Canon PowerShot A450 Operating and maintenance manual

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

The Components Guide

Downloading Images to

a Computer

CDI-E268-010

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

ENGLISH

Basic

Photo of PowerShot A460

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the

flowchart below.

In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and the

Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.

Flowchart and Reference Guides

For information on included items and

items sold separately

The Components Guide

Preparations

• Installing the batteries and memory card

• Setting the date, time and language

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Handling precautions, references to

the various shooting and playback

functions

Printing

• Installing the software

• Downloading images to a

computer

• Using the software

System Map

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Advanced Camera

User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

Software Starter Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/

ImageBrowser Software

User Guide

• PDF manuals available

on the Canon website.

http://web.canon.jp/

Imaging/information-

e.html

You may not be able to achieve the

full performance of this camera with

the included memory card.

The Components Guide

Front View

aWrist Strap Mount

bSpeaker

cFlash (p. 13)

dAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 20)

eRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 14)

fSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 16)

gMicrophone (Advanced Guide p. 54)

hViewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 17)

iA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 62)

jLens

The Components Guide

In order to avoid dropping the camera, wear the wrist strap

when using the camera.

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Attaching the Wrist Strap

Back View

aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)

bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 17)

cDIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)

dDC IN (power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 89)

eTerminal Cover

fMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)

gMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5)

hDate Battery Cover (Advanced Guide p. 92)

iTripod Socket

The LCD monitor may be covered with a thin plastic film

for protection against scratches during shipment. If so,

remove the film before using the camera.

The Components Guide

Controls

aIndicators (p. 4)

bMode Dial (pp. 8, 18)

cShutter Button (p. 8)

dPower Button (p. 8)

eDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)

fMENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 19)

gFUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button (p. 20, Advanced Guide p. 18)

h(Print/Share) Button (pp. 22, 30)

i(Macro)/ (Infinity)/ Button (p. 15)

j(Telephoto while shooting) / (Magnify in playback mode)/

Button (p. 12, Advanced Guide p. 50)

k(Flash)/ Button (p. 13)

l(Wide Angle while shooting) / (Single Image Erase) /

Button (p. 12, p. 19, Advanced Guide p. 28)

f g h

Indicators

The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.

• Upper Indicator

• Lower Indicator

Never do the following while the indicator blinks green.

These actions may corrupt image data.

• Shake or jolt the camera

• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery

cover

Green: Ready to shoot (camera beeps twice)/when

connected to a computer

Blinking Green: During camera startup/image recording/reading/

erasing/transferring (when connected to a

computer/printer)

Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)

Blinking Orange:Ready to shoot (camera shake warning),

charging flash

Yellow: Macro mode/Infinity mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

Preparations

Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock (

) and press

down while opening the cover (

2. Insert the batteries.

Inserting the Memory Card.

1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover (

), pressing

down and sliding it until it clicks into place (

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 83).

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or

the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted

incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 85).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 25).

Positive end (+)

Negative end (–)

Back

To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks

and then release it.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera.

These cards are collectively called memory cards in this

guide.

Preparations

First Time Settings

Setting the Date/Time

1. Press the power button (

2. Use the or button to select an item and the or

button to change its value (

3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the

FUNC./SET button (

The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

Setting the Display Language

1. Turn the mode dial to (playback) (p. 18).

2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU

button.

3. Use the , , or button to select a language and

press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

The date/time setting screen will appear when the

camera power is turned on for the first time, or when the

capacity of the lithium date battery is depleted.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 92).

Press the power button.

The start-up sound will play and the

start-up image will display in the LCD

monitor.

• Pressing the power button again turns

the power off.

• Pressing the power button while

pressing and holding the DISP. button

will turn on the mute setting which will

mute all sounds except for warning sounds.

Turn the mode dial to (Auto).

Aim the camera at the subject.

Focus and shoot.

1. Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

When the camera focuses, the camera beeps twice and the

indicator lights green (orange when using the flash). Also, the

AF frame appears in green on the LCD monitor at the point

where the camera is focused.

Shooting

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 12).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 17).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 21).

Power Button

DISP. Button

Indicators

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