User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS

[. . . ] Camera User Guide · Make sure you read this guide before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future. ENGLISH 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-4L (with Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LV/CB-2LVE Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Warranty System Booklet Using the Manuals 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. · Personal Printing Guide Read when you want to connect the camera to a printer (sold separately) and print. [. . . ] and shoot. 90 Changing the Color and Shooting You can change the look of an image when shooting. However, the shooting conditions may cause the image to become coarse, or the colors may not come out as expected. T Color Accent You can choose to retain a single color and change the rest to black and white in a composition. Choose T. Follow Steps 1 ­ 2 on p. 56 to choose T. Press the l button. The unchanged image and the Color Accent image will both display. The color for default settings is green. Specify the color. Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want and press the q button. The specified color will be recorded. Specify the range of colors. Press the op buttons to change the range Recorded color of colors to be retained. Choose a negative value to limit the range of colors. Choose a positive value to extend the range of colors to similar colors. Pressing the l button accepts the setting and restores the shooting screen. Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode. 91 Changing the Color and Shooting Y Color Swap You can swap one color in an image for another when recording it. You can only swap one color. Choose Y. Follow Steps 1 ­ 2 on p. 56 to choose Y. Press the l button. The unchanged image and the Color Swap image will both display. gray. The default setting is to change green to Specify the color to be swapped. Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want and press the q button. The specified color will be recorded. Specify the target color. Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want and press the r button. The specified color will be recorded. 92 Changing the Color and Shooting Specify the range of colors to be swapped. Press the op buttons to adjust the range of colors affected. Choose a negative value to limit the range of colors. Choose a positive value to extend the range of colors to similar colors. Pressing the l button accepts the setting and restores the shooting screen. · Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode. · Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse. 93 Shooting Stitch Assist Images Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged together using the included software on a computer to create a panoramic image. Choose x or v. or v. Follow Steps 1 ­ 2 on p. 56 to choose x Take the first shot. The exposure and white balance will be set with the first shot. Take subsequent shots. Overlap part of the first shot when taking the second shot. Minor discrepancies in the overlapping portions will be corrected when the images are merged. Up to 26 shots can be recorded with the same procedures. Finish shooting. Press the m button. Merge the images on a computer. For details on how to merge the images, refer to the Software Guide. This function is not available when a TV is used as the monitor (p. 77). 94 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanced information than the "Shooting Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections of Chapter 1. · This chapter assumes that the mode switch is set to E. 95 Changing the Movie Mode You can choose between three Movie modes. Set the mode switch to E. Choose a Movie mode. Press the m button, then use the op buttons to choose E, then press the m button again. Press the op buttons to choose a Shooting mode, then press the m button. E Standard > Color Accent z Color Swap Normal mode. These Shooting modes let you change all colors except the chosen color to black and white, or exchange the chosen color for another color, when shooting. See "Changing the Color and Shooting" (p. 91) for details. Under some conditions, colors may not turn out as expected in the > and z mode. 96 Changing the Image Quality You can choose between three image quality settings. Choose the image quality. Press the m button, then use the op buttons to choose button again. [. . . ] 2 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . . . 34 Sound Settings Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Stitch Assist (Scene Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]