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CommonlyUsedShootingFunctions
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Workflow and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the
flowchart below. : Contents of This Guide
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[Getting Started (p. 7) ]
Explains how to complete tasks ranging from installing batteries and memonj cards
to setting the date and time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing
simple printing tasks.
ILearning More (p. 37) ]
Names camera components and provides more detailed instructions for shooting
and playback. Lists informat_:_ for more advanced use of your camera.
IConnectthe camera
to other devices
• Connecting to a printer
•Connecting to a TV set
• Connecting to acomputer
Camera User Guide
Direct Print User
Guide
Software Starter
Guide
ZoomBrowser EX/
ImageBrowser
Software User Guide
• PDF manuals
available on the
Canon website.
http://web.canon jp/Imaging/information-e.html

Checking the Package Contents I 1
Checking the Package Contents
The following items are includedin the package. If something is missing,
please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product.
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(]) Camera OAA Alkaline Memory Card
Batteries (x2) _) (16MB)
Canon Digital (_ Warranty Card
_Camera Solution
Disk
Wrist Strap
(_ WS-20O
You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera
w th the included memory card.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High
_'_p* Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCptus
cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These
memory cards are collectively referred to as memory
cards in this guide.

Table of Contents I 3
Shooting Using the Mode Dial 75
Mode Dial ..................................... 75
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes ................ 76
=,_, Movie Shooting ............................. 79
C_ Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) ....... 83
P Program AE ................................ 85
TV Setting the Shutter Speed ..................... 86
Av Setting the Aperture ......................... 88
M Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture .. 90
Various Shooting Methods 91
t;_ Continuous Shooting ......................... 91
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function ............. 93
Setting the Slow Synchro Function ................. 94
Checking the Focus and Peoples'
Expressions (Focus Check) ...................... 95
Switching between Focus Settings ................. 97
Selecting an AF Frame Mode ..................... 98
Selecting a Subject to Focus On
(When [Face Detect] ts Selected) ................ 101
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF)... 103
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) ............ 107
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) ....... 109
Adjusting the tSO Speed ..................... 110
Reducing Camera Shake When Shooting (Auto ISO Shilt). 111
I_1Adjusting the Exposure Compensation ........... 114
Switching between Metering Modes ............... 115

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Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) ............... 116
Shooting in a My Colors Mode .................... 119
Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings ....... 121
Adjusting Flash Compensation Settings ............ 122
Setting the Flash Output ........................ 123
Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash Shooting (Safety FE).. 124
_v Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button .. 125
Setting the Display Overlays ..................... 127
Setting the Auto Rotate Function .................. 128
Creating an Image Destination (Folder) ............. 129
Resetting the File Number ....................... 131
Playback/Erasing 133
O, Magnifying Images .......................... 133
=-: Viewing lmages in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) .. 134
Check the Focus and Facial Expressions
of Subjects (Focus Check Display) ............... 135
Jumping to Images .......................... 138
Viewing Movies (Movie Replay Control Panet) ....... 139
Rotating Images in the Display ................... 141
Playback with Transition Effects .................. 142
Automated Playback (Auto Play) .................. 143
Red-Eye Correction Function ..................... 144
Resizing Images .............................. 149
Attaching Sound Memos to Images ................ 150
Protecting Images ............................. 152
Erasing All Images ............................. 153

Table of Contents I5
• Symbol Conventions in this Guide
_co.ne.daethePos Mode:Shooting([])/Playback ([])
_r_oxvr_y a:2)_nin _eLCD_,
These modes are available
These modes are not available
i_ " This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's
operation.
I_ " 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.

6IPlease Read
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 pelformances, exhibitions, or commercial propeities
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.
Video Format
Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before
using it with a TV monitor.
Language Setting
Please see the Setting the Display Language (p. 13) to change the language
setting.

Shooting Using the Mode Dial I 75
_Mode Dial
Creativezone
Auto __age zone
• Auto
The camera automatically selects settings (p. 14).
[]
•Image zone
When a shooting mode appropriate for the shooting conditions is
selected, the camera automatically adjusts settings for optimal
shooting (p. 76).
_l : Portrait
: Landscape
[] : Night Snapshot
.Ow : Kids&Pets
SCN
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: Special Scene (p. 76)
[] : Night Scene [] : Indoor
[] : Foliage [] : Snow
[] : Beach [] : Fireworks
[] : Aquarium
: Stitch Assist (p. 83)
: Movie (Standard/Compact) (pp. 18, 79)
• Creative zone
With these settings, you select parameters such as the shutter speed
or aperture stop to achieve a range of effects.
p : Program AE (p. 85)
TM : setting the Shutter Speed (p. 86)
AM : setting the Aperture (p. 88)
M : Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture (p. 90)

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IShooting Modes for Specific Scenes []
[] See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
When a shooting mode appropriate for the shooting conditions is
selected, the camera automatically adjusts settings for optimal
shooting.
[] Portrait
Produces a soft effect when photographing people.
[] Landscape
Optimized for shooting landscape scenes which
contain both near and far subjects.
[] Night Snapshot
Allows you to take snapshots of people against
twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects
of camera shake even without using a tripod.
[] Kids&Pets
Allows you to capture subjects that move around,
such as children and pets, without missing photo
opportunities.

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SCN (Special Scene)
You can shoot with the most appropriate settings for the scene.
[] Night Scene
Allows you to capture people against the backdrop
of an evening sky or night scene. The flash is
directed at the person and the shutter speed isslow,
so both the person and the background can be
beautifully shot.
[] Indoor
Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject's
true color when shooting under fluorescent or
tungsten lighting.
[] Foliage
Shoots trees and leaves--such as new growth,
autumn leaves or blossoms--in vivid colors.

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[] Snow
Shoots without a blue tingeand without making
people appear dark against a snowy background.
[] Beach
Shoots without making people appear dark near
water or sand where reflected sunlight isstrong.
[] Fireworks
Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at optimal
exposure.
[] Aquarium
Selects the optimal ISO speed, white balance and
color balance to capture fish and other items in an
indooraquarium.
W • The shutter speed is slow in [] or [] mode. Always use a
tripod to avoid camera shake.
• In [_-_1,_-i [] or [] mode, the ISO speed may increase
and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being
shot.

Shooting Using the Mode Dial I 79
_Movie Shooting []
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
The following movie modes are available.
The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory
card you use (p. 200).
[] Standard
You can select the recording pixels and record until the memory card
is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the
recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be used while
shooting in this mode. (p. 60)
• Max mum Sze:4 GB.
[] Compact
Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small,
this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or
when the memory card capacity is low.
• Max mum C p Length: 3 m nutes
*Eveniftheclip sizehas notreached4GB,recording will stop atthemomenttheclip
length reaches1hour.Depending on thevolumeanddatawriting speed ofthe
memorycard,recording may stop before reaching 1hourorbeforetherecordeddata
volumehasreached4 GB.

8OShooting Using the Mode Dial
Pressing the shutter button halfway automatically sets the
exposure, focus and white balance settings.
Pressing the shutter button fully starts recording video and
sound simultaneously.
During shooting, the recording time and [SRec] appear on the
LCD monitor.
Pressing the shutter button fully again stops recording.
Recording will stop automatically under the following
circumstances.
- When the maximum recording time or maximum size
elapses
- When the built-in memory or memory card becomes full
• You are recommended to use a memory card that has been
formatted in your camera to shoot movies (p. 59). The
memory card supplied with the camera may be used without
further formatting.
• Be careful of the following while recording.
- Do not touch the microphone (p. 38).
- If you press a button, the sound of the button being
pressed will also be recorded.
- The camera will automatically adjust the exposure and
white balance to suit the shooting conditions during
recording. Please note, however, that the sounds made
by the camera automatically adjusting the exposure may
also be recorded.
• The focus and optical zoom settings remain fixed for
subsequent frames at the values selected for the first frame.

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[_] • You can set the AE lock and exposure shift while shooting
movies. This is effective on ski slopes and the beach when
the contrast is too strong between the subject and
background or where there are both light and dark areas in
the scene and it is desirable to adjust the exposure.
1 Press the _ button.
The exposure will lock (AE lock) and the exposure shift bar
will appear in the LCD monitor.
2 Use the control dial to adjust the exposure.
Press the _ button again to release the setting. Also,
the setting will be canceled if you press the _ button or
change the white balance, My Colors, or shooting mode
settings.
• QuickTime is required to play back movies (Data type: AVt/
Compression method: Motion JPEG) on a computer (Only
Windows 2000).

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Changing Movie Recording Pixels
You can change the recording pixels when the movie mode is set to
[] (Standard) (frame rate is fixed).
1Select the number of
recording pixels,
1. Press the _ button.
2. Use the ÷ or _ button to select
[] and the _. or .). button to
change the option.
3. Press the _ button.
Recording Pixels and Frame Rates
Frame rates indicate the number of frames recorded or played back
each second. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the
appearance of motion.
[].1 640 × 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
[] Standard [].2 640 × 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. LP
[] 320 × 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
[] Compact [] 160 x 120 pxes, 15 frames/sec.
"1 Default setting.
*2 To give priority to recording length over quality, select the option displaying []
(Long Play). For the same file size, you can record approximately twice the
length.
[_] • See Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 199).
• See Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 200).

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_Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) []
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
Stitch Assist can be used to shoot overlapping images that can later be
merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a computer.
The overlapping seams of several
adjacent images can be joined
into a single panoramic image.
Set the mode dial to _. __
Select a shooting direction.
1. Use the control dial to select a
shooting sequence.
--_ Left to right horizontally
_- Right to left horizontally

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isequence.
Compose the second image so that it overlaps
a portion of the first and shoot.
• You can press the _. or _ button to return to the previously
recorded image to retake the shot.
Minor discrepancies in the overlapping portions can be
corrected when the images are stitched together.
A sequence may contain up to 26 images.
•You cannot d splay the images on a TV when shooting in
Stitch Assist mode.
• The settings for the first image are applied to the second
image onward.
_] images on a computer.
•When the [] button is pressed, you can switch between the
items which you can set.
- Exposure compensation/Shooting direction selection

Shooting Using the Mode Dial I 85
_p Program AE []
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to
match the brightness of the subject. You can freely configure such
settings as the ISO speed, exposure compensation and white balance.
[_] hen a correct exposure cannot be obtained, the shutter
speed and aperture values are shown in red on the LCD
monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Use the
following shooting methods to obtain the correct exposure and
make them show in white.
- Using the flash (p. 65)
- Changing the ISO speed (p. 110)
- Changing the metering method (p. 115)

86IShooting Using the Mode Dial
ITv Setting the Shutter Speed []
[] See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically selects an
aperture value to match the brightness of the subject. Faster shutter
speeds allow you to catch an instantaneous image of a moving
subject, while slower speeds create a flowing effect and allow you to
shoot without a flash in dark areas.
1. Use the control dial to change the
shutter speed.
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If the aperture value is shown in red: the image is
underexposed (insufficient light) or overexposed (too much
light). Use the control dial to adjust the shutter speed until the
aperture value shows in white (Safety Shift (p. 89)).
_ The nature of CCDs is such that noise in the recorded image
increases at slow shutter speeds. This camera, however,
applies special processing to images shot at shutter speeds
slower than 1.3 seconds to eliminate the noise, thereby
producing high-quality images. (However, a certain amount of
processing time may be required before the next image can be
shot.)
Shu_erspeed

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[_] • Theapern_U_etvaalU_oa[ldwSshutterspeedchange accordingto
Aperture Shutter Speed
Value (seconds)
f/2.8 - 3.5 15- 1/1600
Maximum f/4.0 - 5.0 15- 1/2000
Wide Angle f/5.6 - 8.0* 15- 1/2500
Maximum f/4.3 - 5.6 15- 1/1600
Telephoto f/6.3 - 8.0* 15- 112000
* Depending on the shooting conditions, the aperture value can increase to
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• The fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization is 1/500
second. Therefore, even if the shutter speed is preset to a
speed higher than 1/500 second, the camera automatically
resets the shutter speed to 1/500 second during shooting.
Shutter Speed Display
• The following shutter speeds can be set. 1/160 indicates
1/160 second. Also, 0"3 indicates 0.3 second and
2" indicates 2 seconds.
15" 13" 10"8"6"5"4" 3"2 2"52" 1"6 1"3 1"0"80"60"50"40"3
1/4 1/5 1/6 1/8 1/16 1/13 1/15 1/20 1/25 1/36 1/46 1/56 1/60
1/80 1/160 1/125 1/166 1/260 1/256 1/326 1/460 1/500 1/646
1/800 1/1060 1/1250 1/1606 1/2666 1/2560