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Advanced
Camera User Guide
This guide explains camera features and procedures in detail.
CDI-E188-010 XXXXXXXX
© 2005 CANON INC.
PRINTED IN JAPAN
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About This Guide
Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended.
This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when
used with genuine Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable for
any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, etc.,
caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories (e.g.,
a leakage and/or explosion of a battery pack). Please note that this
warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of
non-genuine Canon accessories, although you may request such
repairs on a chargeable basis.
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 and Viewfinder
The LCD monitor and viewfinder are 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 (p. 112).
Conventions Used in the Text
Icons appearing below titles indicate the modes that support that operation. In the
example below, the mode dial can be used in the following shooting modes.
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Mode Dial
(My Colors) •
(Movie)
(Auto) •
(Manual) •
: This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation.
: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic
operating procedures.
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.
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Contents
Items marked with
functions or procedures.
are lists or charts that summarize camera
Please Read
Chapter 1 Preparing the Camera
Components Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Using the Multi Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
LCD Monitor Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Shooting Information (Shooting Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Playback Information- Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Playback Information-Detailed (Playback Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Histogram Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Changing the Review Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Formatting a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
FUNC. Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Rec. Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Play Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Set up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
My Camera Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 2 Shooting
Changing Resolution/Compression Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting the Red-eye Reduction Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting the Slow Synchro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Chapter 3 Using the Mode Dial
Shooting a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Using the Mode Dial (Creative Zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Shooting in a My Colors Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
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Chapter 4 Advanced Shooting Functions
Registering Settings to the Shortcut Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting an AF Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adjusting the Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the Photo Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching between Built-in Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Shooting Images at Set Intervals (Intervalometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Create a save destination (folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 5 Playback/Erasing
Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
The display jumps nine images at a time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Triple Image Scrolling Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rotating Images in the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Applying Effects and Playing Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Viewing/Editing Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automated Playback (Slide Shows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protecting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 6 Print Settings/Transfer Settings
About Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Image Transmission Settings (DPOF Transfer Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Chapter 7 Vewing Images on a TV set
Viewing Images on a TV Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Chapter 8 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Chapter 10 List of Messages
List of Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Chapter 11 Appendix
Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Handling the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Using the AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Car Battery Charger (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Using Conversion Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Camera Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Photo Tips and Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
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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 Canon
Limited Warranty supplied with your camera.
Safety Precautions
Before using the camera, please ensure that you read and understand
the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the camera
is operated correctly.
The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to
instruct you in the safe and correct operation of the camera and its
accessories to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons
and equipment.
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In the following pages, the term "equipment" refers primarily to the
camera, its batteries and battery charger, separately sold compact
power adapter, car battery charger and high-power flash.
About the Memory Card
Store the memory card out of the reach of children and infants. It may be swallowed
accidentally. If this occurs, consult a doctor immediately.
Warnings
Do not aim the camera directly into the sun or at other intense light sources that
could damage your eyesight.
Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes. Exposure to
the intense light produced by the flash may 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. Accidental damage to
the camera or batteries by a child could result in serious injury. In addition, placement of
the strap around a child's neck could result in asphyxiation.
Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not
expressly described in this guide. Disassembly or alteration may result in high-
voltage electrical shock. Internal inspections, alterations and repairs should be
conducted by qualified service personnel authorized by your camera distributor or a
Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
To avoid the risk of high-voltage electrical shock, do not touch the flash portion
of the camera if it has been damaged. Similarly, never touch internal portions of the
equipment that become exposed as a result of damage. There is a risk of high-voltage
electrical shock. Please take the first opportunity to consult your camera distributor or
the closest Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
Stop operating the equipment immediately if it emits smoke or noxious fumes.
Failure to do so may result in fire or electrical shock. Immediately turn the camera's
power off, remove the batteries and unplug the power cord from the power outlet.
Confirm that smoke or fume emissions have ceased. Please consult your camera
distributor or the closest Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
Stop operating the equipment immediately if it is dropped or the casing is
damaged. Immediately turn the camera's power off, remove the batteries or
unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Continued use of the equipment may
result in fire or electrical shock. Please consult your camera distributor or the closest
Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
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Do not allow the equipment to come into contact with, or become immersed in,
water or other liquids. Do not allow liquids to enter the interior. The camera has not
been waterproofed. If the exterior comes into contact with liquids or salt air, wipe it dry
with a soft, absorbent cloth. In the event that water or other foreign substances enter the
interior, immediately turn the camera's power off and remove the batteries or unplug the
power cord from the power outlet. Continued use of the equipment may result in fire or
electrical shock. Please consult your camera distributor or the closest Canon Customer
Support Help Desk.
Do not use substances containing alcohol, benzene, thinners or other flammable
substances to clean or maintain the equipment. The use of these substances may lead
to fire.
Remove the power cord on a regular periodic basis and wipe away the dust and
dirt that collects on the plug, the exterior of the power outlet and the surrounding
area. In dusty, humid or greasy environments, the dust that collects around the plug
over long periods of time may become saturated with humidity and short-circuit, leading
to fire.
Do not cut, damage, alter or place heavy items on the power cord. Any of these
actions may cause an electrical short circuit, which may lead to fire or electrical shock.
Do not handle the power cord if your hands are wet. Handling it with wet hands may
lead to electrical shock. When unplugging the cable, ensure that you hold the solid
portion of the plug. Pulling on the flexible portion of the cable may damage or expose
the wire and insulation, creating the potential for fires or electrical shocks.
Use only recommended power accessories. Use of power sources not expressly
recommended for this equipment may lead to overheating, distortion of the equipment,
fire, electrical shock or other hazards.
Do not place the batteries near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or
heat. Neither should you immerse it in water. Such exposure may damage the battery
and lead to the leakage of corrosive liquids, fire, electrical shock, explosion or serious
injury.
Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or apply heat to the batteries. There is serious
risk of injury due to an explosion. Immediately flush with water any area of the body,
including the eyes and mouth, or clothing that comes into contact with the inner
contents of a battery.
Avoid dropping or subjecting the batteries to severe impacts that could damage
the casings. It could lead to leakage and injury.
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