Canon SX120 IS User Manual

Camera User Guide

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• Make sure you read this guide before using the camera.

• Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future.

Checking the Package Contents

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Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera.

Camera

Interface Cable

IFC-400PCU

Getting Started Warranty

AA-size Alkaline

Batteries (×2)

AV Cable

AVC-DC400

DIGITAL CAMERA

Solution Disk

Card

Memory Card

Wrist Strap WS-800

“Canon Customer

Support” Leaflet

Using the PDF Manuals

Also refer to the PDF manuals on the CD-ROM. After installation, shortcut icons appear on the desktop. If the software installation fails, you can find the manuals in the Readme folder on the CD-ROM.

• Camera User Guide (This Guide)

Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features to shoot more challenging photos.

• Personal Printing Guide

Read when you want to connect the camera to a printer (sold separately) and print.

• Software Guide

Read when you want to use the included software.

• You can use the included memory card to try out your new camera and

take some test shots.

• Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.

Read This First

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Test Shots

Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorded 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

The images recorded with this camera are intended for personal use. Do not record images that infringe upon copyright laws without the prior permission of the copyright holder. 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 there is a problem with the camera while abroad, please return it 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.

LCD Monitor

• The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision

manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels operate to specification, but occasionally non-performing pixels may appear as bright or dark dots. This is not a malfunction and has no effect on the recorded image.

• The LCD monitor may be covered with a thin plastic film for protection

against scratches during shipment. If so, remove the film before using the camera.

Camera Body Temperature

Please take care when operating the camera for an extended period as the camera body may become warm. This is not a malfunction.

Memory Cards

The various types of memory cards that can be used in this camera are collectively referred to as memory cards in this guide.

What Do You Want to Do?

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Shoot

● Shoot, leaving it to the camera to make settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

● Just take pictures (Easy mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

● Shoot to match special conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 – 59

Take good people shots

IF wP

Portraits

(p. 56)

Take good landscapes

Landscape

(p. 56)

Shoot various other scenes

Indoors

(p. 57)

● Focus on faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 64, 78, 81

● Take pictures with me in them too (self-timer) . . . . . 63, 64, 74, 75

● Insert the date and time into my shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

● Take close-up pictures of subjects (macro shooting) . . . . . . . . . 67

● Take sepia toned or black and white pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

● Change the size of picture I want to take (recording pixels) . . . . 68

● Take pictures continuously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

●

Shoot without the effects of camera shake (image stabilization)

● Shoot without the effects of camera shake even in low light

conditions (High ISO Auto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 70

● Make dark subjects appear brighter (i-Contrast). . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

At night

(p. 56)

Sunsets

(p. 58)

Fireworks

(p. 58)

Kids and pets

(p. 56)

At the beach

Night Scene

(p. 58)

Aquarium

(p. 58)

Against snow

(p. 59)

Foliage

(p. 59)

Low light

(p. 59)

. . 121

What Do You Want to Do?

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View

● Look at my pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

● Easy Playback (Easy Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

● Automatically play back pictures (slideshow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

● Look at my pictures on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

● Quickly search pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 101

● Erase pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 30, 107

● Protect pictures from accidental erasure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Shoot/View Movies

● Shoot movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

● View movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 98

● Easily print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Save

● Save images to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Other

● Turn off sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

● Use the camera abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table of Contents

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Chapters 1 – 3 explain the basic operations and frequently used functions of this camera. Chapters 4 onward explain the advanced functions, letting you learn more as you read each chapter.

Checking the Package Contents .......2

Read This First ..................................3

What Do You Want to Do? ................4

Conventions Used in this Guide ........8

Safety Precautions.............................9

1 Getting Started ....................13

Inserting the Batteries and

Memory Card ...................................14

Setting the Date and Time ...............18

Setting the Display Language..........20

Pressing the Shutter Button .............21

Taking Pictures ................................22

Viewing Images ...............................25

Erasing Images ................................26

Printing Images ................................27

Shooting in Easy mode ....................29

Viewing or Erasing in Easy mode....30

Shooting Movies ..............................31

Viewing Movies ................................33

Transferring Images

to a Computer ..................................34

Accessories .....................................38

Separately Sold Accessories ...........40

2 Learning More......................41

Components Guide..........................42

Information Displayed

on the Screen ..................................44

Indicator ...........................................46

FUNC. Menu – Basic Operations ....47

MENU – Basic Operations ...............48

Changing the Sound Settings..........49

Changing the Screen Brightness.....50

Returning the Camera to Default

Settings............................................51

Formatting Memory Cards .............. 52

Power Saving Function

(Auto Power Down) ......................... 54

3 Shooting in Special

Conditions and Commonly

Used Functions................... 55

Shooting in Various Conditions....... 56

Shooting in Special Scenes ............57

Zooming in More Closely on

Subjects (Digital Zoom) ................... 60

Inserting the Date and Time ............ 62

Using the Self-Timer ....................... 63

Using the Face Self-Timer .............. 64

4 Choosing Settings

Yourself ............................... 65

Shooting in Program AE..................66

Turning the Flash On ...................... 66

Adjusting the Brightness

(Exposure Compensation) .............. 67

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) ...........67

Changing the Recording Pixels

(Image Size).................................... 68

Changing the Compression Ratio

(Image Quality)................................ 68

Changing the ISO Speed ................ 70

Adjusting the White Balance ........... 71

Continuous Shooting....................... 72

Changing the Tone of an Image

(My Colors)...................................... 73

Shooting Using the Two Second

Self-Timer........................................ 74

Customizing the Self-Timer ............. 75

Changing the Composition with the

Focus Lock...................................... 76

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Shooting Using a TV Monitor.......... 76

5 Getting More Out of Your

Camera ................................ 77

Changing the AF Frame Mode........ 78

Magnifying the Focal Point.............. 79

Shooting with the AF Lock .............. 80

Choosing the Person to

Focus On (Face Select) .................. 81

Changing the Metering Mode.......... 82

Shooting in Manual Focus Mode .... 83

Shooting with the AE Lock .............. 84

Shooting with the FE Lock .............. 85

Shooting with Slow Synchro ........... 86

Setting the Shutter Speed ............... 87

Setting the Aperture Value .............. 88

Setting the Shutter Speed and

Aperture Value ................................ 89

Correcting the Brightness

and Shooting (i-Contrast) ................ 90

Red-Eye Correction ........................ 91

Adjusting the Flash Exposure

Compensation................................. 92

Adjusting the Flash Output.............. 93

6 Using Various Functions

for Shooting Movies ........... 95

Changing the Image Quality ........... 96

AE Lock/Exposure Shift .................. 97

Other Shooting Functions ............... 97

Playback Functions ......................... 98

7 Using Playback and Other

Functions ............................ 99

Quickly Searching Images

(Index Display).............................. 100

Searching for Images Using

the Jump Display .......................... 101

Viewing Slideshows ...................... 102

Checking the Focus ...................... 103

Magnifying Images ........................ 104

Changing Image Transitions .........104

Viewing Images on a TV ...............105

Protecting Images ......................... 106

Erasing All Images ........................107

Rotating Images ............................108

Resizing Images............................ 109

Correcting the Brightness

(i-Contrast) .................................... 110

Correcting the Red-Eye Effect.......111

Choosing Images for Printing

(DPOF) .......................................... 112

Customizing the Camera

Changing Functions ...................... 116

Changing Shooting Functions ....... 119

Changing Playback Functions....... 122

.... 115

9 Useful Information ............ 123

Replacing the Date/Time

Battery ........................................... 124

Using Household Power ................ 125

Troubleshooting............................. 126

List of Messages that Appear

on the Screen ................................ 129

Handling Precautions .................... 131

Functions Available in Each

Shooting Mode ..............................132

Menus............................................ 134

Specifications ................................ 138

Index.............................................. 140

Conventions Used in this Guide

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• Icons are used in the text to represent the camera buttons and switches.

•

Language that displays on the screen appears inside [ ] (square brackets).

• The directional buttons, control dial, and FUNC./SET button are

represented by the following icons.

(Up button)

(FUNC./SET button)

(Right button)

(Left button)

(Down button)

(Control dial)

• : Troubleshooting tips.

• : Hints for getting more out of your camera.

• : Things you should be careful about.

• : Supplemental information.

• (p. xx): Reference pages. “xx” stands for page number.

• This guide assumes all functions are at their default settings.

Safety Precautions

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• Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions

described below. Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly.

• The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries

to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment.

• Be sure to also check the guides included with any separately sold accessories you

use.

Warning

Caution

Camera

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

Exposure to the intense light produced by the flash could damage eyesight. In particular, remain at least one meter (39 inches) away from infants when using the flash.

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

Strap: Putting the strap around a child’s neck could result in asphyxiation. Memory card, day/date battery: Dangerous if accidentally swallowed. If this occurs, contact a doctor immediately.

• Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not

expressly described in this guide.

• To avoid the risk of injury, do not touch the interior of the camera if it has been

dropped or otherwise damaged.

• Stop operating the camera immediately if it emits smoke, a strange smell, or

otherwise behaves abnormally.

• Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol, benzine, or thinner to clean the

equipment.

• Do not allow liquids or foreign objects to enter the camera.

This could result in fire or electrical shock. If liquid or foreign objects come into contact with the camera interior, immediately turn the camera power off and remove the batteries.

• Use only recommended power sources.

Using other power sources could result in fire or electrical shock.

Denotes the possibility of serious injury or death.

Denotes the possibility of injury.

Denotes the possibility of damage to the equipment.

Warning

Safety Precautions

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Battery

• Use only recommended batteries.

• Do not place the batteries near or in direct flame.

• Do not let the batteries come into contact with water (e.g. sea water) or other

liquids.

• Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or apply heat to the batteries.

• Avoid dropping or subjecting the batteries to severe impacts.

This may cause explosions or leaks, resulting in fire, injury and damage to the surroundings. In the event that a battery leaks and the eyes, mouth, skin or clothing contacts these substances, immediately flush with water and seek medical assistance.

Other Warnings

• Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD player that does not support

data CD-ROMs.

Playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player) could damage the speakers. It is also possible to suffer hearing loss from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a CD-ROM played on a music CD player.

Caution

• Be careful not to bang the camera or subject it to strong impacts or shocks

when hanging it by the strap.

• Be careful not to bump or push strongly on the lens.

This could damage the camera or lead to injury.

• Avoid using, placing or storing the camera in the following places.

- Places subject to strong sunlight.

- Places subject to temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F).

- Humid or dusty areas. These could cause leakage, overheating or an explosion of the batteries, resulting in electrical shock, fire, burns or other injuries. High temperatures may also cause deformation of the casing.

• When using the flash, be careful not to cover it with your fingers or clothing.

This could result in burns or damage to the flash.

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Caution

• Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (the sun, etc.).

Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the image sensor.

• When using the camera on a beach or at a windy location, be careful not to

allow dust or sand to enter the camera.

This may cause the camera to malfunction.

• In regular use, small amounts of smoke may be emitted from the flash.

This is due to the high intensity of the flash burning dust and foreign materials stuck to the front of the unit. Please use a cotton swab to remove dirt, dust or other foreign matter from the flash to prevent heat build-up and damage to the unit.

• Remove and store the batteries when you are not using the camera.

If the batteries are left inside the camera, damage caused by leakage may occur.

• Before you discard batteries, cover the terminals with tape or other insulators.

Contacting other metal materials in waste containers may lead to fire or explosions.

• Do not sit in a chair with the camera in your pocket.

Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the LCD monitor.

• When putting the camera in your bag, ensure that hard objects do not come into

contact with the LCD monitor.

• Do not attach accessories to the strap.

Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the LCD monitor.

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Getting Started

This chapter explains preparations before shooting, how to shoot in A mode, and then how to view, erase and print the images you

take. The latter part of this chapter explains how to shoot and view

images in Easy Mode, how to shoot and view movies and how to

transfer images to a computer.

Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera

• Attach the included strap and place it around your wrist to avoid dropping

the camera during use.

• Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by

the sides. Be sure that your fingers do not block the flash while it is raised.

Strap

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

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Insert the included batteries and memory card into the camera.

Check the card’s write-protect tab.

● If the memory card has a write-protect tab,

you will not be able to record images if the tab is in the locked position. Slide the tab up until you hear a click.

Open the cover.

● Slide and hold the cover lock , then

slide and open the cover as shown.

Insert the batteries.

● Insert the batteries with (+) and (-) ends

Label

oriented correctly.

Insert the memory card.

● Insert the memory card as shown until it

locks into place with a click.

● Be sure the memory card is oriented

correctly. Inserting the memory card in the wrong direction could damage the camera.

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Close the cover.

● Close the cover and press downward

as you slide it until it clicks into place .

Removing the Memory Card

● Push the memory card in until you hear a

click, then slowly release it.

X The memory card will pop up.

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

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Approximate Number of Shots That Can Be Taken

Power Source

Number of Shots

Playback Time (Hours)

* The number of shots that can be taken is based on the Camera & Imaging Products

Association (CIPA) measurement standard.

• Under some shooting conditions, fewer shots can be taken.

• Depending on the brand of alkaline batteries used, the number of shots that can be

taken may vary widely.

• The values for NiMH batteries are based on fully charged batteries.

Alkaline Batteries

(Supplied)

130 370

NiMH Batteries

(Sold Separately)

Compatible Batteries

AA-size alkaline batteries and Canon AA-size NiMH batteries (sold separately) (pp. 38, 40).

Can any other batteries be used?

We cannot recommend the use of any other batteries than those listed above because performance varies widely.

Why use NiMH batteries?

NiMH batteries last much longer than alkaline batteries, especially in cold weather.

Battery Charge Indicator

When battery charge is low, an icon and message will appear. If the batteries are charged, the icon and message will not display.

Display Summary

“Change the batteries” The batteries are depleted. Insert new batteries.

Battery charge is low. Prepare new batteries to continue using the camera.

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

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Approximate Number of Shots per Memory Card

Memory Card

Number of shots

• Values are based on the default settings.

• The number of shots that can be taken will vary depending on camera settings, the

subject and the memory card used.

Can you check the number of shots that can be taken?

You can check the number of shots that can be taken when the camera is in a Shooting mode (p. 22).

Compatible Memory Cards

• SD memory cards

• SDHC memory cards

• MultiMediaCards

• MMCplus memory cards

• HC MMCplus memory cards

What is the write-protect tab?

SD and SDHC memory cards have a write-protect tab. If this tab is in the locked position, [Card locked!] will appear on the screen and you will not be able to take or erase images.

2GB 8GB

749 2994

Number of shots that can be taken

Setting the Date and Time

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The Date/Time settings screen will appear the first time the camera is turned on. Since the dates and times recorded into your images are based on these settings, be sure to set them.

Turn on the camera.

● Press the power button.

X The Date/Time screen will appear.

Set the date and time.

● Press the qr buttons to choose an

option.

● Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial

to set a value.

Make the setting.

● Press the m button.

X Once the date and time have been set,

the Date/Time screen will close.

● Pressing the power button will turn off the

camera.

Reappearing Date/Time screen

Set the correct date and time. If you have not set the date and time, the Date/ Time screen will appear each time you turn on the camera.

Setting the Date and Time

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Changing the Date and Time

You can change the current date and time settings.

Display the menus.

● Press the n button.

Choose [Date/Time] in the 3 tab.

● Press the qr buttons to choose the 3

tab.

● Press the op buttons or turn the Â dial

to choose [Date/Time], then press the m button.

Change the date and time.

Date/Time battery

If the [Date/Time] screen appears even when the date/time have been correctly set, insert a new date/time battery (p. 124).

● Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 18 to adjust

the setting.

● To close the menus, press the n

button.

Setting the Display Language

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You can change the display language in the LCD monitor menus and messages.

Enter Playback mode.

● Press the 1 button.

Display the settings screen.

● Press and hold the m button , then

immediately press the n button .

Set the display language.

● Press the opqr buttons or turn the Â

dial to choose a language, then press the m button.

X Once the display language has been set,

the language menu will close.

You can also change the display language by pressing the n button, choosing the 3 tab, and choosing the [Language] menu item.

Pressing the Shutter Button

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The shutter button has two stops. To take images that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus, then take the shot.

Press halfway (lightly to the first stop).

X The camera automatically focuses and

selects the necessary settings for shooting, such as the brightness.

X When the camera focuses, it will beep

twice and the indicator will light green.

Press fully (to the second stop).

X The camera plays the shutter sound and

takes the shot.

● Since the shot is being taken while the

shutter sound plays, be careful not to move the camera.

Does the length of the shutter sound change?

• Since the time required to shoot differs according to the scene you want to take,

the length of the shutter sound may change.

• If the camera or subject moves while the shutter sound is playing, the recorded

image may be blurry.

If you just press the shutter button fully without pausing halfway, the image may not be in focus.

Taking Pictures

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Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and brightness to optimal levels.

Turn on the camera.

● Press the power button.

X The start-up sound will play, and the start-

up screen will appear.

● Pressing the power button again will turn

the camera off.

Choose A mode.

● Set the mode dial to A.

● When you point the camera toward the

subject, the camera will make a slight noise as it determines the scene.

X The camera focuses on the subject it

judges to be the main subject, and the icon for the determined scene appears in the upper right of the screen.

X When faces are detected, a white frame

appears on the face of the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces.

X Even if the detected faces move, the camera

Focus range (approx.)

Zoom bar

will follow the faces within a certain range.

Compose the shot.

● Moving the zoom lever toward i will zoom

in on your subject, making it appear larger. Moving the lever toward j will zoom out from your subject, making it appear smaller.

● Keep your subject within the available

focusing range that appears on the screen for a given zoom position.

Focus.

● Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

X When the camera focuses, it will beep

twice and the indicator will light green.

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X Green AF frames appear where the

subject is in focus.

X Several AF frames will appear when the

camera focuses on more than one point.

● If the indicator lights orange and “Raise

the flash” appears on the screen, it is recommended to shoot with the flash.

AF Frames

Raise the flash manually, it will fire when you shoot. When you are not using the flash, lower it until it closes (the flash will turn off).

Shoot.

● Press the shutter button fully.

X The camera will play the shutter sound

and shoot.

X The indicator will blink green while the

image is recorded to the memory card.

What if...

• the indicator blinks orange and blinks on the screen?

Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the image.

• the camera does not play any sounds?

Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn the sounds on, press the n button, choose the 3 tab, and then choose [Mute]. Press the qr buttons to choose [Off].

X The image will appear on the screen for

about two seconds.

● You can take a second picture even while

an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again.

Taking Pictures

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• the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?

The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash range of approximately 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 1.0 – 2.5 m (3.3 – 8.2 ft.) at maximum telephoto.

• the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?

Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move about 5 cm (2.0 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about

1.0 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.

• the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?

To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in dark areas.

• the screen turns off when you try to take an image?

When flash recharging begins, the screen turns off. The screen turns on again when recharging ends.

Scene Icons

The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject brightness and color.

Background Bright

Subject Backlit Backlit

People –*

Including Blue

Skies

Sunsets

Dark

When Using

Tripod

Subjects Other Than People/Landscapes

Close Subjects ––

Icon Background Color

* Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.

Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a wall for example), or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try shooting in G mode (p. 66).

Gray Light Blue Orange Dark Blue

Viewing Images

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You can view your images on the screen.

Enter Playback mode.

● Press the 1 button.

X The last image you took will appear.

Choose an image.

●

Pressing the q button will cycle through the images in reverse order.

● Pressing the r button will cycle through

the images in the order they were taken.

● The images change more quickly if you

keep the qr buttons pressed, but they will appear coarse.

● Turning the Â dial counter-clockwise

displays images in reverse order, while turning it clockwise displays images in the order they were taken.

● If you press the shutter button halfway or

turn the mode dial while in Playback mode, the camera will switch to Shooting mode.

● The lens will retract after approximately 1

minute elapses.

Erasing Images

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You can choose and erase images one at a time. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image.

Enter Playback mode.

● Press the 1 button.

X The last image you took will appear.

Choose an image to erase.

● Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial

to display an image to erase.

Erase the image.

● Press the a button.

X [Erase?] appears.

● Press the qr buttons or turn the

to choose [Erase], then press the m button.

X The displayed image will be erased.

● To exit instead of erasing, press the qr

buttons or turn the Â dial to choose [Cancel], then press the m button.

dial

Printing Images

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You can easily print the images you have taken if you connect the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately).

Items to Prepare

• Camera and PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately)

• Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2)

Turn off the camera and printer.

Connect the camera to the printer.

● Open the cover, and insert the small end

of the plug firmly into the camera terminal in the direction shown.

● Insert the cable’s larger plug into the

printer. For connection details, refer to the user guide provided with the printer.

Turn on the printer.

Turn on the camera.

● Press the 1 button to turn on the camera.

X will appear on the screen.

Printing Images

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Choose an image to print.

● Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial

to choose an image, then press the m button.

Print images.

● Press the op buttons to choose [Print]

and press the m button.

X Printing will start.

● If you want to print additional images,

repeat Steps 5 and 6 after printing has completed.

● After printing has completed, turn off the

camera and printer, and unplug the interface cable.

• Refer to the Personal Printing Guide for details on printing.

• Refer to p. 39 for Canon-brand Pictbridge compliant printers.

Shooting in Easy mode

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The explanations of camera operations and behavior below are basically the same as in “Taking Pictures” (p. 22) except that operational instructions appear on the screen, and the camera is set so that only the buttons explained on this page are functional. This prevents incorrect operation of the camera, allowing even beginners to take worry-free pictures.

Choose 9 mode.

● Set the mode dial to 9.

Shoot.

● Follow Steps 3 – 5 on pages 22 – 23 to

shoot (no sound will play).

● If the indicator lights orange and “Raise

the flash” appears on the screen, it is recommended to shoot with the flash. Raise the flash manually, it will fire when you shoot. When you are not using the flash, lower it until it closes (the flash will turn off).

Viewing or Erasing in Easy mode

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The explanations for viewing or erasing unwanted images are basically the same as in “Viewing Images” (p. 25) and “Erasing Images” (p. 26) except that operational instructions appear on the screen, and the camera is set so that only the buttons explained on this page are functional. This prevents incorrect operation of the camera, allowing even beginners to view or erase images worry-free.

Viewing Single Images

Press the 1 button.

X The last image you took will appear.

Choose an image.

● Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial

to switch between images.

Viewing Slideshows

Press the 1 button. Press the m button.

X All the shots you have taken will display

for about 3 seconds each.

● Press the m button again to stop the

Erasing Images

slideshow.

Press the 1 button.

Choose an image to erase.

X Press the qr buttons or turn the Â dial

to choose the image you want to erase.

Erase the image.

● After pressing the a button, press the qr

buttons or turn the Â dial to choose [Erase]. Then press the m button.

X The chosen image will be erased.

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