Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera User manual

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Canon
HvverShot S3 IS
DIGITAL CAMERA
Basic
[Preparations I
[Shooting I
[ Basic Shooting Functions I
Playback/Erasing
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Computer
Camera User Guide
Please Read This First
This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
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The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according
to the flowchart below.
For information on included
items and items sold separately
Preparations
• Installing the battery and memory card
•Opening the LCD monitor
• Setting the date, time and language
Shooting
PlaybackJErasi
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Menus and Settings
IT]Basic Camera User
Guide (This Guide)
Read this first.
Handling precautions,
references to the various
shooting and playback functions IT]Advanced Camera User
Guide
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•PDF manuals available
on the Canon website.
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•Installing the software
•Downloading images to a
computer
•Using the software
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You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards
in this guide.
* SD stands for Secure Digital, acopyright protection system.

Battery cover lock
Installing the Battery and Memory Card
1 Insert the batteries.
1. Open the battery cover (CD, @).
2. Insert four AA-size alkaline batteries supplied or separately sold
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, then close the cover.
(+) Positive end
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~ See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 132) ~
~ See the Advanced Guide: Handling the MemoryCard(p. 133)
~See the Advanced Guide: Formatting MemoryCards(p. 35)

ITo Remove the Memory Card
Use your finger to push the memory card in until you hear aclick, then
release it.
2. LCD monitor is opened to the left 180
degrees and tilted 180 degrees
toward
the lens.
The displayed image is automaticallyflipped
and reversed (the Reverse Display
function).
* The Reverse Display function can be set
to off.
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~ First Time Settings
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til IOpening the LCD Monitor
Use the LCD monitor to confirm images while shooting them, navigate
menus, and play back images.
You can position the LCD monitor in the
following ways.
1. Opened from left to right 180 degrees.
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mSee the Advanced Guide: Ree. Menu (p. 28)
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3. Fold the LCD monitor back against the
camera body until it clicks into place.
When you push the LCD monitor until you hear
the clicking sound, the left and right
of the
image will display correctly.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 16)
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Ii¥l Always keep the LCD monitor c1os~d with the display facing the camera
LiJ body when the camera is not in use. When you push the LCD monitor
Iuntil you hear the clicking sound, the LCD monitor will automatically turn
joff, and the image will display in the viewfinder.· I
ITurning the Power On/Off
1Turn the mode lever to Q
(Shooting) or [E] (Playback)
while pressing the release button.
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The power/mode indicator lights orange or
green. __ ....,;;;;0,,_ ......
•When switching between shooting and
playback, turn the mode lever to Q
(Shooting) or m(Playback)* while
pressing the refea'Se button.
*The camera switches to Playback mode, but the lens does not retract
(the lens will retract
if you turn the mode lever to [E] (Playback) once
more).
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2Press the OFF button to turn the
power off.
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2Select the item you wish to set
using the
..... or ~ button and
set
its value using the'" or ..
button (CD).
3Confirm that the correct time
is displayed and press the
SET button (@).
The date/time can also be set in the
Set up menu
(p. 16).
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I Setting the Date/Time
1Turn the camera on (p. 3).
~ .• You will hear a start:~p s~Z;nd a~d see the start-up image when you'~l
I CjJ turn on the power (Advanced Guide: p. 117). However, when starting I
Iwith the viewfinder display, the start-up image is not displayed and I
Ithere is no start-up sound. Also the start-up image does not appear I
when the viewfinder display is on in Shooting mode (Advanced Guide: I
p. 16) or the AN OUT terminal is connected to a TV.
Turning on the camera without the start-up sound and image.
•Press and hold the \fJ button, then turn on the power. You can also
turn the power
on with the LCD monitor closed.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Mute (p. 31)
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m See the Advanced Guide: Time Zone settings(p. 24)
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time battery charge is low, the [Date/Time] menu appears.
~_._~ "__.~.~. .,__._ > ~See ~he Advanced GUide: Replacing the ~ate ~~!~~2::~!J
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ISetting the Display Language
1Turn the mode lever to [E]
(Playback) while pressing the
release button (CD).
2Hold down the SET button
(@) and press the MENU
button (@).
This operation cannot be performed
during movie playback,
in the jump
search mode (Advanced Guide:
p. 94) orwhile connected to aprinter
or computer.
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3Usethe ~, ~, ... or" button to select alanguage (@), then press
the SET button (@).
The language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 16).
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Lightly press
(Pressing halfway)
1Turn the mode lever to 0(Shooting) while pressing the
release
button (p. 3).
2Set the mode dial to fD).
3 Aim the camera at the subject.
4Focus and shoot.
1. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway)
to focus.
I ri¥l •The Image Stabilizer function is [On] in the default settings. i
I LiJ •The beep will sou nd one time ifthe subject is difficult to focus on. i
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! I:] See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 64)
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•Two beeps will sound when the camera
has finished focusing, and the AF frame
appears green.
•Ifthe message "Raise the flash" appears,
shoot with aflash (p.
11).
2. Press the shutter button fully (all the way)
to shoot.
The shutter sound will play, and the image
will record. The indicator will blink red while
the image is recorded to the memory card.
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Pressing fully
(Pressing all the way)
~See Basic Shooting Functions(p. 8)
~See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced shooting method.
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Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
After ashot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for
approximately 2seconds.
To override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one of
the following methods:
•Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot.
•Press the
SET or DISP. button while the image is displayed in the LCD
monitor.*
Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it.
*This operation is not available in the Stitch Assist mode (p. 8).
~Seethe Advanced Guide: Ghangingthe Review Duration (p.29)
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I •Attach sound memos (Advanced Guide: p. 102). !
No matter what position the mode dial is in, you can shoot movies with
just apush
of the movie button.
• Max. Clip Size: 1 GB*
•Sound is recorded in stereo.
•Pressing the Movie button again stops
recording.
*Even before the recording size reaches
1GB, recording will stop at the moment the
recording time reaches 1hour. Depending
on the storage capacity
of the memory card
and the speed at which the data is written,
recording may stop before reaching 1GB or
1hour.
Movie button
~SeetheAdvancedGuide: Shooting a Movie (p.46)
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Selecting a Shooting Mode
Use the mode dial to select the Shooting modes.
IMode Dial
Image Composition Shooting -----
The camera automatically selects settings
according to the image composition type.
IlmageZone
'i\ Portrait
Blurs the background and makes a
person stand out.
~ Night Scene
Allows you to capture human subjects
against the backdrop of an evening sky
or night scene. The flash is directed at
the person and the shutter speed is
slow, so both the person and the
background can be beautifully shot.
SeN Special Scene
8 scene modes to shoot with the most
appropriate settings for the scene are
available with this camera.
By simply selecting one of the following
shooting modes, the camera selects the
most appropriate settings for the scene.
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•• Movie
" Configure settings for shooting movies.
~ ••. See the Advanced Guide (p. 46)
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t& Landscape
Shoots spacious landscape scenes.
Sports
Shoots continuous images with
autofocus.
Well suited for shooting moving
subjects. (The continuous shooting
settings can be changed (Advanced
Guide: p. 42).)
Stitch Assist
Allows you to shoot overlapping images
that can later be merged (stitched) to
create one panoramic image on a
computer.
~ See the Advanced Guide(p. 51)