Canon POWERSHOT A610 User manual

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Preparations

Installingthe batteriesand memonj card

•Opening the LCD monitor

• Setting the date, 6me and language

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1, Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow and

open the cover.

2, Insert the supplied 4 AA-size alkaline batteries, or

separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

3. Close the battery cover.

[] See _e Advanced Guide: BatteryHandling (p. 105)

2, Inserting the Memory Card.

1. Slide the memory card slot cover in the direction of the

arrow and open it.

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

3. Close the memory card slot cover.

[] See _e Advanced Guide: Handlingthe Memory Card (p. 107)

[] See _e Advanced Guide: Formatting MemoryCards (p. 21)

m To Remove the Memory Card

Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then

release it.

You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera.

These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

*SD standsfor Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

First Time Settings

• Opening the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor can be used to check an image during shooting, to

play back recorded images or to adjust menu settings. It can be

opened to the following range of positions.

1. Opened right to left 180 degrees.

2. Tilted forward 180 degrees toward

the lens or backward 90 degrees.

When tilted forward 180 degrees

toward the lens, the image shown on

the LCD monitor is automatically

flipped and reversed so that it appears

correctly from in front of the lens.

* This reverse display function can be turned off.

[] SeetheAdvancedGuide:Rec.Menu(p.24)

3. Close the LCD monitor with the

LCD monitor facing out.

When the LCD monitor clicks into

place against the camera body, the

image will return to its original, non-

reversed orientation.

[] See the Advanced Guide: Usingthe LCD Monitor(p. 15)

_] hen not using the camera, close the LCD monitor with

the monitor facing in to protect it. The LCD monitor will

automatically turn off when it clicks shut against the

camera body.

m Setting the Date/Time

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1. Press the power button (_).

2. Use the 4" or 4' button to select an item and the "IF or _k

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. 13).

•A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera

to save such settings as the date/time. This battery

charges when the main batteries are in the camera.

When you purchase the camera, place the main

batteries in it for approximately four hours or use AC

Adapter Kit ACK600 (sold separately) to charge the

lithium battery. It will charge even if the camera is

turned off.

• The date/time settings may be lost after approximately

three weeks if you remove the main batteries. Reset

the date/time settings if this occurs.

• Setting the Display Language

1. Set the mode switch to [] (playback).

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

button.

3. Use the 'IF, _k, 4" or 4' button to select a language and

press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).

1. Press the power button. Powerbutton

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.

• To switch to the setting that mutes all

sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the

MENU button while pressing the power button.

[] See Me Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 20)

[] See _e Advanced Guide: Set upMenu (p. 25)

[] See Me Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 27)

2. Set the mode switch to a (shooting).

3. Set the shooting mode dial to _)

(Auto).

4. Aim the camera at the subject.

5. Focus and shoot. --

1. Press the shutter button halfway to

focus.

When the camera focuses, the camera

beeps twice and the indicator lights green.

2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot.

The shutter sound will play and the image Indicators

will record. The indicator wiII blink green ___

while the image is recorded to the memory

card. iiii! !!!_

[] See Basic Shooting Functions (p. 6).

[] See _e Advanced Guide: lndicators(p. 20)

Iee _e Advanced Guidefor _e various shootingme_o_

available.

Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting

After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for

approximately 2 seconds.

You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration

setting with the following procedures.

• Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot.

• Pressing the FUNC./SET button while the image is displayed in the

LCD monitor.

To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.

L/_See the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 24)

Basic Shooting Functions

•Selecting a Shooting Mode

1. Set the shooting mode dial to the desired mode (_).

In the SCN and DIm modes, use the <. or +button (_) to select

a shooting mode.

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•Shooting Modes

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By simply selecting one of the following shooting modes, you can shoot with the

most appropriate settings for the scene.

[] Night Kids&Pets

Snapshot Allows you to

Allows you to take capture subjects

snapshots of that move around,

people against such as children

twilight or night backgrounds by and pets, without missing photo

reducing the effects of camera shake opportunities.

even without using atripod.

[] Indoor

Prevents camera Shoots trees and

shake and leaves -such as

maintains the new growth,

subject's true color autumn leaves or

when shooting under fluorescent or blossoms - in vivid colors.

tungsten lighting.

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people appear dark

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I [] Fireworks _ I I [] Underwater

/Captures fi..... ks _ ! /Appropriate for !i :_.

in the sky sharply shooting images

/and at optimal L i _with Waterproof

/exp ...... _ | /Case WP-DC90

| |(sold separately). This mode uses an

l optimal white balance setting to

reduce bluish tones and record

images with anatural hue. The

.. I_se_t!!iflashexposureis regulated to use the flash

Allows you to change _ Assist

the image colors _ Allows you to shoot I _

easily with 9 modes. _ overlappingimages that can

later be merged (stitched) to create

[] See the Advanced Guide (p. 59) one panoramic image on a computer.

[] See the Advanced Guide (p.39)

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[] See the Advanced Guide (p. 37)

You can freely select camera settings such as the exposure and

aperture valueto suit your shooting purposes.

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[_] •To shoot underwater, install the camera in Waterproof

Case WP-DC90 (sold separately).

• We recommend you use Waterproof Case WP-DC90

(sold separately) for shooting at ski resorts or beaches.

• Using the Zoom

1. Press the zoom lever toward _or I-_.

The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm - 140 mm (focal length)

in 35mm film equivalent terms.

Wide Angle: Zooms

out from the subject.

r-_ Telephoto: Zooms in

on the subject.

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