Canon POWERSHOT A810 User manual

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Camera User Guide
Before use be sure to read this c including the
3recautions.
This guide will familiarize with how to use the camera
correctly.
Keep the guide handy for future reference,

_Y Navigating Through images an
in index
By displaying multiple images in an index, you can quickly find the images you
are looking for.
Display images in an index.
_ _ Move the zoom lever toward _ to display
images in an index. Moving the lever again
will increase the number of images shown.
To display fewer images, move the zoom
lever toward 0,. Fewer images are shown
each time you move the lever.
Choose an image.
Press the ,_'_ { _ buttons to choose an
image.
An orange frame is displayed around the
selected image.
Press the @ button to view the selected
image in single-image display.
@Using the Touch=Screen Panel
in index display, you can touch the screen to choose images.
Dragging up or down across the screen will scroll through the image index.
Touch an image to choose it, and touch it again to view it in single-image
display.
Touch an image to choose it, and then hold the zoom lever toward Q. to
view an image in single-image display.
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Browsing and FHtering images
Navigating Through images Using Jump
Display
To find images on a memory card full of images, you can jump by a specific
number of images or method.
Position of Current Image
Choose a jump method.
Press the MENU button, and then choose
[Jump Search] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Press the ._'_ buttons to choose a jump
method.
The jump method and the position of the
current image is shown at the bottom of the
screen.
:: Switch to the previous or next
image.
To navigate through images using your
selected jump method, press the _ F buttons.
To return to the menu screen, press the
MENU button.
._ ,o_. _, _ Jumps to the first image in each group of images that
,Jump o.o_ _,aLe were shot on the same date.
Jump 10 Images Jumps by 10 images at a time.
Jump 100 Images Jumps by 100 images at a time.
Jump to first Jumps to still images only.
Jump to Movie Jumps to movies only.
The number of images matching the jump method (except for _ and _) is shown on
the right side of the screen.
If no images match the jump method, nothing will happen when you
press the 4_ buttons.
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_'_'Magnifyingimages
......................................................................................................Magnify an image,
Moving the zoom lever toward Q, will zoom in
and magnify the image, and O% is displayed.
You can magnify images up to about 10x by
continuing to hold the zoom lever.
To zoom out, move the zoom lever toward
_. You can return to single-image display
by continuing to hold it.
Move the display position and
switch images as needed.
To move the display position, press the
Av _ J, buttons.
While O% is displayed, you can switch to
Or_+ by pressing the @ button. To switch
to other images while zoomed, press the 4_
buttons. Press the @ button again to restore
the original setting.
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MENU button.
Approximate Position of
Displayed Area
@Using the Touch=Screen Panel
Touching the screen will zoom in and magnify the image, and _), and (_
are displayed.
You can magnify images up to about 1Ox, centered around where you
touch, by touching repeatedly.
You can also zoom in or out bv touching _), or _. To zoom in or out
continuously, touch and hold _ or _.
To move the display position, drag across the screen.
Touch _ to restore single-image display.
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image Viewing Options
Automatically play back images from a memory card as follows.
Access the setting screen.
Press the MENU button and choose
[Slideshow] on the [] tab (p. 45).
:: Configure the setting.
Choose a menu item to configure, and then
choose the desired option (p. 45).
Start automatic playback.
Press the A'v" buttons to choose [Start], and
then press the @ button.
The slideshow will start a few seconds after
[Loading image...] is displayed.
Press the MENU button to stop the
slideshow.
(_ The camera's power-saving functions (p. 40) are deactivated during
slideshows.
To pause or resume slideshows, press the @ button.
You can switch to other images during playback by pressing the _ _ buttons.
For fast-forward or fast-rewind, hold the { _ buttons down.
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Protect important images to prevent accidental erasure by the camera
(p. 116).
Choose [Protect].
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose
[Protect] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Choose an image.
Press the 4_ buttons to choose an image,
and then press the @ button. [] is
displayed.
To cancel protection, press the @ button
again. [] is no longer displayed.
Repeat this process to choose additional
images.
Protect the image.
Press the MENUbutton. A confirmation
message is displayed.
Press the 4_ buttons to choose [OK], and
then press the @ button.
Protected images on a memory card will be erased if you format the
card (pp. 126, 127).
Images will not be protected if you switch to Shooting mode or turn
the camera off before finishing the setup process in step 3.
protection settings first.
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You can choose and erase unneeded images one by one. Be careful when
erasing images, because they cannot be recovered.
Choose an image to erase.
Press the 4 _ buttons to choose an image.
Erase the image.
Press the A button.
After [Erase?] is displayed, press the 4 _'
buttons to choose [Erase], and then press the
@ button.
The current image is now erased.
To cancel erasure, press the _ _ buttons to
choose [Cancel], and then press the @
button.
_f Erasing All it.ages
You can erase all images at once. Be careful when erasing images, because
they cannot be recovered. However, protected images (p. 115) cannot be
erased.
Choose [Erase All].
Press the MENU button, and then choose
[Erase All] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Erase all images.
Press the _ _ buttons to choose [OK], and
then press the @ button.
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Change the orientation of images and save them as follows.
Choose [Rotate].
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose
[Rotate] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Rotate the image.
Press the _ buttons to choose an image.
The image is rotated 90 ° each time you press
the @ button.
To return to the menu screen, press the
MENU button.
Movies with an image quality of _ cannot be rotated.
Rotation is not possible when [Auto Rotate] is set to [Off].
/_, Deactivating Auto Rotation
Follow these steps to deactivate automatic rotation by the camera, which
rotates images shot in vertical orientation so they are displayed vertically on
the camera.
Press the MENUbutton, choose [Auto
Rotate] on the [] tab, and then choose [Off]
(p. 45).
(_ Images cannot be rotated when you set [Auto Rotate] to [Off].
Additionally, images already rotated will be displayed in the original
orientation.
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(T) mage editing (pp. 118 - 120) is only available when the memory
card has sufficient free space.
Save a copy of images at a lower resolution.
Choose [Resize].
Press the MENU button, and then choose
[Resize] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Choose an image.
Press the {_ buttons to choose an image,
and then press the @ button.
Choose an image size.
Press the 4 _ buttons to choose the size, and
then press the @ button.
[Save new image?] is displayed.
Save the new image.
Press the 4 _ buttons to choose [OK], and
then press the @ button.
The image is now saved as a new file.
Review the new image.
Press the MENU button. [Display new
image?] is displayed.
Press the _ buttons to choose [Yes], and
then press the @ button.
The saved image is now displayed.
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Editing Still images
(_ Editing is not possible for images shot at a resolution of _ (p. 62) or
saved as XS in step 3.
/_,__' Correcting image Brightness (i=Contrast)
Excessively dark image areas (such as faces or backgrounds) can be detected
and automatically adjusted to the optimal brightness. Insufficient overall image
contrast is also automatically corrected, to make subjects stand out better.
Choose from four correction levels, and then save the image as a separate file.
:; Choose [i=Contrast].
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose [i-
Contrast] on the [] tab (p. 45).
Choose an image.
Press the _ buttons to choose an image,
and then press the @ button.
Choose an option.
Press the _ _ buttons to choose an option,
and then press the @ button.
Save as a new image and review.
Follow steps 4 - 5 on p. 118.
(_ For some images, correction may be inaccurate or may cause
images to appear grainy.
Images may look grainy after repeated editing using this function.
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