Canon IXUS 960 IS User manual

Camera User Guide
ENGLISH
Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 201–209).
Getting Started
Learning More
Components Guide
Basic Operations
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Various Shooting Methods
Playback/Erasing
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Connecting to a TV
Customizing the Camera
Troubleshooting
List of Messages
Appendix

Workflow and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the
flowchart below.
Learning More (p. 37)
Names camera components and provides more detailed
instructions for shooting and playback. Lists information for
more advanced use of your camera.
Getting Started Guide
Connect the camera to
other devices
• Connecting to a printer
• Connecting to a TV set
• Connecting to a computer
Getting Started (p. 7)
Check the package contents
Explains how to complete tasks ranging from charging
batteries and installing memory cards to setting the date and
time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing
simple printing tasks.
Direct Print User
Guide
Software Starter
Guide
: Contents of This Guide

1
Checking the Package Contents
The following items are included in the package. If something is missing,
please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product.
You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera
with the included memory card.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High
Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus
cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These
cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in
this guide.
abc
de
hfg
Camera Battery Pack NB-5L
(with Terminal Cover)
Memory Card (32MB) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
AV Cable AVC-DC300 Wrist Strap WS-700
Canon Digital Camera
Solution Disk
jEuropean Warranty
System Booklet
Battery Charger
CB-2LX/CB-2LXE
User Guides
i
• Canon Digital Camera Manuals Disk
• Getting Started Guide
• “Use of Genuine Canon Accessories
Recommended” Leaflet

Table of Contents
2
Table of Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read 6
Components Guide 38
Using the Touch Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to Use the Mode Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Basic Operations 47
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Shooting Still Images ( Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Downloading Images to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Commonly Used Shooting Functions 66
Shooting with the Optical Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . 67
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Recording Pixels/Compression (Still Images) 75
Configuring the Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Embedding the Date in the Image Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Various Shooting Methods 81
Shooting in Modes for Special Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shooting in Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist). . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
(Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock). 100
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake (Auto ISO Shift) . . .105
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Setting the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . . 121
Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button . . . . . 122
Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Playback/Erasing 130
Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . . 131
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
(Focus Check display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Jumping to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . . 136
Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) . . . . 140
Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Registering Functions to the Playback Button . . . . . . . . . . 172
Print Settings/Transfer Settings 174
Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Connecting to a TV 183
Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 184
Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Troubleshooting 187
List of Messages 197

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Appendix 201
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Using an AC Adapter Kit (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . . 211
Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Index 224
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 228
Symbol Conventions in this Guide
Explanations in this guide are based on the camera's default settings
at time of purchase.
mode dial position
Available shooting modes
These modes are available
These modes are not available
This mark denotes issues that may affect the
camera’s operation.
This mark denotes additional topics that complement
the basic operating procedures.

6
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
For information on your camera's warranty, please refer to the Canon European
Warranty System (EWS) Booklet supplied with your camera.
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the European Warranty
System (EWS) Booklet.
Video Format
Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before
using it with a TV monitor.
Language Setting
Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 13) to change the language setting.
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
The LCD monitor is 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.

Getting Started
zPreparations
zShooting Still Images
zViewing Still Images
zShooting Movies
zViewing Movies
zErasing
zPrinting
zDownloading Images to a Computer
zSystem Map

Preparations
8
Getting Started
Preparations
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.
3. Remove the battery after charging is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2 hours 5 minutes.
Charging the Battery
To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for
longer than 24 hours continuously.
Align these symbols
Charge Indicator
On Charging: lights
orange
For CB-2LX For CB-2LXE
Charge Indicator
Charging Complete:
lights green

Preparations 9
Getting Started
1. Slide the cover and open it out (a, b).
2. Insert the battery.
It will lock into place with a click.
3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
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.
ab
Front
• Confirm that the Write
Protect Tab is unlocked
(only SD memory cards).
• Check the card for the
correct orientation.
Write Protect Tab
(Only SD memory cards)

Preparations
10
Getting Started
4. Close the cover (c, d).
To Remove the Battery
Press the battery lock in the direction of
the arrow (
a ) and pull the battery out ( b ).
To Remove the Memory Card
Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then
release it.
c
d
b
a

Preparations 11
Getting Started
Attaching the Wrist Strap
It is recommended to use the Wrist Strap to avoid dropping
during camera use.

Preparations
12
Getting Started
The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is turned
on. Set the date and time as shown in step 3 and 4 in the explanation
below.
1. Press the power button.
2. Select [Date/Time].
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select
the [ (Set up)] menu.
3. Use the or button to select
[Date/Time].
4. Press the button.
3. Select the year, month, day and time, and the display
order.
1. Use the or button to select a
category.
2. Use the or button to set the
value.
4. Press the button.
5. Press the button.
Setting the Date and Time
Button
Power Button
Button
/ / / Buttons

Preparations 13
Getting Started
You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus
and messages.
1. Press the button.
2. Hold down the button and press the button.
3. Use the , , or button to select a language.
4. Press the button.
zA rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to
save such settings as the date/time. Insert a charged battery
into the camera. Or if you use the separately sold AC
Adapter Kit ACK-DC30, the battery will charge in about four
hours. It will charge even if the camera is turned off.
zThe date/time settings may be lost after approximately three
weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the date/time
settings if this occurs.
zYou can imprint the date and time you have set onto images
(p. 78).
Setting the Display Language
Button
Button
Button
/ / / Buttons

Shooting Still Images
14
Getting Started
Shooting Still Images
1. Press the power button.
• The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in
the LCD monitor.
• Pressing the power button again turns the power off.
2. Set the mode dial to (Auto).
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
( Auto Mode)
Button
Indicators
Shutter Button
Power Button
Mode Dial

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Getting Started
4. Press the shutter button lightly (press halfway) to set
the focus.
• When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights
green (orange when the flash fires).
• AF frames will display in green on the
LCD monitor at the points of focus.
5. Without changing anything else,
press the shutter button all the
way (press fully) to shoot.
• The shutter sound will play once and the image will record.
• The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the
memory card.
Mute Setting
Pressing the DISP. button while switching on the camera power will
set the mute setting to [On] to silence all camera sounds except for
warning sounds. Setting can be changed from the [ (Set up)]
Menu [Mute] (p. 51).
Shooting Preparations
Complete: lights green
AF frame
Recording: blinks green

Shooting Still Images
16
Getting Started
Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately
2 seconds immediately after shooting.
You can also use the following methods to continue displaying the
image immediately after shooting so that you can check it.
zKeep the shutter button pressed fully.
zPress the button while the recorded image is
displayed.
Make sure the operation sound plays.
You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image
is being displayed.
To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.
Reviewing an Image Right After
Shooting (Rec. Review)
You can change the interval for which images are displayed by
configuring the [Review] item in the [ (Rec.)] menu.
Button
Shutter Button

Viewing Still Images 17
Getting Started
Viewing Still Images
1. Press the button.
The last recorded image will display.
2. Use the or button to display the image you wish to
view.
• Use the button to move to the
previous image and the button to
move to the next image.
• The images advance more quickly if
you keep the button pressed
continuously, but they will appear
coarse.
If you have replayed images, the last image viewed will display
(Resume Playback). If the memory card has been switched, or
the images on the memory card have been edited with a
computer, the newest image on the memory card appears.
Button
/ Buttons

Shooting Movies
18
Getting Started
Shooting Movies
1. Press the power button.
2. Select a shooting mode.
1. Set the mode dial to ( Movie ) .
2. Press the button.
3. Use the or button to select
(Standard).
4. Press the button.
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
( Standard Mode)
Button
/ Buttons
Shutter Button
Power Button
Mode Dial