Canon PowerShot A2000 IS User manual

Canon

7?JvverShot

2000

Camera

User

Guide

ENGLISH I

III

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Checking

the

Package

Contents

Check ifthe following iterrls are included

your camera package. Ifanything

missing, contact the retailer where you purchased the camera.

AA-size

Alkaline

Batteries

(x2)

Memory

Card

(32MB)

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Interface

Cable

IFC-400PCU

Cable

AVC-DC400

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Wrist

Strap

WS-DC5

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Canon

Digital

Camera

Solution

Disk

Camera

User

Guide

This Guide

Direct

User

Guide

Read when you want to connect the camera to aprinter and

print.

Software

Starter

Guide

Read when you want to connect the camera to acomputer.

Explains how to install and use the software on the Canon

Digital Camera Solution Disk.

Download

Zoom

Browser

EXllmageBrower

Software

Guide

(PDF)

from:

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/information-e.htm

"Canon

Customer

Support"

Leaflet

Warranty

Card

/'"""

•You can use the included memory card to

tryout

your new camera and

take some test shots.

•Adobe Reader must be installed to view the PDF manuals.

Conventions

Used

this

Guide

Language that displays on the screen appears inside [

Buttons on the camera body are represented by the following icons.

....

button

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@FUNC./SET (Function/Set) button

~~.

bulton

,~~

...

button

...

button

(MEN0

\3.

eMENU button

eDISP. (Display) button

Troubleshooting tips for common problems.

@:Hints for getting more out

your camera.

CD:

Notes for preventing malfunction.

:Supplemental explanation.

(p. xx): xx stands for reference page number.

This guide assumes all functions are at their default settings unless

otherwise noted.

This camera can use various types of memory cards. These are

collectively referred to as memory cards

this guide.

Read

This

First

Test Shots

Take some initial test shots and play them back to make sure the images

were recorded correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and

affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages

arising from any malfunction

acamera or accessory, including memory

cards, that results

the failure of

image to be recorded or to be recorded

away that is machine readable.

Warning Against Copyright Infringement

Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and

should never be used

amanner that infringes upon or contravenes

international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please

advised

that

certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions,

or commercial properties by means

acamera or other dev,ice may

contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for

personal use.

Warranty Limitations

This camera's warranty

only effective

the country

sale. Ifthere is a

problem with the camera while abroad, please return it back to the country of

sale before proceeding with a·warranty claim to aCanon Customer Support

Help Desk.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer

support list supplied with your camera.

LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing

techniques. More than

99.99%

the pixels operate

specification, but

occasionally non-performing pixels may appear as bright or dark dots.

The

camera

not damaged. This also has no effect

the recorded image.

Camera Body Temperature

Please take care when operating the camera for an extended period as the

camera body may become warm. The camera is not damaged.

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Memories

What

You

Want

Do?

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Shoot, Leaving It to the Camera to Make Settings 0 • 0 0 0 0

••

0 • 0 22

Just Taking Pictures (Easy mode) 0000 • 0

••

0 • 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 54

Shooting Various

Scenes.

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55-58

-Take good shots

people

Portraits

(po

55)

night

Kids

and

pets

the

beach Snowscapes

(po

55)

(po

55)

(po

57)

(po

57)

-Take good landscapes

Landscape

(po

55) Nightscape

(po

57) Foliage

(po

57) Sunset

(po

57)

-Shoot various other scenes

Indoors

(po

56)

Fireworks

(po

58)

Aquarium

(po

58)

Low

light

(po

58)

Focus on faces 00000

••

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••

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••

000080

Shoot

places where Icannot use the flash (turn off the flash) 0 0 59

Shoot pictures with me

them too (self-timer)000000

••

0 0 0 0 0 • 60

Insert the date and time into my pictures .000000• 00

••

0 • 0 0 0 0 63

Take close-up pictures

subjects (macro shooting) 0 • 0 0 0

••

0 0 64

Take sepia toned or black and white pictures. 0

••

0 • 0

••••

0 • 0 • 75

Change the size

picture Iwant to take (recording pixels) 0 0 • 0 70

Take pictures continuously 0

•••

0 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0

••

0 • 0 0 0 0 69

Shoot without camera shake (image stabilization) 0

•••

0 0 • 0 0 • 124

Shoot without camera shake even

low light conditions

(high ISO speed) 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0

••

000•0000

••

000058, 72

(

View

)

What

You

Want

Do?

Look at my pictures 24

Automatically play back pictures

(sl~de

show) 98

Look at pictures on a

100

Quickly search pictures 94

Erase pictures 25,

101

Protect pictures from accidental erasure 102

(ShootlView

Movies)

Shoot movies 28

Watch my movies 30

(Print )

Easily print my pictures 26

(

Save

)

Save images to acomputer 31, 108, 109

(Other )

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Table

Contents

Chapters

1 - 3 explain

the

basic

operations

and

frequently

used

functions

this

camera.

Chapters

4 - 9 explain

the

advanced

functions

letting

you

learn

further

as you read

them

in order.

Checking the Package Contents 2

Conventions Used

this Guide 3

Read This First

What Do You Want to Do? 6

Safety Precautions 10

LCD Monitor Precautions 12

············-

~_.

_._

-_ .

Getting

Started

Inserting the Batteries and

Memory Card 14

Setting the Date and Time

Setting the Display Language 20

Pressing the Shutter Button

Taking Pictures 22

Viewing Images 24

Erasing Images 25

Printing Images 26

Shooting Movies 28

Viewing Movies 30

Transferring Images

aComputer

Accessories 36

Separately Sold Accessories 38

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L.earning

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Components Guide .40

Indicator .42

Power Saving Function

(Auto Power Down) 42

Information Displayed

the Screen.

Switching the Display 45

FUNC. Menu -Basic Operations .46

Functions -Basic Operations

Resetting the Camera 48

Formatting Memory Cards 49

Changing Sounds

Changing the Image Display Time

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_."._.~._.

_-_._._

,,--_.

Shooting

Special

Scenes

and

Using

Common

Functions

.............................................. 53

@Just Taking Pictures

(Easy Mode) 54

Shooting Various Scenes 55

SeN Shooting Special Scenes 56

Turning the Flash Off 59

Turning the Flash On 59

Using the Self-Timer 60

Zooming

Far Away Subjects

eY'

Inserting the Date and Time 63

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 64

Shooting Far Away Subjects 65

-·

····_~_·_·_

_----_·_-------

4Making Settings for the

Images You Want 67

PShooting

Program AE 68

Continuous Shooting 69

Changing the Recording Pixels

(Image Size) 70

Changing the Image Quality

(Compression Ratio) 70

Changing the ISO Speed

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) 73

Adjusting the Brightness

(Exposure Compensation) 74

Changing the Tone

an Image

(My Colors) 75

Changing the Composition to Shoot

(Focus Lock) 76

Shooting Using aTV 77

Customizing the Self-Timer 78

g:~i;i:t.~~.~~.~~~.~~.~~~~9

Changing the AF Frame 80

Checking the Focus and People's

Expressions (AF-Point Zoom).... 82

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Selecting the Face to Focus On

(Face Select and Track) 83

Checking the Focus Immediately after

Shooting (Focus Check) 84

Changing the Metering Mode 85

AFL

Shooting with AF Lock 85

AEL

Shooting with AE Lock 86

FEL

Shooting with

Lock 87

Slowing Down the Shutter Speed

(Long Shutter Mode) 88

Using

Various

Functions

for

Movies

Changing the Movie Mode 90

Changing the Image Quality

Shooting Movies With Fixed

Exposure Settings

Other Shooting Functions 92

Playback Functions 92

Using

Various

Playback

and

Other

Functions

Quickly Finding Images 94

t1I

Organizing Images by Category

(My Category) 96

QMagnifying Images 97

Viewing Slideshows 98

Checking the Focus and People's

Expressions (Focus Check

Display) 99

Viewing Images on aTV 100

[]I

Changing Image Transitions

101

I6F

Erasing All Images

101

o-n

Protecting Images 102

Resizing Images 103

[ill Rotating Images 104

(jJ

Correcting Red-Eye Effect 105

Attaching Sound Memos 107

Transferring Images to aComputer

Designating Images for Transfer

(DPOF) 109

Designating Images for Printing

(DPOF)

111

Customizing

the

Camera

.......................................

114r

Changing Functions 118

Changing Shooting Functions

121

9Usefullnformation-for-Usln"g-

the

Camera 125

Using Household Power. 126

Using aSupplementary Flash 126

Handling Precautions 127

You Think There is aProblem 128

Error Messages 132

Functions Available

Each Shooting Mode 134

Menus 136

Specifications 140

Index 142

Safety

Precautions

Before using the camera, please ensure that you read the safety precautions

described below. Always ensure that the camera

operated correctly.

The safety precautions noted

the following pages are intended to prevent injuries

to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment.

Be sure to also check the guides included with any separately sold accessories you

use.

Warnings Denotes the possibility

serious injury or death.

Cautions Denotes the possibility of injury or damage to the equipment.

AWarnings

Equipment

Store

this

equipment

out

the

reach

children

and

infants.

Strap: Putting the strap around achild's neck could result

asphyxiation.

Memory card, day/date battery: Dangerous if accidentally swallowed. If this occurs,

contact adoctor immediately.

not

trigger

the

flash

proximity

human

eyes.

Exposure to the intense light produced by the flash may damage eyesight.

particular, remain at least one meter (39 inches) away from infants when using the

flash.

not

attempt

disassemble

alter

any

part

the

equipment

that

not

expressly

described

this

guide.

avoid

the

risk

injury,

not

touch

the

interior

the

camera

has been

dropped

otherwise

damaged.

Stop

operating

the

camera

immediately

emits

smoke,

strange

smell,

otherwise

behaves

abnormally.

not

allow

liquids

foreign

objects

enter

the

camera.

This could result

fire or electrical shock.

If liquid or foreign objects come into contact with the camera interior, immediately turn

the camera power off and remove the batteries.

not

use

organic

solvents

such

alcohol,

benzine,

thinner

clean

the

equipment.

Use

only

recommended

power

sources.

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