Canon S51S User Manual

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Basic

The Components Guide

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images to a Computer

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Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

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

• Ins talling the batteries and memory card

• Openi ng the LCD monitor

• Setting the date, time and language

Handling precautions, references

• Installing the software

• Downloading images to a computer

• Using the software

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

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

to the various shooting and

playback functions

Printing

Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Advanced Camera User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide)

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.

The Components Guide

 Front View

a Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 104, 105)

Shooting: (Telephoto) / (Wide Angle) Playback: (Magnify) / (Index)

b Shutter Button (p. 9) c (Continuous) / (Self-Timer) Button

(Advanced Guide p. 46, Basic Guide p. 18)

d Neck Strap Mount e Power/Mode Indicator (p. 4) f Self-Timer Lamp/Red-Eye Reduction Lamp/Tally Lamp

(p. 18, Advanced Guide pp. 42, 51)

g Flash (p. 14) h Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. 119, 121) i AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide pp. 29, 148) j Speaker k MF (Manual Focus) Button (Advanced Guide p. 75) l (Macro) Button (p. 16) m Lens n Ring Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 169)

The Components Guide

 Back View

a LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 13) b Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 13) c DC IN (Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 166) d Terminal Cover e A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 130) f DIGITAL Terminal (p. 28) g Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 5) h Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock (p. 5) i Tripod Socket

Attaching the Neck Strap

Attach the strap as illustrated. Check that the strap does not come loose from the strap mount when pulled. 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.

 Controls

a (Print/Share) / (Shortcut) (p. 23, Advanced Guide p. 98) b (Flash) / (Microphone) Button

(p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 119, 121)

c Diopter Adjustment Dial (Advanced Guide p. 14) d Hot Shoe (Advanced Guide p. 172) e Movie Button (p. 10, Advanced Guide p. 50) f Mode Dial (pp. 9, 11) g OFF Button h Mode Lever (p. 7) i Omni Selector

S (Up) / (Exposure) Button (Advanced Guide p. 83) T (Down) Button W (Left) Button X (Right) Button

j SET/ (AF Frame Selector) Button

(p. 21, Advanced Guide pp. 26, 69)

k MENU Button (p. 22, Advanced Guide p. 27) l Indicator (p. 4) m DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 13) n ISO/ (Jump) Button (Advanced Guide pp. 80, 107) o FUNC. (Function) / (Single Image Erase) Button

(p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 26)

The Components Guide

Attaching/Removing the Lens Cap

Squeeze both sides of the lens cap (a), and remove (b). Always replace the lens cap after use.

• Attach the lens cap cord to the strap.

• Remove the lens cap before turning on the camera’s power.

Indicators

The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.

Never do the following while the indicator blinks red. These actions may corrupt image data.

- Shake or jolt the camera

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

z Power/Mode Indicator

Orange: Shooting mode Green: Playback mode/Printer connection Yellow: Computer connection

z Indicator

Blinking Red: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring

(when connected to a computer)

Preparations

Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock (a) and open the cover (b).

2. Insert the 4 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

Memory card slot/battery cover lock

See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 159).

Inserting the memory card.

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

2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover (a), pressing down and sliding it until it clicks into place (b).

Front

Preparations

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted incorrectly.

See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 161).

See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 37).

 To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and 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.

 Opening the LCD Monitor

You can position the LCD monitor in the following ways.

1. Move it right or left 180 degrees.

2. Tilt it forward 180 degrees toward the lens or backward 90 degrees.

When the LCD monitor is 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 Advanced Guide: Rec. Menu (p. 29).

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

When the LCD monitor clicks into place, the image will display normally (not reversed).

See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor and the

Viewfinder (p. 13).

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

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 or * while 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 once more).

• In Playback mode, you can also switch to Shooting mode by

pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing the Movie button.

2. Press the OFF button to turn the power off.

Power/Mode Indicator

Mode Lever

Release button

Preparations

First Time Settings

 Setting the Date/Time

1. Turn the camera on (a) in Shooting mode

( ) or Playback mode ( ).

2. Select the item you wish to set

using the W or X button and set its value using the S or T button (b).

To set daylight saving time, select

and set it with the S or T

button.

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

The date/time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).

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

See the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 177).

 Setting the Display Language

1. Turn the camera on (a) in Playback mode ( ).

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

3. Use the S, T, W or X button to select a language, then press the SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).

Shooting

Shooting (Still Images)

Turn the camera on in Shooting mode ( ) (p. 7).

The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display on the LCD monitor. However, when starting with the viewfinder display, the start-up image is not displayed and there is no start-up sound.

• When you hold down the button while turning on the camera, the mute setting is [On]. All sounds except for warning sounds will be disabled.

See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor and the Viewfinder (p. 13).

See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 22).

See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 32).

Set the mode dial to .

Aim the camera at the subject.

Focus and shoot.

1. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus.

Two beeps will sound when the camera has finished focusing, and the AF frame appears green in the LCD monitor (or viewfinder).

• If the message “Raise the flash” appears, we recommend

shooting with a flash (p. 14).

Shooting

• The Image Stabilizer function is set to [On] by default.

• The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on.

See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Image Stabilizer Function (p. 44).

See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF

Lock, Manual Focus) (p. 73).

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