Canon PowerShot A720 IS User manual

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Camera User Guide

Workflow and Reference Guides

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

flowchart below.

: Contents of This Guide

Prepare the camera for use

Using the camera

IConnect the camera

to other devices

•Connecting to a printer

• Connecting to a TV set

• Connecting to a computer

Camera User Guide

_irect Print User

Guide

_GuideS°ftwareStarter

ZoomBrowser EX/

ImageBrowser

Software User Guide

• PDF manuals available

on the Canon website.

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Checking the Package Contents

The following items are included in the package. If something is missing,

please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased the product.

o O @2?

Camera AAAlkalineBatteries(x2) MemoryCard

(16MB)

Interface Cable AM Cable Wrist Strap

IFC-400PCU AVC-DC300 WS-200

Canon Digital Camera Warranty Card

Solution Disk

OUser Guides

Camera User Guide

.Direct Print User Guide

Software StarterGuide

._Canon Customer Support"Leaflet

You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera

with the included memory card.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High

._'_p_ Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus

cards and HC MMCptus cards in this camera. These

cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in

this guide.

Table of Contents

Items marked with a_" are lists or charts that summarize camera

functions or procedures.

Please Read

Preparations ...................................... 8

Shooting Still Images (m_ Auto Mode) .................. 14

Viewing Still Images ............................... 17

Shooting Movies ([] Standard Mode) .................. 18

Viewing Movies ................................... 20

Erasing ......................................... 21

Printing ......................................... 22

Downloading Images to a Computer ................... 24

System Map ..................................... 32

Components Guide 38

Indicators ....................................... 41

Power Saving Function ............................ 41

Basic Operations 42

Menus and Settings ............................... 42

,_" Menus and Default Settings ......................... 44

Using the LCD Monitor ............................. 49

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor ............. 50

Resetting Settings to Their Default Values ............. 55

Formatting Memory Cards .......................... 56

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 57

Changing the Recording Pixels/Compression (Still Images) 57

[] _ Shooting with the Optical Zoom ................ 59

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter ........... 60

Using the Flash ................................ 64

I 3

ShootingClose-ups(Macro)..................... 65

UsingtheSelf-Timer.............................. 66

SettingtheImageStabilizerFunction................. 68

ConfiguringthePostcardMode...................... 70

EmbeddingtheDateintheImageData................ 71

Symbol Conventions in this Guide

Mode switch position:

jRec. ([_)lPlay ([_)

Available shooting modes

These modes are available

_This mark denotes issues that maY affect the

camera!s operaUon,

This mark denotes additional topics that

complement the basic operating procedures.

Explanations in this guide are based on the camera's default settings

at t me of purchase.

Please Read

Test Shots

Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you

shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being

operated correctly.

Please note that Canon inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are

not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a

camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an

image to be recorded or to be recorded in a way that is machine readable.

Warning Against Copyright Infringement

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

never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or

domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases

the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties

by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal

rights even if the image was shot for personal use.

Warranty Limitations

This camera's warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises

while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale

before proceeding with awarranty claim to a Canon Customer Supporf Help

Desk.

For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer support

list supplied with your camera.

Video Format

Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before

using it with a TV monitor.

Language Setting

Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 13) to change the language setting.

Getting Started

ePreparations

oShooting Still Images

oViewing Still Images

eShooting Movies

oViewing Movies

oErasing

oPrinting

eDownloading Images to a

oSystem Map

8IPreparations

• Attaching the Wrist Strap

lt is recommended to USe the Wrist Strap to avoid droPPing

during camera use.

_Installing the batteries

1 =Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow

(_) and hold it there while moving the entire cover in

the direction of the arrow (_) and opening it up in the

direction of the arrow (_).

Battery Cover Lock

®®

2= Install two batteries.

Positiveend

Preparations I9

Negative end (-)

3= Close the cover (_), and press downward as you slide

it until it clicks into place (_).

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