Canon PowerShot G9 User manual

Camera User Guide
Camera User Guide
CDI-E328-010 XX07NiXX © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN
ENGLISH
DIGITAL CAMERA
Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 224–229).
Getting Started
Learning More
Components Guide
Basic Operations
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
Shooting Using the Mode Dial
Advanced Shooting Functions
Playback/Erasing
Print Settings/Transfer Settings
Connecting a TV set
Customizing the Camera
Troubleshooting
List of Messages
Appendix

Workflow and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary
according to the flowchart below.
: This Guide
Camera User Guide
Camera User Guide
Learning More
Prepare the camera for use
• Connecting to a printer
• Connecting to a TV set
• Connecting to a computer
Direct Print User
Guide
Software Starter
Guide
ZoomBrowser EX/
ImageBrowser
Software User Guide
• PDF manuals available
on the Canon website.
Camera User Guide
Learn more about the camera
Getting Started
Using the camera
Confirming the package contents
Connect the camera
to other devices
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Confirming the Package Contents 1
Confirming the Package Contents
Your camera package includes all of the following items. If any of these
items are missing, please contact the dealer for assistance.
You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera with the included
memory card.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards,
MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus
cards with this camera. These cards are collectively called
memory cards in this guide.
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Digital Camera
Battery Pack
NB-2LH
(With Terminal Cover)
Memory Card
(32MB)
Interface Cable
IFC-400PCU
AV Cable
AVC-DC300
Neck Strap
NS-DC6 Warranty Card
Canon Digital Camera
Solution Disk
• Camera User Guide
• Direct Print User Guide
• Software Starter Guide
• “Canon Customer Support” Leaflet
• “Use of Genuine Canon Accessories Recommended” Leaflet
User Guides
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Battery Charger
CB-2LW/CB-2LWE
j

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
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Basic Operations 46
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback Mode . . 54
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LCD Monitor Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Learning More
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shooting Still Images ( Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Getting Started

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Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Commonly Used Shooting Functions 70
Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changing the Recording Pixels and
Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checking the Focus and Peoples’
Expressions (Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shooting Using the Mode Dial 88
Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Program AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 98
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 100
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Advanced Shooting Functions 111
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Setting the Slow Synchro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,
Manual Focus, Safety MF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Shooting with FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using the ND Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake (Auto ISO Shift). 133
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . 148
Compensating the Flash Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Setting the Flash Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires. . . . . . . . . 151
Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash
Shooting (Safety FE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Registering Settings to the Shortcut Button . . . . . . . . 153
Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Playback/Erasing 160
Viewing Magnified Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 161
Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
(Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 167
Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) . . . 170
Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adding My Colors Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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Attaching Sound Memos to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder). . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Print Settings/Transfer Settings 198
Setting the DPOF Print Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Connecting a TV set 205
Viewing Images on a TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 207
Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Troubleshooting 210
List of Messages 220
Appendix 224
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 242
Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . 249
Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
INDEX 264
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 270

6
Symbol Conventions in 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.
Advanced Shooting Functions
131
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 286).
In this mode, the camera automatically changes the exposure within a
set range to take three shots as the same interval as continuous
shooting (p. 111). The images are shot in the following order: Standard
exposure, underexposure and overexposure.
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode)
Shooting Mode
1Select AEB.
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select
and use the or button to select
.
3. Press the button.
2Adjust the compensation
range.
1. Adjust the compensation range with
the or button.
2. Press the button.
Mode: Shooting ( )/
Playback ( )
Available shooting modes
These modes are available.
These modes are not available.

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
This camera’s warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a
problem arises while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it
back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to
a Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer
support list supplied with your camera.

Please Read
8
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. 205).
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.
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.

zPreparations
zShooting Still Images
zViewing Still Images
zShooting Movies
zViewing Movies
zErasing
zPrinting
zDownloading Images to a Computer
zSystem Map
Getting Started

Preparations
10
Getting Started
Preparations
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.
3. Remove the battery after charging is complete.
Charging takes approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.
Charging the Battery
To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for
longer than 24 hours continuously.
Charge Indicator
Charging: lights orange
Charge Indicator
Charging Complete:
lights green

Preparations 11
Getting Started
1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (a)
and insert the battery until it locks.
3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (b).
To Remove the Battery
Push the battery lock in the direction of the
arrow and hold it while pulling the battery
out.
Installing the Battery
a
b
a
Battery Lock
b
a
b
Battery Lock

Preparations
12
Getting Started
1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b).
2. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (b).
Inserting the Memory Card
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.
a
b
Back Write Protect Tab
(For SD memory card)
• Confirm that the
write protect tab
is unlocked (only
SD memory
cards).
• Check the card for
the correct
orientation.
a
b

Preparations 13
Getting Started
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
a
b
c
Pull the strap tight in the
buckle so that it does not
slip. Perform the same
steps on the other side of
the camera.
In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend
attaching the neck strap before using the camera.

Preparations
14
Getting Started
The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is
turned on. Set the date and time as shown in Steps 3 and 4 in the
explanation below.
1. Press the power button.
2. Select [Date/Time].
1. Press the 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.
3. Select the year, month, day and
time, and the display order.
1. Use the or button to select
an option.
2. Use the or button to set the
value.
4. Press the button.
5. Press the button.
Setting the Date and Time
Buttons
Power Button
Button
Button

Preparations 15
Getting Started
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 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. 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 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
Buttons
Button
Button
Button

Shooting Still Images
16
Getting Started
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.
( Mode)
Mode Dial
Shutter
Button
Power Button
Indicators
Microphone
Button

Shooting Still Images 17
Getting Started
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 will fire).
• An AF frame will display in green on
the LCD monitor at the point of focus.
5. Press the shutter button fully (all
the way) to shoot.
• The shutter sound will play once and
the image will record.
• The indicator will blink green and the
file will record to the memory card.
Mute Setting
When you hold down the (Microphone) button while turning on the
camera, the mute setting will be set to [On]. All sounds except for
warning sounds will be disabled. You can change the setting in
[Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 51).
Shooting Preparations
Complete: lights green
AF Frame
Recording: blinks green

Shooting Still Images
18
Getting Started
Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately
2 seconds immediately after shooting.
You can also use the following methods to continue displaying the
image immediately after shooting so that you can check it.
zKeep the shutter button pressed fully.
zPress the button while the recorded image is
displayed.
Confirm that the camera beeps.
You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image
is being displayed.
Reviewing an Image Right After
Shooting (Rec. Review)
You can change the interval for which images are displayed by
configuring the [Review] item in the (Rec.) menu.
Shutter Button
Button