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ENGLISH
The Components Guide
Preparations
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Printing
Downloading Images to
a Computer
Basic
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
CDI-E306-010
XX07XXX
© 2007 CANON INC.
PRINTED IN JAPAN
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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
The Components Guide
Preparations
• Charging the battery
• Installing the battery and memory card
• Setting the date, time and language
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
• Read this first.
Handling precautions, references to the
various shooting and playback functions
Advanced Camera
User Guide
Printing
• 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.
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. Also, "battery" refers to the battery pack.
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The Components Guide
Front View
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Attaching the Wrist Strap
a Wrist Strap Mount
b Microphone
c Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 18)
d AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 24)
e Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 36)
f Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
g Flash (p. 14)
h Lens
In order to avoid dropping the camera, wear the wrist strap
when using the camera.
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Back View
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a LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15)
b Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 18)
c A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 104)
d Terminal Cover
e DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
f Tripod Socket
g DC Coupler Terminal Cover (Advanced Guide p. 134)
h Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 8)
The interface cable and AV cable cannot be connected
simultaneously.
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.
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Controls
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a Speaker
b Indicators (p. 6)
c Power Lamp
d Power Button (p. 10)
e Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 80)
(Telephoto)
Shooting:
Playback:
(Magnify)
(Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30, Advanced Guide pp. 70, 71)
(Wide Angle)/
(Index)/
f Shutter Button (p. 10)
g Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)
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i Touch Control Dial
j DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
k FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 22)
l MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 23)
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(Jump)/
Button (p. 14)
(Macro)/
(ISO Speed)/
(Single Image Erase)/
(Continuous)/
(Self-timer)
(Infinity)/
Button (p. 15)
Button (Advanced Guide pp. 69, 83)
/ Button (pp. 16, 19, Advanced Guide p. 37)
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Using the Touch Control Dial
Touching the Dial
A magnified image of the touch control dial displays on the LCD
monitor when you place your finger on the dial. Circling your finger on
the dial allows you to configure the functions assigned to each button.
Touch Icons
Sample in shooting mode
• Functions that cannot be configured are shown in gray.
• The dial display (Touch Icons) can be turned On/Off in
• When Touch Icons is set to [Off], the icon of the function
being touched appears in green on the LCD monitor.
the
(Set up) menu (Advanced Guide p. 26).
Circling Your Finger on the Dial
You can select categories or images by circling your finger on the dial.
Circling counterclockwise works the same as the
circling clockwise the same as the
button. (It may also work as the
button and
/
buttons with some functions.)
Sample of selecting manual
mode
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The following functions can be operated using the touch control dial.
Please note that some of the options for some functions cannot be
operated with it.
Operable Functions
Shooting Selecting a shooting mode
(When mode dial is set to
(SCN) or
(Manual),
Selecting
/
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/
(Movie))
Selecting options in the FUNC. menu
Playback Selecting images
Operations for playing/editing movies
Operations for sound memos and the
Sound Recorder
Operations for DPOF print settings and
direct transfer settings.
Selecting options in menus
Selecting time zones for the world clock
Selecting options for the My Camera settings
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p. 21
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Shooting
and
Playback
Reference Page
Basic Advanced
p. 11
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pp. 14,
15, 16
p. 20
p. 18
pp. 37, 69
p. 22
pp. 80, 81,
82, 83,
102, 105
pp. 84, 86
pp. 94, 95
pp. 107,
111
p. 23
p. 20
p. 113
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Indicators
The camera indicators light or blink under the following
circumstances.
Never do the following while an indicator is blinking green.
These actions may corrupt image data.
• Shake or jolt the camera
• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery
cover
Upper Indicator
Ready to shoot (camera beeps twice)
Green:
Blinking Green: Time Lapse (movie) recording/Image recording/
reading/erasing/transferring (when connected to
a computer/printer)
Ready to shoot (flash on)
Orange:
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)
Lower Indicator
Yellow:
Macro mode/infinity mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)
Preparations
1. Charging the Battery.
Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.
• When using the battery for the first time.
• When the "Change the battery pack." message displays.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LXE) and
plug it into a power outlet.
• Battery charger model names and types vary by region.
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