Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS User manual

The Components Guide
Preparations
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
CDI-E295-010 XX06XXX
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
© 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN
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Basic
Downloading Images
to a Computer
Printing

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according
to the flowchart below.
Flowchart and Reference Guides
System Map
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
• Read this first.
Advanced Camera
User Guide
Direct Print User
Guide
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
Software Starter
Guide
ZoomBrowser EX/
ImageBrowser Software
User Guide
• PDF manuals available on
the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
Imaging/information-e.html
For information on included items
and items sold separately
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Preparations
• Charging the battery
• Installing the battery and memory card
• Setting the date, time and language
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Handling precautions, references
to the various shooting and
playback functions
Printing
• Installing the software
• Downloading images to a computer
• Using the software
In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and
the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide. Also,
"battery" refers to the battery pack.

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Front View
Wrist Strap Mount
Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. p. 42, 86)
Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 18)
AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 24)
Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 34)
Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
Flash (p. 14)
Lens
* When carrying the camera by the strap, be careful not to swing the camera or catch
it on other items.
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Attaching the Wrist Strap*
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Back View
LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15)
Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 18)
DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 103)
Terminal Cover
Tripod Socket
DC Coupler Terminal Cover (Advanced Guide p. 125)
Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 6)
The interface cable and AV cable cannot be connected
simultaneously.

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Controls
Speaker
Power Lamp
Power Button (p. 10)
Indicators (p. 4)
Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 73)
Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto)
Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify)
Shutter Button (p. 10)
Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)
(Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30)
FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 22)
DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 23)
(Macro)/ (Infinity)/ Button (p. 15)
(ISO Speed)/ (Jump)/ Button (Advanced Guide pp. 65, 76)
(Flash)/ Button (p. 14)
(Single Image Erase)/ (Continuous)/ (Self-timer)
/ Button (pp. 16, 19, Advanced Guide p. 37)
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Indicators
The camera indicators light or blink under the following
circumstances.
Upper Indicator
Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring
(when connected to a computer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)
Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/infinity mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)
Never do the following while an indicator is blinking green.
These actions may corrupt image data.
• Shake or jolt the camera
• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery
cover

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1. Charging the Battery.
Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.
• When using the battery for the first time.
• When the "Change the battery pack." message displays.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LXE) and
plug it into a power outlet.
• Battery charger model names and types vary by region.
The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is
charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2 hours 5 minutes.
Preparations
To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it
for longer than 24 hours continuously.
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 121).
Charge Indicator
For CB-2LX For CB-2LXE
Align these symbols
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2. Installing the Battery.
1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover and open it ( ,
).
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and
insert the battery until it locks.
To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of
the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out.
3. Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover.
Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before
inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause
the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to
malfunction.
Î See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 123).
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 29).
Battery Lock
Back

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To Remove the Memory Card
Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then
release it.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards
with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.
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First Time Settings
Setting the Date/Time
1. Press the power button ( ).
2. Use the or button to select an item and the or
button to change its value ( ).
To set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the
or button to configure the setting.
3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the
FUNC./SET button ( ).
The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).
• A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to
save such settings as the date/time. This battery charges
when the main battery is in the camera. When you pur-
chase the camera, place the main battery in it for approx-
imately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
(sold separately) to charge the lithium battery. It will
charge even if the camera is turned off.
• The date/time settings may be lost after approximately
three weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the
date/time settings if this occurs.
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Setting the World Clock (p. 20).