User manual CANON POWERSHOT A1000 IS

[. . . ] 2008 PRINTED IN MALAYSIA Y P O Camera User Guide DIGITAL CAMERA Camera User Guide ENGLISH Checking the Package Contents Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer where you purchased the camera. Camera AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x2) Memory Card (32MB) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk C 2 Camera User Guide This Guide Direct Print User Guide Read when you want to connect the camera to a printer and print. Software Starter Guide Read when you want to connect the camera to a computer. Explains how to install and use the software on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk. [. . . ] Spot % Shooting with AF Lock You can lock focusing. Once the focus is locked, it remains locked even if you let go of the shutter button. C Y P O Focus. Lock the focus. Point the camera so that the subject of the same shooting distance as the subject you want to take a picture of, is in the AF frame Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and press the q button . The focus is locked and displays on the screen. Compose the scene and shoot. After shooting, press q to cancel AF lock. 85 & Shooting with AE Lock You can lock the exposure setting and shoot. The focus and exposure can be set separately. Lock the Exposure. Point the camera at the subject on which you wish to lock the exposure. While pressing the shutter button halfway , press the o button . displays and the exposure is locked. Compose the scene and shoot. After shooting, press the o button to C 86 Y P O cancel AE lock. ( Shooting with FE Lock Just like with AE lock (p. 85), you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. Select (p. 59). Lock the Flash Exposure. Point the camera at the subject on which you wish to lock the exposure. While pressing the shutter button halfway , press the o button . The flash output is retained. C Y P O cancel FE lock. Compose the scene and shoot. After shooting, press the o button to 87 Slowing Down the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode) You can set the shutter speed to a slow setting to make dark subjects appear brighter. In order to avoid camera shake, attach the camera to a tripod. Select the Long Shutter mode. Press the m button, then use the op buttons to select . Press the / button. Change the shutter speed. Use the qr buttons to change the shutter speed, then press the m button. The higher the value, the slower the When you attach the camera to a tripod, you are recommended to set [IS Mode] to [Off] to shoot (p. 124) C Y P O shutter speed and the brighter the recorded image becomes. 88 6 Using Various Functions for Movies This chapter explains how to shoot and view movies, using various functions. · Set the mode dial to E before operating the camera. C Y P O 89 Changing the Movie Mode Select a shooting mode. Press the m button, then use the op buttons to select . Select a menu item. Press the qr buttons to select a menu item, then press the m button. Standard Compact This is the Standard mode. You can use the digital zoom during shooting (p. You cannot use the zoom during shooting. Changing the Image Quality in X Select the image quality. Press the m button, then use the op C Mode 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec. Select a menu item. Press the qr buttons to select a menu Y P O buttons to select . item, then press the m button. The settings you made will be displayed on the screen. Modes and Image Quality Table Recording Pixels/Frame Rate 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. LP Content For shooting standard quality movies. The image quality will be lower than with , but you can record twice the length. Since the number of the recording pixels is smaller, the image quality will be lower than with , but you can record three times the length. Suitable for attaching to e-mails, due to the small file size. 90 Shooting Movies With Fixed Exposure Settings Estimated Shooting Time Mode Image Quality (Frame Rate) 32 MB (supplied) 15 sec. [. . . ] 100 W White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Widescreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Z Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 28, 61 C Y P O 145 Trademark Acknowledgments · The SDHC logo is a trademark. Disclaimer · Reprinting, transmitting, or storing in a retrieval system any part of this guide without the permission of Canon is prohibited. [. . . ]