Canon PowerShot G12 User manual

Camera User Guide

Make sure, guide, including the "Safety

Precautions" section, before using the camera.

Store this guide use it in the future.

Choosing Settings Yourself

in this chapter you wiii ieam how to use the various functions in p

mode to progressively advance your shooting skills=

This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dia! to P,

P stands for Program AE.

Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in

modes other than P mode, check if the function is available in those modes

(pp. 200 = 203)_

You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.

AE stands for Auto Exposure.

The focusing range is approximately 5 cm (2.0 in.) = infinity at maximum wide

angle (1_]), and approximately 30 cm (12 in.) = infinity at maximum telephoto

(E$]).

EnterPmode.

Set the mode dial to P.

Adjustthesettingsaeoordingto

your purposes (pp. 76 -90).

shoot.

If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button

halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value are shown in orange. Try the

following settings to obtain the correct exposure.

Turn on the flash (p. 77) Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 82)

You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3=stop

increments in the range of =2 to +2.

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Adjust the brightness.

@ While watching the screen, turn the

exposure compensation dia! to adjust the

brightness.

Bnshooting modes where exposure

compensation is available, the exposure

compensation lamp lights orange.

The exposure compensation amount wil!

appear on the screen.

You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range is

approximately 50 cm - 7_0 m (1.6 - 23 ft.) at maximum wide angle (_]), and

approximately 50 cm - 4_0 m (1.6 - 13 ft.) at maximum telephoto (E_3).

Choose _-.

After pressing the _ button, press the 4_

buttons or turn the (_ dia! to choose _,

then press the @ button.

Once set, _, wi!l appear.

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups

of it. The focusing range is approximately 1 - 50 cm (0_4 in. - 1_6fL) at

maximum wide angle (1_]).

Choose _.

The shooting mode will switch between

and _ with each press of the 4 button.

Once set, _ will appear.

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In macro shooting, try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting with the self-

timer to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 56).

You can change the width to height ratio of an image.

;Choose an aspect ratio.

After pressing the @ button, press the

_v buttons to choose 4:3.

Chooseanopt on.

Press the 4_ buttons or turn the _ dial to

choose an option, then press the @ button.

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'sized images.

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8;3 5" sized images.

1=1 Square-shaped aspect ratio.

8:5 An aspect ratio wett suited for portraits.

You can choose from four recording pixel (image size) settings.

Choose the recording pixel setting.

After pressing the @ button, press the

_v buttons to choose _L-

Choosea. opt o..

Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _ dial to

choose an option, then press the @ button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

You can choose from the following two compression ratios (image quality):

(Fine), _ (Normal).

choose the oompressionratio

setting.

After pressing the @ button, press the

,_v buttons to choose _[., then press the

DISR button.

chooseonoption.

Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _ dial to

choose an option, then press the @

button.

The setting will appear on the screen.

Approximate Vamuesfor Recording Pixels and Compression

Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios)

J 2565 1471 6026

10 M/3648x2736 Jd 1226 3017 12354

M1 (Medium 1) _ 1620 2320 9503

6 M/2816x21 I2 JU 780 4641 19007

M2 (Medium 2) _ ...................................558 6352 26010

2 M/1600x1200 _ 278 12069 49420

S (Small) _ 150 20116 82367

0.3 M164Ox480 ,_ 84 30174 123550

The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change

depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.

The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the aspect ratio is changed

(p. 78), more images can be shot because the data size per image will be smaller than

with 4:3 images. However, since M2 16:9 images have a setting of 1920 x 1080 pixets,

their data size will be larger than 4:3 images.

L(Large)

Shooting RAW_mages

Approximate Values for Paper Size (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios}

S Suitable for sending images as e=mail

A3-A5 M1

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Postcard size

3.5" x 5"

attachments.

A RAW image is raw data recorded with nearly no deterioration in image

quality resulting from image processing inside the camera. You can use the

supplied software to adjust the image in any way you like with minimal loss in

image quality.

Choose J_.

After pressing the @ button, press the

_.v buttons to choose JPE6.

choose anoption.

Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _ dial to

choose _ or _, then press the

button.

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Records a JPEG image. When JPEG images are recorded_ the images are

processed inside the camera for optimum image quality and compressed.

JPEG However the compression process is irreversible_ meaning that the raw data

cannot be recovered once it has been compressed. Moreover, the image

processing resutts in a deterioration in quatity.

Records a RAW image. A RAW image is raw data recorded with nearly no

deterioration in image quality resulting from image processing inside the camera.

This data cannot be used as is for viewing or printing on a computer. The supplied

[_ software (Digital Photo Professional) must first be used to convert the image data

to a JPEG or TIFF file. When converting the image data, you can adjust the image

with minimal deterioration in image quality. Recording pixels will be fixed to 3648

x 2736, and data size of a single image wilt be approximately 14297 KB.

?wo irnagesl a RAW image and a JF'EG imagel wiJibe recorded with each shotl

I_ Since a JPEG image is also recorded, you can print the image or view it on a

computer without using the supplied software.

Choose the JSOspeed.

Turn the JSO dia! to choose an JSO speed

setting.

When you choose an JSO speed that is

available for setting, the ISO lamp lights

orange.

When you choose an ISO speed that is not

available for setting, the ISO lamp wil! turn

off, and the camera will automatically be

(or _ when in JV_mode).set to _0

The setting will appear on the screen.

AUTO shooting conditions.

_ _ _ _ Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting

80 100 125 160 200 LOW

_ _ _ _ _ _ Cloudy, twilight

250 _0 400 500 6,_ 800

_ _;_ _ _ _ High Nighiscapesl daik inieriors

1_ 1250 168g

Lowering the JSO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an

increased chance of image blurring in certain shooting conditions.

Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing image blurring

and letting the flash reach greater distances to the subject. The images,

however, wilI appear coarse=

if _ still is not enough to supress camera shake, ;_ mode (p=61 ) allows JSO

speed settings of _ _ _ _ _ and _. In ";_ mode press the _ button

then press the .A v_butt_t_on_ to_'_hoo_se_.%ress the _ _ butt°ns or turn the

dial to set the ISO speed.

Changing the Ise Speed

Changing the Maximum JSO Speed for

You can set a maximum IS0 speed of _ _ for _

408 - _0 "

Choose [tSO Auto Settings].

Press the MENUbutton to choose [ISO

Auto Settings] in the _ tab, then press the

button.

Choosethema×imumISOspeed.

Press the ,_'_ buttons or turn the _ dial

to choose [Max ISO Speed], then press the

_, buttons to choose an option.

Changing the Rate of Change for

You can choose [Fast], [Slow] or [Standard] rates of change for R_o.

Choose the rate of change.

Follow Steps 1 - 2 above to choose [Rate

of Change].

Press the 4_ buttons to choose an option.

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