Canon PowerShot SX500 IS User manual

Getting Started
Guide de mise en route
Please refer to the complete user guide included
on the CD-ROM for more detailed information.
Pour plus de détails, reportez-vous au guide de
l’utilisateur complet inclus sur le CD-ROM.
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• Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety
Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera.
• Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethe
cameraproperly.
• Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthe
future.
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Package Contents
Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage.
Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer.
Camera
BatteryPackNB-6L
(withterminalcover)
BatteryCharger
CB-2LY/CB-2LYE
InterfaceCable
IFC-400PCU NeckStrap
NS-DC11
LensCap
(withcord)
DIGITALCAMERA
SolutionDisk*
(CD-ROM)
GettingStarted
(thisguide)
WarrantyCard
*ContainssoftwareandPDFmanuals(=
 23).
• Amemorycardisnotincluded.
• Anysupplementsorrevisionstothe CameraUserGuide areincludedatthe
endofthisguide.
Compatible Memory Cards
Thefollowingmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeused,regardlessofcapacity.
• SDmemorycards* • SDXCmemorycards*
• SDHCmemorycards* • Eye-Ficards
*ConformstoSDspecications.However,notallmemorycardshavebeenveriedto
workwiththecamera.
AboutEye-FiCards
ThisproductisnotguaranteedtosupportEye-Ficardfunctions(including
wirelesstransfer).IncaseofanissuewithanEye-Ficard,pleasecheck
withthecardmanufacturer.
AlsonotethatanapprovalisrequiredtouseEye-Ficardsinmanycountries
orregions.Withoutapproval,useofthecardisnotpermitted.Ifitisunclear
whetherthecardhasbeenapprovedforuseinthearea,pleasecheckwith
thecardmanufacturer.
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Preliminary Notes and Legal
Information
• Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere
recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand
afliates,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.
• Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain
fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat
evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother
legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial
settings.
• Thecamerawarrantyisvalidonlyintheareaofpurchase.Incaseof
cameraproblemswhileabroad,returntotheareaofpurchasebefore
contactingaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.
• AlthoughtheLCDmonitorisproducedunderextremelyhigh-precision
manufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthepixelsmeet
designspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybedefectiveormay
appearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicatecameradamageor
affectrecordedimages.
• TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotection
againstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore
usingthecamera.
• Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.
Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.
Organization of Camera User Guide
Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.
BasicGuide(thisguide)
• Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,
andsavingonacomputer
AdvancedGuide(PDFmanual)
• Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes
shootingandplaybackoptions
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Part Names and Conventions in This
Guide
 Zoomlever
 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/
<j(wideangle)>
Playback:<k(magnify)>/
<g(index)>
 Shutterbutton
 Strapmount
 Modedial
 Powerbutton
 Flash
 Lamp
< (FramingAssist–Seek)>
button
 Lens
 Tripodsocket
 DCcouplerterminalcover
 Memorycard/batterycover
• Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.
• :Importantinformationyoushouldknow
• :Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause
• =xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,“xx”representsa
pagenumber)
• Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.
• Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas
“thememorycard”.
• Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill
images,movies,orboth.
StillImages : Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor
viewingstillimages.
Movies : Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor
viewingmovies.
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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide
 Screen(LCDmonitor)
 Microphone
 Speaker
<1(Playback)>button
 Moviebutton
 AVOUT(Audio/videooutput)/
DIGITALterminal
 HDMITMterminal
<b(Exposurecompensation)>/
<a(Singleimageerase)>button
 Indicator
<l(Display)>button
<n>button
< (ISOspeed)>/
<(Filterimagedisplay)>/
Upbutton
<e(Macro)>/<f(Manual
focus)>/Leftbutton
 Controldial
 FUNC./SETbutton
<h(Flash)>/Rightbutton
<Q(Self-timer)>/Downbutton
 Turningthecontroldialisonewayto
choosesettingitems,switchimages,and
performotheroperations.Mostofthese
operationsarealsopossiblewiththe
<o><p><q><r>buttons.
• Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera
buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.
• Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.
<o> Upbutton onback <p> Downbutton onback
<q> Leftbutton onback <5> Controldial onback
<r> Rightbutton onback
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Table of Contents
Safety Precautions
•Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafety
precautionsdescribedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisused
correctly.
•Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintended
topreventinjuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetothe
equipment.
•Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold
accessoriesyouuse.
Warning Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.
•Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.
Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.
Inparticular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhen
usingtheash.
•Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.
Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.
•Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.
•Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.
•Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.
•Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif
ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.
•Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange
smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.
PackageContents.........................2
CompatibleMemoryCards............2
PreliminaryNotesandLegal
Information.....................................3
OrganizationofCamera
UserGuide.....................................3
PartNamesandConventionsin
ThisGuide......................................4
TableofContents...........................6
SafetyPrecautions.........................6
InitialPreparations.......................10
TryingtheCameraOut................18
IncludedSoftware,PDF
Manuals.......................................23
Accessories..................................30
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SafetyPrecautions
•Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto
cleantheproduct.
•Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)
orotherliquids.
•Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.
Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.
Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,
immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebattery.
Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult
yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.
•Useonlytherecommendedbattery.
•Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame.
•Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway
anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe
poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.
•Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.
•Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstherated
capacityoftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseif
thepowercordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintothe
outlet.
•Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact
theterminalsorplug.
Thebatterymayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.This
couldcauseinjuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatabattery
leaksandthebatteryelectrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,
immediatelyushwithwater.
•Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.
Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe
operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate
cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesis
restricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.
•DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot
supportdataCD-ROMs.
Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe
loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).
Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.
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SafetyPrecautions
Caution Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.
•Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,
subjectittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonother
objects.
•Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.
Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.
•Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.
Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.
•Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor
clothing.
Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.
•Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:
-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight
-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)
-Humidordustyareas
Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebattery,
resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.
Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterycharger
casing.
•Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed
forprolongedperiods.
Caution Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.
•Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona
clearday).
Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.
•Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful
nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.
Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.
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SafetyPrecautions
•Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe
ash.
Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign
materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove
dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand
damagetotheunit.
•Removeandstorethebatterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.
Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay
occur.
•Beforeyoudiscardthebattery,covertheterminalswithtapeorother
insulators.
Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.
•Unplugthebatterychargerfromthepoweroutletafterchargingis
complete,orwhenyouarenotusingit.
•Donotplaceanything,suchascloth,ontopofthebatterycharger
whileitischarging.
Leavingtheunitpluggedinforalongperiodoftimemaycauseitto
overheatanddistort,resultinginre.
•Donotplacethebatterynearpets.
Petsbitingthebatterycouldcauseleakage,overheatingorexplosion,
resultinginreordamage.
•Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,ensurethathardobjectsdo
notcomeintocontactwiththescreen.
•Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.
Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.
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Initial Preparations
Prepareforshootingasfollows.
Attaching the Strap
1 Attachthestrap.
 Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera
asshown.
 Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach
thestrapthesameway.
2 Attachthelenscaptothestrap.
 Removethelenscapfromthecamera
andattachthelenscapcordtothestrap.
 Alwaysremovethelenscapbefore
turningthecameraon.
 Keepthelenscaponthelenswhenthe
cameraisnotinuse.
Holding the Camera
 Placethestraparoundyourneck.
 Whenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto
yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely
topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhave
raisedtheash,donotrestyourngers
onit.
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Charging the Battery
Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger.Besuretocharge
thebatteryinitially,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.
1 Removethebatterycoverand
insertthebatteryinthecharger.
 Removethecoverfromthebattery,align
themarksonthebatteryandcharger,
andinsertthebatterybypushingitin( )
anddown( ).
CB-2LY
CB-2LYE
2 Chargethebattery.
 CB-2LY:Flipouttheplug( )andplug
thechargerintoapoweroutlet( ).
 CB-2LYE:Plugthepowercordintothe
charger,thenplugtheotherendintoa
poweroutlet.
 Thecharginglampturnsorangeand
chargingbegins.
 Whenthechargingisnished,thelamp
turnsgreen.
3 Removethebattery.
 Afterunpluggingthebatterycharger,
removethebatterybypushingitin( )
andup( ).
•Toprotectthebatteryandkeepitinoptimalcondition,donot
chargeitcontinuouslyformorethan24hours.
•Forbatterychargersthatuseapowercord,donotattach
thechargerorcordtootherobjects.Doingsocouldresultin
malfunctionordamagetotheproduct.
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• Fordetailsonchargingtimeandthenumberofshotsandrecordingtime
possiblewithafullychargedbattery,see“Specications”(=
 217)inthe
CameraUserGuide .
Inserting the Battery and Memory Card
Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately).
Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformattedin
anotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera(see
CameraUserGuide ).
1 Checkthecard’swrite-protect
tab.
 Recordingisnotpossibleonmemory
cardswithawrite-protecttabwhenthe
tabisinthelocked(downward)position.
Slidethetabupuntilitclicksintothe
unlockedposition.
2 Openthecover.
 Slidethecover( )andopenit( ).
Terminals Battery
Lock
3 Insertthebattery.
 Whilepressingthebatterylockinthe
directionofthearrow,insertthebattery
asshownandpushitinuntilitclicksinto
thelockedposition.
 Ifyouinsertthebatteryfacingthewrong
way,itcannotbelockedintothecorrect
position.Alwaysconrmthatthebattery
isfacingtherightwayandlockswhen
inserted.
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Label
4 Insertthememorycard.
 Insertthememorycardfacingasshown
untilitclicksintothelockedposition.
 Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe
rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting
memorycardsfacingthewrongwaymay
damagethecamera.
5 Closethecover.
 Lowerthecover( )andholditdownas
youslideit,untilitclicksintotheclosed
position( ).
• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingcanbesavedon
onememorycard,see“Specications”(=
 217)inthe CameraUserGuide .
RemovingtheBatteryandMemoryCard
Removethebattery.
 Openthecoverandpressthebattery
lockinthedirectionofthearrow.
 Thebatterywillpopup.
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InitialPreparations
Removethememorycard.
 Pushthememorycardinuntilitclicks,
andthenslowlyreleaseit.
 Thememorycardwillpopup.
Setting the Date and Time
Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/Time]screen
isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway
isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhenyou
manageimagesbyshootingdateorprintimagesshowingthedate.
Youcanalsoaddadatestamptoshots,ifyouwish(see CameraUser
Guide ).
1 Turnthecameraon.
 Pressthepowerbutton.
 The[Date/Time]screenisdisplayed.
2 Setthedateandtime.
 Pressthe<q><r>buttonstochoosean
option.
 Pressthe<o><p>buttonsorturnthe
<5>dialtospecifythedateandtime.
 Whennished,pressthe<m>button.
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3 Setthehometimezone.
 Pressthe<q><r>buttonsorturnthe
<5>dialtochooseyourhometime
zone.
4 Finishthesetupprocess.
 Pressthe<m>buttontocompletethe
setting.Thesettingscreenisnolonger
displayed.
 Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepower
button.
•Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/
Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.
Specifythecorrectinformation.
• Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen
choose[ ]bypressingthe<o><p>buttonsorturningthe<5>dial.
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ChangingtheDateandTime
Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows.
1 Accessthecameramenu.
 Pressthe<n>button.
2 Choose[Date/Time].
 Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]
tab.
 Pressthe<o><p>buttonsorturnthe
<5>dialtochoose[Date/Time],and
thenpressthe<m>button.
3 Changethedateandtime.
 Followstep2on=  14toadjustthe
settings.
 Pressthe<n>buttontoclosethe
menu.
• Date/timesettingscanberetainedforabout3weeksbythecamera’sbuilt-in
date/timebattery(backupbattery)afterthebatterypackisremoved.
• Thedate/timebatterywillbechargedinabout4hoursonceyouinserta
chargedbatteryorconnectthecameratoanACadapterkit(soldseparately,
see
CameraUserGuide ),evenifthecameraisleftoff.
• Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbe
displayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=
 1 4 toset
thedateandtime.
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InitialPreparations
Display Language
Thedisplaylanguagecanbechangedasneeded.
1 EnterPlaybackmode.
 Pressthe<1>button.
2 Accessthesettingscreen.
 Pressandholdthe<m>button,and
thenimmediatelypressthe<n>
button.
3 Setthedisplaylanguage.
 Pressthe<o><p><q><r>buttonsor
turnthe<5>dialtochoosealanguage,
andthenpressthe<m>button.
 Oncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,
thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.
• Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressingthe
<m>buttonbeforeyoupressthe<n>button.Inthiscase,pressthe
<m>buttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.
• Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthe<n>button
andchoosing[Language ]onthe[3]tab.
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StillImages Movies
Trying the Camera Out
Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor
movies,andthenviewthem.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,
simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.
1 Turnthecameraon.
 Pressthepowerbutton.
 Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.
2 Enter<A>mode.
 Setthemodedialto<A>.
 Aimthecameraatthesubject.The
camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise
asitdeterminesthescene.
 Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage
stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe
upperrightofthescreen.
 Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected
subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.
3 Composetheshot.
 Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move
thezoomlevertoward<i>(telephoto),
andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move
ittoward<j>(wideangle).
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