Canon PowerShot A560 User manual

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HwerShot A 560
DIGITAL CAMERA
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Menus and Settings
Basic
Printing
Downloading Images
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Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
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Flowchart and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary
according to the flowchart below.
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Preparations
•Installing the batteries and memory card
•Setting the date, time and language
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Shooting
Playback/Erasing
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Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
•Read this first.
Menus and Settings
You may not be able to achieve the
full performance of this camera with
the included memory card.
• Installing the software
• Downloading images to a
computer
• Using the software
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Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
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ImageBrowser
Software User Guide
•PDF manuals available
on the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
Imaging/information-e.html
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Advanced Camera User
Guide
Printing
Handling precautions, references
to the various shooting and
playback functions
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In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide,
and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.

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CD Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. 38, 69)
@AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide
p. 21)
WRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 30)
@Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
@Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide
p. 16)
®Flash (p. 14)
(j)Terminal Cover
®A/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 72)
®DIGITAL Terminal (p. 26)
@DC IN (Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 103)
®Lens
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Back View
Attaching the
Wrist Strap
CD LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)
@Viewfinder (Advanced Guide
p. 16)
WSpeaker
@Wrist Strap Mount
®Memory Card Slot /Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)
®Memory Card Slot /Battery Cover (p. 5)
(j)Tripod Socket
The LCD monitor may
be covered with athin plastic film for
protection against scratches during shipment. If so, remove
the film before using the camera.

• Controls
CD Indicators (p. 4)
@ Power Button (p. 9)
@loom Lever (p. 13, Advanced Guide p. 60)
Shooting: m(Wide
Angle)/[tJ (Telephoto)
Playback:
~ (Index)/Q (Magnify)
@Shutter Button (p. 10)
®Shooting Mode Dial (pp. 9, 11)
® ddJ.N' (Print/Share) Button (p. 21)
oFUNC.lSET (Function/Set) Button (p. 19, Advanced Guide p. 18)
®MENU Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 19)
®DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
@[EJ (Playback)/Q (Shooting) Button (p. 7)
® ~ (Macro)/. Button (p. 15)
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ISO /tb (Jump)/" Button (Advanced Guide pp. 54, 62)
@ ~ (Flash)/. Button (p. 14)
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~ (Continuous)/~ (Self-timer)/'!b( (Single Image Erase)/
.. Button (pp. 16, 18, Advanced Guide p. 32)
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Indicators
The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.
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•Upper Indicator
Green: Ready to shoot (camera beeps twice)/when
connected to acomputer
Blinking Green: During camera startup/image recording/reading/
erasing/transferring (when connected to a
computer/printer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning),
charging flash
•Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)
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Preparations
1. Installing the batteries.
1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock (CD) and
open the cover (@).
2. Insert the 2supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or
separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 96)
2. Inserting the memory card.
1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover (CD), pressing
down and sliding it until it clicks into place (@).
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~ See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 98).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 25).
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To Remove the Memory Card
Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks
and then release
it.
You can use SO memory cards, SOHC memory cards and
MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are
collectively called memory cards
in this guide.
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Turning the Power On/Off
• Turning the Camera On/Off in Shooting Mode
1. Press the power button. Power Button
The indicators blink while the
camera turns on.
2. Pressing the power button again
turns the power off.
Indicators
• Turning the Camera On/Off in Playback Mode
1. Press the [E] /0 button.
The indicators blink while the
camera turns on.
2. Press the power button to turn
the power off.
Indicators [E]/Q Button
• Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback
Mode
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First Time Settings
• Setting the Date/Time
1. Press the power button (CD).
2. Use the .. or • button to select an item and the ... or +
button to change its value (@).
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. 20).
The date/time setting screen will appear when the camera
power is turned on for the first time,
or when the capacity
of the lithium date battery is depleted.
~See the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 106) .
•Setting the Display Language
1. Press the [E] 10 button.
2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU button.
3. Use the ... ,+ ,.. or • button to select a language and
press the FUNC./SET button.
The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 20).
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