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Camera User Guide

Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingtheSafety

Precautionssection,beforeusingthecamera.

Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethecamera

properly.

Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthefuture.

ENGLISH

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Package Contents

Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage.

Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer.

Camera

AAAlkalineBatteries(x2) InterfaceCable

IFC-400PCU

WristStrapWS-800

DIGITALCAMERA

SolutionDisk*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStartedWarrantyCard

*ContainssoftwareandPDFmanuals(=25).Amemorycardisnotincluded(seebelow).

Compatible Memory Cards

Thefollowingmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeused,regardlessof

capacity. SDmemorycards*

SDHCmemorycards*

SDXCmemorycards*

Eye-Ficards

*ConformstoSDspecications.However,notallmemorycardshavebeenveriedto

workwiththecamera.

AboutEye-FiCardsThisproductisnotguaranteedtosupportEye-Ficardfunctions(including

wirelesstransfer).IncaseofanissuewithanEye-Ficard,pleasecheck

withthecardmanufacturer.

AlsonotethatanapprovalisrequiredtouseEye-Ficardsinmanycountries

orregions.Withoutapproval,useofthecardisnotpermitted.Ifitisunclear

whetherthecardhasbeenapprovedforuseinthearea,pleasecheckwith

thecardmanufacturer.
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Preliminary Notes and Legal Information

Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere

recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand

afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages

arisingfromanymalfunctionofacameraoraccessory,includingmemory

cards,thatresultsinthefailureofanimagetoberecordedortoberecordedinawaythatismachinereadable.

Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain

fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat

evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother

legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial

settings.

Thecamerawarrantyisvalidonlyintheareaofpurchase.Incaseof

cameraproblemswhileabroad,returntotheareaofpurchasebefore

contactingaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

AlthoughtheLCDmonitorisproducedunderextremelyhigh-precision

manufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthepixelsmeet

designspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybedefectiveormay

appearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicatecameradamageor

affectrecordedimages.

TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotectionagainstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore

usingthecamera.

Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.

Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.

Organization of Camera User Guide

Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.

BasicGuide(=13) Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(=33) Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide

Microphone

Lamp

Lens

Zoomlever

Shooting:/ Playback:/

Strapmount Shutterbutton

Powerbutton

Modedial

Flash

Speaker

Date/timebatteryholder

Tripodsocket

Memorycard/batterycover

Lockreleaseswitch

DCcouplercableport

Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera

buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.

Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.

Upbutton onback Leftbutton onback Rightbutton onback

Downbutton onback Controldial onback

Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.

:Importantinformationyoushouldknow

:Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause

=xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,xxrepresentsapagenumber)

Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.

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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide

Screen(LCDmonitor)

button /

button Moviebutton

button HDMITMterminal DIGITALterminal

< (ISOspeed)>/< (Filterimagedisplay)>/Upbutton

//Leftbutton

Controldial

FUNC./SETbutton

/Rightbutton

/Downbutton Indicator

button button

z Turningthecontroldialisonewayto

choosesettingitems,switchimages,and

performotheroperations.Mostofthese

operationsarealsopossiblewiththe

buttons.

Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas

thememorycard.

Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill

images,movies,orboth.

StillImages : Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingstillimages.Movies : Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingmovies.

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Table of Contents

PackageContents.........................2

CompatibleMemoryCards............2

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................3

OrganizationofCameraUserGuide.............................................3

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................4

TableofContents...........................6

Contents:BasicOperations...........8

SafetyPrecautions.......................10

Basic Guide .................... 13

InitialPreparations.......................14

TryingtheCameraOut................20

IncludedSoftware,PDF

Manuals.......................................25

Accessories..................................32

Advanced Guide ............. 33

1 CameraBasics.....................33

On/Off..........................................34

ShutterButton..............................35

ShootingModes...........................36

ShootingDisplayOptions............36FUNC.Menu................................37

MENUMenu................................38

IndicatorDisplay..........................40

Clock............................................40

2 SmartAutoMode.................41

Shooting(SmartAuto).................42

Common,ConvenientFeatures...49

ImageCustomizationFeatures.... 54

HelpfulShootingFeatures...........59

CustomizingCamera

Operation.....................................62

3 OtherShootingModes........65

Brightness/ColorCustomization

(LiveViewControl).......................66

SpecicScenes...........................67

SpecialModesforOther

Purposes......................................69

ImageEffects(CreativeFilters)...71

DiscreetMode..............................76

ShootingVariousMovies.............77

4 PMode..................................79

ShootinginProgramAEMode

(

Mode)..................................80

ImageBrightness(Exposure

Compensation)............................81

ColorandContinuousShooting...84ShootingRangeandFocusing....90

Flash............................................98

OtherSettings............................101

5 Tv,Av,andMMode............103

SpecicShutterSpeeds(

Mode).........................................104

SpecicApertureValues(

Mode).........................................105

SpecicShutterSpeedsand

ApertureValues(Mode).....106

6 PlaybackMode..................109

Viewing......................................110

BrowsingandFilteringImages.......................................114

ImageViewingOptions..............117
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TableofContents

ProtectingImages......................120

ErasingImages..........................124

RotatingImages.........................127

ImageCategories......................129

EditingStillImages....................133

EditingMovies............................139

7 SettingMenu......................141

AdjustingBasicCamera

Functions...................................142

8 Accessories.......................155

ReplacingtheDate/Time

Battery........................................156

OptionalAccessories.................157

UsingOptionalAccessories.......159

PrintingImages..........................166

UsinganEye-FiCard.................179

9 Appendix............................181

Troubleshooting.........................182

On-ScreenMessages................186

On-ScreenInformation..............188

FunctionsandMenuTables.......192

HandlingPrecautions.................202

Specications.............................203

Index..........................................207

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Contents: Basic Operations

4 Shootz Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode).................................... 42

Shootingpeoplewell

IPortraits

(=67)

PAgainstSnow

(=68)

Matchingspecicscenes

LowLight

(=67)

tFireworks

(=68)

Applyingspecialeffects

VividColors

(=71)PosterEffect

(=71)Fish-EyeEffect

(=72)

MiniatureEffect

(=72)ToyCameraEffect

(=74)Monochrome

(=75)

zWheresoundandasharenotallowed(DiscreetMode).................... 76

zWhileadjustingimagesettings(LiveViewControl)............................. 66

z Focusonfaces......................................................................... 42,67,93

zWithmyselfintheshot(Self-Timer)............................................... 50,69z Adddatestamps.................................................................................. 52

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Contents:BasicOperations

1 Viewz Viewimages(PlaybackMode)............................................................110

z Automaticplayback(Slideshow).........................................................118

z OnaTV.............................................................................................. 159

z Onacomputer..................................................................................... 26

z Browsethroughimagesquickly..........................................................114

z Eraseimages..................................................................................... 124

E Shoot/ViewMoviesz Shootmovies................................................................................. 42,77

z Viewmovies(PlaybackMode)............................................................ 110

c Printz Printpictures...................................................................................... 166

Save

z Saveimagestoacomputer................................................................. 26

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Safety Precautions

Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions

describedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly.

Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedtoprevent

injuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetotheequipment.

Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysoldaccessoriesyouuse.

Warning Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.

Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeopleseyes.

Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.

Inparticular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhen

usingtheash.

Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.

Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachildsneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.

Date/timebattery:Dangerousifswallowed.Ifthisoccurs,contactadoctor

immediately.

Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.

Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.

Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts. Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif

ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.

Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange

smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.

Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto

cleantheproduct.

Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)

orotherliquids. Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.

Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.

Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,

immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebatteries.

Useonlytherecommendedbatteries.

Donotplacethebatteriesnearorindirectame.

Thebatteriesmayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.This

couldcauseinjuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatbatteriesleakandthebatteryelectrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,

immediatelyushwithwater.

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SafetyPrecautions

Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.

Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe

operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate

cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesisrestricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.

DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot

supportdataCD-ROMs.

Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe

loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).

Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.

Caution Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.

Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,

subjectittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonother

objects.

Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.

Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.

Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.

Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor

clothing.

Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:

-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight

-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40C(104F)

-Humidordustyareas

Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebatteries,

resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.

Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed

forprolongedperiods.

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SafetyPrecautions

Caution Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.

Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona

clearday).Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.

Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful

nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe

ash.

Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign

materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove

dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand

damagetotheunit.

Removeandstorethebatterieswhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteriesareleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay

occur.

Beforeyoudiscardthebatteries,covertheterminalswithtapeor

otherinsulators.Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

Donotchargebatteriesofdifferenttypesatthesametime,oruse

olderbatteriestogetherwithnewerbatteries.

Donotinsertthebatterieswiththe+andterminalsreversed.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,ensurethathardobjectsdo

notcomeintocontactwiththescreen.

Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.

Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.

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Basic Guide

Givesbasicinstructions,frominitial

preparationstoshooting,playback,and

savingonacomputer

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Initial Preparations

Prepareforshootingasfollows.

Attaching the Strap

z Threadtheendofthestrapthroughthe

straphole( ),andthenpulltheother

endofthestrapthroughthelooponthe

threadedend( ).

z Thestrapcanalsobeattachedtotheleft

sideofthecamera.

Holding the Camera

z Placethestraparoundyourwrist.

zWhenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto

yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely

topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhaveraisedtheash,donotrestyourngers

onit.

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InitialPreparations

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteriesandamemorycard(soldseparately).

Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformattedin

anotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera(=146).

1 Checkthecardswrite-protect

tab.

z Recordingisnotpossibleonmemorycards

withawrite-protecttabwhenthetabisinthe

locked(downward)position.Slidethetabup

untilitclicksintotheunlockedposition.

2 Openthecover.

z Slidetheswitch( )andopenthecover

( ).

3 Insertthebatteries.

z Insertthebatteriesasshown.

Label

4 Insertthememorycard.

z Insertthememorycardfacingasshown

untilitclicksintothelockedposition.

z Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe

rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting

memorycardsfacingthewrongwaymaydamagethecamera.

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5 Closethecover.

z Lowerthecover( )andholditdownas

youslideit,untilitclicksintotheclosed

position( ).

CompatibleBatteriesUseAAalkalinebatteriesorCanonAANiMHbatteries(soldseparately,

=157). Duetotheinconsistentperformanceofotherbatteries,useofspecied

batteriesonlyisrecommended. NiMHbatterieslastlongerincamerasthanalkalinebatteriesdo,especially

incoldweather.

Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingarepossiblewith

variousbatteries,seeSpecications(=203).

RemovingtheMemoryCard

z Openthecoverandpushthememory

cardinuntilitclicks,andthenslowlyreleasethememorycard.

X Thememorycardwillpopup.

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InitialPreparations

Setting the Date and Time

Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/Time]screen

isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway

isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhenyoumanageimagesbyshootingdateorprintimagesshowingthedate.

Youcanalsoaddadatestamptoshots,ifyouwish(=52).

1 Turnthecameraon.

z Pressthepowerbutton.

X The[Date/Time]screenisdisplayed.

2 Setthedateandtime.

z Pressthebuttonstochooseanoption.

z Pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtospecifythedateandtime.zWhennished,pressthebutton.

3 Setthehometimezone.

z Pressthebuttonsorturnthedialtochooseyourhometimezone.

4 Finishthesetupprocess.

z Pressthebuttonwhennished.Afteraconrmationmessage,thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

z Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepowerbutton.

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InitialPreparations

Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/

Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.

Specifythecorrectinformation.

Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen

choose[ ]bypressingthe

buttonsorturningthedial.

ChangingtheDateandTimeAdjustthedateandtimeasfollows.

1 Accessthecameramenu.z Pressthebutton.

2 Choose[Date/Time].

z Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]tab.

z Pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtochoose[Date/Time],andthenpressthebutton.

3 Changethedateandtime.

z Followstep2on=17toadjustthesettings.

z Pressthebuttontoclosethemenu.

Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbedisplayedwhen

youturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=17tosetthedateandtime.

Ifthe[Date/Time]screenisdisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon,

evenafteryouhavesetthedateandtimecorrectly,replacethedate/time

batterywithanewone(=156).
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InitialPreparations

Display Language

Thedisplaylanguagecanbechangedasneeded.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.z Pressthebutton.

2 Accessthesettingscreen.

z Pressandholdthebutton,and

thenimmediatelypressthebutton.

3 Setthedisplaylanguage.

z Pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtochoosealanguage,andthenpressthebutton.XOncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressing

thebuttonbeforeyoupressthebutton.Inthiscase,pressthebuttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.

Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthebuttonandchoosing[Language ]onthe[3]tab.

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StillImages Movies

Trying the Camera Out

Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor

movies,andthenviewthem.

Shooting (Smart Auto)Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,

simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.

z Pressthepowerbutton.

X Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Entermode.z Setthemodedialto.z Aimthecameraatthesubject.The

camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

X Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen.

X Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

3 Composetheshot.

z

Tozoominandenlargethesubject,movethezoomlevertoward(telephoto),andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward(wideangle).

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TryingtheCameraOut

4 Shoot.

ShootingStillImages

Focus.

z Presstheshutterbuttonlightly,halfway

down.Thecamerabeepstwiceafter

focusing,andgreenframesaredisplayed

toindicateimageareasinfocus.

z If[Raisetheash]appearsonthescreen,

pressthebuttontoraisetheash.Itwillrewhenshooting.Ifyouprefernot

tousetheash,pushitdownwithyour

nger,intothecamera.

Shoot.

z Presstheshutterbuttonalltheway

down.

XAsthecamerashoots,ashuttersound

isplayed,andinlow-lightconditions,the

ashresautomatically.

z Keepthecamerastilluntiltheshuttersoundends.

XYourshotremainsdisplayedonthe

screenforabouttwoseconds.

z Evenwhiletheshotisdisplayed,youcan

takeanothershotbypressingtheshutter

buttonagain.

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TryingtheCameraOut

ElapsedTime

ShootingMovies

Startshooting.

z Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera

beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and[ Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.

XBlackbarsdisplayedonthetopand

bottomedgesofthescreenindicate

imageareasnotrecorded.


facesindicatethattheyareinfocus.

z Oncerecordingbegins,youcantakeyour

ngeroffthemoviebutton.

Finishshooting.

z Pressthemoviebuttonagaintostop

shooting.Thecamerabeepstwiceas

recordingstops.

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Included Software, PDF Manuals

ThesoftwareandPDFmanualsontheincludedDIGITALCAMERASolution

Disk(CD-ROM)(=2)areintroducedbelow,withinstructionsforinstallation,andsavingimagestoacomputer.

SoftwareAfterinstallingthesoftwareontheCD-ROM,youcandothefollowing

thingsonyourcomputer.

CameraWindow

z Importimagesandchangecamerasettings

ImageBrowserEX

zManageimages:view,search,andorganizez Printandeditimages

AutoUpdateFunctionUsingtheincludedsoftware,youcanupdatetothelatestversion,and

downloadnewfunctionsviatheInternet(somesoftwareexcluded).Besure

toinstallthesoftwareonacomputerwithanInternetconnectionsoyoucan

usethisfunction.

Internetaccessisrequiredtousethisfunction,andanyISPaccountchargesandaccessfeesmustbepaidseparately.

PDF Manuals

CameraUserGuide

z Refertothisguideforamorein-depthunderstandingofcamera

operation.

SoftwareGuidez Refertothisguidewhenusingtheincludedsoftware.Theguidecanbe

accessedfromthehelpsystemofincludedsoftware(somesoftware

excluded).

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IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals

Installing the Software

Windows7andMacOSX10.6areusedhereforthesakeofillustration.

Usingthesoftwareautoupdatefunction,youcanupdatetothelatest

versionanddownloadnewfunctionsviatheInternet(somesoftwareexcluded),sobesuretoinstallthesoftwareonacomputerwithanInternet

connection.

1 InserttheCD-ROMinthecomputersCD-ROMdrive.

z InserttheincludedCD-ROM(DIGITAL

CAMERASolutionDisk)(=2)inthecomputersCD-ROMdrive.

z OnaMacintoshcomputer,afterinserting

thedisc,double-clickthedesktopdiscicon

toopenit,andthendouble-clickthe[ ]

icondisplayed.

2 Begintheinstallation.

z Click[EasyInstallation]andfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstocompletethe

installationprocess.

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3 Whenamessageisdisplayed

promptingyoutoconnectthecamera,connectittoa

computer.zWiththecameraturnedoff,openthe

cover( ).Withthesmallerplugofthe

includedinterfacecable(=2)intheorientationshown,inserttheplugfully

intothecameraterminal( ).

z Insertthelargerplugoftheinterface

cableinthecomputersUSBport.For

detailsaboutUSBconnectionsonthe

computer,refertothecomputeruser

manual.

4 Installtheles.

z Turnthecameraon,andfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstocompletethe

installationprocess.

X ThesoftwarewillconnecttotheInternet

toupdatetothelatestversionand

downloadnewfunctions.Installationmaytakesometime,dependingoncomputer

performanceandtheInternetconnection.

z Click[Finish]or[Restart]onthescreen

afterinstallationandremovetheCD-

ROMwhenthedesktopisdisplayed.

z Turnthecameraoffanddisconnectthe

cable.

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WhennotconnectedtotheInternet,therearethefollowinglimitations.

-Thescreeninstep3willnotbedisplayed.

-Somefunctionsmaynotbeinstalled.

Thersttimeyouconnectthecameratothecomputer,driverswillbeinstalled,soitmaytakeafewminutesuntilcameraimagesareaccessible.

IfyouhaveseveralcamerasthatwerebundledwithImageBrowserEXon

theincludedCD-ROMs,besuretouseeachcamerawiththeirincludedCD-

ROMandfollowtheon-screeninstallationinstructionsforeach.Doingsowill

ensurethateachcamerawillreceivethecorrectupdatesandnewfunctions

viatheautoupdatefunction.

Saving Images to a Computer

Windows7andMacOSX10.6areusedhereforthesakeofillustration.

1 Connectthecameratothecomputer.

z Followstep3on=28toconnectthecameratoacomputer.

2 TurnthecameraontoaccessCameraWindow.

z Pressthebuttontoturnthecameraon.z OnaMacintoshcomputer,CameraWindow

isdisplayedwhenaconnectionisestablished

betweenthecameraandcomputer.

z ForWindows,followthestepsintroduced

below.z Inthescreenthatdisplays,clickthe[ ]

linktomodifytheprogram.

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InWindows7,ifthescreeninstep2isnotdisplayed,clickthe[ ]iconin

thetaskbar.

TostartCameraWindowinWindowsVistaorXP,click[DownloadsImages

FromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow]onthescreendisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraoninstep2.IfCameraWindowisnotdisplayed,

clickthe[Start]menuandchoose[AllPrograms][CanonUtilities]

[CameraWindow][CameraWindow].

OnaMacintoshcomputer,ifCameraWindowisnotdisplayedafterstep2,

clickthe[CameraWindow]iconintheDock(thebaratthebottomofthe

desktop).

Althoughyoucansaveimagestoacomputersimplybyconnectingyour

cameratothecomputerwithoutusingtheincludedsoftware,thefollowing

limitationsapply.

-Itmaytakeafewminutesafteryouconnectthecameratothecomputer

untilcameraimagesareaccessible.

-Imagesshotinverticalorientationmaybesavedinhorizontalorientation.

-Imageprotectionsettingsmaybeclearedfromimagessavedtoa

computer.

-Someproblemsmayoccurwhensavingimagesorimageinformation,

dependingontheoperatingsystemversion,thesoftwareinuse,orimage

lesizes.-Somefunctionsprovidedbytheincludedsoftwaremaynotbeavailable,

suchaseditingmoviesorreturningimagestothecamera.

Using the PDF Manuals

CameraUserGuide

z Accessthisguidebydouble-clickingthedesktopshortcuticon.

SoftwareGuidez Theguidecanbeaccessedfromthehelpsystemofincludedsoftware

(somesoftwareexcluded).

ItmaynotbepossibletoinstallthePDFmanualsoncomputersthatdo

notmeetthesystemrequirements(=26).However,youcanviewthemanualsonacomputerthatsupportsAdobeReaderbycopyingthePDF

lesintheReadmefolderontheCD-ROMdirectlytoaconvenientlocation

onthecomputer.

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Accessories

WristStrap

WS-800

AAAlkaline

Batteries(x2)

DIGITAL

CAMERASolutionDisk

InterfaceCableIFC-400PCU*1

MemoryCard CardReader Windows/MacintoshComputer

TV/VideoSystem

ACAdapterKitACK800*3

BatteryandChargerKitCBK4-300

Included

Accessories

Power

Cable

HDMICableHTC-100

StereoAVCableAVC-DC400ST

FlashUnit

CanonPictBridge-CompatiblePrinters

High-PowerFlash

HF-DC2*2

*1Alsoavailableforpurchaseseparately.

*2High-PowerFlashHF-DC1alsosupported.

*3DCCouplerDR-DC10isrequired.

UseofgenuineCanonaccessoriesisrecommended.

Thisproductisdesignedtoachieveexcellentperformancewhenusedwithgenuine

Canonaccessories.

Canonshallnotbeliableforanydamagetothisproductand/oraccidentssuchasre,

etc.,causedbythemalfunctionofnon-genuineCanonaccessories(e.g.,aleakage

and/orexplosionofabatterypack).Pleasenotethatthiswarrantydoesnotapplyto

repairsarisingoutofthemalfunctionofnon-genuineCanonaccessories,althoughyou

mayrequestsuchrepairsonachargeablebasis.

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Camera BasicsPracticalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsand

describesshootingandplaybackoptions

1Advanced Guide

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On/Off

ShootingMode

z Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthe

cameraonandprepareforshooting.

z Toturnthecameraoff,pressthepower

buttonagain.

PlaybackMode

z Pressthebuttontoturnthecameraonandviewyourshots.

z Toturnthecameraoff,pressthebuttonagain.

ToswitchtoPlaybackmodefromShootingmode,pressthebutton. ToswitchtoShootingmodefromPlaybackmode,presstheshutterbutton

halfway(=35). Thelenswillberetractedafteraboutoneminuteoncethecameraisin

Playbackmode.Youcanturnthecameraoffwhenthelensisretractedby

pressingthebutton.

Power-Saving Features (Auto Power Down)Asawaytoconservebatterypower,thecameraautomaticallydeactivates

thescreen(DisplayOff)andthenturnsitselfoffafteraspecicperiodof

inactivity.

PowerSavinginShootingModeThescreenisautomaticallydeactivatedafteraboutoneminuteofinactivity.

Inabouttwomoreminutes,thelensisretractedandthecameraturnsitself

off.Toactivatethescreenandprepareforshootingwhenthescreenisoffbutthelensisstillout,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway(=35).PowerSavinginPlaybackMode

Thecameraturnsitselfoffautomaticallyafteraboutveminutesof

inactivity.

Adjustthetimingofautomaticcameraandscreendeactivationasneeded

(=149). Powersavingisnotactivewhilethecameraisconnectedtoacomputer

(=28).

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Shutter Button

Toensureyourshotsareinfocus,alwayspresstheshutterbuttonlightly

(halfway)initially.Oncethesubjectisinfocus,pressthebuttonalltheway

downtoshoot.

Inthismanual,shutterbuttonoperationsaredescribedaspressingthe

buttonhalfwayorall the way down.

1 Presshalfway.(Presslightlytofocus.)

z Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.The

camerabeepstwice,andAFframesare

displayedaroundimageareasinfocus.

2 Pressallthewaydown.(Fromthehalfwayposition,pressfully

toshoot.)

X Thecamerashoots,asashuttersound

isplayed.

z Keepthecamerastilluntiltheshutter

soundends.

Imagesmaybeoutoffocusifyoushootwithoutinitiallypressing

theshutterbuttonhalfway.

Lengthofshuttersoundplaybackvariesdependingonthetime

requiredfortheshot.Itmaytakelongerinsomeshootingscenes,

andimageswillbeblurryifyoumovethecamera(orthesubject

moves)beforetheshuttersoundends.

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MENU Menu

Congureavarietyofcamerafunctionsthroughothermenusasfollows.

Menuitemsaregroupedbypurposeontabs,suchasshooting[4],playback[1],andsoon.Notethatavailablesettingsvarydependingontheselectedshootingorplaybackmode(=196200).

1 Accessthemenu.

z Pressthebutton.

2 Chooseatab.

z Movethezoomlevertochooseatab.

z Afteryouhavepressedthe

buttonstochooseatabinitially,youcan

switchbetweentabsbypressingthe

buttons.

3 Chooseasetting.

z Pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtochooseasetting.z Tochoosesettingswithoptionsnot

shown,rstpresstheorbuttontoswitchscreens,andtheneither

pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtoselectthesetting.z Toreturntothepreviousscreen,press

thebutton.

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MENUMenu

4 Chooseanoption.

z Pressthebuttonstochooseanoption.

5 Finishthesetupprocess.

z Pressthebuttontoreturntothescreendisplayedbeforeyoupressedthe

buttoninstep1.

Toundoanyaccidentalsettingchanges,youcanrestorethecameras

defaultsettings(=152).

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Indicator Display

Theindicatoronthebackofthecamera(=5)lightsuporblinksdependingonthecamerastatus.

ColorIndicator

StatusCameraStatus

GreenOn

Connectedtoacomputer(=29),ordisplayoff(=34,149)

Blinking Startingup,recording/reading/transmittingimages

Whentheindicatorblinksgreen,neverturnthecameraoff,open

thememorycard/batterycover,orshakeorjoltthecamera,which

maycorruptimagesordamagethecameraormemorycard.

Clock

Youcancheckthecurrenttime.

z Pressandholdthebutton.X Thecurrenttimeappears.

z Ifyouholdthecameraverticallywhile

usingtheclockfunction,itwillswitchtoverticaldisplay.Pressthebuttonsorturnthedialtochangethedisplaycolor.

z Pressthebuttonagaintocanceltheclockdisplay.

Whenthecameraisoff,pressandholdthebutton,thenpressthepowerbuttontodisplaytheclock.
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Smart Auto ModeConvenientmodeforeasyshotswithgreatercontrol

overshooting

2

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StillImages Movies

Shooting (Smart Auto)

Forfullyautomaticselectionatoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,simply

letthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.z Pressthepowerbutton.

X Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Entermode.z Setthemodedialto.zAimthecameraatthesubject.Thecamerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

X Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen(=46,47).X Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

ZoomBar

FocusRange(approx.)

3 Composetheshot.

z Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move

thezoomlevertoward(telephoto),andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward(wideangle).(Azoombarshowingthezoompositionisdisplayed.)

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Shooting(SmartAuto)

4 Shoot.

ShootingStillImages

Focus.

z Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.The

camerabeepstwiceafterfocusing,and

greenframesaredisplayedtoindicate

imageareasinfocus.

XSeveralgreenframesaredisplayedwhen

multipleareasareinfocus.

z If[Raisetheash]appearsonthescreen,

pressthebuttontoraisetheash.Itwillrewhenshooting.Ifyouprefernot

tousetheash,pushitdownwithyour

nger,intothecamera.

Shoot.

z Presstheshutterbuttonalltheway

down.

XAsthecamerashoots,ashuttersound

isplayed,andinlow-lightconditions

whenyouhaveraisedtheash,itres

automatically.z Keepthecamerastilluntiltheshutter

soundends.

XYourshotremainsdisplayedonthe

screenforabouttwoseconds.

z Evenwhiletheshotisdisplayed,youcan

takeanothershotbypressingtheshutter

buttonagain.

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Shooting(SmartAuto)

ElapsedTime

ShootingMovies

Startshooting.

z Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera

beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and[Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.





facesindicatethattheyareinfocus.

z Oncerecordingbegins,youcantakeyour

ngeroffthemoviebutton.

Resizethesubjectandrecomposetheshotasneeded.

z Toresizethesubject,dothesamething

asinstep3on=42.However,notethatthesoundofcameraoperationswill

berecorded,andmoviesshotatzoomfactorsshowninbluewilllookgrainy.

zWhenyourecomposeshots,the

focus,brightness,andcolorswillbe

automaticallyadjusted.

Finishshooting.

z Pressthemoviebuttonagaintostop

shooting.Thecamerabeepstwiceas

recordingstops.

z Recordingwillstopautomaticallywhen

thememorycardbecomesfull.

StillImages/Movies

Torestorecamerasoundifyouhaveaccidentallydeactivatedit

(byholdingthebuttondownwhileturningthecameraon),pressthebuttonandchoose[Mute]onthe[3]tab,andthenpressthebuttonstochoose[Off].

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Shooting(SmartAuto)

StillImages

Aashing[ ]iconwarnsthatimagesaremorelikelytobeblurred

bycamerashake.Inthiscase,mountthecameraonatripodor

takeothermeasurestokeepitstill.

Ifyourshotsaredarkdespitetheashring,movecloserto

thesubject.Fordetailsontheashrange,seeSpecications

(=203). Thesubjectmaybetoocloseifthecameraonlybeepsoncewhen

youpresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.Fordetailsonthefocusing

range(shootingrange),seeSpecications(=203). Toreducered-eyeandtoassistinfocusing,thelampmaybe

activatedwhenshootinginlow-lightconditions.

Ablinking[h]icondisplayedwiththemessage[Chargingtheash]whenyouattempttoshootindicatesthatshootingisnotpossible

untiltheashhasnishedrecharging.Shootingcanresumeas

soonastheashisready,soeitherpresstheshutterbuttonallthe

waydownandwait,orreleaseitandpressitagain.

Movies

Microphone Keepyourngersawayfromthe

microphonewhileshootingmovies.

Blockingthemicrophonemayprevent

audiofrombeingrecordedormay

causetherecordingtosoundmufed.

Avoidtouchingcameracontrolsotherthanthemoviebuttonwhen

shootingmovies,becausesoundsmadebythecamerawillbe

recorded.

Audioisrecordedinstereo.

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Shooting(SmartAuto)

StillImages Movies

Scene Icons

Inmode,shootingscenesdeterminedbythecameraareindicated

bytheicondisplayed,andcorrespondingsettingsareautomaticallyselectedforoptimalfocusing,subjectbrightness,andcolor.

Subject

Background

People OtherSubjectsIcon

Background

ColorIn

Motion*1Shadows

onFace*1In

Motion*1AtClose

Range

Bright

Gray

Backlit

WithBlueSkyLight

BlueBacklit

Sunsets Orange

Spotlights

DarkBlue

Dark

Tripod

Used

*2

*2

*1Notdisplayedformovies.

*2Displayedindarksceneswhenthecameraisheldstill,aswhenmountedonatripod.

Tryshootinginmode(=79)ifthesceneicondoesnot

matchactualshootingconditions,orifitisnotpossibletoshootwithyourexpectedeffect,color,orbrightness.

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Shooting(SmartAuto)

StillImages Movies

Image Stabilization Icons

Optimalimagestabilizationfortheshootingconditionsisautomatically

applied(IntelligentIS).Additionally,thefollowingiconsaredisplayedinmode.

Imagestabilizationforstill

images

Imagestabilizationformovies,

reducingstrongcamerashake,

aswhenshootingwhilewalking

(DynamicIS)

Imagestabilizationforstill

images,whenpanning*

Imagestabilizationforslow

camerashake,suchaswhen

shootingmoviesattelephoto(PoweredIS)

Imagestabilizationformacro

shots(HybridIS)

Noimagestabilization,because

thecameraismountedon

atripodorheldstillbyother

means

*Displayedwhenyoupan,followingmovingsubjectswiththecamera.Whenyoufollowsubjectsmovinghorizontally,imagestabilizationonlycounteractsverticalcamerashake,andhorizontalstabilizationstops.Similarly,whenyoufollowsubjectsmoving

vertically,imagestabilizationonlycounteractshorizontalcamerashake.

Tocancelimagestabilization,set[ISMode]to[Off](=101).Inthiscase,anISiconisnotdisplayed.

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Common, Convenient Features

StillImages Movies

Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

Whendistantsubjectsaretoofarawaytoenlargeusingtheopticalzoom,

usedigitalzoomforuptoabout64xenlargement.

ZoomFactor

1 Movethezoomlevertoward.z Holdtheleveruntilzoomingstops.

X Zoomingstopsatthelargestpossiblezoom

factor(beforetheimagebecomesnoticeably

grainy),whichisthenindicatedonthescreen.

2 Movethezoomlevertowardagain.X Tocontinuemagnifyingthesubject,keep

zooming.

Movingthezoomleverwilldisplaythezoombar(whichindicates

thezoomposition).Thecolorofthezoombarwillchange

dependingonthezoomrange.

-Whiterange:opticalzoomrangewheretheimagewillnotappeargrainy.

-Yellowrange:digitalzoomrangewheretheimageisnot

noticeablygrainy(ZoomPlus).

-Bluerange:digitalzoomrangewheretheimagewillappeargrainy.

Becausethebluerangewillnotbeavailableatsomeresolutionsettings(=55)themaximumzoomfactorcanbeachievedbyfollowingstep1.

Zoomedimagesmaylookgrainy,undersomeresolutionsettings(=55)andzoomfactors.Inthiscase,thezoomfactorisshowninblue.

Focallengthwhenopticalanddigitalzoomarecombinedisasfollows

(35mmlmequivalent).

281792mm(28448mmwithopticalzoomalone) Todeactivatedigitalzoom,pressthebutton,choose[DigitalZoom]

onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[Off].

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Common,ConvenientFeatures

StillImages Movies

Using the Self-Timer

Withtheself-timer,youcanincludeyourselfingroupphotosorothertimed

shots.Thecamerawillshootabout10secondsafteryoupresstheshutterbutton.

1 Congurethesetting.

z Pressthe

button,choose[]](eitherpressthe

buttonsorturnthedial),andthenpressthebutton.

XOncethesettingiscomplete,[]]isdisplayed.

2 Shoot.

z ForStillImages:Presstheshutterbutton

halfwaytofocusonthesubject,andthen

pressitallthewaydown.

z ForMovies:Pressthemoviebutton.

XOnceyoustarttheself-timer,thelamp

willblinkandthecamerawillplayaself-

timersound.

X Twosecondsbeforetheshot,theblinking

andsoundwillspeedup.(Thelampwill

remainlitincasetheashres.)

z Tocancelshootingafteryouhave

triggeredtheself-timer,pressthe

button.z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,choose

[ ]instep1.

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StillImages Movies

UsingtheSelf-TimertoAvoidCameraShakeThisoptiondelaysshutterreleaseuntilabouttwosecondsafteryouhave

pressedtheshutterbutton.Ifthecameraisunsteadywhileyouarepressingtheshutterbutton,itwillnotaffectyourshot.

Congurethesetting.

z Followstep1on=50andchoose[[].XOncethesettingiscomplete,[[]isdisplayed.

z Followstep2on=50toshoot.

StillImages Movies

CustomizingtheSelf-TimerYoucanspecifythedelay(030seconds)andnumberofshots(110).

1 Choose[$].z Followingstep1on=50,choose[$]andpressthebuttonimmediately.


z Pressthe

buttonstochoose[Delay]or[Shots].

z Pressthebuttonsorturnthedialtochooseavalue,andthenpressthebutton.XOncethesettingiscomplete,[$]isdisplayed.

z Followstep2on=50toshoot.

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Formoviesshotusingtheself-timer,[Delay]representsthedelay

beforerecordingbegins,butthe[Shots]settinghasnoeffect.

Whenyouspecifymultipleshots,imagebrightnessandwhitebalancearedeterminedbytherstshot.Moretimeisrequiredbetweenshotswhenthe

ashresorwhenyouhavespeciedtotakemanyshots.Shootingwillstop

automaticallywhenthememorycardbecomesfull.

Whenadelaylongerthantwosecondsisspecied,twosecondsbeforethe

shot,thelampblinkingandself-timersoundwillspeedup.(Thelampwill

remainlitincasetheashres.)

StillImages

Adding a Date Stamp

Thecameracanaddtheshootingdatetoimages,inthelower-rightcorner.

However,notethatdatestampscannotbeeditedorremoved,soconrm

beforehandthatthedateandtimearecorrect(=17).


z Pressthebutton,choose[DateStamp]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoosethedesiredoption(=38).XOncethesettingiscomplete,[DATE]is

displayed.

2 Shoot.

XAsyoutakeshots,thecameraaddsthe

shootingdateortimetothelower-right

cornerofimages.

zTorestoretheoriginalsetting,choose[Off]instep1.

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Datestampscannotbeeditedorremoved.

Shotstakenwithoutaddingadatestampcanbeprintedwithoneasfollows.However,addingadatestampthiswaytoimagesthatalreadyhaveonemay

causeittobeprintedtwice.

-Usetheincludedsoftwaretoprint

Fordetails,refertotheSoftware Guide(=25).-Printusingprinterfunctions(=166)-UsecameraDPOFprintsettings(=173)toprint

StillImages

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Shootafterchoosingasubjecttofocusonasfollows.

1 SpecifyTrackingAF.

z Pressthebutton.X [ ]isdisplayedinthecenterofthe

screen.

2 Chooseasubjecttofocuson.

z Aimthecamerasothat[ ]isonthe

desiredsubject,andthenpressthe

shutterbuttonhalfway.

XAblueframeisdisplayed,andthe

camerawillkeepthesubjectinfocusandimagebrightnessadjusted(ServoAF).

3 Shoot.

z Presstheshutterbuttonallthewaydown

toshoot.

z PressthebuttontocancelTrackingAF.

Trackingmaynotbepossiblewhensubjectsaretoosmallormovetoo

rapidly,orwhensubjectcolororbrightnessmatchesthatofthebackground

tooclosely.

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Image Customization Features

StillImages

Changing the Aspect Ratio

Changetheimageaspectratio(ratioofwidthtoheight)asfollows.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[ ]inthemenu,andchoosethedesiredoption

(=37).XOncethesettingiscomplete,thescreen

aspectratiowillbeupdated.

z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthis

processbutchoose[ ].

UsedfordisplayonwidescreenHDTVsorsimilardisplaydevices.

Sameaspectratioas35mmlm,usedforprintingimagesat5x7-inchor

postcardsizes.

Nativeaspectratioofthecamerascreen,alsousedfordisplayonstandard-

denitiontelevisionsorsimilardisplaydevices,orforprintingimagesat3.5x

5-inchorA-seriessizes.

Squareaspectratio.

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ImageCustomizationFeatures

StillImages

Changing Image Resolution (Size)

Choosefrom4levelsofimageresolution,asfollows.Forguidelineson

howmanyshotsateachresolutionsettingcantonamemorycard,seeSpecications(=203).

Congurethesetting.


(=37).X Theoptionyouconguredisnow

displayed.



GuidelinesforChoosingResolutionBasedonPaperSize(for4:3Images)

A2(16.5x23.4in.)

A3A5(11.7x16.55.8x8.3in.)

5x7in.Postcard

3.5x5in.

z [ ]:Fore-mailingimages.

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StillImages

Red-Eye Correction

Red-eyethatoccursintheashphotographycanbeautomatically

correctedasfollows.

1 Accessthe[FlashSettings]screen.

z Pressthebutton,choose[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tab,andthenpressthebutton(=38).


zChoose[Red-EyeCorr.],andthenchoose[On](=38).XOncethesettingiscomplete,[R]isdisplayed.


processbutchoose[Off].

Red-eyecorrectionmaybeappliedtoimageareasotherthan

eyes(ifthecameramisinterpretsredeyemakeupasredpupils,

forexample).

Youcanalsocorrectexistingimages(=138). Youcanalsoaccessthescreeninstep2whentheashisupbypressing

thebuttonandimmediatelypressingthebutton.

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Movies

Changing Movie Image Quality

2imagequalitysettingsareavailable.Forguidelinesonthemaximum

movielengthateachlevelofimagequalitythatwilltonamemorycard,seeSpecications(=203).

Congurethesetting.



displayed.



Image

Quality Resolution FrameRate Details

1280x720 25fps* ForshootinginHD

640x480 30fps Forshootinginstandarddenition

*[ ]moviesareplayedbackat30fps.

In[ ]mode,blackbarsdisplayedonthetopandbottomedgesofthe

screenindicateimageareasnotrecorded.

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Movies

Using the Wind Filter

Distortedaudiocausedbyrecordingwhenthewindisstrongcanbe

reduced.However,therecordingmaysoundunnaturalwhenthisoptionisusedwhenthereisnowind.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[WindFilter]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[On](=38).z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthis


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Helpful Shooting Features

StillImages Movies

Displaying Grid Lines

Gridlinescanbedisplayedonthescreenforverticalandhorizontal

referencewhileshooting.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[GridLines]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[On](=38).XOncethesettingiscomplete,gridlines

aredisplayedonthescreen.



Gridlinesarenotrecordedinyourshots.

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HelpfulShootingFeatures

StillImages

Magnifying the Area in Focus

Youcancheckthefocusbypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway,whichwill

enlargetheportionoftheimageinfocusintheAFframe.


z Pressthebutton,choose[AF-PointZoom]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[On](=38).

2 Checkthefocus.

zPresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.Thefacedetectedasthemainsubjectisnow

magnied.

z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,choose

[Off]instep1.

Theareainfocuswillnotbemagniedwhenyoupresstheshutter

buttonhalfwayifafacewasnotdetected,ifthepersonistooclosetothecameraandtheirfaceistoolargeforthescreen,orifthe

cameradetectssubjectmovement.

Thedisplaywillnotmagnifywhenusingthedigitalzoom(=49)orTrackingAF(=94).

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HelpfulShootingFeatures

StillImages

Checking for Closed Eyes

[ ]isdisplayedwhenthecameradetectsthatpeoplemayhaveclosed

theireyes.


z Pressthebutton,choose[BlinkDetection]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[On](=38).

2 Shoot.

XAframe,accompaniedby[ ],isdisplayedwhenthecameradetectsa

personwhoseeyesareclosed.

z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,choose

[Off]instep1.

Whenyouhavespeciedmultipleshotsin[$]mode,thisfunctionisonlyavailableforthenalshot.

Theframeisnotdisplayedwhen[Review]issetto[Quick](=63).

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Customizing Camera Operation

Customizeshootingfunctionsonthe[4]tabofthemenuasfollows.Forinstructionsonmenufunctions,seeMENUMenu(=38).

StillImages

Deactivating the AF Assist Beam

Youcandeactivatethelampthatnormallylightsuptohelpyoufocuswhen

youpresstheshutterbuttonhalfwayinlow-lightconditions.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[AF-assistBeam]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[Off](=38).z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthisprocessbutchoose[On].

StillImages

Deactivating the Red-Eye Reduction Lamp

Youcandeactivatethered-eyereductionlampthatlightsuptoreducered-

eyewhentheashisusedinlow-lightshots.

1 Accessthe[FlashSettings]

screen.

z Pressthebutton,choose[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tab,andthenpressthebutton(=38).


z Choose[Red-EyeLamp],andthen

choose[Off](=38).z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthis

processbutchoose[On].

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CustomizingCameraOperation

StillImages

Changing the Image Display Period After Shots

Changehowlongimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[Review]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoosethedesiredoption(=38).z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthis

processbutchoose[2sec.].

Quick Displaysimagesonlyuntilyoucanshootagain.

210sec. Displaysimagesforthespeciedtime.

Hold Displaysimagesuntilyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

Off Noimagedisplayaftershots.

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CustomizingCameraOperation

StillImages

Changing the Image Display Style After Shots

Changethewayimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows.

Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[ReviewInfo]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoosethedesiredoption(=38).z Torestoretheoriginalsetting,repeatthis


Off Displaysonlytheimage.

Detailed Displaysshootingdetails(=190).

FocusCheckShowstheareaintheAFframemagnied,enablingyoutocheckthe

focus.FollowthestepsinCheckingtheFocus(=113).

Thissettingissetto[Off]andcannotbechangedwhen[Review](=63)issetto[Quick]or[Off].

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Other Shooting ModesShootmoreeffectivelyinvariousscenes,andtakeshots

enhancedwithuniqueimageeffectsorcapturedusing

specialfunctions

3

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StillImages Movies

Brightness/Color Customization

(Live View Control)

Imagebrightnessorcolorswhenshootingcanbeeasilycustomizedas

follows.

1 Enter< >mode.

z Setthemodedialto< >.


z Pressthebuttontoaccessthesettingscreen.Pressthe

buttonstochooseasettingitem,and

thenpressthebuttonsorturnthedialtoadjustthevalueasyouwatchthescreen.

z Pressthebutton.

3 Shoot.

BrightnessForbrighterimages,adjusttheleveltotheright,andfordarker

images,adjustittotheleft.

ColorFormorevividimages,adjusttheleveltotheright,andformore

subduedimages,adjustittotheleft.

ToneForawarm,reddishtone,adjusttheleveltotheright,andforacool,

bluishtone,adjustittotheleft.

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Specifc Scenes

Chooseamodematchingtheshootingscene,andthecamerawill

automaticallycongurethesettingsforoptimalshots.

1 Entermode.z Setthemodedialto.

2 Chooseashootingmode.

z Pressthebutton,choose[I]inthemenu,andthenchooseashootingmode

(=37).

3 Shoot.

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IShootportraits(Portrait)z Takeshotsofpeoplewithasoftening

effect.

StillImages

Shootunderlowlight

(LowLight)z Shootwithminimalcamerashakeand

subjectblureveninlow-lightconditions.

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SpecicScenes

StillImages Movies

PShootwithsnowybackgrounds(Snow)

z Bright,natural-coloredshotsofpeopleagainstsnowybackgrounds.

StillImages Movies

tShootreworks(Fireworks)z Vividshotsofreworks.

In[t]mode,mountthecameraonatripodortakeothermeasurestokeepitstillandpreventcamerashake.Additionally,

youshouldset[ISMode]to[Off]whenusingatripodorother

meanstoholdthecamerastill(

=101).

[ ]moderesolutionis[ ](2304x1728)andcannotbechanged.

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SpecialModesforOtherPurposes

Evenifyourfaceisnotdetectedafteryoujointheothersintheshooting

area,thecamerawillshootabout15secondslater.

Tochangethenumberofshots,afterchoosing[ ]insteps12on

=69,pressthebutton,andtheneitherpressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtochooseavalue,andthenpressthebuttonagain.

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Image Effects (Creative Filters)

Addavarietyofeffectstoimageswhenshooting.

1 Enter< >mode.

z Setthemodedialto< >.

2 Chooseashootingmode.

z Pressthebutton,choose[ ]inthemenu,andthenchooseashooting

mode(=37).

3 Shoot.

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Shootinvividcolors

(SuperVivid)

z Shotsinrich,vividcolors.

StillImages Movies

Posterizedshots(PosterEffect)

z Shotsthatresembleanoldposteror

illustration.

In[ ]and[ ]modes,trytakingsometestshotsrst,tomake

sureyouobtainthedesiredresults.

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ImageEffects(CreativeFilters)

StillImages

Shooting with a Fish-Eye Lens Effect (Fish-eye Effect)

Shootwiththedistortingeffectofash-eyelens.

1 Choose[ ].

z Followsteps12on=71andchoose[ ].

2 Chooseaneffectlevel.

z Pressthebutton,chooseaneffectlevel(eitherpressthe

buttonsorturnthedial),andthenpressthebuttonagain.XApreviewisshownofhowyourshotwill

lookwiththeeffectapplied.

3 Shoot.

Trytakingsometestshotsrst,tomakesureyouobtainthedesiredresults.

StillImages Movies

Shots Resembling Miniature Models (Miniature Effect)

Createstheeffectofaminiaturemodel,byblurringimageareasaboveand

belowyourselectedarea.

Youcanalsomakemoviesthatlooklikescenesinminiaturemodelsbychoosingtheplaybackspeedbeforethemovieisrecorded.Peopleand

objectsinthescenewillmovequicklyduringplayback.Notethatsoundis

notrecorded.

1 Choose[ ].


XAwhiteframeisdisplayed,indicatingthe

imageareathatwillnotbeblurred.

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2 Choosetheareatokeepin

focus.

z Pressthebutton.

z Movethezoomlevertoresizetheframe,andpressthe

buttonstomoveit.

3 Formovies,choosethemovieplaybackspeed.

z Pressthebutton,andthen

choosethespeedbypressingthebuttonsorturningthedial.

4 Returntotheshootingscreen

andshoot.

z Pressthebuttontoreturntotheshootingscreen,andthenshoot.

PlaybackSpeedandEstimatedPlaybackTime(forOne-MinuteClips)

Speed PlaybackTime

Approx.12sec.

Approx.6sec.

Approx.3sec.

Thezoomisnotavailablewhenshootingmovies.Besuretoset

thezoombeforeshooting.

Trytakingsometestshotsrst,tomakesureyouobtainthe

desiredresults.

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Toswitchtheorientationoftheframe(fromhorizontaltoverticalorvice-

versa),pressthebuttoninstep2.Youcanmovetheframeinverticalorientationbypressingthebuttons.

Holdingthecameraverticallywillchangetheorientationoftheframe.

Movieimagequalityis[ ]atanaspectratioof[ ]and[ ]atanaspect

ratioof[ ](=54).Thesequalitysettingscannotbechanged.

StillImages

Shooting with a Toy Camera Effect

(Toy Camera Effect)

Thiseffectmakesimagesresembleshotsfromatoycamerabyvignetting(darker,blurredimagecorners)andchangingtheoverallcolor.

1 Choose[ ].


2 Chooseacolortone.

z Pressthebutton,chooseacolortone(eitherpressthebuttonsorturnthedial),andthenpressthebuttonagain.XApreviewisshownofhowyourshotwill

lookwiththeeffectapplied.

3 Shoot.

Standard Shotsresembletoycameraimages.

Warm Imageshaveawarmertonethanwith[Standard].

Cool Imageshaveacoolertonethanwith[Standard].

Trytakingsometestshotsrst,tomakesureyouobtainthe

desiredresults.

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Discreet Mode

Shootwithoutactivatingcamerasounds,theash,orlampasfollows.Use

thismodewherecamerasounds,theash,andlightsareprohibited.

1 Enter< >mode.z Setthemodedialto< >.

2 Shoot.

In< >mode,evenplaybacksoundsaremuted.Soundsofcameraoperationsaremuted,andmovieaudioisalsomuted.

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Movies

Shooting Various Movies

Movies

Shooting Movies in Mode

1 Entermode.z Setthemodedialto.XBlackbarsdisplayedonthetopand



2 Congurethesettingstosuitthemovie(=192199).

3 Shoot.

z Pressthemoviebutton.

z Tostopmovierecording,pressthemovie

buttonagain.

Movies

LockingorChangingImageBrightnessBeforeShootingBeforeshooting,youcanlocktheexposureorchangeitin1/3-stop

incrementswithinarangeof2to+2.

1 Locktheexposure.

z Afterreleasingtheshutterbutton,press

thebuttontolocktheexposure.The

exposureshiftbarisdisplayed.z Tounlocktheexposure,pressthebuttonagain.

2 Adjusttheexposure.

z Turnthedialtoadjusttheexposure,asyouwatchthescreen.

3 Shoot.

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ShootingVariousMovies

Movies

Shooting iFrame Movies

ShootmoviesthatcanbeeditedwithiFrame-compatiblesoftwareor

devices.Youcanquicklyedit,save,andmanageiFramemoviesusingtheincludedsoftware(=25).

1 Choose[ ].

z Setthemodedialto.z Pressthebutton,choose[E]inthemenu,andthenchoose[ ]

(=37).




2 Shoot(=77).

Theresolutionis[ ](=57)andcannotbechanged. iFrameisavideoformatdevelopedbyApple.

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P ModeMorediscerningshots,inyourpreferredshootingstyle

Instructionsinthischapterapplytothecamerawiththemodedialsetto

mode. :ProgramAE;AE:AutoExposure Beforeusingafunctionintroducedinthischapterinmodesotherthan

,makesurethefunctionisavailableinthatmode(=192199).

4

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StillImages Movies

Shooting in Program AE Mode

(

Mode)

Youcancustomizemanyfunctionsettingstosuityourpreferredshooting

style.


2 Customizethesettingsasdesired(=81101),andthenshoot.

Ifadequateexposurecannotbeobtainedwhenyoupresstheshutterbutton

halfway,shutterspeedsandaperturevaluesaredisplayedinorange.To

obtainadequateexposure,tryadjustingthefollowingsettings.

-Activatetheash(=98)-ChangetheISOspeed(=82)

Moviescanberecordedinmodeaswell,bypressingthemoviebutton.However,someandsettingsmaybeautomaticallyadjustedformovierecording.

Fordetailsontheshootingrangeinmode,seeSpecications(=203).

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Image Brightness (Exposure

Compensation)

StillImages Movies

Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

Thestandardexposuresetbythecameracanbeadjustedin1/3-stopincrements,inarangeof2to+2.

z Pressthebutton.Asyouwatchthescreen,pressthebuttonsorturnthedialtoadjustbrightness,andthenpressthebuttonagainwhennished.X Thecorrectionlevelyouspeciedisnow

displayed.

StillImages

Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)

Beforeshooting,youcanlocktheexposure,oryoucanspecifyfocusand

exposureseparately.

1 Locktheexposure.

z Aimthecameraatthesubjecttoshootwith

theexposurelocked.Withtheshutterbutton

pressedhalfway,pressthebutton.X [ ]isdisplayed,andtheexposureislocked.

z TounlockAE,releasetheshutterbutton

andpressthebuttonagain.Inthiscase,[ ]isnolongerdisplayed.

2 Composetheshotandshoot.

z Afteroneshot,AEisunlockedand[ ]is

nolongerdisplayed.

AE:AutoExposure

Aftertheexposureislocked,youcanadjustthecombinationofshutterspeedandaperturevaluebyturningthedial(ProgramShift).

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ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation)

StillImages

Changing the Metering Method

Adjustthemeteringmethod(howbrightnessismeasured)tosuitshooting

conditionsasfollows.



displayed.

EvaluativeFortypicalshootingconditions,includingbacklitshots.

Automaticallyadjustsexposuretomatchtheshootingconditions.

Center

WeightedAvg.

Determinestheaveragebrightnessoflightacrosstheentire

imagearea,calculatedbytreatingbrightnessinthecentralarea

asmoreimportant.

Spot Meteringrestrictedtowithinthe[ ](SpotAEPointframe),

displayedinthecenterofthescreen.

StillImages

Changing the ISO Speed

z Pressthebutton,chooseanoption(eitherpressthe

buttonsorturnthedial),andthenpressthebutton.X Theoptionyouconguredisnow

displayed.

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ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation)

AutomaticallyadjuststheISOspeedtosuitthe

shootingmodeandconditions.

Low

High

Forshootingoutdoorsinfairweather.

Forshootingincloudyconditions,orattwilight.

Forshootingnightscenes,orindarkrooms.

ToviewtheautomaticallysetISOspeedwhenthecameraissetto[ ],

presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

AlthoughchoosingalowerISOspeedmayreduceimagegraininess,there

maybeagreaterriskofsubjectblurrinessinsomeshootingconditions. ChoosingahigherISOspeedwillincreaseshutterspeed,whichmayreduce

subjectblurrinessandincreasetheashrange.However,shotsmaylookgrainy.

StillImages

Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast)

Beforeshooting,excessivelybrightordarkimageareas(suchasfacesor

backgrounds)canbedetectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimal

brightness.Insufcientoverallimagecontrastcanalsobeautomatically

correctedbeforeshootingtomakesubjectsstandoutbetter.

z Pressthebutton,choose[i-Contrast]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[Auto](=38).XOncethesettingiscomplete,[@]is

displayed.

Undersomeshootingconditions,correctionmaybeinaccurateor

maycauseimagestoappeargrainy.

Youcanalsocorrectexistingimages(=137).

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ColorandContinuousShooting

StillImages Movies

CustomWhiteBalanceForimagecolorsthatlooknaturalunderthelightinyourshot,adjustwhite

balancetosuitthelightsourcewhereyouareshooting.Setthewhitebalanceunderthesamelightsourcethatwillilluminateyourshot.

z Followthestepson=84tochoose[ ].

z Aimthecameraataplainwhitesubject,

sothattheentirescreeniswhite.Press

thebutton.X Thetintofthescreenchangesoncethewhitebalancedatahasbeenrecorded.

Colorsmaylookunnaturalifyouchangecamerasettingsafter

recordingwhitebalancedata.

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Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)

Changeimagecolortonesasdesired,suchasconvertingimagestosepia

orblackandwhite.



displayed.

MyColorsOff

VividEmphasizescontrastandcolorsaturation,makingimages

sharper.

NeutralTonesdowncontrastandcolorsaturationforsubdued

images.

Sepia Createssepiatoneimages.

B/W Createsblackandwhiteimages.

PositiveFilm

CombinestheeffectsofVividBlue,VividGreen,and

VividRedtoproduceintenseyetnatural-lookingcolors

resemblingimagesonpositivelm.

LighterSkinTone Lightensskintones.

DarkerSkinTone Darkensskintones.

VividBlueEmphasizesbluesinimages.Makesthesky,ocean,and

otherbluesubjectsmorevivid.

VividGreenEmphasizesgreensinimages.Makesmountains,foliage,

andothergreensubjectsmorevivid.

VividRedEmphasizesredsinimages.Makesredsubjectsmore

vivid.

CustomColor

Adjustcontrast,sharpness,colorsaturation,andother

qualitiesasdesired(=87).

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Cannotbeusedwiththeself-timer(=50)or[BlinkDetection](=61).

Shootingmaystopmomentarilyorcontinuousshootingmayslow

downdependingonshootingconditions,camerasettings,andthezoomposition.

Asmoreshotsaretaken,shootingmayslowdown.

Shootingmayslowdowniftheashres.

Continuousshootingisfasterin[ ]mode(=67).

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ShootingRangeandFocusing

MFIndicator

2 Specifythegeneralfocal

position.

z Referringtotheon-screenMFindicator

bar(whichshowsthedistanceandfocalposition)andthemagnieddisplayarea,

pressthe

buttonsorturnthedialtospecifythegeneralfocalposition,andthenpressthebutton.

3 Fine-tunethefocus.

z Presstheshutterbuttonhalfwaytohave

thecamerane-tunethefocalposition(SafetyMF).

AFframemodeorsizecannotbechangedwhilefocusing

manually(=92).IfyouwanttochangetheAFframemodeorsize,cancelmanualfocusmoderst.

Focusingispossiblewhenusingthedigitalzoom(=49)ordigitaltele-converter(

=92),orwhenusingaTVasadisplay

(=163),butthemagnieddisplaywillnotappear.

Tofocusmoreaccurately,tryattachingthecameratoatripodtostabilizeit.

Tohidethemagnieddisplayarea,pressthebuttonandset[MF-PointZoom]onthe[4]tabto[Off](=38).

Todeactivateautomaticfocusne-tuningwhentheshutterbuttonispressed

halfway,pressthebuttonandset[SafetyMF]onthe[4]tabto[Off](

=38).

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Digital Tele-Converter

Thefocallengthofthelenscanbeincreasedbyapproximately1.6xor2.0x.

Thiscanreducecamerashakebecausetheshutterspeedisfasterthanitwouldbeifyouzoomed(includingusingdigitalzoom)intothesamezoom

factor.

z Pressthebutton,choose[DigitalZoom]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoosethedesiredoption(=38).X Theviewisenlargedandthezoomfactor

isdisplayedonthescreen.

Thedigitaltele-convertercannotbeusedwithdigitalzoom

(=49)andAF-pointzoom(=60).

Therespectivefocallengthswhenusing[1.6x]and[2.0x]are44.8

716.8mmand56.0896.0mm(35mmlmequivalent).

Theshutterspeedmaybeequivalentwhenyoumovethezoomleverallthe

waytowardformaximumtelephoto,andwhenyouzoomintoenlargethesubjecttothesamesizefollowingstep2on=49.

StillImages Movies

Changing the AF Frame ModeChangetheAF(autofocus)framemodetosuittheshootingconditionsas

follows.

z Pressthebutton,choose[AFFrame]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoosethedesiredoption(=38).

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Iffacesarenotdetected,orwhenonlygrayframesaredisplayed

(withoutawhiteframe),uptoninegreenframesaredisplayedin

theareasinfocuswhenyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

IffacesarenotdetectedwhenServoAF(=95)issetto[On],theAFframeisdisplayedinthecenterofthescreenwhenyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

Examplesoffacesthatcannotbedetected:

-Subjectsthataredistantorextremelyclose

-Subjectsthataredarkorlight

-Facesinprole,atanangle,orpartlyhidden

Thecameramaymisinterpretnon-humansubjectsasfaces.

NoAFframesaredisplayedifthecameracannotfocuswhenyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

StillImages

ChoosingSubjectstoFocusOn(TrackingAF)Shootafterchoosingasubjecttofocusonasfollows.

1 Choose[TrackingAF].z Followthestepson=92tochoose[TrackingAF].

X [ ]isdisplayedinthecenterofthescreen.

2 Chooseasubjecttofocuson.

z Aimthecamerasothat[ ]isonthe

desiredsubject,andthenpressthebutton.

XWhenthesubjectisdetected,thecamera

beepsand[ ]isdisplayed.Evenifthe

subjectmoves,thecamerawillcontinue

totrackthesubjectwithinacertainrange.

X Ifnosubjectisdetected,[ ]isdisplayed.

z Tocanceltracking,pressthebuttonagain.

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3 Shoot.

z Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.[ ]changes

toablue[ ],whichfollowsthesubjectas

thecameracontinuestoadjustthefocusandexposure(ServoAF)(seebelow).

z Presstheshutterbuttonallthewaydown

toshoot.

X Evenafteryourshot,[ ]isstilldisplayed

andthecameracontinuestotrackthesubject.

[ServoAF](seebelow)issetto[On]andcannotbechanged.

Trackingmaynotbepossiblewhensubjectsaretoosmallormove

toorapidly,orwhensubjectcolororbrightnessmatchesthatofthe

backgroundtooclosely.

[AF-PointZoom]onthe[4]tabisnotavailable. [e]isnotavailable.

Thecameracandetectsubjectsevenifyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway

withoutpressingthebutton.Afteryourshot,[ ]isdisplayedinthecenterofthescreen. Whenshootingin[f]mode(=90),pressandholdthebuttonforat

leastonesecond.

StillImages

ShootingwithServoAFThismodehelpsavoidmissingshotsofsubjectsinmotion,becausethe

cameracontinuestofocusonthesubjectandadjusttheexposureaslong

asyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.


z Pressthebutton,choose[ServoAF]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[On](=38).

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2 Focus.

z Thefocusandexposurearemaintained

wheretheblueAFframeisdisplayed

whileyouarepressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway.

Focusingmaynotbepossibleinsomeshootingconditions.

Inlow-lightconditions,ServoAFmaynotbeactivated(AFframes

maynotturnblue)whenyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

Inthiscase,thefocusandexposurearesetaccordingtothe

speciedAFframemode.

Ifadequateexposurecannotbeobtained,shutterspeedsandaperturevaluesaredisplayedinorange.Releasetheshutter

button,andthenpressithalfwayagain.

AFlockshootingisnotavailable.

[AF-PointZoom]onthe[4]tabisnotavailable. Notavailablewhenusingtheself-timer(=50).

StillImages

Changing the Focus Setting

Youcanchangedefaultcameraoperationofconstantlyfocusingon

subjectsitisaimedat,evenwhentheshutterbuttonisnotpressed.Instead,

youcanlimitcamerafocusingtothemomentyoupresstheshutterbutton

halfway.

z Pressthebutton,choose[ContinuousAF]onthe[4]tab,andthenchoose[Off](=38).

On

Helpsavoidmissingsuddenphoto

opportunities,becausethecamera

constantlyfocusesonsubjectsuntilyou

presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

OffConservesbatterypower,becausethe

cameradoesnotfocusconstantly.

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Shooting with the AF Lock

Thefocuscanbelocked.Afteryoulockthefocus,thefocalpositionwillnot

changeevenwhenyoureleaseyourngerfromtheshutterbutton.

1 Lockthefocus.

zWiththeshutterbuttonpressedhalfway,

pressthebutton.X Thefocusisnowlocked,and[f]andtheMFindicatoraredisplayed.

z TocancelAFlock,releasetheshutter

button,holdtheshutterbuttonhalfway

downagain,andpressthebutton.

2 Composetheshotandshoot.

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Flash

StillImages

Activating Flash

Youcanhavetheashreforeachshot.Fordetailsontheashrange,see

Specications(=203).1 Raisetheash.

z Pressthebutton.2 Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[h](eitherpressthebuttonsorturnthe

dial),andthenpressthebutton.XOncethesettingiscomplete,[h]isdisplayed.

Thesettingscreencannotbeaccessedbypressingthebuttonwhentheashislowered.Pressthebuttontoraisetheash,thencongurethesetting.

StillImages

Shooting with Slow Synchro

Withthisoption,theashrestoincreasethebrightnessofthemain

subject(suchaspeople)whilethecamerashootsataslowshutterspeedto

increasethebrightnessofthebackgroundthatisoutoftheashrange.

Fordetailsontheashrange,seeSpecications(=203).

1 Raisetheash.

z Pressthebutton.2 Congurethesetting.

z Pressthebutton,choose[Z](eitherpressthebuttonsorturnthedial),andthenpressthe

button.XOncethesettingiscomplete,[Z]isdisplayed.

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Flash

3 Shoot.

z Evenaftertheashres,ensurethat

themainsubjectdoesnotmoveuntilthe

shuttersoundisnishedplaying.

Mountthecameraonatripodortakeothermeasurestokeepit

stillandpreventcamerashake.Additionally,youshouldset[IS

Mode]to[Off]whenusingatripodorothermeanstoholdthe

camerastill(=101). Thesettingscreencannotbeaccessedbypressingthe

buttonwhentheashislowered.Pressthebuttontoraise

theash,thencongurethesetting.

StillImages

Adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation

Justaswithregularexposurecompensation(=81),youcanadjusttheashexposurefrom2to+2stops,in1/3-stopincrements.

zPressthebutton,choose[X]inthemenu,andadjustthesettingbyeitherpressingthebuttonsorturningthedial(=37).XOncethesettingiscomplete,[X]isdisplayed.

Whenthereisariskofoverexposure,thecameraautomaticallyadjuststhe

shutterspeedoraperturevalueduringtheashshotstoreducewashed-out

highlightsandshootatoptimalexposure.However,youcandeactivateautomatic

adjustmentoftheshutterspeedandaperturevaluebyaccessing(=38)andsetting[SafetyFE]in[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tabto[Off].

Youcanalsoconguretheashexposurecompensationbyaccessing

(=38)andchoosing[FlashExp.Comp]in[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tab.

Youcanalsoaccessthe[FlashSettings]screenwhentheashisupbypressingthebuttonandimmediatelypressingthebutton.

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Specifc Shutter Speeds ( Mode)

Setyourpreferredshutterspeedbeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera

automaticallyadjuststheaperturevaluetosuityourshutterspeed.

Fordetailsonavailableshutterspeeds,seeSpecications(=203).


2 Settheshutterspeed.

z Turnthedialtosettheshutterspeed.

Withshutterspeedsof1.3secondsorslower,therewillbeadelay

beforeyoucanshootagain,asimagesareprocessedtoremove

noise.

Whenshootingatlowshutterspeedsonatripod,youshouldset[ISMode]to[Off](=101).

Maximumshutterspeedwiththeashis1/2000second.Ifyou

specifyafasterspeed,thecamerawillautomaticallyresetthe

speedto1/2000secondbeforeshooting.

Orangedisplayofaperturevalueswhenyoupresstheshutter

buttonhalfwayindicatesthatthesettingsdeviatefromstandard

exposure.Adjusttheshutterspeeduntiltheaperturevalueis

displayedinwhite,orusesafetyshift(=105).

:Timevalue

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Specifc Aperture Values ( Mode)

Setyourpreferredaperturevaluebeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera

automaticallyadjuststheshutterspeedtosuityouraperturevalue.

Fordetailsonavailableaperturevalues,seeSpecications(=203).


2 Settheaperturevalue.

z Turnthedialtosettheaperturevalue.

Orangedisplayofshutterspeedswhenyoupresstheshutter

buttonhalfwayindicatesthatthesettingsdeviatefromstandard

exposure.Adjusttheaperturevalueuntiltheshutterspeedis

displayedinwhite,orusesafetyshift(seebelow).

:Aperturevalue(sizeoftheopeningmadebytheirisinthelens) Toavoidexposureproblemsinandmodes,youcanhavethe

cameraautomaticallyadjusttheshutterspeedoraperturevalue,evenwhen

standardexposurecannototherwisebeobtained.Pressthebuttonandset[SafetyShift]onthe[4]tabto[On](=38).However,safetyshiftisdisabledwhentheashres.

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Specifc Shutter Speeds and Aperture

Values ( Mode)

Followthesestepsbeforeshootingtosetyourpreferredshutterspeed

andaperturevaluetoobtainthedesiredexposure.Fordetailsonavailable

shutterspeedsandaperturevalues,seeSpecications(=203).


ApertureValue

ShutterSpeed

StandardExposureLevel

ExposureLevelMark

ExposureLevelIndicator


z Pressthebutton,chooseadjustmentofshutterspeedoraperture

value,andturnthedialtospecifyavalue.

XAnexposurelevelmarkbasedonyour

speciedvalueisshownontheexposure

levelindicatorforcomparisontothe

standardexposurelevel.

X Theexposurelevelmarkisshown

inorangewhenthedifferencefromstandardexposureexceeds2stops.2

or+2isdisplayedinorangeinthelower

rightwhenyoupresstheshutterbutton

halfway.

Afteryousettheshutterspeedoraperturevalue,theexposure

levelmaychangeifyouadjustthezoomorrecomposetheshot.

Screenbrightnessmaychangedependingonyourspeciedshutterspeedoraperturevalue.However,screenbrightness

remainsthesamewhentheashisupandthemodeissetto[h]. Tohavethesettingyoudidnotcongureinstep2(whethershutter

speedoraperturevalue)automaticallyadjustedtoobtainstandard

exposure,holdtheshutterbuttonhalfwayandpressthebutton.Notethatstandardexposuremaynotbepossiblewith

somesettings.

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SpecicShutterSpeedsandApertureValues(Mode)

:Manual Calculationofstandardexposureisbasedonthespeciedmeteringmethod

(=82).

StillImages

Adjusting the Flash Output

Choosefromthethreeashlevelsinmode.



z Pressthebutton,choose[X]inthemenu,andadjustthesettingbyeither

pressingthebuttonsorturningthedial(=37).XOncethesettingiscomplete,[X]isdisplayed.

Youcanalsosettheashlevelbyaccessing(=38)andchoosing[FlashOutput]in[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tab.

Youcansettheashlevelinormodebyaccessing(=38),choosing[FlashSettings]onthe[4]tab,andthensetting[FlashMode]to[Manual].

Youcanalsoaccessthe[FlashSettings]screenasfollows.-Whentheashisup,pressthebuttonandimmediatelypressthe

button.

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StillImages Movies

Viewing

Aftershootingimagesormovies,youcanviewthemonthescreenas

follows.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.z Pressthebutton.XYourlastshotisdisplayed.

2 Browsethroughyourimages.

z Toviewthepreviousimage,press

thebuttonorturnthedial

counterclockwise.Toviewthenext

image,pressthebuttonorturnthedialclockwise.z Pressandholdthebuttonstobrowsethroughimagesquickly.Images

appeargrainyatthistime.

z ToaccessScrollDisplaymode,turn

thedialrapidly.Inthismode,turnthedialtobrowsethroughimages.

z Toreturntosingle-imagedisplay,press

thebutton.z Tobrowseimagesgroupedbyshootingdate,pressthe

buttonsinScrollDisplaymode.

z Moviesareidentiedbya[ ]icon.To

playmovies,gotostep3.

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Viewing

StillImages Movies

Switching Display Modes

Pressthebuttontoviewotherinformationonthescreen,ortohide

theinformation.Fordetailsontheinformationdisplayed,see=190.

NoInformationDisplay

SimpleInformation

Display

DetailedInformation

Display

Enablesyoutocheckthefocus

(=113)*

*Notshownformovies.

Switchingdisplaymodesbypressingthebuttonisalsopossibleimmediatelyafteryoushoot,whileyourshotisdisplayed.However,simple

informationdisplayisnotavailable.Tochangetheinitialdisplaymode,press

thebuttonandchoose[ReviewInfo]onthe[4]tab(=64).

StillImages Movies

OverexposureWarning(forImageHighlights)Washed-outhighlightsintheimageashonthescreenindetailed

informationdisplay.

StillImages Movies

Histogram

High

Dark

Low

Bright

zThegraphindetailedinformationdisplayisahistogramshowingthedistributionof

brightnessintheimage.Thehorizontal

axisrepresentsthedegreeofbrightness,

andtheverticalaxis,howmuchofthe

imageisateachlevelofbrightness.

Viewingthehistogramisawaytocheck

exposure.

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StillImages

Checking the Focus

Tocheckthefocusofyourshots,youcanmagnifytheareaoftheimage

thatwasintheAFframeatthetimeofshooting.

1 AccessFocusCheck.

z Pressthebutton(=112).XAwhiteframeisdisplayedwheretheAF

framewaswhenthefocuswasset.

XGrayframesaredisplayedoverfaces

detectedlater,inPlaybackmode.

X Theportionoftheimageintheorange

framei

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