User manual CANON POWERSHOT SX20 IS

[. . . ] Camera User Guide ENGLISH · Make sure you read this guide before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future. Checking the Package Contents Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera. Camera AA-size Alkaline Batteries (×4) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Stereo Video Cable STV-250N Neck Strap NS-DC4 Lens Cap Lens Hood LH-DC50 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Warranty System Booklet Using the Manuals Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. [. . . ] 149). 106 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter provides more advanced information than the "Shooting Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections of Chapter 1. · This chapter assumes that the mode dial is set to E. However, even if the mode dial is set to a position other than E, movies can be shot by pressing the movie button. Shooting Movies in Modes Other than E · Some of the settings previously set in menus such as the FUNC. menus may be changed to those of the movie recording mode. Make these settings while while shooting. · When you finish shooting a movie, the settings will return to those before the movie was shot. · When shooting in Color Accent (p. 104) modes, choose the color you wish to leave, or the color to change before pressing the movie button. 107 Changing the Image Quality You can choose between three image quality settings. Choose the image quality. After pressing the m button, press the op buttons to choose . Choose an option. Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose an option, and press the m button. The setting will display on the screen. Image Quality Table Image Quality (Recording Pixels/Frame Rate) Content 1280 x 720 pixels, 30 frames/sec. Since the number of recording pixels is smaller, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. the image quality will be lower than with , but you can record three times the length. Estimated Shooting Time Image Quality Shooting Time 2 GB 8 GB 10 min. 51 sec. · Based on Canon's testing standards. · Maximum clip length is approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds in , 1 hour in and . Recording also stops when the file size reaches 4 GB. · 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. and when the recording pixels setting for still images is set to , a gray frame will appear around the area that can be shot as a still image. In 108 Taking Still Images while Shooting a Movie You can shoot still images while shooting a movie. Focus while shooting a movie. Press the shutter button halfway. The focus and exposure will readjust (the camera will not beep). The movie will continue shooting. Shoot. Press the shutter button fully. The still image will record. · While shooting in , the recording pixel setting for taking a still image is (p. · If you take a still image while shooting in or , the recording pixel setting will change to even if you set it to (p. · The shutter sound and black screen when shooting a still image will be recorded in the movie. · The date and time an image was shot cannot be recorded in the lower right corner. · If shooting still images fills the internal memory, the movie may stop recording. What if 4 changes and you can't take a still image? You may not be able to take still images when the writing speed to the memory card is slow, or when there is insufficient internal memory. · 4 (blinking): processing recorded image. · : Still images cannot be taken due to insufficient internal memory. 109 Sound Settings The sound recording levels and Wind Filter can be set. Adjusting the recording volume You can manually set the recording volume for shooting movies. Press the n button, choose [Movie Audio] from the 4 tab and press the m button. [. . . ] 34 Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sports (Scene Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Stereo Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 122 Stitch Assist (Scene Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]