Canon PowerShot A550 User manual

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Basic

[The Components Guide

[Preparations

[Shooting

[Single Playback/Erasing

[Menus and Settings

[Printing

Downloading Images

to aComputer

Camera

User

Guide

Please Read This First

This gUide explains

how

to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

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Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

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AdvancedCamera User

Guide

III

Direct Print UserGuide

Printing

III

SoftwareStarterGuide

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ImageBrowser

Software User Guide

•PDF manuals available on

the Canon website.

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is guide, the Basic Camera UserGuide is called the Basic Guide,

the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.

following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary

rding to the flowchart below.

andling precautions, references

the

various shooting and

playback

functions

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

You

may

not be able to achieve the

full performance

this camera with

the included memory card.

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Front

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(DMicrophone (Advanced Guide

pp.

37,64)

®AF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide

21)

®Red-Eye Reduction Lamp

(p.

15)

oSelf-Timer Lamp

(p.

17)

®Viewfinder Window (Advanced Guide

16)

®Flash

(p.

14)

CDTerminal Cover

®A/V

OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide

67)

@OIGITAL Terminal

(p.

27)

@OC

(Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide

98)

@Lens

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-BackView

Attaching the

Wrist Strap

LCD Monitor (Advanced Guide

12)

@Viewfinder (Advanced Guide

16)

@Speaker

oWrist Strap Mount

®Memory Card Slot /Battery Cover Lock

(p.

®Memory Card Slot /Battery Cover

(p.

(j) Tripod Socket

The LCD monitor may be covered with athin plastic film for

protection against scratches during shipment. Ifso, remove

the film before using the camera.

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Controls

Indicators (p. 4)

@Power Button (p. 9)

@loom

Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide

58)

Shooting: m(Wide

Angle)/[tJ

(Telephoto)

Playback:

(Index)/Q

(Magnify)

@Shutter Button (p. 10)

®Shooting Mode Dial (pp.

11)

~1tV

(Print/Share) Button (p. 22)

(j) FUNC./SET (Function/Set) Button

(p.

20, Advanced Guide

18)

®MENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide

19)

®DISP.

(Display) Button (Advanced Guide

12)

@[E]

(Playback)/CI

(Shooting) Button (p. 7)

(Macro)/"

Button (p. 16)

ISO

(Jump)/'"

Button (Advanced Guide pp. 52, 60)

(Flash)/.

Button (p. 14)

(Continuous)/{9

(Self-timer)/~

(Single Image Erase)/

Button (pp. 17, 19, Advanced Guide

31)

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Indicators

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

•

•Upper Indicator

Green: Ready

shoot (camera beeps twice)/when

connected to acomputer

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

erasing/transferring (when connected to a

computer/printer)

Orange: Ready

shoot (flash on)

Blinking Orange: Ready

shoot (camera shake warning),

charging flash

•Lower Indicator

Yellow: Macro mode/AF lock mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

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Installing the batteries.

Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock

(CD)

and

open the cover (@).

Insert the 2supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or

separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

2. Inserting the memory card.

Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

Close the memory card slot/battery cover

(CD),

pressing

down and sliding it until it clicks into place (@).

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•

Remove

the

Memory

Card

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

and then release

it.

You can use

memory cards, SOHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are

collectively called memory cards

this guide.

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Turning

the

Power

On/Off

•

Turning

the

Camera

On/Off

Shooting

Mode

Press

the

power

button.

Power Button

The indicators blink while the

camera turns on.

Pressing

the

power

button

again

turns

the

power

off.

Indicators

•

Turning

the

Camera

On/Off

Playback

Mode

Press

the

[EJ/O

button.

The indicators blink while the

camera turns on.

Press

the

power

button

turn

the

power

off.

Indicators [E]

Button

•

Switching

between

Shooting

Mode

and

Playback

Mode

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First

Time

Settings

•

Setting

the

Date/Time

1. Press

the

power

button

(CD).

Use

the

button

select

an item and

the

button

change

its

value (@).

Confirm

that

the

correct

time

displayed

and

press

the

FUNC./SET

button

(@).

The date and time can also be set

the Set up menu (p. 21).

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The date/time setting screen will appear when the camera

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

the lithium date battery is depleted.

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Setting

the

Display

Language

Press

the

CEl/Q

button.

Hold

down

the

FUNC./SET

button

and

press

the

button.

Use

the

,+,..

button

select

alanguage

and

press

the

FUNC./SET

button.

The display language can also be set

the Set up menu (p. 21).

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