region.
The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is
charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2 hours 5 minutes.

Align these symbols

Charge Indicator

For CB-2LX For CB-2LXE

To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it
for longer than 24 hours continuously.

Î See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 121).

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2.

Installing the Battery.

1. Slide the lock release switch in the direction of the arrow
( ), and open the memory card slot/battery cover ( ).

2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and
insert the battery until it locks.

To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of
the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out.

Battery Lock

3.

Inserting the Memory Card.

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

2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover.

Back

Back

Preparations

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.

Î

See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 123).

Î See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 29).

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 To Remove the Memory Card

Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, 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.

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First Time Settings

 Setting the Date/Time

1. Press the power button ( ).

2. Use the or button to select an item and the or
button to change its value ( ).

To set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the

or button to configure the setting.

3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the
FUNC./SET button ( ).

The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

• A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to
save such settings as the date/time. This battery charges
when the main battery is in the camera. When you pur-
chase the camera, place the main battery in it for approx-
imately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
(sold separately) to charge the lithium battery. It will
charge even if the camera is turned off.

• 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.

Î See the Advanced Guide: Setting the World Clock (p. 20).

 Setting the Display Language

1. Turn the mode dial to (playback).

2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU
button.

3. Use the , , or button to select a language and
press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

Preparations

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