Canon PowerShot SX130 IS User manual

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Camera User Guide
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Precautions before using the camera.
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images(p.118)cannotbeerased.
Choosing aSelection Method
Choose [Erase].
Press the MENUbutton to choose [Erase]
in the [] tab, then press the @ button.
Choose a selection method.
Press the ._'_" buttons or turn the !!ii!i_dial
to choose a selection method, then press
the @ button.
Pressing the MENU button will restore the
menu screen.
Choosing images individually
Choose [Select].
Follow Step 2 above to choose [Select]
and press the @ button.
chooseanimage.
If you follow Step 2 on p. 119 to choose
images, a _/ will appear on the screen.
Pressing the @ button again deselects
the image and _ will disappear.
To choose additional images, repeat the
above procedure.
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Erasing All images
Erase.
If you press the MENUbutton, a
confirmation screen will appear.
Press the 4)' buttons or turn the _i_ dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ b'utton.
Select Range
Choose [Select Range].
Follow Step 2 on p. 122 to choose [Select
Range], then press the @ button.
Choose images.
Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 120 to choose
images.
Erase.
Press the "_" button to choose [Erase],
then press the @ button.
Choose All I_ages
Choose [AH images].
Follow Step 2 on p. 122 to choose [All
Images], then press the @ button.
Erase.
Press the _ )' buttons or turn the _i_;i'_dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ butt°n"
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When you tag images as favorites, you can easily categorize just those
images. You can also filter out just those images for viewing, protecting or
erasing (p. 111).
.....choose [Favorites].
,,: Press the MENUbutton to choose
[Favorites] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Choose an image.
....... Pressthe.__.buttonsorturnthe_i:i_:dialto
choose an image, then press the
button.
[] will appear on the screen.
Pressing the @ button again untags the
image and [] disappears.
To choose additional images, repeat the
above procedure.
Make the setting.
If you press the MENU button, a
confirmation screen will appear.
Press the 4 ), buttons or turn the _i_:_dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ button.
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You can organize images into categories. You can display the images in a
category in Filtered Playback (p. 111 ) and process all images at once by
using the functions below.
Viewing Slideshows (p. 113), Protecting Images (p. 118), Erasing All
Images (p. 122), Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF) (p. 135)
Choosi.g aSelection Method
Choose [My Category].
Press the MENU button to choose [My
Category] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Choose a selection method.
::: Press the Av buttons or turn the !ii'i_ dial
to choose a selection method, then press
the @ button.
::: Pressing the MENU button will restore the
menu screen.
Cheesiag images Individually
Choose [Select].
Follow Step 2 above to choose [Select],
then press the @ button.
Choose an image.
Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _ii? dial to
choose an image.
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Organizing images by Category (My Category)
Choose acategory.
Press the Av buttons to choose a
category, then press the @ button.
will appear on the screen.
Pressing the @ button again deselects
the image and Vt will disappear.
To choose additional images, repeat the
above procedure.
..... Make the setting.
::: If you press the MENU button, a
confirmation screen will appear.
Press the 4 )' buttons or turn the _/i:_dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ button.
Select Range
Choose [Select Range].
Follow Step 2 on p. 125 to choose [Select
Range], then press the @ button.
Choose images.
Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 120 to choose
images.
Choose acategory.
Press the v button to choose an item,
then press the 4_ buttons or turn the ,::;:7
dial to choose a category.
Choose the setting.
::; Press the v button to choose [Select],
then press the @ button.
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Rotot,o0,mo0esiij:!:i ii!i!!i
You can change the orientation of an image and save it.
Choose [Rotate].
Press the MENU button to choose [Rotate]
in the [] tab, then press the @ button.
Rotatetheimage.
Press the _ )' buttons or turn the ;{_,i?dialto
choose an image.
The image will rotate 90 ° with each press
of the Q button.
Pressing the MENU button will restore the
menu screen.
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You can resize images to a lower pixel setting and save the resized image as
a separate file.
Choose [Resize].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Resize] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Choose an image.
Press the '_ _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose an image, then press the @
button.
Choose an image size.
Pressthe.__.buttonsorturnthe dialto
choose an option, then press the @
button.
The [Save new image?] screen will
appear.
savethenewimage.
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _i_ dial to
choose [OK] and press the @ button.
The image will be saved as a new file.
Displaythenew_mage.
When you press the MENUbutton, the
[Display new image?] screen will appear.
Press the _i_ buttons or turn the _:_: dial to
choose [Yes], then press the A_._button.
The saved image will be displayed.
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You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file.
Trimming Area
Trimming Area Display
Recorded pixels after
trimming
:Choose [Trimming].
PresstheM ENU buttontochoose[Trimming]
in the[] tab, then pressthe @ button,
Choose an image.
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _i_: dial to
choose an image, then press the @
button.
Adjust the trimming area.
A frame will appear around the portion of
the image to be trimmed.
The original image will display in the upper
left and the trimmed image will display in
the lower right.
@ If you move the zoom lever to the left or
right, you can change the frame size.
@ If you press the ._'_,_ _ buttons, you can
move the frame.
If you press the DISR button, you can
change the frame orientation.
In an image with detected faces, gray
frames appear around the faces located in
the upper left image. The frames can be
used for trimming. You can switch between
frames by turning the _ dial.
Press the @ button.
Save as a new image and display.
Follow Steps 4 and 5 on p. 128.
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You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate image. Refer
to p. 75 for details on each menu item.
Choose [My Colors].
Press the MENU button to choose [My
Colors] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Choose an image.
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose an image, then press the @
button,
Chooseamenuoption.
Press the '_ _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose an option, then press the
button.
Save as a new image and display.
Follow Steps 4 and 5 on p. I28.
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The camera can detect areas in an image, such as faces or backgrounds, that
are too dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness. Also,
when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically
correct the image for a sharper impression. You can choose from four levels
of correction, and save the image as a new file.
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Choose [i=Contrast].
: Press the MENUbutton to choose [i-
Contrast] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Choose an image.
Press the _)' buttons or turn the _i_ dial to
choose an image, then press the @
button.
Choose amenu item.
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _i;_i_dial to
choose an option, then press the@
button.
Save as a new image and display.
Follow Steps 4 and 5 on p. 128.
Choose [Low], [Medium] or [High] and adjust the image.
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You can automatically correct red eyes in images and save them as new files.
.....Choose [Red=Eye Correction].
::: Press the MENUbutton to choose [Red-
Eye Correction] in the [] tab, then press
the @ button.
Choose an image.
Press the '_ )' buttons or turn the ',illii_dialto
choose an image.
....: correctthe mage.
Press the @ button.
Red-eye detected by the camera will be
corrected and a frame will appear around
the corrected portion.
You can magnify or reduce the size of the
image using the procedures in "Magnifying
Images" (p. 115).
.......Save as a new image and display.
,,: Press the ._v4 _ buttons or turn the _:_#
dial to choose [New File], then press the
@ button,
The image will be saved as a new file.
Follow Step 5 on p. 128.
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Printing
This chapter explains how to choose images for printing, and print
using a Canon-brand PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately)
(p. 38).
Please also refer to the Personal Printing Guide.
Canon=Brand PictBridge Compliant Printers
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You can easily print the pictures you take by connecting the camera to a
PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately) using the supplied interface
cable (p. 2).
Turn off the camera and printer.
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Connect the camera to the printer.
Open the cover and insert the cable's
small plug firmly into the camera terminal
in the direction shown.
Insert the cable's large plug into the
printer. For connection details, refer to the
user guide provided with the printer.
Turn on the printer.
Turn on the camera.
Press the [] button to turn on the camera.
P_ will appear on the screen.
chooseanimagetoprint.
Press the '_ _ buttons or turn the dial to
_ choose an image, then press the @
button,
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Choosing images for Printing (DPOF)
_Print images.
Press the _.v buttons to choose [Print],
then press the @ button.
.....................................................................................................................................................................Printing will start.
If you want to print additional images, repeat
Steps 5 and 6 after printing has completed.
After printing has completed, turn off the
camera and printer, and unplug the
interface cable.
You can choose up to 998 images on a memory card for printing and specify
settings such as the number of copies so that they can be printed together
(p. 137) or processed at a photo developer service. These selection methods
comply with the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standards.
Print Settings
You can set the print type, date and file number. These settings apply to all
images chosen for printing.
....¸¸Choose [Print Settings].
Press the MENU button to choose [Print
Settings] in the rich tab, then press the @
button.
Adjust the settings.
::: Press the Av buttons or turn the dial
to choose a menu item, then press the ,_
buttons to choose an option.
::: Pressing the MENUbutton accepts the
settings and restores the menu screen.
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Choosing images for Printing (DPOF)
On Prints the shooting date.
Off
On Prints the file number.
Off
On Removes all print settings after printing.
Choosing the Number of Copies
Choose [Select Images & Qty.].
Press the MENU button to choose [Select
Images & Qty.] in the rl_ tab, then press
the _ button.
Choose an image.
Press the '_ _" buttons or turn the dial to
choose an image, then press the
button.
You will be able to set the number of print
copies.
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Choosing images for Printing (DPOF)
If you choose images in [Index], V_
appears on the screen. Pressing the @
button again will deselect the image and
V_ will disappear.
Set the number of prints.
Press the A'Y buttons or turn the _i_:_!;dial
to set the number of prints (maximum 99).
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to choose other
images and the number of prints for each.
You cannot set the number of copies for
index prints. You can only choose which
images to print (as shown in Step 2).
Pressing the MENU button accepts the
settings and restores the menu screen.
Select Range
Choose [Select Range].
In Step 1 on p. 136, choose [Select
Range], then press the @ button.
Follow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 120 to choose
images.
Makeprintsettings.
Press the Av buttons to choose [Order],
then press the @ button.
Set All images to Print Once
Choose [Select All images].
In Step 1 on p. 136, choose [Select All
Images], then press the @ button.
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PrintChosen images
Makeprint settings.
Press the _ )' buttons or turn the iiii_ dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ button.
Clearing All Selections
Choose [Clear All Selections].
In Step 1 on p. 136, choose [Clear All
Selections], then press the @ button.
A. selectionsw.Ibeclearea.
:; Press the '_ )' buttons or turn the _':i_dial to
choose [OK], then press the @ butt°n"
You can print images added to the print list (pp. 135 - 137) by connecting the
camera to a PictBridge compliant printer.
Number of copies to print Connect the camera to the printer.
Follow Steps I to 4 on p. I34.
Print.
Press the Av buttons to choose [Print
now], then press the @ button.
Printing will start.
If you stop the printer during printing and
start again, it will start from the next print.
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Customizing Camera Settings
You can customize various settings to suit your shooting preferences.
The first part of this chapter explains convenient and commonly used
functions. The latter part explains how to change shooting and playback
settings to suit your purposes.
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You can customize convenient and commonly used functions from the _1' tab
(p. 45).
Changing Sou.ds
You can change each of the camera's operation sounds.
Choose [Sound Options], then press the
@ button.
Press the ,_'v" buttons or turn the _/:_;dial
to choose an option.
Press the _ _ buttons to choose an option.
i Pies;tsounds
(cannot be modified)
Preset sounds
2 You can use the included software to
change the sounds (p. 2).
TuFnin_ Off Hints _Tips
When you choose an item in the FUNC menu (p. 44) or MENU (p. 45), a
description of the function (hints and tips) is displayed. You can turn off this
function.
Choose [Hints & Tips], then press the ,_
buttons to choose [Off].
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