User manual CANON IR 3225N BROCHURE

[. . . ] About the LCD monitor The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques. With more than 99. 99% of the pixels operating to specifications, less than 0. 01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, red or green dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Notice: Please ensure that you read and follow the handling and safety precautions on pages 5 to 9 of this guide before attempting to use the camera. [. . . ] The flash will not fire. The flash timing is adjusted to slow shutter speeds. This reduces the chance that the background will be dark Slow-Synchro when shots are taken at night or in rooms with artificial lighting. The red-eye reduction lamp fires with each shot. Use of a tripod is recommended. Select a Shooting Mode (§ p. 36) · Set the shooting mode to or . q q q q q q q q v v v , , q - q Setting available. v Can be selected for first image only. · Press the button to cycle through the flash settings. · The flash can be fired when the upper indicator glows a steady orange. · The flash takes approximately 10 seconds to charge. Recharging time may vary with the state of the battery charge. 40 Shooting Please note that a slow shutter speed will be selected in dark places when the flash is set to off or slow-synchro. Be careful to avoid camera blur under these conditions. · Shooting in Mode Be careful to hold the camera still to avoid camera blur. · Shooting in , or Mode Fix the camera to a tripod to shoot in the , or mode since the shutter speed will be slower than in the mode. · When the shutter button is pressed, the self-timer indicator will flash and the shutter will activate after 10 seconds. The self-timer indicator will flash at a faster rate two seconds before the picture is taken. · To cancel partway through, press the button. · Please see Step 4 on page 49 to learn how to stop shooting a movie clip. 44 Shooting Adjusting the Exposure Compensation An image can be under-exposed if the subject is backlit or positioned in a bright location. Lights in night shots may also appear too bright. To avoid under-exposing the image, use the exposure compensation function. Select a Shooting Mode (§ p. 36) · Set the shooting mode to or . , , · Press the button repeatedly until the Exposure Compensation menu appears (p. 30). or button to select a · Use the setting. · You can confirm the effect of the exposure compensation setting in the LCD monitor image when the LCD monitor is on. · A shot can be taken immediately after. The menu will reappear after the shot, allowing you to adjust the setting. Shooting 45 Setting the White Balance Setting the white balance to match the dominant light source when images) shooting will adjust the coloring of the image (excluding to the correct settings for the prevailing light conditions. Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Black and White The camera sets the white balance automatically. Use this setting for recording outdoors on a bright day. [. . . ] · iBook and iMac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. · Macintosh, PowerBook and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the United States and other countries. · Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and / or other countries. · Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ]