Canon PowerShot A710 IS User manual

ENGLISH
The Components Guide
Preparation
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Printing
Basic
Downloading Images
to a Computer
CDI-E291-010 XXXXXXX © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary
according to the flowchart below.
In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide,
and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.
Flowchart and Reference Guides
For information on included items
and items sold separately
The Components Guide
Preparations
• Installing the batteries and memory card
• Setting the date, time and language
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Menus and Settings
Handling precautions, references to
the various shooting and playback
functions
Printing
• Installing the software
• Downloading images to a
computer
• Using the software
System Map
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
• Read this first.
Advanced Camera
User Guide
Direct Print User Guide
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
Software Starter Guide
ZoomBrowser EX/
ImageBrowser
Software User Guide
• PDF manuals available
on the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
Imaging/information-
e.html

1
The Components Guide
Front View
aMicrophone (Advanced Guide p. 79)
bAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 20)
cRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 12)
dSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
eSpeaker
fViewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 16)
gFlash (p. 12)
hTerminal Cover
iA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 88)
jDIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
kDC IN Terminal (Power input) (Advanced Guide p. 109)
lRing Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 112)
mRing (Advanced Guide p. 112)
nLens
The Components Guide

2
Back View
aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)
bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 16)
cWrist Strap Mount
dMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)
eMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5)
fTripod Socket
The LCD monitor is covered with a thin plastic film for
protection against scratches during shipment. Remove it
before using the camera.
Attaching the
Wrist Strap

3
The Components Guide
Controls
aIndicators (p. 4)
bPower Lamp
cPower Button (p. 8)
dZoom Lever (p. 12, Advanced Guide p. 70)
Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto)
Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify)
eShutter Button (p. 8)
fShooting Mode Dial (pp. 8, 9)
gMode Switch (pp. 8, 18)
h(Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30)
iFUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (Advanced Guide p. 18)
jMENU Button (Advanced Guide p. 19)
kDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
l(Exposure)/ (Single Image Erase) Button
(p. 19, Advanced Guide p. 51)
mButton
n(Flash)/ (Jump)/ Button (p. 12, Advanced Guide p. 72)
oButton
p(Macro)/ (Manual Focus)/ Button
(p. 15, Advanced Guide p. 47)

4
Indicators
The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.
• Upper Indicator
• Lower Indicator
Never do the following while the indicator blinks green.
These actions may corrupt image data.
• Shake or jolt the camera
• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery
cover
Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring
(when connected to a computer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange:Ready to shoot (camera shake warning),
charging flash
Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

5
Preparations
1. Installing the batteries.
1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock in the
direction of the arrow and open the cover.
2. Insert the 2 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or
separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.
2. Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover.
Preparations
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 103).
Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before
inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or
the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted
incorrectly.
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 105).
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 26).
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)
Positive end (+)
Front

6
To Remove the Memory Card
Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks
and then release it.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and
MultiMediaCards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

7
Preparations
First Time Settings
Setting the Date/Time
1. Press the power button (
a
).
2. Use the or button to select an item and the or
button to change its value (
b
).
3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the
FUNC./SET button (
c
).
The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).
Setting the Display Language
1. Set the mode switch to (playback).
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. 21).
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/time battery is depleted.
a
b
c
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 116).

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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.
• 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.
2. Set the mode switch to (shooting)
(
a
).
3. Set the shooting mode dial to
(
b
) .
4. Aim the camera at the subject.
5. Focus and shoot.
1. Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
When the camera focuses, 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.
Shooting
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 17).
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 22).
ÎSee the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 24).
Power button
DISP. button
a
b
Indicators