Canon PowerShot G7 User manual

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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
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The Components Guide
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
• Read this first.
Advanced Camera
User Guide
Software Starter Guide
Direct Print User Guide
Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
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Menus and Settings
Preparations
•Charging the battery
•Installing the battery and memory card
•Setting the date, time and language
• Installing the software
• Downloading images to a
computer
• Using the software
Handling precautions, references to
the various shooting and playback
functions
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Software User Guide
•PDF manuals available on
the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
Imaging/information-e.html
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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@Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 15)
®Self-Timer Lamp (p. 17)
@
Neck Strap Mounts
@Viewfinder Window (p. 4)
@Flash (p. 14)
(J)Speaker
®Ring Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 142)
®Ring (Advanced Guide p. 142)
@Lens
•Pull the strap tight in the buckle so that it does not slip. Perform the same
steps on the other side ofthe camera.
•Avoid waving the camera about or catching it on other items when suspending
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-Back View
CD LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)
@Viewfinder
(p. 4)
®Terminal Cover
(1) DC Coupler Cable Cover (Advanced Guide p. 139)
®Memory Card Slot /Battery Cover (p. 6)
®Tripod Socket
(j)A/V OUT (AudioNideo output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 133)
®DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
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• Controls
CD Indicators (p. 5)
@Diopter Adjustment Dial (p. 4)
@ ;m (Shortcut)/ ~¢V' (PrinU
Share) Button (pp. 22, 30,
Advanced Guide p. 82)
@ISO Speed Dial (Advanced
Guide
p. 38)
®ISO Speed Lamp
®Hot Shoe (Advanced Guide
p.144)
(j)Power Lamp
®Microphone (Advanced Guide
pp. 101, 102)
® Shooting Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)
@Shutter Button (p. 10)
@Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced
Guide p. 36)
Shooting: Iill1 (Wide Angle)/
[tJ (Telephoto)
Playback:
~ (Index)/ Q
(Magnify)
@Power Button (p. 9)
@ IE (Playback) Button (p. 9)
@*(AE Lock/FE Lock)/ \fJ
(Microphone) Button
(Advanced Guide pp. 68, 69,
101,102)
@ Ii' (Exposure)/ fb (Jump)/
Button (Advanced Guide pp.
41,92)
@FUNC./SET (Function/Set)
Button (p. 20)
@MENU Button (p. 21)
@DISPLAY Button (Advanced
Guide
p. 12)
@ EE (AF Frame Selector)/ Ifuf
(Single Image Erase) Button
(p. 19, Advanced Guide
p. 61)
® ~ (Macro)/" Button (p. 16)
@ MF (Manual Focus)/ ... Button
(Advanced Guide p. 65)
@ ~ (Flash)/ .. Button (p. 14)
@ ~ (Continuous)/ ~ (Self-
timer)/
.. Button (p. 17,
Advanced Guide p. 44)
®Control Dial (p. 4)
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• Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot
Turning the LCD monitor off (Advanced Guide p. 12) and using the
optical viewfinder can help
conserve power while shooting.
•You can adjust the viewfinder with the diopter adjustment dial to
adapt to your vision so that the subject appears in sharp focus.
Adjustments
of -3.0 to +1.0 11m (dpt) can be made.
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The viewfinder has afield of vision of approximately 80% of the
actual shooting image.
Using the Control Dial
Turning the control dial counterclockwise is equivalent to pressing the • button,
while turning the control dial clockwise is equivalent to pressing the • button (it is
equivalent to pressing the .. or .. button with some functions).
You can perform the following operations when you turn the control dial.
• The Shooting Functions
•Selecting Special Scene modes (p. 11)
•Selecting
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•Selecting the FUNC. menu item (p.
20)
•Selecting the movie mode (Advanced Guide p. 54)
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Selecting the shooting direction in Stitch Assist mode (Advanced Guide p. 52)
•Selecting ashutter speed in Tv (Advanced Guide p. 48)
•Selecting an aperture value in Av (Advanced Guide p. 50)
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Selecting the shutter speed and the aperture value in M (Advanced Guide p. 51)
•Selecting the AF Frame (Advanced Guide p. 61)
•Adjusting the focus in manual
focus mode (Advanced Guide p. 65)
•Program Shift (Advanced Guide p. 69)
•Adjusting the exposure (Advanced Guide
p. 41 )
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• The Playback Functions
•Selecting an image in Playback mode (p. 18, Advanced Guide pp. 89,
90,92)
•Operating when viewing/editing movies (Advanced Guide
pp. 94, 95)
•Operating the sound memos or sound recorder (Advanced Guide
pp. 101, 102)
•Operating DPOF (Advanced Guide pp. 111, 115)
• The Shooting and Playback Functions
•Selecting a menu item (pp. 20, 21)
•Selecting atime zone (Advanced Guide
p. 22)
•Changing the clock display color (Advanced Guide
p. 13)
•Registering My Camera contents (Advanced Guide
p. 118)
Indicators
The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.
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Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/
erasing/transferring (when
connected to acomputer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera
shake warning), charging flash
Indicators
•Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)
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1. Charging the Battery.
Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.
•When using the battery for the first time.
•When the "Change the battery pack." message displays.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LW) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LWE, not
shown) and plug it into a power outlet.
The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is
charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.
Charging takes approximately 1hour 30 minutes.
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2. Installing the Battery.
1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock in the
direction of the arrow ((1), and open the memory card slot!
battery cover (@).
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (@) and
insert the battery until it locks.
To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of
the arrow (@) and hold it while pulling the battery out.
Battery Lock
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3. Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Insert the memory card until it
clicks into place.
2. Close the memory card slot/battery
cover.
• To Remove the Memory Card
Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks
and then release it.
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You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and
MultiMediaCards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.
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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 (@).
To set the daylight saving option, select the aicon and use the
.. or .. button to configure the setting.
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. 21).
• A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera
to save such settings as the date/time. This battery
charges when the main battery is in the camera. When
you purchase the camera, place the main battery in it
for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit
ACK-DC20 (sold separately) to charge the lithium
battery. It will charge even ifthe camera is t'urned off.
•The date/time settings may be lost after approximately
three weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the
date/time settings if this occurs.
m Seethe Advanced Guide: Setting the World Clock (p.22).
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