Canon POWERSHOT A610 User manual

ENGLISH

Preparation

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Downloading Images

to a Computer

Basic

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

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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

Preparations

• Installing the batteries and memory card

• Opening the LCD monitor

• 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

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Preparations

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.

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.

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 105)

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera if

inserted incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 107)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 21)

Negative end (–)

Positive end (+)

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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 stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

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Preparations

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.

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.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Rec. Menu (p. 24)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 15)

When 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.

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Setting the Date/Time

1. Press the power button (a).

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

button to change its value (b).

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

FUNC./SET button (c).

The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).

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 , ,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. 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.

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Shooting

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.

• 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.

Set the mode switch to (shooting).

Set the shooting 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.

2. Press the shutter button fully to shoot.

The shutter sound will play and the image

will record. The indicator will blink green

while the image is recorded to the memory

card.

Shooting

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 20)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 25)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 27)

ÎSee Basic Shooting Functions (p. 6).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 20)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods

available.

Power button

Indicators

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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.

Basic Shooting Functions

Selecting a Shooting Mode

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

In the and modes, use the or button (b) to select

a shooting mode.

Shooting Modes

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 24)

AUTO The camera automatically selects settings.

Image

zone

Allows you to shoot using settings automatically selected by the camera which

suit the conditions of the subject.

Portrait

Blurs the background

and makes a person

stand out.

Landscape

Shoots spacious

landscape scenes.

Night scene

Allows you to capture human subjects against the backdrop of

an evening sky or night scene. The flash is directed at the

person and the shutter speed is slow, so both the person and

the background can be beautifully shot.

Creative zone

Image zone

Auto

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Shooting

Image

zone

(Special Scene)

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

most appropriate settings for the scene.

My Colors

Allows you to change

the image colors

easily with 9 modes.

Stitch

Assist

Allows you to shoot

overlapping

images that can

later be merged (stitched) to create

one panoramic image on a computer.

Snow

Shoots without a

blue tinge and

without making

people appear dark

against a snowy background.

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.

Underwater

Appropriate for

shooting images

with Waterproof

Case WP-DC90

(sold separately). This mode uses an

optimal white balance setting to

reduce bluish tones and record

images with a natural hue. The

exposure is regulated to use the flash

as little as possible.

Kids&Pets

Allows you to

capture subjects

that move around,

such as children

and pets, without missing photo

opportunities.

Night

Snapshot

Allows you to take

snapshots of

people against

twilight or night backgrounds by

reducing the effects of camera shake

even without using a tripod.

Indoor

Prevents camera

shake and

maintains the

subject’s true color

when shooting under fluorescent or

tungsten lighting.

Fireworks

Captures fireworks

in the sky sharply

and at optimal

exposure.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 59)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 39)

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Using the Zoom

1. Press the zoom lever toward or .

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

in 35mm film equivalent terms.

Image

zone

Shoots a movie when you press the shutter button.

You can select from four modes: [Standard], [Fast Frame Rate] suitable for

sports or fast motion, [Compact] convenient for email attachments and [My

Colors] which allows you to change color effects.

Creative

zone

You can freely select camera settings such as the exposure and

aperture value to suit your shooting purposes.

• The shutter speed is slow in or mode. Always

use a tripod to avoid camera shake.

• In , , or mode, the ISO speed may

increase and cause noise in the image depending on

the scene being shot.

• In mode, shoot with the subject 1 m (3.3 ft.) or more

from the end of the lens.

• 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.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 37)

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 41 – 44, 69)

Wide Angle: Zooms

out from the subject.

Telephoto: Zooms in

on the subject.

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