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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The Components Guide
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)
rn Software Starter Guide
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Software User Guide
•PDF manuals available
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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.

• Front View
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@AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide
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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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Shooting
1. Press the power button.
The start-up sound will play and the
start-up image will display on the LCD
monitor.
•Pressing the power button while
pressing and holding the DISP. button
will turn on the mute setting which will
mute all sounds except for warning
sounds. DISP. Button
~See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 17).
~See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 22).
2.Set the shooting mode dial to
tmID.
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
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Indicators
When the camera focuses
automatically, the camera beeps
twice and the indicator lights green
(orange when using the flash). Also,
the AF frame appears
in green on
the LCD monitor at the point where the camera is focused.
2. Press the shutter button fully to Indicators
shoot.
The shutter sound will play and the
image will record. The indicator will
blink green while the image is
recorded to the memory card.
4. Focus and shoot.
1. Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
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~See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 11).
~ See Indicators (p. 4).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Selecting an AF Frame (p. 40).
~See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods available .
• Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
After ashot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for
approximately 2seconds.
You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration
setting with the following procedures.
•Keeping the shutter button pressed after ashot.
•Pressing the FUNC.lSET or DISP. button while the image is
displayed
in the LCD monitor.
To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.
~See the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 21).
~See Erasing (p. 18).
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Selecting a Shooting Mode
1. Set the shooting mode dial to the desired mode (CD).
In the SeN and -IJI(I modes, press the FUNC./SET button (@) and
use the •
or .. button to select ashooting mode (@), then press
the FUNC./SET button (@).
• Shooting Modes
CD
Image zone
. ill Kids&Pets
Allows you to
capture subjects
that move
around, such as
children and pets, without missing
photo opportunities.
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1* Indoor
Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject's
true color when shooting
under fluorescent or
tungsten lighting.
seN (Special Scene)
You can shoot with the most appropriate settings
for the scene.
[Zl Night Scene
Allows you to capture human subjects against the
backdrop
of an evening sky or night scene. The
flash is directed
at the person and the shutter
speed is slow, so both the person and the
background can be beautifully shot.
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Selects
the optimal I SO speed, white balance and
color balance to capture fish and other items in an
indoor aquarium.
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·~Movie
Shoots amovie when you press the shutter button.
Apart from
Gl (Standard) mode, you can also select from 5i (Fast
Frame Rate) which
is suitable for shooting sports or fast motion,
51 (Compact) which is convenient for email attachments.
~See the Advanced Guide (p. 36).
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Allows you to select settings yourself, such as the exposure
compensation, white balance, My Colors or ISO speed.
~ See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods available.
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•The shutter speed is slow in llJ or II mode. Always use a
tripod to avoid camera shake.
•In
f!J, flf, or (g mode, the ISO speed may increase
and cause noise in the image depending on the scene
being shot.
•In
Elf mode, shoot with the subject more than 1 m (3.3 ft.)
away from the front of the fens.
Using the Zoom
1. Press the zoom lever toward [tJ or 1IHl.
The zoom can be adjusted from 35 -140 mm (focal length) in
35mm film equivalent terms.
[tJ Telephoto: Zooms in on the
subject.
[ill]
Wide Angle: Zooms out from the
subject.
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Using the Flash
1. Press the ~ button to cycle through flash settings.
Each time you press the ~
button, the flash settings will
change.
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Auto
The flash fires automatically.
D* Flash
on The flash always fires.
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Flash off The flash will not fire.
*When red-eye reduction is enabled (Advanced Guide p. 30), the red-eye
reduction lamp lights when the flash fires.
Red-eye reduction: This feature reduces the effect
of light reflecting back from
the eyes and making them appear red.
Dcannot be set in f1!.IID mode.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 127).
~See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 11).
When the LCD monitor is on and flash recharging begins, the
indicator blinks orange and the LCD monitor turns off. When
recharging ends, the indicator turns off and the LCD monitor
turns on. The time required for flash recharging will change
depending
on usage conditions and remaining battery power.
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Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
1. Press the ~ button.
To cancel the macro mode, press the ~ button to turn off the ~
display.
~ Macro
Use this mode to shoot close-ups
of flowers or small items.
Image Area at Minimum Focusing Distance from End
of
Lens to Subject:
•Maximum wide angle setting: 60 x45 mm
(2.4 x1.8 in.)
Minimum focusing distance: 5 cm (2.0 in.)
•Maximum telephoto setting: 94 x
71 mm (3.7 x2.8 in.)
Minimum focusing distance: 33 cm
(1.1 ft.)
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This setting cannot be set in some shooting modes.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 127).
~See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 11).
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Using the Self-Timer
1. Press the ~ button to cycle through self-timer settings.
Each time you press the ~
button, the self-timersettings
will change.
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II may also appear. For details
on
how to use lilli, refer to p. 32
of the Advance'd'Guide.
•When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will
blink. When setting the red-eye reduction function, the self-timer
lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last
2.
To cancel the self-timer, press ~ button to select [iJ .
• Changing the Delay Time
1. L!J (Rec.) Menu ~ [Self-timer] ~ ~*/~I
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See Menus and Settings (p. 20).
*Default setting.
10 sec. delay:·The shutter releases 10 sec. after the shutter
~ button is pressed.
• 2 sec. before tMe shutter releases, the self-timer sound beeps
quickly and the lamp will speed up.
2sec. delay: The shutter releases 2sec. after the shutter button
~ is pressed.
•The self-timer sound beeps quickly when the shutter button is
pressed and the shutter will release 2sec. later.
Custom Timer: You can change the delay time (0-10*1, 15, 20, 30
sec.) and
number of shots (1-10*2) (p. 17).
~ •When adelay time of over 2seconds is set for the [Delay] option,
the self-timer sound beeps quickly 2seconds before the shutter
releases. If multiple shots have been specified for the [Shots]
option, the sound will play
for the first shot only.
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~ See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 127).
~See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 11) .
• Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots
(~)
1. L!J (Rec.) Menu ~ [Self-timer] ~ ~.
See Menus and Settings (p. 20).
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2. Press the FUNC./SET button.
3. Use the .. or .. button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the.
or .. button to change the setting and press the FUNC./SET
button.
4. Press the MENU button.
If the [Shots] option is set to 2 or more shots, the following
occurs.
-The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings
selected for the first shot.
-If the flash ;s used, the interval between shots lengthens
because the flash must charge.
-The interval between shots may lengthen when the built-in
memory of the camera fills.
-Shooting will automatically cease if the memory card
becomes full.
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-1. Press the CEl/Q
button ((1)).
The last recorded image will display. If you have
played back images between shooting sessions
however, the last image viewed will display (Resume
Playback) instead of the last recorded image. If the
memory card has been switched, or the images on
the memory card have been edited with acomputer,
the newest image
on the memory card appears.
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.
Holding the button down advances the images more rapidly, but shows
them less clearly. m
See the Advanced Guide for the various playback methods available.
Erasing
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1. In the playback mode, use the • or .. button to select
an image to erase ((1)) and press the ~ button (@).
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2. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and
press the FUNC./SET button (@),
To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel].
Please note that erased images cannot be
recovered. Exercise adequate caution before
erasing an image.
~See the Advanced Guide: Erasing All Images (p. 73).
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