Canon PowerShot G9 User Guide

ENGLISH

DIGITAL CAMERA

Camera User Guide

Getting Started

Learning More

Components Guide

Basic Operations

Commonly Used Shooting Functions

Shooting Using the Mode Dial

Advanced Shooting Functions

Playback/Erasing

Print Settings/Transfer Settings

Connecting a TV set

Customizing the Camera

Troubleshooting

List of Messages

Appendix

Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 224–229).

Workflow and Reference Guides

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

Confirming the package contents

: This Guide

Prepare the camera for use

Using the camera

Learn more about the camera

Connect the camera

to other devices

• Connecting to a printer

• Connecting to a TV set

• Connecting to a computer

Camera User Guide

Getting Started

Camera User Guide

Learning More

Camera User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Software Starter Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software User Guide

• PDF manuals available

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

on the Canon website.

Confirming the Package Contents

Your camera package includes all of the following items. If any of these items are missing, please contact the dealer for assistance.

Digital Camera

Battery Pack

NB-2LH

(With Terminal Cover)

Battery Charger

CB-2LW/CB-2LWE

def

Memory Card

(32MB)

Interface Cable

IFC-400PCU

AV Cable

AVC-DC300

ghi

Neck Strap

NS-DC6

User Guides

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

• Camera User Guide

• Direct Print User Guide

• Software Starter Guide

• “Canon Customer Support” Leaflet

• “Use of Genuine Canon Accessories Recommended” Leaflet

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

Canon Digital Camera

Solution Disk

Warranty Card

Table of Contents

Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.

Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Shooting Still Images ( Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Learning More

Components Guide 40

Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Basic Operations 46

Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback Mode . . 54

Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

LCD Monitor Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 70

Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Changing the Recording Pixels and

Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Checking the Focus and Peoples’

Expressions (Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Shooting Using the Mode Dial 88

Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Program AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 98

Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 100

Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Advanced Shooting Functions 111

Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Setting the Slow Synchro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,

Manual Focus, Safety MF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Shooting with FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Using the ND Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake (Auto ISO Shift). 133

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Shooting in a My Colors Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . 148

Compensating the Flash Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Setting the Flash Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires. . . . . . . . . 151

Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash

Shooting (Safety FE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Registering Settings to the Shortcut Button . . . . . . . . 153

Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Playback/Erasing 160

Viewing Magnified Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 161

Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions

(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 167

Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) . . . 170

Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Adding My Colors Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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Attaching Sound Memos to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder). . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Print Settings/Transfer Settings 198

Setting the DPOF Print Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Connecting a TV set 205

Viewing Images on a TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 207

Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Troubleshooting 210

List of Messages 220

Appendix 224

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 242 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 249

Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

INDEX 264

Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 270

 Symbol Conventions in this Guide

Advanced Shooting Functions

Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode)

In this mode, the camera automatically changes the exposure within a set range to take three shots as the same interval as continuous shooting (p. 111). The images are shot in the following order: Standard exposure, underexposure and overexposure.

Select AEB.

1. Press the button.

2. Use the or button to select

3. Press the button.

Adjust the compensation range.

1. Adjust the compensation range with

2. Press the button.

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 286).

Shooting Mode

and use the or button to select

the or button.

131

Mode: Shooting ( )/ Playback ( )

Available shooting modes

These modes are available.

These modes are not 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

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

This camera’s warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to a Canon Customer Support Help Desk.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer support list supplied with your camera.

Please Read

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 (p. 205).

Language Setting

Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 15) to change the language setting.

Getting Started

zPreparations zShooting Still Images zViewing Still Images zShooting Movies zViewing Movies zErasing zPrinting zDownloading Images to a Computer zSystem Map

Preparations

Charging the Battery

1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.

Getting Started

2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LW) into a power outlet,

or attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB- 2LWE, not shown) and plug it into a power outlet.

Charge Indicator

Charging: lights orange

3. Remove the battery after charging is complete.

Charging takes approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

Charge Indicator

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

1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).

2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (a)

and insert the battery until it locks.

Battery Lock

3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (b).

Getting Started

 To Remove the Battery

Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and hold it while pulling the battery out.

Battery Lock

Preparations

Inserting the Memory Card

1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).

Getting Started

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

Back

Write Protect Tab (For SD memory card)

• Confirm that the write protect tab is unlocked (only SD memory cards).

• Check the card for the correct orientation.

3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (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.

Preparations

 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

Pull the strap tight in the buckle so that it does not slip. Perform the same

steps on the other side of the camera.

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

Getting Started

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 Steps 3 and 4 in the explanation below.

Getting Started

Buttons

1. Press the power 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 year, month, day and

time, and the display order.

1. Use the or button to select an option.

2. Use the or button to set the value.

4. Press the button.

5. Press the button.

Power Button

Button

Preparations

z 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 purchase the camera, place the main battery in it for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20 (sold separately) to charge the lithium battery. 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

Getting Started

Buttons

Button

1. Press the (Playback) button.

2. Hold down the button and press the button.

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

4. Press the button.

Shooting Still Images

( Mode)

Getting Started

Mode Dial

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.

Shutter Button

Power Button

Microphone Button

Indicators

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 will fire).

• An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus.

5. Press the shutter button fully (all

the way) 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.

Shooting Still Images

Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green

AF Frame

Recording: blinks green

Getting Started

Mute Setting

When you hold down the (Microphone) button while turning on the camera, the mute setting will be set to [On]. All sounds except for warning sounds will be disabled. You can change the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 51).

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.

Getting Started

You can also use the following methods to continue displaying the image immediately after shooting so that you can check it.

Shutter Button

Button

z Keep the shutter button pressed fully.

z Press the button while the recorded image is

displayed.

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

You can change the interval for which images are displayed by configuring the [Review] item in the (Rec.) menu.

Viewing Still Images

Button

Buttons

Control Dial

1. Press the (Playback) button.

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, but they will appear coarse.

• You can also select images by turning the control dial. Turning it counterclockwise displays the previous image while turning it clockwise displays the next image.

Getting Started

If you have played back 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

Getting Started

Mode Dial

1. Press the power button.

2. Select a shooting mode.

1. Set the mode dial to (Movie).

2. Turn the control dial to select (Standard).

3. Aim the camera at the subject.

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.

( Standard Mode)

Microphone

Shutter Button

Power Button

Indicators

Control Dial

4. Press the shutter button lightly

(halfway) to focus.

• When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights green.

• The exposure, focus and white balance are automatically set.

5. Press the shutter button fully (all

the way) to shoot.

• Recording starts.

• During the recording, the elapsed recording time and [z Rec.] will display in the LCD monitor.

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.

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

Shooting Movies

Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green

Elapsed Time

Recording: blinks green

Getting Started

Viewing Movies

Getting Started

Button

Buttons

Control Dial

Button

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 turning 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.

Erasing

Button

Getting Started

Buttons

Button

Control Dial

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 turning 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

Button

Getting Started

Buttons

1. Connect the camera to the printer*

Terminal Cover

Control Dial

• Open the terminal cover and plug the interface cable in all the way.

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

Canon Brand Printers

SELPHY Series

Compact Photo Printers*

Camera

*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.

Interface Cable

PIXMA Series Bubble Jet Printers

Printing

2. Turn on the printer.

3. Press the (Playback) button

to turn on the camera.

• The button will light blue.

• A , or icon will appear in the LCD monitor if the connection is correct (the displayed icons differ according to the connected printer).

• Images with a icon are 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.

• You can also select images by turning the control dial.

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

Getting Started

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

Getting Started

System Requirements

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

 Windows

OS Windows Vista

Computer Model

CPU Windows Vista : Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher

RAM Windows Vista : 512 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

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

 Macintosh

OS Mac OS X (v10.3 – v10.4)

Computer Model

CPU PowerPC G3/G4/G5 or Intel Processor

RAM 256 MB or more

Interface USB

Free Hard Disk Space

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

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

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

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

 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.

Getting Started

 Macintosh

Double-click the icon in the CD-ROM 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.

Open the camera’s terminal cover and insert the interface cable all the way into the connector.

DIGITAL TerminalUSB Port

Getting Started

Interface Cable

3. Preparing to download images to the computer.

1. Press the (Playback) button to turn the camera on.

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

If the Digital Signature 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.

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