Canon PowerShot A3200 IS User manual

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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 dial to _.
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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You can choose among 2 different Movie modes.
Choose aMovie mode.
After pressing the @ button, press the
A'_- buttons to choose ",_,.
Press the _ _, buttons to choose a Movie
mode, then press the @ button.
_, Miniature Effect You can shoot movies that look like a miniature model (p. 106).
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 the steps above to choose _=,.
A white frame (the area that will not be
blurred) appears on the screen.
Choose the area to keep in focus.
Press the DISR button.
Move the zoom lever to change the frame
size, and press the ,_'_ buttons to change
the frame position.
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Choose aplayback speed.
Press the MENUbutton.
Press the 4 _' buttons to choose a
playback speed,
Press the MENUbutton to complete the
setting and restore the shooting screen,
Shoot.
Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times
(for I Min. Clips)
5X Approx. 12 sec.
1OX Approx. 6 sec.
2OX Approx. 3 sec.
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You can choose among 3 different image quality settings.
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After pressing the @ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _.
Choose an option.
Press the _ _ buttons to choose an option,
then press the @ button.
The option you set will appear on the
screen.
image Quality and Shooting Time per Memory Card
Approx.
1280 x 720 pixels, For shooting Approx. 1 hr.
30 frames/sec, high-definition movies. 22 rain. 5 sec. 30 rain. 30 sec.
The image quality will
be higher when Approx. Approx.
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the recording time will 25 rain. 54 sec.
be shorter.
Since the file size is
320 x 240 pixels, small, shooting time Approx. Approx.
30 frames/sec, will increase, but the 3 hr. 12 hr.
image quality will 2 rain. 52 sec. 28 rain. 47 sec.
decrease.
Based on Canon's testing standards.
Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the
recording time reaches approximately 10 minutes when shooting in _, and
approximately 1 hour when shooting in _ or _.
Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some
memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
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You can lock the exposure or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of _+2
before shooting.
Focus.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
Lock the exposure.
After releasing the shutter button, press
the A button to lock the exposure. The
exposure shift bar appears.
Press the ,_ button again to release the
lock.
Change the exposure.
While watching the screen, press the _
buttons to adjust the exposure.
Shoot.
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The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Some
functions, however, may not be available depending on the Shooting mode.
Refer to "Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode" and "Shooting Menu"
(pp. 176- 191).
Zooming in More Closely On Subjects
The optical zoom is not available while shooting. Be sure to set the optical zoom
before shooting.
Using the Self-Timer (p. 60)
The number of shots cannot be set.
Adjusting the White Balance (p. 86)
Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) (p. 90)
Shooting Close-ups (Macro) (p. 91)
Shooting Far Away Subjects (mnfinJty) (p. 91)
Shooting with the AF Lock (p. 96)
Shooting Using a TV as the Display (p. 103)
Turning Offthe AF Assist Beam (p. 157)
Displaying the Overmay (p. 159)
Changing the IS-Mode Settings (p. 160) _
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You can trim the beginnings and ends of recorded movies.
Movie Editing Panel
Choose _.
Follow Steps 1 - 3 on p. 32 to choose _'(,
then press the @ button.
The movie editing panel and the movie
editing bar will appear.
Movie Editing Bar
Set the editing range.
Press the Av buttons and choose _ or
If you press the '_ _' buttons to move _, o_
will appear at points where the movie can
be edited. If you choose &_, you can trim
the beginning of the movie from ok&. If you
choose _, you can trim the end of the
movie from o_.
Even if you move J to a point other than a
g_, only the portion from the nearest ok&
to the left will be trimmed when _ is
chosen. Only the portion from the nearest
ok_ to the right will be trimmed when _i'g is
chosen.
Check the edited movie.
Press the Av buttons to choose
(Play), then press the @ button. The
edited movie will play.
To edit the movie again, repeat Step 2.
To cancel editing, press the ,_v buttons
to choose _D • After pressing the @
button, press the 4 _ buttons to choose
[OK], then press the @ button again.
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Editing
Save the edited movie.
Press the Av buttons to choose L_, then
press the @ button.
Press the 4_ buttons to choose [New
File], then press the @ button.
The movie will be saved as a new file.
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Using Various P|ayback and
Editing Functions
This chapter exp,ains various ways to p,ay back and edit images.
Press the [] button to enter Playback mode before operating the camera.
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Searching images Using index Display
Displaying multiple images at the same time lets you quickly find the image
you want.
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Images will display in an index.
The number of images increase each time
you move the lever toward _.
:: The number of images decrease each time
you move the lever toward O,.
Choose an image.
Press the Av,_ _ buttons to choose an
image.
An orange frame appears on the chosen
image.
Press the @ button to display the chosen
image by itself.
Searching images by Scrolling
Pressing the 4_ buttons for more than 1 second will display images in a line
letting you quickly search them. You can also jump by the shooting date
(Scroll Display).
Choose an image.
If you set the camera to single image
playback and press the _ buttons for
more than 1 second, the screen at the left
will appear. Press the ,_ buttons to
choose an image.
Press the @ button to restore single
image playback.
Press the Av buttons during scroll display
to search images by the shooting date.
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When there are many images on the memory card, you can search them by
a specified method or image unit.
Position of currently
displayed image
Choose a jump method.
In single image playback, press the ,_
button.
The jump method and the position of the
currently displayed image will appear at
the bottom of the screen.
Press the ,_v buttons to choose the
desired jump method.
Switch images.
Press the _ _ buttons.
Images will switch according to the chosen
jump method.
To return to single image playback, press
the MENU button.
,Jumpio Favoiites DisPlays ihe images tagged as favoiites (Pl i27).
Jump 10 Images Jumps over 10 images at a time.
_ Jump t00 Images Jumps over t00 images at a time.
_ Jump Shot Date Jumps to the first image in each shooting date group.
-- Jump to My Category Displays images in each category (p. 128).
_ Jump to first Jumps to still images only.
_ Jump to Movie Jumps to movies only.
The number of images matching the jump method wil! display on the right side of the
screen except for _ and ..1_00.
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You can automatically play back images recorded to a memory card.
....¸ Choose [Slideshow].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Slideshow] from the F_ tab, then press the
@ button.
Choose a setting.
Press the Av buttons to choose a menu
item, then _ress the 4 _ buttons to choose
an option.
Repeat Repeats playback of images
Pray Time Display time for each image
Effeci Tiansiiion effecis when switching
between images
..............Choose [Start].
Press the A'_" buttons to choose [Start],
then press the @ button.
The slideshow will start a few seconds
after [Loading image...] displays.
You can pause/restart a slideshow by
pressing the @ button again.
Press the MENU button to stop the
slideshow.
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You can magnify the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF Frame
to check the focus,
Press the DISR button to switch to
the focus check display (p. 46).
For images with detected faces, you can
also switch to the focus check display by
pressing the [,J] button.
A white frame will appear where the AF
frame was when the focus was set.
A gray frame will appear on a face
detected during playback,
The area within the orange frame appears
magnified.
Switch frames.
Move the zoom lever toward O, once.
The screen shown on the left will appear.
Press the L_J_'"_button to switch between
frames on detected faces. Press the @
button to move to other frames.
Change the magnification level or
location.
Use the zoom lever to change the display
size, and the A'_4_ buttons to change
the display position while checking the
focus.
Press the MENU button to reset the
display to Step 1.
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Approximate Location of
Displayed Area
Move the zoom lever toward 0,.
The display will zoom in on the image and
@% will appear. If you continue to hold
the zoom lever, it will zoom in up to a
maximum factor of approximately 10x.
If you press the _.'_ _, buttons, you can
move the location of the displayed area.
Move the zoom lever toward _ to zoom
out, or continue to hold it to return to single
image playback.
When _% appears on the screen, press
the @ button to switch to _+. Press
the 4_ buttons to switch between images
while zoomed. Press the @ button aga)n
to return to the original setting.
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The camera will choose four images based on the displayed image.
If you choose one of those images, the camera will select four more images
letting you enjoy playing back images in an unexpected order.
This will work best if you take many shots of various scenes.
Choose [Smart Shuffle].
Press the MENUbutton to choose [Smart
Shuffle] from the [] tab, then press the Q
button.
Four images will appear as possibilities.
Choose an image.
Press the Av _ _ buttons to choose the
image you want to view next.
The chosen image will be displayed in the
middle, and the next four possibilities will
appear.
Press the @ button to display the middle
image at full size. Press the @ button
again to restore the original display.
Press the MENU button to restore single
image playback.
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You can choose from 3 transition effects when switching between images in
single image playback.
Choose [Transition].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Transition] from the [] tab, then press the
4)' buttons to choose a transition effect.
Using the supplied AV cable (p. 2), you can connect the camera to a TV to
view images you have shot.
Turn off the camera and TV.
....i..................................................................................................Connect the camera to the TV.
Open the camera's terminal cover and fully
_ terminal,insertthe cable plug into the camera's
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Insert the cable plug fully into the video
input terminals as shown in the illustration.
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Viewing images on a TV
Turn on the TV and switch it to the
input the cable is connected to.
Turn on the camera.
Press the [] button to turn on the camera.
The image will appear on the TV (nothing
will appear on the screen of the camera).
After you finish, turn off the camera and
TV, and unplug the cable.
Images will not display correctly if the camera's video output setting (NTSC/PAL)
does not match the TV system. Press the MENU button and choose [Video
System] from the ?'_ tab to switch to the correct video system.
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You can protect important images so that they cannot be accidentally erased
with the camera (pp. 28, 125).
Choose aselection method
Choose [Protect].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Protect] from the [] tab, then press the
@ button.
Choose a selection method.
Press the _v buttons to choose a
selection method, then press the @
button.
Press the MENU button to complete the
setting and restore the menu screen.
Choosing images individually
Choose [Select].
Follow Step 2 above to choose [Select],
then press the @ button.
Choose images.
Press the '_ _ buttons to choose an image,
then press the @ button.
[] will appear on the screen.
Press the @ button again to deselect the
image. [] will disappear.
To choose additional images, repeat the
above procedure.
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Protecting images
Protect the image.
If you press the MENU button, a
confirmation screen will appear.
Press the _ _ buttons to choose [OK], then
press the @ button.
Select Range
Choose [Select Range].
Follow Step 2 on p. 122 to choose [Select
Range], then press the @ button.
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Press the @ button.
Press the { _ buttons to choose an image,
then press the @ button.
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