User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS II

[. . . ] ENGLISH CANON INC. 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan CANON DANMARK A/S Knud Højgaards Vej 1, DK-2860 Søborg, Denmark Phone: +45 44 88 26 66 http://www. canon. dk Europe, Africa & Middle East CANON EUROPA N. V. PO Box 2262, 1180 EG Amstelveen, The Netherlands CANON NORGE AS Hallagerbakken 110, Postboks 33, Holmlia, 1201 Oslo, Norway Tlf: 22 62 93 21 Faks: 22 62 06 15 E-mail: helpdesk@canon. no http://www. canon. no DIGITAL CAMERA CANON (UK) LTD For technical support, please contact the Canon Help Desk: P. O. Box 431, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 0XU, UK Tel: (08705) 143723 Fax: (08705) 143340 email: customer. services@cbs. canon. co. uk Camera User Guide Finland CANON COMMUNICATION & IMAGE FRANCE S. 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C/Joaquin Costa, 41 - 28002 Madrid, Spain Fax: (91) 411 5448 Tel: (91) 538 4500 Tel. Atención al Cliente: 901. 301. 301 Help Desk: 906. 301. 255 http://www. canon. es Austria CANON GES. M. B. H. Zetschegasse 11, A - 1230 Wien, Austria Helpdesk Tel. : 01 66 146 412 Fax: 01 66 146 413 http://www. canon. at CANON BELGIUM N. V. [. . . ] 44). 2 Use the button to adjust the exposure compensation. · The settings can be adjusted in 1/3 steps in the range -2 to +2. · You can confirm the effect of the setting in the LCD monitor when it is on. · You can shoot right after selecting an option. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily. 3 Return the setting to 0. Press the FUNC. button. To reset the exposure compensation 82 Shooting in Long Shutter Mode You can set the shutter speed to a slow setting to make dark subjects appear brighter. 1 In the (Rec. ) menu, select . See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 44). 2 Use the button to select [On] and press the MENU button. The display will return to the Rec. menu, select press the SET button. * The current setting is displayed. * and See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 44). 4 Use the button to select a shutter speed. · The higher the value, the brighter the image and the lower the value, the darker the image. · You can shoot right after selecting a value. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily. 5 Press the FUNC. button. 83 To cancel the long shutter mode While [Long Shutter] is displayed in the FUNC. menu, press the SET button. The nature of CCD image sensors is such that noise in the recorded image increases at long shutter speeds. This camera, however, applies special processing to images shot at shutter speeds slower than 1. 3 seconds to eliminate the noise, thereby producing high-quality images. Nevertheless, a certain amount of processing time may be required before the next image can be shot. · Please note that camera shake becomes a factor at low shutter speeds. If the camera shake warning appears on the LCD monitor, secure the camera to a tripod before shooting. · Use the LCD monitor to confirm that the image was recorded at the desired brightness. · Use of the flash may result in an over-exposed image. If that occurs, shoot with the flash set to . · The following are unavailable: - Exposure Compensation - Light Metering - AE Lock - FE Lock - ISO speed [AUTO] - Flash [Auto][Red-Eye Reduction Auto] Available Shutter Speeds The following shutter speeds (in seconds) are available. 1 1. 3 1. 6 2 2. 5 3. 2 4 5 6 8 10 13 15 84 Setting the White Balance When the white balance mode is set to match the light source, the camera reproduces colors more accurately. Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Fluorescent H Custom The camera sets the white balance automatically according to shooting conditions. For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies. [. . . ] 94 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 List of Messages Displayed while a Direct Print Compatible Bubble Jet Printer is Connected. . . . . . . . . 165 List of Messages Displayed while a Direct Print Compatible Printer (CP series) is Connected. . . . . . . . 164 List of Messages during Shooting/Replaying . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 179 Mode Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Movie Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 My Camera Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Changing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Registering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 My Camera Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 O ON/OFF Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 P Photo Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Play Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Power Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Print Settings (Direct Print Printers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Number of Print Copies. . . . . . . 126 Print Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . 129 Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Shooting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Shutter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pressing Fully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pressing Halfway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Single Image Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Slide Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Play Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Repeat Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Spot AE Point Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 81 Stitch Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 T Telephoto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 U USB Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 144 V Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 R Rec. 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