Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Camera User Guide
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· Make sure you read this guide before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future.
Checking the Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera.
Camera
Battery Pack NB-6L (with Terminal Cover)
Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB-2LYE
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
AV Cable AVC-DC400
Wrist Strap WS-DC7
Getting Started
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Canon Warranty System Booklet
DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk
Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. [. . . ] · When the camera is set to , you can press the shutter button halfway to display the automatically set ISO speed. 54).
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Adjusting the White Balance
The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural looking colors.
Select the white balance.
After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to select .
Select an option.
Press the qr buttons to select an option,
then press the m button. The setting you selected will display on the screen.
Auto Day Light Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions. Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-whitetype (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting Daylight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent Fluorescent H lighting Custom Manually sets a custom white balance.
Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location for natural looking colors when shooting. Make sure that you set the white balance under the lighting conditions of the shooting scene.
In Step 2 above, select . Make sure the entire screen is filled with
the white subject, then press the l button. The tint on the screen will change when a white balance data is set.
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Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors)
You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when shooting.
Select My Colors.
After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to select .
Select an option.
Press the qr buttons to select an option,
then press the m button. The setting you selected will display on the screen.
Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation for a vivid impression. Black and white.
My Colors Off Vivid Neutral Sepia B/W
Custom Color You can adjust the tone of the image to your preference.
The white balance cannot be set in the
and
modes (p. 69).
Custom Color
The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in an image can be selected and set from 5 different levels.
Follow Step 2 above and select
, then press the l button. Press the op buttons to select an option, then use the qr buttons to select a value. The more to the right, the stronger/deeper the effect gets, the more to the left, the weaker/lighter the effect gets. Press the l button to accept the setting.
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Shooting Using a TV Monitor
You can use a TV to display the camera screen content. · Connect the camera to a TV as described in "Viewing Images on a TV" (p. · Shooting procedures are the same as when using the camera's monitor.
Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer
You can set the self-timer to a delay of approximately two seconds.
Select Î.
After pressing the p button, press the
op buttons to select Î, then press the m button. Follow Step 3 on page 59 to shoot.
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$ Customizing the Self-Timer
You can set the time delay (0 30 seconds) and the number of shots taken (1 10 shots).
Select $.
After pressing the p button, press the
op button to select $, then immediately press the n button.
Select the settings.
Press the op buttons to select [Delay] or Press the qr buttons to select a value,
then press the m button. What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots?
· Exposure and white balance settings are set with the first shot. · When you set the time delay for more than 2 seconds, the self-timer lamp and sound speed up 2 seconds before the shutter releases (when the flash will fire, the lamp lights). · If you set a high number of shots, the shooting interval may be longer. · If the memory card becomes full, shooting stops automatically.
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Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock
While you press and hold the shutter button halfway, the focus and exposure are fixed. This is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
Center the subject you want in focus, and
press the shutter button halfway. green.
Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject is
Recompose.
Hold the shutter button pressed halfway
and recompose the scene.
Shoot.
Press the shutter button fully.
Shooting Using the Viewfinder
If you want to save battery power, you can use the viewfinder for shooting, instead of the screen. [. . . ] 53 Flash Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Format Memory Card, Formatting Formatting (Memory Card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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