Canon PowerShot SD900 User manual

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This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.
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Advanced Camera
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Direct Print User
Guide
Shooting
Playback/Erasing
Preparations
•Charging the battery
•Installing the battery and memory card
•Setting the date, time and language
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•PDF manuals available on
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• Front View
Attaching the Wrist Strap*
CD Wrist Strap Mount
®Microphone (Advanced Guide pp. 42, 86)
@AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 24)
@Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 33)
@Self-Timer Lamp (p. 16)
@Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 18)
(J) Flash (p. 14)
@Lens
*When carrying the camera by the strap, be careful not to swing the camera or catch
it on other items.
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Back View
(j) LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15)
@Viewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 18)
@DIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)
@ AN OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 103)
@Terminal Cover
@Tripod Socket
rJ) Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock Release Switch (p. 7)
@DC Coupler Terminal Cover (AdvancedGuide p. 125)
@Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 7)
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(2) Indicators (p. 5)
@Power Lamp
@Power Button (p. 10)
@Zoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 73)
Shooting: IIHI (Wide Angle)/ [tJ (Telephoto)
Playback:
~ (Index)/ Q(Magnify)
@Shutter Button (p. 10)
(J)Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)
@ ddJ¢v (Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30)
@DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
@) FUNe./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 22)
®Touch Control Dial (pp. 4, 18)
@MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 23)
@ ~'e (Macro)/ ~ (Infinity)/ •Button (p. 15)
@ ISO (ISO Speed)/!D (Jump)/ .. Button (Advanced Guide pp. 65, 76)
@ ~ (Flash)/ .. Button (p. 14)
@ Ittif (Single Image Erase)/~ (Continuous)/~ (Self-timer)
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Touch Control Dial
Placing afinger on the touch control dial displays the playback mode
and shooting mode touch icons on the LCD monitor.
You can confirm
the functions assigned to each button.
Touch Icons
Sample
of shooting mode
•Unavailable buttons are grayed out.
•Place afinger on the touch control dial over afunction you want to
set, and the icon will enlarge on the LCD monitor.
•You can easily select images using the touch control dial during play-
back (p. 18).
•You can easily select time zones for the world clock using the touch
control dial (Advanced Guide
p. 20).
•You can set the touch icons to On/Off
in the W(Set up) menu
(Advanced Guide p. 26).

Indicators
The camera indicators light or flash under the following
circumstances.
• Right Indicator
Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring
(when connected to acomputer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orang-e: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)
• Left Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/infinity 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.
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Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug
the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LXE) and
plug it into a power outlet.
•Battery charger model names and types vary by region.
The charge indicator will light orange while the battery
is
charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.
Charging takes approximately 2hours 5minutes.
Align these symbols
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For CB-2LX
For CB-2LXE
mSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 121).
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2. Installing the Battery.
1. Slide the lock release switch in the direction of the arrow
( CD), and open the memory card slot/battery cover ( (2) ).
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.
3. Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
2.
Close the memory card slot/battery cover.
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To Remove the Memory Card
Use afinger to push the memory card in until you hear aclick, then
release
it.
You can use SO memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards
with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.
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