User manual CANON POWERSHOT G3

[. . . ] · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. · Software Guide Read when you want to use the included software. · A memory card is not included. · Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF manuals. Microsoft Word/ Word Viewer can be installed to view the Word manuals (required only for manuals for the Middle East). 2 Read This First Test Shots and Disclaimer Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorded correctly. [. . . ] When & appears, the exposure will be locked. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, & will disappear and AE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. Shooting with the FE Lock Just as with the AE lock, you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. FE stands for "Flash Exposure". Choose h (p. Lock the flash exposure. Point the camera toward the subject and press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. The flash will fire and when ( appears, the flash output will be retained. If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, ( will disappear and FE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. 96 Shooting with Slow Synchro You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having the camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light from the flash cannot reach. Choose . . . . After pressing the r button, press the qr buttons to choose . . . , then press the m button. will appear on the screen. Shoot. Even if the flash fires, ensure that the main subject does not move until the shutter sound ends. Attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image. 97 Red-Eye Correction You can automatically correct red-eye that occurs in images taken with the flash. Choose [Flash Settings]. Press the n button to choose [Flash Settings] from the 4 tab, then press the m button. Choose the setting. Press the op buttons to choose [RedEye Corr. ], then press the qr buttons to choose [On]. Once set, OE will appear on the screen. Red-eye correction may be applied to areas other than red eyes. For example, when red make-up has been used around eyes. · You can also correct recorded images (p. The option you set will appear on the screen. Image Quality and Shooting Time per Memory Card Image Recording Pixels, Quality Frame Rate Content Memory Card Capacity 4 GB 16 GB Approx. 48 sec. 1280 x 720 pixels, For shooting Approx. 48 sec. 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. The image quality will be higher when Approx. Since the file size is small, shooting time will increase, but the image quality will decrease. 47 sec. 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. * movies play back at 30 fps. · Based on Canon's testing standards. · Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 10 minutes when shooting in , and approximately 1 hour when shooting in or . · 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. 104 AE Lock/Exposure Shift You can lock the exposure or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2 before shooting. Focus. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Lock the exposure. After releasing the shutter button, press the o button to lock the exposure. Press the o button again to release the lock. Change the exposure. While watching the screen, press the qr buttons to adjust the exposure. Shoot. 105 Other Shooting Functions The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Some functions, however, may not be available depending on the Shooting mode. [. . . ] 51, 148, 149 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Program AE (Shooting Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Software Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Super Vivid (Shooting Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 R Recording Pixels (Image Size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]