Canon POWERSHOT SX240 HS User manual

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Camera User Guide
•Before use, be sure to read ths guide, including the
safety precautions
, This guide will familiarize you with how to use the camera
correctly
, Keep the guide handy for future reference

Protectimportantimagestopreventaccidentalerasurebythecamera
(p.163). Pressthe@button,andthenchoose0_in
themenu(p.39).[Protected]isdisplayed.
Tocancelprotection,repeatthisprocessand
choose0"_again,andthenpressthe@
button.
(_) Protectedimagesonamemorycardwillbeerasedifyouformatthe
card(pp.185,186).
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protection settings first.
I_" Choosing aSelection Method
Access the setting screen.
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose
[Protect] on the [] tab (p. 40),
Choose aselection method.
Choose a menu item and a setting as desired
(p. 40).
To return to the menu screen, press the MENU
button.
(T) Protected images on a memory card will be erased if you format the
card (pp. 185, 186).
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Protecting images
protection settings first.
Choose [Select].
Following step 2 on p. 159, choose [Select]
and press the @ button.
Choose an image.
Press the _ buttons or turn the _i!_ dial to
choose an image, and then press the @
button. [] is displayed.
To cancel protection, press the @ button
again. [] is no longer displayed.
Repeat this process to specify other images.
Protect the image.
Press the MENUbutton. A confirmation
message is displayed.
Press the 4_ buttons or turn the _i_i_ dial to
choose [OK], and then press the @ button.
Images will not be protected if you switch to Shooting mode or turn
the camera off before finishing the setup process in step 3.
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Protecting images
_Sellecting aRange
Choose [Select Range].
Following step 2 on p. 159, choose [Select
Range] and press the @ button.
Choose astarting image.
Press the @ button.
Press the 4_ buttons or turn the _'_!i_dial to
choose the image, and then press the @
button.
:; Choose an ending image.
Press the )' button to choose [Last image],
and then press the @ button.
Press the _ buttons or turn the _*,!.!_:dial to
choose the image, and then press the @
button.
Images before the first image cannot be
selected as the last image.
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Protecting images
Protect the images.
Press the v button to choose [Protect], and
then press the @ button.
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screen in steps 2 and 3 is displayed.
J°SpecifyingAn Imasesat once
Choose [Select All images].
Following step 2 on p. 159, choose [Select All
Images] and press the @ button.
;::: Protect the images.
Press the Av buttons or turn the ;[_ii_dial to
choose [Protect], and then press the@
button.
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"Selecting a Range" or in step 2 of "Specifying All Images at Once".
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You can choose and erase unneeded images one by one. Be careful when
erasing images, because they cannot be recovered.
Choose an image to erase.
Press the _F buttons or turn the ;_ii_ dial to
choose an image.
Erase the image.
Press the v button.
After [Erase?] is displayed, press the 4),
buttons or turn the _' _: dial to choose [Erase],
and then press the @ button.
The current image is now erased.
To cancel erasure, press the _ buttons or
turn the _i_,ii_dial to choose [Cancel], and then
press the'_ button.
_J Erasing images
All
You can erase all images at once. Be careful when erasing images, because
they cannot be recovered. Protected images (p. 159) cannot be erased.
® Choosing a Selection Method
Access the setting screen.
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose
[Erase] on the [] tab (p. 40).
Choose aselection method.
Choose a menu item and a setting as desired
(p. 40).
To return to the menu screen, press the MENU
button.
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Erasing images
@Choosing images individually
Choose [Select].
Following step 2 on p. 163, choose [Select]
and press the @ button.
Choose an image.
Once you follow step 2 on p. 160 to choose
an image, _/ is displayed.
To cancel erasure, press the @ button
again. _/ is no longer displayed.
Repeat this process to specify other images.
Erase the image.
Press the MENUbutton. A confirmation
message is displayed.
........Press the 4_' buttons or turn the _!_i_:dial to
choose [OK], and then press the @ button.
@Selecting aRange
: Choose [Select Range].
Following step 2 on p. 163, choose [Select
Range] and press the @ button.
:Choose images.
Follow steps 2 - 3 on p. 161 to specify
images.
Erase the images.
Press the v button to choose [Erase], and
then press the @ button.
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Rotating images
@Specifying All images at Once
Choose [Select All images].
Following step 2 on p. 163, choose [Select All
Images] and press the @ button.
Erase the images.
Press the 4_ buttons or turn the _iii dial to
choose [OK], and then press the @ button.
Change the orientation of images and save them as follows.
;;:; Choose 9.
Press the @ button, and then choose _ in
the menu (p. 39).
Rotate the image.
Press the _ or _ button, depending on the
desired direction. Each time you press the
button, the image is rotated 90 °. Press the
@ button to complete the setting.
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Rotating images
Choose [Rotate].
Press the MENU button, and then choose
[Rotate] on the [] tab (p. 40).
Rotate the image.
Press the {_ buttons or turn the _ii_i dial to
choose an image.
The image is rotated 90 ° each time you press
the @ button.
To return to the menu screen, press the MENU
button.
(_) Movies with an image quality of _ or _'_ cannot be rotated.
Rotation is not possible when [Auto Rotate] is set to [Off] (see below).
Follow these steps to deactivate automatic rotation by the camera, which
rotates images shot in vertical orientation so they are displayed vertically on
the camera.
Press the MENU button, choose [Auto
Rotate] on the [] tab, and then choose [Off]
(p. 40).
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image Categories
(_ Images cannot be rotated (p. 165) when you set [Auto Rotate] to
[Off]. Additionally, images already rotated wi[[ be displayed in the
original orientation.
In Smart Shuffle (p. 158) mode, even if [Auto Rotate] is set to [Off],
images shot vertically will be displayed vertically, and rotated images
will be displayed in the rotated orientation.
You can tag images as favorites and assign them to My Category (p. 168). By
choosing a category in image search, you can restrict the following operations
to all of those images.
Viewing (p. 91), Viewing Slideshows (p. 156), Protecting Images (p. 159),
Erasing Images (p. 163), Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF) (p. 210),
Adding Images to a Photobook (p. 214)
Favorites
Press the @ button, and then choose "_r in
the menu (p. 39).
[Tagged as Favorite] is displayed.
To untag the image, repeat this process and
choose _" again, and then press the @
button.
@Using the Menu
:::; Choose [Favorites].
Press the MENUbutton, and then choose
[Favorites] on the [] tab (p. 40).
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