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Flowchart and Reference Guides
The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according
to the flowchart below.
For information on included items
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The Components Guide
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Preparations
•Charging the battery
•Installing the battery and memory card
•Setting the date, time and language
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Shooting
Playback/Erasing
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Menus and Settings
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Basic Camera User
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•Read this first.
Handling precautions, references to
the various shooting and playback
functions
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Advanced Camera
User Guide
Printing
•Installing the software
•Downloading images
to acomputer
•Using the software
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achieve the full performance of
this camera with the included
memory card.
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the Canon website.
http://web.canon.jp/
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In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and
the Advanced Camera User Guide
is called the Advanced Guide. Also,
"battery" refers to the battery pack.

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• Front View
Attaching the Wrist Strap
CD Flash (p. 15)
(2) AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 23)
@Red-Eye Reduction Lamp (Advanced Guide p. 35)
@Self-Timer Lamp (p. 17)
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Back View
CD LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide pp. 12, 14)
(2) Memory Card Slot Cover (p. 7)
®Battery Cover (p. 7)
@Tripod Socket
@DC Coupler Terminal Cover (Advanced Guide p. 133)
®Terminal Cover
([) AN OUT (AudioNideo output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 101)
®COMPONENT OUT Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 101)
®DIGITAL Terminal (p. 28)
The LCD monitor may
be covered with athin plastic film
for protection against scratches during shipment. If so,
remove the film before using the camera.

• Controls
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@Power Button (p. 11)
@Power Lamp (blinks when battery charge is low)
@Speaker
@Microphones (Advanced Guide pp. 39, 89, 90)
(J) DISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)
®MENU Button (p. 22, Advanced Guide p. 22)
@Multi Controller (FUNC./SET) (p. 4)
@Mode Dial (pp. 11, 12)
@Zoom Lever (p. 15, Advanced Guide p. 74)
Shooting:
lillI (Wide Angle)/ [tJ (Telephoto)
Playback:
~ (Index)/ Q. (Magnify)
®Movie Button (Advanced Guide pp. 38, 100)
@) Indicator (p. 5)
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• Multi Controller
The Multi Controller is used to select and set menus and functions.
Pressing the Multi Controller up, down,
left
or right is indicated by "press the
Multi Controller
+, +I • or "."
Pushing the the Multi Controller in is
indicated by "push in the Multi
Controller (FUNC.lSET)."
The following items will be displayed when pressing the Multi
Controller
+, +, • or ...
CD ~ (Macro)/ ~ (Infinity) (p. 16)
CZ) {O (Jump)/ISO (ISO Speed)
(Advanced Guide pp. 65, 77)
@ ~ (Flash) (p. 15)
@ ~ (Continuous)/~ (Self-
timer)/Ifur (Single Image Erase)
(pp.
17,20, Advanced Guide
p.36)
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Indicator
The camera indicator blinks red under the following circumstances.
•Image or sound memo recording, or recording asound with the
sound recorder
•Image reading
•Image erasing
•Image transferring (when connected to acomputer or printer)
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1. Charging the Battery.
Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.
•When using the battery for the first time.
•When the "Change the battery pack." message displays.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LV) into a power outlet, or
attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LVE) and
plug it into a power outlet.
•Battery charger model names and types vary by region.
The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is
charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.
Charging takes approximately 1hour 30 minutes.
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For CB-2LVE
~See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 129).
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2. Installing the Battery.
1. Slide the battery cover and open it ( CD, ®).
2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow ( @) and
insert the battery until it locks.
To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of
the arrow (@ ) and hold it while pulling the battery out.
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3. Close the battery cover.
3. Inserting the Memory Card.
1. Open the LCD monitor ( CD).
2. Slide the memory card slot cover and open it (® ).
3. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.
4. Close the memory card slot cover.
Battery Lock
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~See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 131).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 28).

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To Remove the Memory Card
Use afinger to push the memory card in until you hear aclick, then
release it.
You can use SO memory cards, SOHC memory cards,
MultiMediaCards and
MMCplus cards with this camera.
These cards are collectively called memory cards
in
this guide.
First Time Settings
• Opening the LCD Monitor
You can position the LCD monitor in the
following ways.
1. Open the LCD monitor 90 degrees.
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2. The LCD monitor can be rotated 90
degrees towards the front and 180
degrees towards the back.
When rotated 90 degrees towards the front,
the image on the screen will be
automatically flipped and reversed (the
Reverse Display function)
* The Reverse Display function can be set to off.
m See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).
m See the Advanced Guide: Ree. Menu (p. 23) .
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• How to Hold the Camera
If the camera moves when shutter button is
pressed, the image will blur. Hold the camera
steady so that it does not move. I
Always keep the LCD monitor closed with the display
facing the camera body when the camera is not
in use.
When you close the LCD monitor and hear aclick, the
LCD monitor will automatically turn off.
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Setting the Date/Time
1. Press the power button (CD)
(p.11).
2. Press the Multi Controller ..
or .. to select an item and +@
or ... to change its value ( ~ ).
To set the daylight saving
option, select the Dicon and
press the Multi Controller +or
... to configure the setting.
3. Confirm that the correct time
is displayed and push in the Multi Controller (FUNC./SET)
(@).
The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).
• A rechargeable lithium battery
is built into the camera
to save such settings as the date/time. This battery
charges when the main battery
is in the camera. When
you purchase the camera, place the main battery
in it
for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit
ACK-DC10 (sold separately) to charge the lithium
battery. It will charge even if the camera is turned off.
•The date/time settings may
be lost after approximately
three weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the
date/time settings if this occurs.
mSee the Advanced Guide: Setting the World Clock (p.19) .
• Setting the Display Language
1. Turn the mode dial to [B (playback).
2. Push in and hold the Multi Controller (FUNC./SET) and
press the MENU button.
3. Press the Multi Controller +, ... ,.. or .. to select a
language and push in the Multi Controller (FUNC./SET).
The display language can also
be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).
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~See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 18).
~ See the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 25).
~See the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 27).
2. Turn the mode dial to Q(Auto).
1. Press the power button.
•The start-up sound will play and the
start-up image will display
in the LCD
monitor. The power lamp will light
green.
•Pressing the power button again turns
the power off.
•To switch to the setting that mutes all
sounds (except for the warning sound),
press and hold the DISP. button while
pressing the power button. button
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3.Aim the camera at the subject.
4.Focus and shoot.
1. Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
When the camera focuses, it beeps
twice.
In addition, agreen AF frame
appears
in the LCD monitor on the
portion ofthe image used to set the
focus.
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2. Press the shutter button fully to
shoot.
The shutter sound will play and the
image will record. The indicator will
blink
red while the image is recorded
to the memory card.
L!]See Indicator (p. 5).
mSee the Advanced Guide: Setting the Image Stabilizer Function (p. 31).
I'See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Aspect Ratio (Horizontal to Vertical Ratio)
M(p·29).
m See the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods available .
• Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting
After ashot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for
approximately 2seconds.
You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration
setting with the following procedures.
•Keeping the shutter button pressed after ashot.
•Press the DISP. button or the Multi Controller while the image
is
displayed in the LCD Monitor.
To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.
m See the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 23).
~See Erasing (p. 20).
Selecting a Shooting Mode
1. Turn the mode dial to the desired mode ( CD) .
•In the OM and SCN modes
1. Push in the Multi
Controller (FUNC./SET)
((2) ).
2. Press the Multi
Controller .. or .. to
select a shooting mode
(@).
3. Push in the Multi
Controller (FUNC./SET)
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• Shooting Modes
oThe camera automatically selects settings.
Auto
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Manual
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Special
Scene
~ Color
Accent
Use this option to
have only the color
specified
in the
LCD monitor remain and to transform
all others to black and white.
mSee the Advanced Guide (p. 61).
E9~ Stitch Assist
Allows you to shoot overlapping images that can later
be merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image
on acomputer.
~ Portrait
Produces asoft
effect when
photographing
people.
rl1ndoor
Prevents camera
shake and
maintains the
subject's true
color when
shooting under fluorescent or
tungsten lighting.
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[] Snow
Shoots without a
blue tinge and
without making
SeN people appear
dark against a
Special snowy background.
Scene ~ Aquarium
Selects the optimal ISO speed, white balance and
color balance to capture fish and other items
in an
indoor aquarium.
Shoots amovie when you press the Movie button (except when the
mode dial
is set to playback).
When shooting at
an aspect ratio of [16:9], and recording pixels of [1280
." X720], the moving image can be displayed on ahigh-definition TV at the
Movie original aspect ratio. Shooting is also possible with acombination of ~
or~.
~See the Advanced Guide (p. 38).
You can shoot movies with just Movie button
apush ofthe Movie button
(except when the mode dial is
set to playback).
•Max. Clip Size: 4GB*
•Sound is recorded
in stereo.
•Pressing the Movie button
again stops recording.
*Even before the recording size
reaches 4GB, recording will stop at the moment the recording time reaches 1
hour. Depending on the storage capacity
of the memory card and the speed at
which the data is written, recording may stop before reaching 4GB or 1hour.
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Using the Zoom
1. Press the zoom lever toward l!HI or [tJ .
The zoom can be adjusted from 39 -390 mm (focal length) in
35mm film equivalent terms. The AF range appears below the
zoom bar when you press the zoom lever (Advanced Guide
p. 26).
[tJ rr:tJ)
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[tJ Telephoto:
Zooms in on the subject.
l!HI Wide Angle:
Zooms out from the subject.
Using the Flash
1. Press the Multi Controller towards ~ (CD) and then
press it •or
.. to switch between modes ( (2) ).
~+rW =~~to
~ Off
~.
m See the Advanced Guide: Red-Eye Reduction Function (p. 35).
m See the Advanced Guide: Setting the Slow Synchro Function (po 35).
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mSee the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 160).
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Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots
1. Press the Multi Controller towards ~ I Jl (CD) and then
press it
.. or .. to switch between modes ((2).
To Cancel: press the Multi Controller towards ~/ Jl and select m
(normal).
Macro
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items.
~ Image Area at Minimum Focusing Distance from End of Lens to Subject
•Maximum wide angle setting: 104 x77 mm
(4.1 x3.0 in.)
Minimum focusing distance: 10
em (3.9 in.)
Infinity
~ Use this mode to record subjects 3 m (9.8 ft.) or more from the end of the
lens.
The ~ option cannot be set in Q(Auto) mode.
~ See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 160).
~See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 12).
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Using the Self-Timer
1. Press the Multi Controller towards ~ ((]) and then
press it ... or + to display 11, rI] or ~ «(2».
•When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer will
activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (when using red-eye
reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2seconds).
To Cancel: press the Multi Controller towards
~ and select [i].
10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 sec. after you press the shutter
button.
11 ·2sec. before the shutter releases, the self-timer lamp and sound
speed
Up*1.
2sec. Self-Timer: shoots 2sec. after you press the shutter
button.
rI] •The self-timer sound beeps quickly*1 when you press the shutter
button and the shutter releases 2sec. later.
Custom Timer: you can change the delay time (0-10*2, 15, 20,
30 sec.)
and number of shots (1-10*3) (p. 18).
lSI •When [Delay] is set to 2or more sec., the self-timer sound begins
~ to beep quickly 2sec. before the shutter releases. When [Shots]
is set to more than
1, the self-timer sound only beeps before the
first shot.
*1 This may differ depending on your My Camera settings (Advanced Guide
p.112).
*2 Default setting.
*3 Default setting is 3shots.
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~See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode {p. 160}.
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• Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots
(Lt1)
1. [L!J (Rec)] menu-.. [Self-timer]-"
Push
in the Multi Controller
(FUNC./SET).
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2. Press the Multi Controller ... or ...
to select [Delay] or [Shots] and
then press it
.. or .. to change the
setting and push
in the Multi
Controller (FUNC./SET).
3. Press the MENU button.
If the [Shots] option is set to 2or more shots, the
following occurs.
•The exposure and white balance are locked at the
settings selected for the first shot.
•If the flash is used, the interval between shots
lengthens because the flash must charge.
•The interval between shots lengthens when the built-in
memory
of the camera fills.
•Shooting will automatically cease if the memory card
becomes full.
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