User manual CANON POWERSHOT A410

[. . . ] Hold down the MENU button and press the power button to turn off all operation sounds (except warnings). Upper indicator Power button 2 Select the item you wish to set using the or button and set its value using the or button (a). a b 3 Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the FUNC. /SET button (b). The date/time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 11) 2 1 Set the mode dial to (playback) (a). Setting the Display Language a d 2 Hold down the FUNC. /SET 3 Use the b c button (b) and press the MENU button (c). , , or button (d) to select a language and press the FUNC. /SET button (b). The language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 2 Aim the camera at the subject. focus. Shooting 3 Press the shutter button halfway to Be careful not to block the flash with your finger. Pressing halfway (Lightly press) The camera beeps twice and the upper indicator lights green when the camera focuses. The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 42) 4 Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. The camera will beep once and the image will record. Shooting Pressing fully (Pressing all the way) See Basic Shooting Functions (p. [. . . ] 112) 8 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots button When you press this button, or appears on the LCD monitor. To cancel the macro/infinity mode: press the button to remove or from the display. (Macro): Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Subject Maximum wide angle setting: 49 × 37 mm (1. 9 × 1. 5 in. ) (Minimum shooting distance: 5 cm (2 in. )) Maximum telephoto setting: 71 × 53 mm (2. 8 × 2. 1 in. ) (Minimum shooting distance: 25 cm (9. 8 in. )) (Infinity): Use this mode to record subjects 3 m (9. 8 ft. ) or more distant. Also use this mode for compositions combining both near and distant objects. Shooting Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfinder may be off-center. Exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in Macro mode. See the Advanced Guide: Magnified Close-Up Shooting (p. 32) See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 112) 9 1 Set the mode dial to (playback) (a). Playback a b 2 Display the image you wish to view. Use the or button to select the image (b). button to move See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced playback function. 58) 1 Set the mode dial to (playback) (a). Erasing 2 Use the a b c e Playback 3 Press the button (c). 4 Confirm that [Erase] is or button to select the image you wish to erase (b). selected (d) and press the FUNC. /SET button (e). To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. d See the Advanced Guide: Erasing All Images (p. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image. 10 Menus and Settings FUNC. Menu From this menu you can specify self-timer, resolution size, and other settings for shooting. a b To select an item (a) Press the Press the or button. To change the setting (b) or button. When you finish making settings Press the FUNC. /SET button. When the camera is set to shooting mode, press the FUNC. /SET button. See the Advanced Guide: Menus and Settings (p. 22) Rec. /Play/Set up Menus From these menus you can specify related to camera functions. Menu], [ Play Menu], and [ Set up Menu]. From shooting mode To switch between menus (a) When the menu icon is selected, press the or button. a Press the MENU button. Menus and Settings From playback mode b To select an item (b) Press the or button. c To change the setting (c) Press the MENU button. Press the or button. When ". . . " appears by an item, press the FUNC. /SET button to display the set up screen, and then use the , , or button to change the settings. When you finish making settings Press the MENU button. 11 Printing Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer with a cable and simply press the button on the camera. 1 Connect the camera to a Canon Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's power. Canon Brand Printers SELPHY CP Series Compact Photo Printers Interface Cable Camera PIXMA Series/SELPHY DS Series Bubble Jet Printers 2 Power on the camera in Playback mode. Confirm that or , is displayed in the upper left of the LCD monitor (a). 3 Select an image to print (b) with the the button (c). The The button lights blue. The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model. or button and press button will blink blue and printing will start. a Printing b c See the Advanced Guide: Setting the DPOF Print Settings (p. 65) See the Direct Print User Guide See the user guide for Your Printer 12 Downloading Images to a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icon window. in the CD-ROM Downloading Images to a Computer 2. [. . . ] Transfers and saves single images to the computer as you view and select them. The transferred images display on the computer desktop. 19 All Images/New Images/DPOF Trans. Images Select , or (a) with the or button and press the button (b). The images will download. a cb To cancel the transfer, press the FUNC. / SET button. The display will return to the Direct Transfer menu when the download is complete. Downloading Images to a Computer 20 Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 1 Select or (a) with the or button and press the button (or the FUNC. /SET button) (b). ca 2 Select images to download with the or button (c) and press the button (or the FUNC. / SET button) (d). The images will download. [. . . ]