User manual CANON POWERSHOT S100 DIGITAL ELPH

[. . . ] 11). 3 Shooting 1 Set the mode dial to (Auto). 2 Aim the camera at the subject. Be careful not to block the flash with your finger. 3 Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. The camera beeps twice and the upper indicator lights green when the camera focuses. Upper indicator Lightly press (Pressing halfway) The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p. 47) Shooting 4 Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. The shutter sound will play (a beep sound for the PowerShot A420), and the image will record. The upper indicator will blink green while the image is recorded to the memory card. Upper indicator Pressing fully (Pressing all the way) See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 19) 4 Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. [. . . ] Snow Shoots without a blue tinge and without making people appear dark against a snowy background. Shooting Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at an optimal exposure. Kids&Pets Allows you to capture subjects that move around, such as children and pets, without missing photo opportunities. Foliage Shoots trees and leaves - such as new growth, autumn leaves or blossoms - in vivid colors. Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunlight is strong. The shutter speed is slow in (Fireworks) mode. In (Indoor), (Kids&Pets) or (Night Snapshot) mode, the ISO speed may increase and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being shot. In (Kids&Pets) mode, shoot with the subject at least 1 m (3. 3 ft. ) away. Movie Mode Items Allows you to shoot a movie just by pressing the shutter button. The following movie modes are available: Standard, Compact (for sending movies as e-mail attachments), Color Accent (for shooting in black and white except for specified colors), and Color Swap (for changing a specified color into another). See the Advanced Guide: Movie Shooting (p. 37) 7 Using the Zoom The zoom can be adjusted to the following in 35 mm film equivalent terms. PowerShot A430: 39 mm - 156 mm PowerShot A420: 39 mm - 125 mm Telephoto Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle Zooms out from the subject. Using the Flash Auto Auto with red-eye reduction* Flash on with red-eye reduction* Flash on Flash off Slow Synchro Shooting button Press this button to cycle through flash settings. (Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes. ) * Red-Eye Reduction: This feature reduces the effect of light reflecting back from the eyes and making them appear red. Distance ranges for shooting with the flash are 47 cm to 3. 0 m (1. 5 to 10 ft. ) (W) and 47 cm to 2. 0 m (1. 5 to 6. 6 ft. ) (T). If the LCD monitor is on when the flash begins charging, the upper indicator will blink orange, and the LCD monitor will turn off. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. Downloading Images to a Computer Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icon in the CD-ROM window. When the installer panel appears, click [Install]. Installer panel 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Select [Easy Installation] as the setup type and click [Next]. Proceed with the installation, confirming the contents as you proceed. Installer panel 3. When the installation is finished, the [Finish] or [Restart] button appears. Click the one that appears. When the installation is finished, click [OK]. 4. When the screen returns to the desktop display, remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CD-ROM drive. 16 2 Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGITAL terminal. With your fingernail on the left edge of the camera's DIGITAL terminal cover, gently pull it open and plug the interface cable in all the way. USB Port DIGITAL Terminal Downloading Images to a Computer Interface Cable Interface Cable 2. The camera and computer will be able to communicate. a b Always grasp the connector's sides to remove the interface cable from the camera's DIGITAL terminal. If the "Digital Signature Not Found" window appears, click [Yes]. The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection. 17 Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). If the window to the right does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [PowerShot - IXY - IXUS -DV 6] and [CameraWindow]. [. . . ] Transfers and saves to the computer only the images with DPOF Transfer Order settings (Advanced Guide: Setting the DPOF Print Settings p. Transfers and saves single images to the computer as you view and select them. Transfers and saves single images to the computer as you view and select them. The transferred images display on the computer desktop. 20 All Images/New Images/DPOF Trans. [. . . ]