Canon PowerShot A430 User manual

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Preparations
•Installing the battery and memory
card
•Setting the date, time and language
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Preparations
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
1Open memory card slot/battery cover.
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Insert the batteries, and insert the memory card until it clicks ~
into place, then close the cover. i.
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•• Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in
... the camera. It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly.
You can use
SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards
in this guide.
* SO stands for Secure Digital, acopyright protection system.

I To Remove the Memory Card
Use your finger to push the memory card in until you hear aclick, then
release it.
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Hold down the DISP. button, and
press the power button to turn on the
mute setting and turn off all operation
sounds except the warnings.
1Press the power button.
The upper indicator blinks green.
To turn the power off, press the power
button once more.
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~ First Time Settings
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Upper indicator Power button
~ See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 15)
~ See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 20)
~ See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 25)
~ See the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 27)
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2Select the item you wish to set
using the
~ or ~ button and
set its value using the.&. or T
button (CD).
3Confirm that the correct time
is displayed and press the
FUNC.lSET button (@).
The date/time can also be set in the
Set up menu (p.
11).
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ISetting the Display Language
1Set the mode dial to [E]
(Playback) (CD).
2Hold down the FUNC./SET button (@) and press the MENU
button (@).
3Use the .&., T, ~ or ~ button (@) to select alanguage and
press the FUNC.lSET button (@).
The language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 11).
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StiDDtilig
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1Set the mode dial to 0(Auto).
2Aim the camera at the subject.
Be careful not to block the flash with your finger.
3Press the shutter button lightly
(halfway) to focus. Upper indicator
The camera beeps twice and the
upper indicator lights green when the
camera focuses.
Lightly press
(Pressing halfway)
en r=¥I The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on.
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4Press the shutter button fully
(all the way) to shoot.
The shutter sound will play (a beep
sound for the PowerShot A420), and
the image will record.
The upper indicator will blink green
while the image
is recorded to the
memory card.
Pressing fully
Upper indicator (Pressing all the way)
~See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 5)
~ See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37)
~ See the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 19)
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Mode Dial
CI AUTO ----------
The camera automatically selects
settings.
Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
After ashot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for
approximately 2seconds.
To override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one of
the following methods:
• Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot.
•Press the FUNC./SET
or DISP. button while the image is displayed in the
LCD monitor.*
Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it.
*This operation is not available in the Stitch Assist mode (p. 6).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Changing the Review Duration (p. 24)
~See Erasing (p. 10)
Basic Shooting Functions
ISelecting a Shooting Mode
Use the mode dial and menu to select the Shooting modes.
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Modes for shooting movies
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You can manually adjust the exposure, ~~ ~
white balance, My Colors, shooting / .......
panorama composition images SeN SPECIAL SCENE
( E9, ~) and other settings before 8scene modes to shoot with the most
shooting. appropriate settings for the scene are available
with this camera.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37)
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Selecting aShooting Mode
In the OM ,SeN, and -'" modes, the same procedure is used for
selecting shooting modes. The following explanation uses the OM
mode as an example.
1Set the mode dial to
OM (CD).
2Press the FUNC./SET
button (@).
3Use the ...... or ~ button to
select ashooting mode
(@).
4Press the FUNC./SET
button (@).
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~ Allows you to select settings yourself,
such as the exposure compensation,
white balance or My Colors settings.
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Color Accent
~, Allows you to have only the color
specified in the LCD monitor remain
and to transform all others to black
and white.
~ See the Advanced Guide (p. 42)
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Stitch Assist
L- Use this mode when taking shots that
you want to combine into a
rill panorama.
Id!I ~See the Advanced Guide (p. 40)
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Super Macro
S Allows you to take magnified shots of
subjects closer than standard Macro
mode (p. 9).
Shooting is possible when the
distance from the front of the lens to
the subject is in the following range:
1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2.0 in.) (maximum
wide angle)
~ See the Advanced Guide (p. 31)
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Color Swap
~ Allows you to transform a color
specified in the LCD monitor into
another color.
~ See the Advanced Guide (p. 43)

ISpecial Scene Mode Items
By selecting ashooting mode, you can capture scenes with optimal
shooting.
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Portrait
.. Blurs the background and makes a
person stand out.
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Kids&Pets
Allows you to capture subjects that
move around, such as children and
pets, without missing photo
opportunities.
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Foliage
Shoots trees and leaves - such as
new growth, autumn leaves or
blossoms - in vivid colors.
rJBeach
rj Shoots without making people
appear dark near water or sand
where reflected sunlight is strong.
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1 Night Snapshot
• ~ Allows you to take snapshots of
- people against twilight or night
backgrounds by reducing the effects
of camera shake even without using
a tripod.
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• Prevents camera shake and
maintains the subject's true color
when shooting under fluorescent or
tungsten lighting.
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eSnow
: Shoots without a blue tinge and
without making people appear dark
against a snowy background.
IIFireworks
Captures fireworks in the sky sharply
and at an optimal exposure.
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IMovie Mode Items
Allows you to shoot amovie just by pressing the shutter button.
The following movie modes are available:
Standard, Compact (for sending movies as e-mail attachments), Color
Accent (for shooting
in black and white except for specified colors), and
Color Swap (for changing aspecified color into another).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37)
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IUsing the Zoom
The zoom can be adjusted to the following in 35 mm film equivalent terms.
PowerShot A430: 39 mm -156 mm
PowerShot A420: 39 mm -125 mm
[tJ Telephoto
Zooms in on the subject.
[ill] Wide Angle
Zooms out from the subject.
IUsing the Flash
1I Auto
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mAuto with red-eye reduction*
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UFlash on
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~ Flash off
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[li Slow Synchro
~button
Press this button to cycle through flash settings.
(Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes.)
*Red-Eye Reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the
eyes and making them appear red.
~ •Distance ranges for shooting with the flash are 47 cm to 3.0 m(1.5 to
LjJ 10 ft.) (W) and 47 cm to 2.0 m(1.5 to 6.6 ft.) (T).
•Ifthe LCD monitor
is on when the flash begins charging, the upper
indicator will blink orange, and the LCD monitor will turn off. When
charging
is complete, the upper indicator will turn off, and the LCD will
turn on again. The charge time varies depending on conditions
of use
such as the remaining battery life.
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