User manual CANON DIGITAL IXUS 960 IS

[. . . ] ENGLISH Camera User Guide Getting Started Learning More Components Guide Basic Operations Commonly Used Shooting Functions Various Shooting Methods Playback/Erasing Print Settings/Transfer Settings Connecting to a TV Customizing the Camera Troubleshooting List of Messages Appendix Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 201­209). Workflow and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. : Contents of This Guide Check the package contents Getting Started (p. 7) Explains how to complete tasks ranging from charging batteries and installing memory cards to setting the date and time, shooting, playing and erasing images, and performing simple printing tasks. Learning More (p. [. . . ] - Since two images are recorded with each shot, the number of shots remaining is approximately half the number displayed when this function is set to [Off]. Various Shooting Methods 121 Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category) See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228). If you set Auto Category to [On], images are automatically sorted into preset categories as they are recorded. People Scenery Events For images shot in , or mode, or images with faces detected when [AF Frame] is set to [Face Detect]. In the [ ] menu, use the or button to select [Auto Category]. 2 Accept the setting. 1. Press the button to select button. Movies are not automatically categorized, but they can be categorized using the My Category function (p. 136). 122 Various Shooting Methods Registering Settings to the Print/Share Button See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228). You can register a function that you often use when shooting with the button. The following functions can be registered. Menu Item Not Assigned +/- (Exp. ) White Balance Custom White Balance Digital Tele-converter * Sets the sound registered to Camera menu. Page -- p 107 p 111 p 112 p 69 Menu Item DISP. Movie Display Off Play Sound Effect* Page p 124 p 88 p 51 p 53 , found in the [Shutter Sound] section of the My 1 Select [Set button]. 1. · If displays to the icon's lower right, you can register the function, but you cannot use it with some shooting modes or settings even if you press the button. · Press the MENU button to complete the setting. Various Shooting Methods 123 To Cancel the shortcut button Select in Step 2. Using the Button button. 1 Press the · Each time that the button is pressed, the and settings are switched. · Each press of the button records the white balance data with the option. Since the frame does not appear at this point, ensure that the white paper or cloth is positioned so it appears at the center of the LCD monitor and then press the button. After using this function once, the white balance setting changes to the custom white balance setting. · With the function registered, the movie recording starts with the recording pixels and frame rate settings selected in the mode when you press the button even if the mode dial is set to , or . · When is selected, pressing the button will turn off the LCD monitor. Pressing any button will turn the LCD monitor back on to perform further operations. · The function is useful for directing your subject's attention to the camera right before taking a shot because it plays a sound when you press the button. 124 Various Shooting Methods Setting the Display Overlays See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228). You can display vertical and horizontal grid lines, a 3:2 print area guide, or both on the LCD monitor while shooting to help check the position of your subject. Off Grid Lines 3:2 Guide Both ­ Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts. Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print. * Areas outside the printable area are grayed out. Displays both the grid lines and the 3:2 guide simultaneously. * Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3. 1 Select [Disp. Use the or button to select [Off], [Grid Lines], [3:2 Guide] or [Both]. Press the button. The grid lines and 3:2 guide will not be recorded in the image. [. . . ] 59 g (2. 08 oz. ) (CB-2LXE) (excluding power cord) Appendix 223 Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (Included with the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30) Rated Input Rated Output Operating Temperatures Dimensions Weight (excluding power cord) 100 ­ 240 V AC (50/60 Hz) 4. 3 V DC, 1. 5 A 0 ­ 40 °C (32 ­ 104 °F) 42. 6 x 104. 4 x 31. 4 mm (1. 68 x 4. 11 x 1. 24 in. ) Approx. 180 g (6. 35 oz. ) 224 Index Index Numerics 3:2 Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 26, 12 46 61 67 39 G Grid Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 I Image Data Sizes (Estimated) 221 Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]