User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 100 IS

[. . . ] Camera User Guide ENGLISH · 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-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 Canon Warranty System Booklet 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. [. . . ] Press the qr buttons to select U (rightmost icon), then press the l button. Press the qr buttons to select x or v, then press the m button. 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. You can repeat the procedure for the second shot to take up to 26 shots. When you have finished taking shots, proceed to Step 4. Finish shooting. Press the m button. Merge the images on a computer. For details on how to merge the images, refer to the Software Starter Guide. This function is not available when a TV is used as the monitor (p. 76). 92 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanced information than the "E Shooting Movies" and "1 Viewing Movies" sections of Chapter 1. · This chapter assumes that the mode switch is set to E. 93 Changing the Movie Mode You can select between three movie modes. Select a movie mode. After pressing the m button, press the op buttons to select X. Select an option. Press the qr buttons to select an option, then press the m button. The setting will display on the screen. X Standard > Color Accent z Color Swap For shooting standard quality movies. These shooting modes let you change all colors except the selected color to black and white, or exchange the selected color for another color, when shooting. See "Changing the Color and Shooting" (p. 89) for details. Under some conditions, colors may not turn out as expected in the > and z mode. 94 Changing the Image Quality You can select between three image quality settings. Select the image quality. After pressing the m button, press the op buttons to select . Select an option. Press the qr buttons to select an option, and press the m button. The setting will display on the screen. Image Quality Table Image Quality (Recording Pixels/Frame Rate) Content 1280 × 720 pixels, 30 frames/sec. Since the number of the recording pixels is 320 × 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. smaller, the image quality will be lower than with , but you can record three times the length. Estimated Shooting Time Image Quality (Frame Rate) Shooting Time 2 GB 10 min. 24 sec. · Based on Canon's testing standards. · Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds in , 1 hour in and . · Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended. 95 AE Lock/Exposure Shift You can set the exposure or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2. Focus. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Lock the exposure. Press the o button to lock the exposure. Press the o button again to release the lock. The exposure shift bar appears. Change the exposure. While watching the screen, press the qr buttons to adjust the brightness. Shoot. Other Shooting Functions The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. For > and z modes, the functions with an * attached can be used in the same way as for still images. · Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) (p. 60) You can use the digital zoom, but the optical zoom cannot be used. If you want to shoot at the maximum zoom factor, you should adjust the optical zoom to the maximum before shooting. · Ò Using the Self-Timer (p. 63)* · e Shooting Close-ups (Macro) (p. 67)* · u Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) (p. [. . . ] 105 Snow (Scene Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 35 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . 34 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]