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Camera User Guide
Getting Started
Learning More
Components Guide
Basic Operations
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Various Shooting Methods
Playback/Erasing
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Connecting to a TV
Customizing the Camera
Troubleshooting
List of Messages
Appendix
CDI-E366-010
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© 2007 CANON INC.
PRINTED IN JAPAN
Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 201–209).
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Workflow and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the
flowchart below.
Check the package contents
Getting Started (p. 7)
Explains how to complete tasks ranging from charging
batteries and installing memory cards to setting the date and
time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing
simple printing tasks.
Learning More (p. 37)
Names camera components and provides more detailed
instructions for shooting and playback. Lists information for
more advanced use of your camera.
Connect the camera to
other devices
• Connecting to a printer
• Connecting to a TV set
• Connecting to a computer
Camera User Guide
(This guide)
Direct Print User
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
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Checking the Package Contents
The following items are included in the package. If something is missing,
please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product.
Camera
a
b
Battery Pack NB-5L
(with Terminal Cover)
c
Battery Charger
CB-2LX/CB-2LXE
Memory Card (32MB)
d
e
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
AV Cable AVC-DC300
f
Wrist Strap WS-DC2
g
h
Canon Digital Camera
Solution Disk
i
User Guides
• Camera User Guide
• Direct Print User Guide
• Software Starter Guide
• “Canon Customer Support” Leaflet
• “Use of Genuine Canon Accessories
Recommended” Leaflet
j Warranty Card
You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera
with the included memory card.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High
Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus
cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These
cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in
this guide.
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Items marked with a
functions or procedures.
are lists or charts that summarize camera
Please Read
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Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Shooting Still Images (
Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shooting Movies (
Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Downloading Images to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Components Guide
38
Using the Touch Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the
Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to Use the Mode Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
47
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Basic Operations
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Various Shooting Methods
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
66
Shooting with the Optical Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . 67
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Recording Pixels/ Compression (Still Images) 75
Configuring the Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Embedding the Date in the Image Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
81
Shooting in Modes for Special Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shooting in Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist). . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
(Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock). 100
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake (Auto ISO Shift). . .105
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Setting the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . . 121
Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button . . . . . 122
Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Playback/Erasing
Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
130
Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . . 131
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
(Focus Check display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Jumping to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . . 136
Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) . . . . 140
Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Registering Functions to the Playback Button . . . . . . . . . . 172
174
Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
183
Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
184
Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
187
Troubleshooting
List of Messages
197
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Connecting to a TV
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
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Appendix
201
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Using an AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . . 211
Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
224
Index
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
238
Symbol Conventions in this Guide
Mode switch position
Available shooting modes
These modes are not available
These modes are 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.
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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.
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.
Language Setting
Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 13) to change the language setting.