Canon PowerShot G10 - Digital Camera - Compact User manual

Camera User Guide
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Getting Started Guide
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Let’s Get Started! 1
Let’s Get Started!
This guide is divided into the following two sections.
Next...
Learning More p. 39
First...
p. 9
Getting Started Guide
This section explains how to prepare the camera for use and the
basics of shooting, viewing and printing images. Start out by
familiarizing yourself with the camera and mastering the basics.
Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera’s many features
to shoot more challenging photos. Details on using each function are
described in this section, including how to connect the camera to a
television to view images.
• The electronic manuals are included in the supplied CD-ROM.
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions
or procedures.
Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Components Guide 40
Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Basic Operations 47
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus . . . 49
The LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Commonly Used Shooting Functions 68
Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter. . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shooting Still Images ( Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Getting Started Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing the Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting (Auto ISO Shift) 88
Shooting Using the Mode Dial 90
Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Program AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture. . 100
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 102
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Various Shooting Methods 111
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Checking the Focus and People’s Expressions. . . . . . . . 116
Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selecting an AF Frame Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track) 125
Shooting with Servo AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,
Manual Focus, Safety MF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . 136
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Shooting while Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast) . . . . 138
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Using the ND Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) . . . . 154
Registering Functions to the Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Setting My Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Playback/Erasing 159
Viewing Magnified Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 160
Checking the Focus and People’s Expressions
(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 165
Trimming a Portion of an Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brightening Dark Areas (i-Contrast). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Adding Effects with the My Colors Function . . . . . . . . . . 189
Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Attaching Sound Memos to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder). . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Print Settings/Transfer Settings 207
Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Configuring the Camera 216
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
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Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Low Level Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Connecting to a TV 228
Shooting/Playback Using a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 230
Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Troubleshooting 233
List of Messages 244
Appendix 248
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Using the AC Adapter (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 265
Using a Supplementary Flash (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . 272
Using the Remote Switch (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . 274
Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Index 286
Addendum 290
Attaching an Externally Mounted Flash (for Macro Ring Lite
MR-14EX or Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX) . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 298
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About this Guide
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Symbol Conventions in this Guide
About this Guide
: This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s
operation.
: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic
operating procedures.
Explanations in this guide are based on the camera’s default settings
at time of purchase.
The illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from
the actual camera.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory
cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards in
this camera. These are collectively referred to as memory cards in
this guide.
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Using the Flash
Available Shooting Modes p. 298
1Press the button.
Mode:
Shooting ( )/
Playback ( )
Some functions may not be available in certain shooting modes.
If there is no notation to that effect, the function may be used in all modes.
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Please Read 7
Please Read
Test Shots
Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend
that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is
operating and being operated correctly.
Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its
distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from
any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards,
that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded
in a way that is machine readable.
Warning Against Copyright Infringement
Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use
and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or
contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations.
Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from
performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a
camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights
even if the image was shot for personal use.
Warranty Limitations
For information on your camera’s warranty, please refer to the Canon
Warranty System Booklet supplied with your camera.
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the Canon
Warranty System Booklet.
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Please Read
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Video Format
Please set the camera’s video signal format to the one used in your
region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 228).
Language Setting
Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 15) to change the
language setting.
Camera Body Temperature
If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body
may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when
operating the camera for an extended period. This is not a
malfunction.
About the LCD Monitor
The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision
manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels
operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may
occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no
effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a
malfunction.
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zPreparations
zShooting Still Images
zViewing Still Images
zErasing
zPrinting
zShooting Movies
zViewing Movies
zDownloading Images to a Computer
zSystem Map
Getting Started Guide
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Preparations
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Getting Started Guide
Preparations
1. Insert the battery until it clicks into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LZ) into a power outlet,
or attach the power cord to the battery charger
(CB-2LZE) and plug it into a power outlet.
3. Remove the battery after charging is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2 hours 20 minutes.
Charging the Battery
To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for
longer than 24 hours continuously.
Align the Ssymbols.
Charge Indicator (Upper)
Charging: lights orange
Charge Indicator (Lower)
Charging Complete:
lights green
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1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (c)
and insert the battery until it locks.
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
b
a
c
Battery Lock
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Preparations
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Getting Started Guide
3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
4. Close the cover (d) and slide until it clicks (e).
Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before
inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause the
camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction.
Front
• Confirm that the write protect tab is
unlocked (only SD and SDHC
memory cards).
• Check the card for the correct
orientation.
Write Protect Tab
(only SD and SDHC memory cards)
d
e
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Preparations 13
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To Remove the Battery
Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and hold it while
pulling the battery out.
To Remove the Memory Card
Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks
and then release it.
Attaching the Neck Strap
Battery Lock
Pull the strap tight in the
buckle so that it does not
slip. Perform the same
steps on the other side of
the camera.
a
b
c
In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend
attaching the neck strap before using the camera.
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Preparations
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The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is
turned on.
1. Press the power button.
2. Select the month, day, year and
time, and the display order.
1. Use the or button to select
an option.
2. Use the or button to set the
value.
• You can also set the value by using
the control dial.
3. Press the button.
To Change a Previously Set Date/Time
Use the following procedures to display the Date/Time settings menu,
and then perform Steps 2 and 3 above.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Use the or button to select
the (Set up) menu.
3. Use the or button to select
[Date/Time].
4. Press the button.
Setting the Date and Time
Buttons
Button
MENU Button
Control Dial
Power Button
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Preparations 15
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You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus
and messages.
1. Press the (Playback) button.
2. Hold down the button and press the MENU button.
3. Use the , , or button to select a language.
4. Press the button.
zA rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save
such settings as the date/time. If you insert a charged battery
into the camera, or use the separately sold AC Adapter Kit
ACK-DC50, the battery will charge in about four hours. It will
charge even if the camera is turned off.
zThe date/time settings may be lost after approximately three
weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the date/time
settings if this occurs.
Setting the Display Language
Button
Button
MENU Button
Buttons
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You should always format a new memory card or one from which you
wish to erase all images and other data.
1. Press the power button.
2. Select [Format].
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Use the or button to select
the menu.
3. Use the or button to select
[Format].
4. Press the button.
3. Format a memory card.
1. Use the or button to select
[OK].
2. Press the button.
Formatting Memory Cards
Please note that formatting (initializing) a memory card erases
all data, including protected images (p. 197) and sound data
recorded with the sound recorder (p. 195).
Power Button
Buttons
Button
MENU Button
Displays when sound
data recorded with the
sound recorder is present.
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Getting Started Guide
Shooting Still Images
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.
2. Select a shooting mode.
1. Set the mode dial to .
3. Aim the camera at the subject.
4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus.
When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights
green (orange when the flash fires).
Avoiding Camera Shake
Keep your arms tight against your body
while holding the camera firmly by the
sides. Using a tripod is also effective.
( Mode)
Mode Dial
Shutter Button
Indicators
Power Button
DISP. Button
Button
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5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot.
• The shutter sound will play and the image will record.
• Movement of the camera or subject while the shutter sound is
playing may result in blurred images.
• Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for
approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting (Rec.
Review). You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even
when an image is being displayed.
• If you hold the shutter button down after a shot, the image will
continue to display.
• The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the
memory card.
To Shoot Images in Focus
The camera automatically sets the focus when you press the shutter
button halfway*.
* The shutter button has a two-stage action. Pressing it down to the first stage is
referred to as “pressing halfway”.
Mute Setting
Pressing the button while turning on the camera power will
silence all camera sounds. You can change the setting in
[Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 59).
Press halfway
to set the focus
An AF frame will display in
green on the LCD monitor
at the point of focus.
Press fully
Incorrect
AF Frame
Correct
Beep,
beep…
Shooting Preparations
Complete: Lights green
(orange when the flash will fire)
Recording:
Blinks green
Just pressing
fully
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