Canon IXUS 310 HS User manual

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Camera User Guide
Make sure you read this guide, including the "Safety
Precautions" section before using the camera.
Reading this guide will help ,. learn to use the camera
properly.
Store this guide use it in the future.

Getting More Out of Your
Camera
This chapter exp,ains how to shoot in TV and AV modes.
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You can set the shutter to the speed at which you want to shoot. The camera
will set the appropriate aperture value for the shutter speed you set.
TV stands for "Time value".
.....Choose aShooting mode.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 64 to choose TV.
Adjustthesetting.
Touch the [1/125].
Touch the bar, or drag it left or right, to
choose a shutter speed, then touch _Z).
shoot.
Available Shutter Speeds
15", 13", 10", 8", 6", 5",4",3"2,2"5,2", 1"6, 1"3, 1", 0"8, 0"6, 0"5, 0"4, 0"3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6,
1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200,
1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250
2" indicates 2 seconds, 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and 1/160 indicates 1/160
second.
Depending on the zoom position, some shutter speeds may not be available.
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If the aperture value appears in orange when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the scene has exceeded the correct exposure limits. Adjust the shutter
speed until the aperture value appears in white (Safety shift can also be used
(p. 110)).
You can set the aperture to a value at which you want to shoot. The camera
will set the appropriate shutter speed for the aperture value you set.
AM stands for "Aperture value", which refers to the size of the aperture
opening inside the lens.
Choose aShooting mode.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 64 to choose AM.
Adjustthesetting.
Touch [F4.0].
Touch the bar, or drag it left or right, to
choose an aperture value, then touch _Z).
;shoot.
Available Aperture Values
F2.0, F2.2, F2.5, F2.8, F3.2, F3.5, F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6, F5.8, F6.3, F7.1, F8.0
Depending on the zoom position, some aperture values may not be available.
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Setting theApertureValue
If the shutter speed appears in orange when the shutter button is pressed halfway,
the scene has exceeded the correct exposure limits. Adjust the aperture value
until the shutter speed appears in white. Safety shift can also be used (see below).
In TV and AV, if you touch FUNC. or MENU side to display the 0 tab, and set
[Safety Shift] to [On], the shutter speed or aperture value is automatically adjusted
for the correct exposure when it cannot otherwise be obtained.
Safety Shift is disabled when the flash is enabled.
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Using Various Functions for
Shooting Movies
This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the "Shooting
Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections in Chapter 1, and explains how
to use various functions for shooting and viewing movies.
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This chapter assumes that you have set the mode switch to 0.
The latter half of the chapter explaining movie playback and editing
assumes that you have pressed the [] button to enter Playback mode.
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Just as with still images, you can let the camera select the best settings for
the scene or add various effects while shooting movies.
.....Choose aShooting mode.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 64 to choose a
Shooting mode.
shoot.
Miniature Effect p. 113
[] Monochrome p. 74
Super Vivid p. 68
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,4A Color Accent p. 72
Other Shooting Modes
Touch O.
' Depending on the Shooting mode or movie
image quality (p. 116) you choose, black
bars may appear on the sides of the
screen. These areas will not be recorded
when shooting.
To stop shooting the movie, touch Ill.
_4} Beach p. 65
_[ Foliage p. 65
"_ Snow p. 66
_!.,_.'_Fireworks p. 66
You can shoot the following kinds of movies in _m, and _ modes.
Shoots movies that can be edited with iFrame .1 compatible
_, iFrame Movie software .2 or devices.
Recording pixels are fixed to _ (p. 116).
Super Slow Shoot fast moving subjects and play them back in slow motion
_- Motion Movie (p. 114).
"1 VideotypeadvocatedbyApple.
*2 YoucanquicklyeditandsaveiFramemovieswithversion6.7.2or laterofZoomBrowserEXor
ImageBrowser.Ifyouareusingan earlierversionofthesoftware,downloadthelatestversionfromthe
Canonhomepage.YoucanchecktheversionoftheincludedsoftwareonthetopoftheCD-ROM(p.2).
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You can shoot movies that look like moving miniature models. You create the
miniature model effect by choosing the upper and lower portions of the scene
that will be blurred, and the playback speed, which makes people and objects
in the scene move quickly during playback. Audio will not be recorded.
Choose _.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 64 to choose _.
A white frame (the area that will not be
blurred) appears on the screen.
Choose the area to keep in focus.
Touch the screen to change the area to
keep in focus.
Touch 9, then touch 9, c-_ or E_ to
change the size of the focused area and
touch _.
Choose a playback speed.
Touch IOX, then touch 5]1, IOX or 2OXto
choose a playback speed and touch _.
:: shoot.
Touch • •
To stop shooting the movie, touch !!.
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Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for 1 Min.
Clips)
5X .... Approx. 12 se0.
IOX ..... App[ox. 6 se6.
20X .... Approx. 3 set.
You can shoot fast moving subjects and play them back in slow motion. Audio
will not be recorded.
Choose"_.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 64 to choose _'.
Choose a frame rate.
After touching FUNC., drag the menu
appearing on the left side of the screen up
or down to choose _, then touch the
menu item again.
Choose a frame rate (the number of
frames per second), then touch the menu
item again.
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Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies
Shoot.
Touch 0.
The bar showing the shooting time will
appear. Maximum clip length is approx.
30 sec.
To stop shooting the movie, touch m.
Frame Rates and Playback Times (for 30 Sec. Clips)
240 fps .........................................................Approx: 4 m!n:
The movie will play back in slow motion when you follow Steps 1 - 3 on p. 33.
You can use the included software to change the playback speed of movies shot
in _ mode. Refer to the Software Guide for details,
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