User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 870 IS

[. . . ] Camera User Guide ENGLISH Checking the Package Contents Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer where you purchased the camera. Camera Battery Pack NB-5L (with Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXE Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-DC7 Memory Card (32 MB) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Canon Warranty System Booklet Getting Started Guide Canon Digital Camera Manuals Disk · You can use the included memory card to try out your new camera and take some test shots. Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 can be installed to view Word manuals (Middle East only). If this software is not installed on your computer, access the following web site to download the software: http://www. adobe. com (in the case of PDF) http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/ (in the case of Word format) 2 Read This First Test Shots Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images were recorded correctly. [. . . ] Pressing the l button will make the setting, and will return to the shooting screen. · Using the flash may cause the image to come out different than expected. · Even if you turn off the power, the recorded color will be saved. 87 Changing the Color and Shooting Y Color Swap You can take shots changing the color of an item in the image to another color. You can only record one other color. Select Y. Set the mode switch to K, turn the  dial and select Y. Press the l button. The unchanged image and the Color Swap image will both display. The default settings are to change green to gray. Indicate the color before changing the image. Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want, and press the q button. The color indicated will be recorded. Indicate the desired color to change the image to. Position the center frame so it is filled with the color you want, and press the r button. The color indicated will be recorded. 88 Changing the Color and Shooting Indicate the area to be colored in the changed image. Press the op buttons or turn the  dial, and you can change the area to be colored. When you want only the color that you have chosen to remain, increase the value of -. When you want to colors to remain that are close to the color you have chosen, increase the value of +. Pressing the l button will make the setting, and will return to the shooting screen. · Using the flash may cause the image to come out different than expected. · Even if you turn off the power, the recorded color and area will be saved. · Depending on the scene, the image may come out rough. Saving the Original Image The original image will be saved separately at the same time as the changed image. Select [Save Original]. Press the n button and select [Save Original] on the 4 tab, use the qr buttons to select [On]. The changed image will display directly after shooting. If you delete the image at this time, please take extra care as the changed image will be deleted along with the original. · Since two images will be made with one shot, the possible shots will be about half the amount as usual. 89 L Shooting Stitch Assist Images Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged together using the included software on a computer to create a panoramic image. Select x or v. Set the mode switch to K, turn the  dial and select x or v. Take the first shot. The exposure and white balance will be set with the first shot. Take the second shot. Overlap part of the first shot when taking the second shot. Minor discrepancies in the overlapping portions will be corrected when the images are merged. You can repeat the procedure for the second shot to take up to 26 shots. When you have finished taking shots, proceed to Step 4. Finish shooting. Press the m button. Merge the images with a computer. For details on how to merge the images, refer to the Software Starter Guide. This function is not available when shooting while displaying on a television (p. 75). 90 6 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 1's "Shooting Movies" and "Viewing Movies" and explains how to use advanced functions to shoot and view movies. · This chapter assumes that the mode switch is set to E. · In this chapter, pictures that are taken as explained in Chapters 3 ­ 5, will be called still images. 91 Changing the Movie Mode You can select from three modes. Set the mode switch to E. Select a movie mode. Turn the  dial to select a mode. X Standard > Color Accent z Color Swap Normal mode. These shooting modes let you change all colors except the designated color to black and white, or exchange the designated color for another color, when shooting. 87) for details. In > and z, depending on the scene, the shot may not come out as planned. Changing the Image Quality You can select from two settings. Select the image quality. Press the m button, then select FUNC. in the Select an option. Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select an option, then press the m button. The setting you made will be displayed on the screen. 92 Changing the Image Quality Image Quality Table Image Quality (Recording Pixels/Frame Rate) Content 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. Since the number of the recording pixels is 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. smaller, the image quality will be lower than with , but you can record three times the length. Estimated Shooting Time Image Quality (Frame Rate) 32 MB (Supplied) 22 sec. [. . . ] 82 AF Auto Focus AF Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 106 E Editing i-Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Compression Image Quality Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 41 F Face Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]