User manual CANON POWERSHOT ELPH 500 HS BROCHURE

[. . . ] · No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon Inc. makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the CompactFlashTM cards (CF cards), personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon CF cards. Trademark Acknowledgments Canon and PowerShot are trademarks of Canon Inc. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. [. . . ] The focus, exposure and white balance settings as well as the flash are automatically selected or activated by the camera. Basic Functions 42 Playback Modes PLAY : Play Mode Play mode is for viewing images recorded on the CF card. Images are displayed on the LCD panel one by one. MULTI : Multi Mode Multi mode is for viewing multiple images recorded on the CF card. Images are displayed on the LCD panel in groups of nine. P : Program Mode Program mode is also for taking pictures, but the Flash On/Off and Continuous settings can be selected manually. The focus and exposure are set automatically by the camera. (The exposure can be finetuned manually with the Exposure Compensation function. ) Data Transmission Mode PC : PC Mode PC mode is for viewing and processing images with a computer. : Stitch Assist Mode Taking pictures in this mode is helpful if you intend to merge several images into a single high-quality panoramic image. Display Panel The Display panel on the camera top shows the status of camera settings, battery levels and the approximate number of images that can be stored in the CF card at the current size and quality settings. · Changing size and quality settings will alter the number of images that can be stored in the CF card. · Message codes on the Display panel will indicate errors or the camera status. 100) Single Mode Continuous Mode Self-Timer Mode Basic Functions Fine Normal CCD RAW Large Small Flash On Flash Off Red-Eye Reduction Macro Mode Exposure Compensation Beep On Low Battery Clock Not Set 43 Viewfinder The camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder for image composition. · When taking shots in Macro mode, be sure to confirm the image composition and focus in the LCD panel. Basic Functions · The field of the viewfinder will change as the Zoom button is pressed. · In Macro mode (subject 6. 7 to 20in. (17 to 50cm) from the lens), the actual area shot by the lens is slightly lower than the area shown in the viewfinder. The closer the camera is to the subject, the larger the difference between these areas. 44 Viewfinder Frame Marks The camera focuses on the area encompassed by the square brackets in the viewfinder's center. · If the CF card is missing or full, you won't be able to shoot and the beep will sound continuously while the shutter button is pressed halfway. Rapid Shot Function When a picture is taken, the data is temporarily stored in the camera's on-board memory until it can be written to the CF card. As long as there is adequate free capacity in the on-board memory, a second shot can be taken immediately after the first. When the on-board memory is fills up, the camera will beep and temporarily cease activating the shutter. Meanwhile, the data in the memory will be written to the CF card. As soon as space for one image is free, you can take the next picture. · If you wish to take many pictures at short intervals, use the Continuous mode. 49) · The rapid shot function is not available in CCD RAW mode. 71) · The indicators will flash green while image data is being written to the CF card. Never open the CF card slot cover 47 Buttons when these signals are on. Doing so could corrupt the image data. Focus Lock Pressing the shutter button halfway locks the focus until the button is released. This allows you to focus on a particular object while freely changing the image composition. A moment after depressing the shutter button halfway, two beeps will sound and a green or red indicator will light, indicating a focus lock. [. . . ] Camera Modes: Auto, Program, Stitch Assist, Play, Multi and PC Lens: 4. 3 mm/F2. 6 to 10. 8 mm / F4. 0 (35 mm film equivalent: 28 to 70 mm) Viewfinder: Real-image optical viewfinder 2-inch low-temperature poli-silicon thin-film transistor liquid crystal display Shutter: Mechanical + electronic Shutter Speeds: Slow Shutter Off: 1/6 to 1/750 sec. ; Slow Shutter On or Night Scene setting: 2 to 1/750 sec. Focusing Method: Through the lens autofocus (TTL AF) Focusing Range: Standard: 20 in. (50 cm) to infinity; Macro: 6. 7 to 20 in. [. . . ]