User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 55

[. . . ] 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 (Scene mode) Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor Changes image colors to create special effects (My Colors modes) Playback Plays movies with sound Auto plays slideshows 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 Conventions Used in this Guide Icons appearing below titles indicate the modes in which the procedure can be used. Mode Switch Continuous Shooting 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. You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. [. . . ] The colors specified in the color swap mode are retained even if the camera's power is turned off. Setting the Camera to a Custom Color Mode This mode allows you to adjust the color balance for red, green, blue and skin tones. 1 (Custom Color) . See Menus and Settings (p. 26). 2 Use the or button to select [Red], [Green], [Blue] or [Skin Tone] and the or button to adjust the color balance. The altered color will display. Select a color. Adjust the color balance. 3 . This completes the setting. If you press the MENU button at this point, you will return to the screen where you can select a My Colors mode. 62 Adjusting the ISO Speed Shooting Mode Raise the ISO speed when you wish to reduce the effects of camera shake, turn the flash off when shooting in a dark area, or use a fast shutter speed. 1 Press the button and switch settings. Cycle through the / / / /Auto ISO speed with each press of the button. Selecting [Auto] sets the sensitivity to produce the optimal image quality. Shooting 63 Setting the Auto Rotate Function Shooting 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. 27). 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. When the Auto Rotate function is set to [On] in shooting mode, the orientation of the camera is recorded when the shot is taken. When the Auto Rotate function is set to [On] in playback mode, images will be rotated to their correct orientation in the LCD monitor as needed when the camera's orientation is changed (only applies to images shot when the Auto Rotate function was set to [On]). 64 Creating an Image Destination (Folder) Shooting Mode You can create a new folder at any time and the recorded images will be automatically saved to that folder. Creates a new folder the next time you shoot Create New Folder images. Auto Create You can also specify a date and time if you wish to create a new folder using a shooting time after the specified date and time (p. 30). 1 (Set up) Menu Folder]. [Create Shooting See Menus and Settings (p. 27). Creates a folder the next time you shoot. 2 Place a check mark beside [Create New Folder] displays in the LCD monitor. The symbol will cease to display after the new folder is created. . Setting the Day or Time for Automatic Folder Creation 2 Select a day for the [Auto Create] option and a time in the [Time] option . displays when the specified time arrives. The symbol will cease to display after the new folder is created. 65 Up to 2000 images can be saved into one folder. A new folder will automatically be created when you record more than that number even if you are not creating new folders. Resetting the File Number Shooting Mode The images you shoot are automatically assigned file numbers. You can select how the file number is assigned. 1 (Set up) Menu [File numbering] reset]/[Continuous]. See Menus and Settings (p. 27). [Auto File Number Reset Function Continuous A number one higher than the last one recorded is assigned to the next image. [. . . ] 180 g (6. 3 oz. ) 118 INDEX A AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 . . . 108 AE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 AF Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46 AF Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 AF-assist Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 AiAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Auto Play (Slide Show) . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 AV Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 E Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 B Battery Battery Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, Basic 1 Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic 2 C Clock Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Create Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Custom White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . 54 G Grid Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 D Date/Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic 4 Using the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Digital Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 DIGITAL Terminal . . . 12, Basic 19 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic 22 Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic 16 DPOF Print Order Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Selecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 DPOF Transfer Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 I Image Data Sizes (Estimated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 P Photo Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]