Canon POWERSHOT G2 User Manual
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Canon PowerShot G2
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PREFACE
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CONTENTS
Cover .............................................................................................. 1
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Preface ........................................................................................... 2
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode ......................................................... 3
Using Dials and Buttons ................................................................. 3
Using Menus .................................................................................. 4
Managing Your Images................................................................... 4
Giving a Slide Show ....................................................................... 5
Selecting Image Size ...................................................................... 5
Selecting Image Compression ........................................................ 5
Selecting JPEG or RAW File Format .............................................. 5
Changing Exposure Modes ............................................................ 6
Using Image Zone Modes ............................................................... 6
Using Program AE .......................................................................... 6
Selecting a Shutter Speed .............................................................. 6
Selecting an Aperture ..................................................................... 6
Using Manual Mode ........................................................................ 6
Switching Between Spot and Non-Spot Metering ........................... 6
Choosing Evaluative or Center-Weighted Metering ........................ 6
Using Exposure Compensation ...................................................... 6
Using AE LOCK .............................................................................. 7
Using Program Shift ....................................................................... 7
Using Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) ........................................... 7
Displaying Histograms .................................................................... 7
Using Histograms ........................................................................... 7
Using the Self-timer/Remote Control .............................................. 7
Changing the ISO ........................................................................... 8
Increasing Sharpness of Moving Objects ....................................... 8
Using AF Frames ........................................................................... 8
Using Single or Continuous Autofocus ........................................... 8
Using Focus Lock ........................................................................... 8
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Using Manual Focus ....................................................................... 8
Linking Spot Metering to the AF Frame .......................................... 9
Using Focus Lock for Maximum Depth of Field .............................. 9
Increasing Depth of Field ................................................................ 9
Using Focus Lock for Minimum Depth of Field ............................... 9
Decreasing Depth of Field .............................................................. 9
Capturing Creative Blur .................................................................. 9
Adjusting White Balance ................................................................. 9
Zooming the Lens ......................................................................... 10
Turning Digital Zoom On and Off .................................................. 10
Using Digital Zoom ....................................................................... 10
Using Auto Flash .......................................................................... 10
Combating redeye ........................................................................ 10
Using Fill Flash ............................................................................. 10
Turning the Flash Off and On ....................................................... 10
Using Slow Sync Flash ................................................................. 11
Using Flash Exposure Lock .......................................................... 11
Using Flash Exposure Compensation ........................................... 11
Using an External Flash................................................................ 11
Taking Macro Close-ups ............................................................... 11
Increasing depth of Field in Close-ups .......................................... 11
Shooting Panoramic Sequences ................................................... 11
Using Color Effects ....................................................................... 12
Using Continuous Mode ............................................................... 12
Choosing a Continuous Mode ...................................................... 12
Capturing Movies.......................................................................... 12
PLAYING BACK MOVIES
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Preparing Print Sets ..................................................................... 12
Adjusting Contrast, Sharpness, and Saturation ............................ 13
Using The Set up Menu ................................................................ 13
Managing Image Files .................................................................. 14
GreenBatteries ............................................................................. 14
d-store .......................................................................................... 15
TAKING PICTURES IN AUTO MODE
1. Remove the lens cap, set the Main Dial to shooting mode
(the red camera icon), then set the Mode Dial to the green
AUTO.
2. Compose the image in the viewfinder making sure the area
that you want sharpest is in the autofocus crosshairs. You
can use the zoom lever to change the angle of view.
3. Press the shutter button halfway down so the camera can
set the focus, exposure, and white balance. The indicators
next to the viewfinder will glow or blink as described in the
box to the left.
4. Press the shutter button all the way down to take the
picture.
■ The shutter sounds and the indicator next to the view-
finder flashes green until the image is fully stored. You can
take another photo immediately if there is room for it in the
camera’s memory.
■ If the monitor is open and on, the image is displayed for
2 seconds so you can review it.
5. When done shooting, turn the Main Dial to OFF and
replace the lens cap.
USING DIALS AND BUTTONS
■ Main Dial circling the Mode Dial on top of the camera,
switches the camera among Shooting, OFF, and Replay
modes.
■ Mode Dial selects various shooting modes including Auto
(page 8), and those from the Image and Creative Zones (page
24).
■ Shutter button locks in exposure and focus when pressed
halfway down, and takes the picture when pressed all the
way.
■ Zoom lever circling the shutter button zooms the lens in
shooting mode (page 76) and zooms images in replay mode
(page 14.)
■ Continuous/Self-timer sets the camera to shoot sequences
of photos one after another (page 103), and turns on the selftimer (page 49).
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■ Flash/Index selects flash modes in shooting mode (pages
85) and displays small thumbnail images in replay mode
(page 14).
■ Spot switches between averaging and spot metering (page
34).
■ Macro/JUMP turns macro mode on and off in shooting
mode (page 94), jumps between photos in replay mode (page
14), and jumps between menus.
■ Omni Selector has four points that you press to change
settings, select menu choices, and scroll through images.
■ SET selects or confirms a highlighted menu choice (page
12).
■ MENU turns the menu on and off (page 12).
■ */Trash sets AE Lock (page 42) and FE Lock (page 91) in
shooting mode and deletes images in replay mode (page 14).
■ Exposure Compensation/ White Balance/AEB/Flash
Exposure Compensation lightens or darkens images (page
42), sets white balance (page 64), turns on autoexposure
bracketing (page 43), and lightens or darkens flash images
(page 91).
■ DISPLAY turns the monitor on and off.
■ Manual Focus (MF) lets you use the up and down points on
the Omni Selector to manually set the focus (page 57).
USING MENUS
■ To display the menu, open the monitor, set the Main Dial to
shooting or replay mode, and press the MENU button. If the
monitor was on and the camera in any shooting mode, the
menu is superimposed over the scene as seen through the lens.
If the monitor was off and the camera in any shooting mode,
the menu is displayed against a black background.
■ To highlight menu commands, press the up and down
points on the Omni Selector. The menu in some modes has too
many commands to fit on the monitor at one time. As you
press the down point to move toward the bottom of the screen,
the hidden commands scroll up into view. To scroll back to the
ones now hidden at the top of the monitor, press the up point.
■ To select one of a highlighted command’s choices, press
the right or left point on the Omni Selector to highlight it.
■ On the Play menu all commands are followed by an
ellipsis (...), as are some of the commands on the Set Up
menu. The ellipsis indicates that when you highlight the
command and press SET, or the right point on the Omni
Selector, a new screen will be displayed. It’s on this new
screen that you enter your changes to settings. To confirm
changes and/or back up to the previous menu, press MENU.
■ To confirm a command change, move the highlight to
another command, or press MENU.
■ To move between tabbed pages, press the JUMP button
and then the down point on the Omni Selector.
■ To hide the menu, press MENU as many times as necessary.
MANAGING YOUR IMAGES
1. Set the Main Dial to Replay mode (the blue arrowhead in a
box).
2. Use any of the following commands:
■ To display one image after another, press the left or right
point on the Omni Selector. Hold it down to scroll quickly
through the images.
■ To switch between single and index (thumbnails) view,
press the Index button (a grid-like icon) to the left of the
viewfinder.
■ To scroll through information about the currently dis-
played or selected image, press DISPLAY one or more times.
■ To jump between images in single image view or between
pages of thumbnails in index view, press JUMP to display a
scale at the bottom of the monitor. Press the left or right point
on the Omni Selector to jump forward or back ten images or
index pages. Hold down SET and press the points to move to
the first or last image or index page. Press JUMP again to
scroll normally.
■ To zoom or unzoom a single image, press the zoom lever
once or twice toward the a magnifying glass icon with a plus
sign (+). When the image is enlarged, you can scroll around it
with the points on the Omni Selector. To return the image to
normal size, press the zoom lever once or twice toward the a
magnifying glass icon with a minus sign (-).
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■ To erase an image press * (asterisk) and press SET when the
confirmation prompt appears with Erase highlighted.
■ To erase all images that aren’t protected, press MENU,
press the down point on the Omni Selector to highlight Erase
all, and press SET to display a confirmation message. Highlight OK and press SET to erase all images. Highlight Cancel
and press SET to leave them unerased. When finished, press
MENU once or twice.
■ To protect or unprotect images, press MENU, highlight
Protect, press SET, and scroll through the images. To protect or
unprotect an image, press SET. When finished, press MENU
once or twice.
■ To rotate an image, press MENU, highlight Rotate, and
press the SET button one or more times to rotate the image
clockwise to where you want it. (You can press the Index
button to display thumbnails.) When finished, press MENU
once or twice.
■ To give a slide show on the camera’s monitor or TV, see
page 15.
■ To place a print order, see page 105.
GIVING A SLIDE SHOW
1. With the camera on and the Main Dial set to Replay mode
(the blue arrowhead in a box icon), press the MENU button.
2. Press the down or up point on the Omni Selector to highlight Slide Show and press the right point to display the
slide show screen.
3. Press the points on the Omni Selector to do one of the
following, and then press SET:
■ To select which slides to show, highlight Program and
press the right or left point to select All Images (the default),
Show 1, Show 2, or Show 3.
■ To start the show, highlight Start and press SET. To
cancel the show at any point, press MENU.
■ To specify how long images are on the screen and
whether the show repeats in a loop, highlight Set up, press
SET, and make changes on the screen that appears. Press
MENU to back up one screen.
■ To display just selected pictures in the order in which
you select them, first select Show 1, Show 2, or Show 3 as
described above. (You can have three separate slide shows.)
Highlight Select and press SET. Press the left or right point
to scroll through images and the up point to mark an image
that is to appear in the show or the down point to unmark
it. When finished, press MENU.
SELECTING IMAGE SIZE
1. With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode
Dial to any shooting mode and press the MENU button.
2. Press the down point on the Omni Selector to highlight
Resolution and press the right or left point to select one of
the following:
■ L (large) is 2272 x 1704 (the default)
■ M (medium) is 1600 x 1200 (M1) or 1024 x 768 (M2)
■ S (small) is 640 x 480
3. Press MENU to confirm the change and hide the menu.
SELECTING IMAGE COMPRESSION
1. With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode
Dial to any shooting mode other than Movie and press the
MENU button.
2. Press the down point on the Omni Selector to highlight
Compression and press the right or left point to select one of
the following:
■ Superfine (least compression)
■ Fine (average compression and the default)
■ Normal (most compression)
3. Press MENU to confirm the change and hide the menu.
SELECTING JPEG OR RAW FILE FORMAT
1. With the camera on, set the Mode Dial to any Creative
Zone mode (P, Tv, Av, or M).
2. Press the down point on the Omni Selector to highlight File
Format and the right or left point to highlight JPEG or RAW.
3. Press MENU to confirm the selection and hide the menu.
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