User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 990 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-5L (with Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Warranty System Booklet Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. 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. [. . . ] 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. 94 Changing the Color and Shooting Specify the range of colors to be swapped. Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the range of colors affected. Select a negative value to limit the range of colors. Select 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. · The recorded color and range of colors will be saved even if you turn off the power. · Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse. 95 L 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. Select x or v. Follow Step 2 on p. 56 to select x or v. 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. 80). 96 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. 97 Changing the Movie Mode You can select between three movie modes. Set the mode switch to E. Select a movie mode. After pressing the m button, press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select E, then press the m button. Press the op buttons or turn the  dial to select a mode, then press the m button. 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. 93) for details. Under some conditions, colors may not turn out as expected in the > and z mode. 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 or turn the  dial to select , then press the m button. Select an option. Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, and press the m button. The setting will display on the screen. 98 AE Lock/Exposure Shift 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 Times 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. AE Lock/Exposure Shift You can set the exposure or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2. Focus. [. . . ] 107 Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk. . . . . . 2, 35 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . . 35 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]