User manual CANON POWERSHOT A620

[. . . ] ENGLISH Before Using the Camera Shooting Playback/Erasing Print/Transfer Settings Viewing Images on a TV set Customizing the Camera Troubleshooting List of Messages Advanced Appendix Camera User Guide This guide explains camera features and procedures in detail. Main Features Shooting Automatically adjusts shooting settings to match particular conditions Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor Changes image colors to create special effects (My Colors modes) Attaches the separately sold wide converter or tele-converter lens to shoot Playback Plays movies with sound Plays back automatically using the Auto Play function Editing Records sound memos for still images Edits movies Printing Makes printing easy with the Print/Share button Also supports non-Canon brand PictBridge compliant printers Uses of Recorded Images Effortlessly transfer them to a computer with the Print/Share button Freely customize the start-up image or start-up sound using the My Camera settings 0 Conventions Used in this Guide Icons appearing below titles indicate the modes in which the procedure can be used. Using the Self-Timer Shooting Mode See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is referred to as the Basic Guide, and the Advanced Camera User Guide is referred to as the Advanced Guide. This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation. This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. [. . . ] Functions which can be saved in - Shooting mode ( , , , ) - Items which can be set in , , and modes (p. menu settings - Zoom location - Manual focus location Shooting 2 (Rec. ) Menu [Save Settings]. See Menus and Settings (p. 23). 3 Select [OK] and press . The setting contents do not influence other shooting modes. 28). 69 Setting the Auto Rotate Function Shooting Mode Playback Mode Your camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor that detects the orientation of an image shot with the camera held vertically and automatically rotates it to the correct orientation when viewing it in the LCD monitor. 1 (Set up) Menu [Auto Rotate] [On]/[Off]. See Menus and Settings (p. 23). When the Auto Rotate function is set to [On] and the LCD monitor is set to the detailed display mode, the (normal), (right end is down) or (left end is down) will appear in the display. This function may not operate correctly when the camera is pointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is pointing in the right direction and if it is not, then set the Auto Rotate function to [Off]. Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the orientation of images downloaded to a computer will depend upon the software used to download the images. When the camera is held vertically to shoot, the Intelligent Orientation sensor judges the upper end to be "up" and the lower end to be "down". It then regulates the optimal white balance, exposure and focus for vertical photography. This function operates regardless of the on/off status of the Auto Rotate function. 70 Resetting the File Number Shooting Mode Playback Mode The images you shoot are automatically assigned file numbers. You can select how the file number is assigned. 1 (Set up) Menu [File No. Reset] [On]/[Off]. See Menus and Settings (p. Reset Function On The file number is reset to the start (100-0001) each time a new memory card is inserted. New images recorded on memory cards with existing files are assigned the next available number. The file number of the last image to be shot is memorized so that images recorded to a new memory card start from the next number. This is convenient for avoiding file name duplication when managing all your images together on a computer. Shooting Off See the Software Starter Guide regarding memory card folder structures. 71 Playback/Erasing Please also see the Basic Camera User Guide (p. 11). Magnifying Images 1 Press the zoom lever toward will display and a magnified portion of the image will display. Images can be magnified up to a factor of approximately 10x. . Approximate Location of the Displayed Area 2 Use the , , or around the image. button to move If you press the FUNC. /SET button while in magnified display, the camera switches to image advance mode and will display. You can use the or button to advance to the next or previous image at the same level of magnification. The image advance mode is cancelled when you press the FUNC. /SET button again. You can change the magnification level with the zoom lever. [. . . ] 24 ­ ­ Off ­ ­ * *­ * On ­ * Flash Adjust Off ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ +/­ (Flash) ­ ­ ­ Flash Output ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1st-curtain * ­ * * Flash Sync 2nd-curtain ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Single Shot * * * * * * * * * * Slow Synchro On 5) ­ ­ ­ * *­ ­ * * * * p. 35 Drive Mode Continuous Shooting 10 sec. , 2 sec. Self Timer Custom AiAF Center FlexiZone ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ * ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ * ­ * ­ * * ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ * ­ ­ * * * p. 48 AF Frame6) AF Lock Manual Focus 135 Function Macro Mode Digital Zoom Safety Shift Exposure Compensation Evaluative Center Metering Weighted System Avg. [. . . ]