Canon POWERSHOT SX160IS User manual

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Camera User Guide
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Playback Mode
Have fun reviewing your shots, and browse or edit them
in many ways
• To prepare the camera for these operations, press the <r_> button to
enter Playback mode.
(T) It may not be possible to play back or edit images that were
renamed or already edited on a computer, or images from other
cameras.
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After shooting images or movies, you can view them on the screen as
follows.
:_ Enter Playback mode.
Press the <[_q> button,
Your last shot is displayed.
" ii ._iiii![i_;__Browse through your images. To view the previous image, press
the <4> button or turn the <_i_::ii_>dial
counterclockwise. To view the next
image, press the <_, > button or turn the
<_._ii!_;>dial clockwise.
Press and hold the <_><_> buttons to
browse through images quickly. Images
appear grainy at this time.
To access Scroll Display mode, turn
the <:;: _> dial rapidly. In this mode,
turn the < _:_:_>dial to browse through
images.
To return to single-image display, press
the <@> button.
To browse images grouped by shooting
date, press the <A><T> buttons in
Scroll Display mode.
Movies are identified by a [_] icon, To
play movies, go to step 3.
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Volume
Viewing
Play movies.
To start playback, press the <@> button
to access the movie control panel, press
the <{><_,> buttons to choose [ _], and
then press the <@> button again.
.... Adjust the volume.
Press the <,_><v> buttons to adjust the
volume.
Pause playback.
To pause or resume playback, press the
<@> button.
After the movie is finished, [_=j is
displayed.
To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the shutter button
halfway.
To deactivate Scroll Display, press the <MENU> button, choose [Scroll
Display] on the [l=_i]tab, and then choose [Off].
If you prefer to have the most recent shot displayed when you enter playback
mode, press the <MENU> button, and on the ['[_]] tab, choose [Resume] and
then [Last shot].
To change the transition shown between images, press the <MENU> button,
choose [Transition] on the [r_] tab, and then press the <_><_.> buttons to
choose the effect.
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Viewing
Press the <DISP,>button to view other information on the screen, or to hide
the information. For details on the information displayed, see _(_190.
O @ @
No Information Simple Detailed Enables you to
Display Information Information check the focus
*Not shown for movies.
Switching display modes by pressing the <DISR> button is also possible
immediately after you shoot, while your shot is displayed. However, simple
information display is not available. To change the initial disptay mode, press
the <MENU> button and choose [Review Info] on the [O] tab ([{ _64).
@Overexposure Warning (for image Highlights)
Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed
information display.
@Histogram
Dark _ Bright
High
Low
The graph in detailed information display
is a histogram showing the distribution of
brightness in the image. The horizontal
axis represents the degree of brightness,
and the vertical axis, how much of the
image is at each level of brightness.
Viewing the histogram is a way to check
exposure.
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Viewing
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To check the focus of your shots, you can magnify the area of the image
that was in the AF frame at the time of shooting.
, Access Focus Check.
Press the <DISR> button (_112).
A white frame is displayed where the AF
frame was when the focus was set.
Gray frames are displayed over faces
detected later, in Playback mode.
The portion of the image in the orange
frame is magnified.
Switch frames.
Move the zoom lever toward <O,> once.
The screen at left is displayed.
To switch to a different frame when there
are multiple frames, press the <@>
button.
Zoom in or out, or view other
image areas.
As you examine the focus, use the
zoom lever to zoom in or out. Press the
<,_><v><4><_> buttons to adjust the
display position.
Press the <MENU>button to restore the
original display in step 1.
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By displaying multiple images in an index, you can quickly find the images
you are looking for.
Display images in an index.
Move the zoom lever toward <_> to
display images in an index. Moving the
lever again will increase the number of
images shown.
To display fewer images, move the zoom
lever toward <O,>. Fewer images are
shown each time you move the lever.
Choose an image.
Turn the <_> dial to scroll through the
images.
Press the <,_><v><4><_,> buttons to
choose an image.
An orange frame is displayed around the
selected image.
Press the <@> button to view the
selected image in single-image display.
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BrowsingandFilteringImages
.... _iiti _ M :
Find desired images quickly on a memory card full of images by filtering
image display according to your specified conditions. You can also protect
(_120) or delete (_I24) these images all at once.
"_ Favorites Displays images tagged as favorites ([_ 129).
(_ Shot Date Displays the images shot on a specific date.
My Category Displays the images of a specific category ([__130).
a, Still image/Movie Displays only still images or movies.
:_: Choose the first condition for
image display or navigation.
In single-image display, press the <A>
button, and then press the <A><v>
buttons to choose a display filter.
When ['_-] is selected, you can view
only images matching this condition by
pressing the <_><_> buttons. To perform
an action for all of these images together,
press the <@> button and go to step 3.
Choose the second condition
and check the images found.
Press the <_><_ > buttons to choose
another condition. Once you turn the
<,i' _> dial, you can view the images
narrowed down by your conditions.
To cancel this mode, press the <MENU>
button.
To switch to filtered image display, press
the <@> button and go to step 3.
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Browsing and Filtering Images
View the filtered images.
Images matching your conditions are
displayed in yellow frames. To view
only these images, press the <4><_,>
buttons, or turn the <:fi_!_>dial.
To exit filtered image display, press the
<,_> button, and after [Image search
canceled] is displayed, press the <@>
button.
(_ When the camera has found no corresponding images for some
conditions, those conditions will not be available.
To show or hide information, press the <DISP.> button in step 2.
Options for viewing the images found (in step 3) include "Navigating
Through Images in an Index" (_ 114), "Viewing Slideshows" (_ 118),
and "Magnifying Images" ([_ 117). You can protect, erase, or print all
images found or add them to a photobook by choosing [Select All Images
in Search] in "Protecting Images" (_ 120), "Erasing All Images" ([[_ 124),
"Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF)" (_173), or "Adding Images to a
Photobook" (_T_177).
However, if you recategorize images (_T_130) or edit them and save them
as new images (_133 - 138), a message is displayed and filtered image
display ends.
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Magnifyanimage.
Moving the zoom lever toward <O,> will
zoom in and magnify the image. You
can magnify images up to about 10x by
continuing to hold the zoom lever.
To zoom out, move the zoom lever
toward <_>. You can return to single-
image display by continuing to hold it.
Approximate Position of
Displayed Area
Move the display position and
switch images as needed.
To move the display position, press the
<A><v><,4><_ > buttons.
To switch to other images while zoomed,
turn the <_i_t> dial.
You can return to single-image display from magnified display by pressing
the <MENU> button.
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