Canon PowerShot S3 IS Basic User Guide

Safety Precautions

Camera User Guide

Basic

Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others.

Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide.

Warnings

• Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes.

• Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants.

• Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impacts. Do not touch the flash portion of the camera if it has been damaged.

• Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious fumes.

• Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet.

• Only use batteries recommended in this manual.

• The output terminal for the compact power adaptor is made specifically for this camera. Do not use it with any other device.

Caution

• Never rub or press strongly on the LCD monitor. These actions may damage it or lead to other problems.

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Preparations

Shooting

Basic Shooting Functions

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images to a Computer

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Please Read This First

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

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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

System Map

•

Installing the battery and memory card

• Opening the LCD monitor 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

• Using the software

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

Advanced Camera User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide)

Software Starter Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software User Guide

You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

* SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

Preparations

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Installing the Battery and Memory Card

1 Insert the batteries.

1. Open the battery cover (a,b).

2. Insert four AA-size alkaline batteries supplied or separately sold nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, then close the cover.

Battery cover lock

Battery orientation can be checked against the diagram in battery compartment.

Slide the memory card slot cover (a) and open it (b). Insert the memory card until it clicks into place, then close the

cover (

(+) Positive end

(–) Negative end

See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 132)

Preparations

See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 133)

See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 35)

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly.

Front

To Remove the Memory Card

Use your finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it.

Preparations

First Time Settings

Opening the LCD Monitor

Use the LCD monitor to confirm images while shooting them, navigate menus, and play back images. You can position the LCD monitor in the following ways.

1. Opened from left to right 180 degrees.

2. LCD monitor is opened to the left 180 degrees and tilted 180 degrees toward the lens.

The displayed image is automatically flipped and reversed (the Reverse Display function).

* The Reverse Display function can be set

to off.

See the Advanc ed Guide: Rec. Menu (p. 28)

3. Fold the LCD monitor back against the camera body until it clicks into place.

When you push the LCD monitor until you hear the clicking sound, the left and right of the image will display correctly.

See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 16)

Always keep the LCD monitor closed with the display facing the camera body when the camera is not in use. When you push the LCD monitor until you hear the clicking sound, the LCD monitor will automatically turn off, and the image will display in the viewfinder.

Turning the Power On/Off

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1 Turn the mode lever to

(Shooting) or (Playback) while pressing the release button.

The power/mode indicator lights orange or green.

When switching between shooting and playback, turn the mode lever to (Shooting) or (Playback) pressing the release button.

* The camera switches to Playback mode, but the lens does not retract

(the lens will retract if you turn the mode lever to (Playback) once more).

while

2 Press the OFF button to turn the

power off.

Power/Mode Indicator

Mode Lever

Release button

z You will hear a start-up sound and see the start-up image when you

turn on the power (Advanced Guide: p. 117). However, when starting with the viewfinder display, the start-up image is not displayed and there is no start-up sound. Also the start-up image does not appear when the viewfinder display is on in Shooting mode (Advanced Guide: p. 16) or the A/V OUT terminal is connected to a TV.

Turning on the camera without the start-up sound and image.

z Press and hold the button, then turn on the power. You can also

turn the power on with the LCD monitor closed.

See the Advanced Guide: Mute (p. 31)

Setting the Date/Time

1 Turn the camera on (p. 3).

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2 Select the item you wish to set

using the set its value using the button (a).

or X button and

3 Confirm that the correct time

is displayed and press the SET button (

The date/time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 16).

When you turn on the camera the first time, and when the lithium date/ time battery charge is low, the [Date/Time] menu appears.

See the Advanced Guide: Time Zone settings (p. 24)

See the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 135)

a b

Setting the Display Language

W,X,S

1 Turn the mode lever to

(Playback) while pressing the release button (

2 Hold down the SET button

) and press the MENU

( button (

This operation cannot be performed during movie playback, in the jump search mode (Advanced Guide: p. 94) or while connected to a printer or computer.

Preparations

3 Use the

the SET button (

The language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 16).

or T button to select a language (d), then press

Shooting (Still Images)

1 Turn the mode lever to (Shooting) while pressing the

release button (p. 3).

2 Set the mode dial to . 3 Aim the camera at the subject. 4 Focus and shoot.

1. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway)

to focus.

zTwo beeps will sound when the camera

has finished focusing, and the AF frame appears green.

Shooting

z If the message "Raise the flash" appears,

shoot with a flash (p. 11).

z The Image Stabilizer function is [On] in the default settings. z The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on.

See the Advanced Guide : Setting the Image Stabilizer Function (p. 39)

See the Advanced Guide : Shooting Hard-to-Focus S ubjects (p. 64)

2. Press the shutter button fully (all the way)

to shoot.

The shutter sound will play, and the image will record. The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card.

Lightly press (Pressing halfway)

Pressing fully (Pressing all the way)

See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 8)

See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method.

Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting

After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. To override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one of the following methods:

Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot.

Press the SET or DISP. button while the image is displayed in the LCD monitor.*

Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it.

* This operation is not available in the Stitch Assist mode (p. 8).

See the Advanced Guide: Changing the Review Duration (p. 29)

See Erasing (p. 14)

You can perform the following while an image is displayed (not available in Stitch Assist mode).

z Display the image's information (Advanced Guide: p. 22). z Display the magnified image (Advanced Guide: p. 92). z Erase individual images (Basic Guide: p. 14). z Attach sound memos (Advanced Guide: p. 102).

Shooting (Movies)

No matter what position the mode dial is in, you can shoot movies with just a push of the movie button.

Max. Clip Size: 1 GB*

Sound is recorded in stereo.

Pressing the Movie button again stops recording.

* Even before the recording size reaches

1 GB, recording will stop at the moment the recording time reaches 1 hour. Depending on the storage capacity of the memory card and the speed at which the data is written, recording may stop before reaching 1 GB or 1 hour.

Movie button

Shooting

See the Advanced Guide: Shooting a Movie (p. 46)

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