Canon PowerShot G7 User manual

ENGLISH

The Components Guide

Preparation

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Basic

Downloading Images

to a Computer

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

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

The Components Guide

Preparations

• Charging the battery

• Installing the battery and memory card

• 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

The Components Guide

Front View

aAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 27)

bRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 15)

cSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 17)

dNeck Strap Mounts

eViewfinder Window (p. 4)

fFlash (p. 14)

gSpeaker

hRing Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 142)

iRing (Advanced Guide p. 142)

jLens

The Components Guide

• Pull the strap tight in the buckle so that it does not slip. Perform the same

steps on the other side of the camera.

• Avoid waving the camera about or catching it on other items when suspending

it from the strap.

Attaching the Neck Strap

Back View

aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)

bViewfinder (p. 4)

cTerminal Cover

dDC Coupler Cable Cover (Advanced Guide p. 139)

eMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 6)

fTripod Socket

gA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 133)

hDIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)

The Components Guide

Controls

aIndicators (p. 5)

bDiopter Adjustment Dial (p. 4)

c(Shortcut)/ (Print/

Share) Button (pp. 22, 30,

Advanced Guide p. 82)

dISO Speed Dial (Advanced

Guide p. 38)

eISO Speed Lamp

fHot Shoe (Advanced Guide

p. 144)

gPower Lamp

hMicrophone (Advanced Guide

pp. 101, 102)

Shooting Mode Dial (pp. 10, 11)

jShutter Button (p. 10)

kZoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced

Guide p. 36)

Shooting: (Wide Angle)/

(Telephoto)

Playback: (Index)/

(Magnify)

lPower Button (p. 9)

m(Playback) Button (p. 9)

n(AE Lock/FE Lock)/

(Microphone) Button

(Advanced Guide pp. 68, 69,

101, 102)

o(Exposure)/ (Jump)/

Button (Advanced Guide pp.

41, 92)

pFUNC./SET (Function/Set)

Button (p. 20)

qMENU Button (p. 21)

rDISPLAY Button (Advanced

Guide p. 12)

s(AF Frame Selector)/

(Single Image Erase) Button

(p. 19, Advanced Guide p. 61)

t(Macro)/ Button (p. 16)

(Manual Focus)/ Button

(Advanced Guide p. 65)

v(Flash)/ Button (p. 14)

w(Continuous)/ (Self-

timer)/ Button (p. 17,

Advanced Guide p. 44)

xControl Dial (p. 4)

Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot

Turning the LCD monitor off (Advanced Guide p. 12) and using the

optical viewfinder can help conserve power while shooting.

• You can adjust the viewfinder with the diopter adjustment dial to

adapt to your vision so that the subject appears in sharp focus.

Adjustments of –3.0 to +1.0 1/m (dpt) can be made.

• The viewfinder has a field of vision of approximately 80% of the

actual shooting image.

Using the Control Dial

Turning the control dial counterclockwise is equivalent to pressing the button,

while turning the control dial clockwise is equivalent to pressing the button (it is

equivalent to pressing the or button with some functions).

You can perform the following operations when you turn the control dial.

The Shooting Functions

• Selecting Special Scene modes (p. 11)

• Selecting / / (pp. 14, 16, 17, Advanced Guide p. 44)

• Selecting the FUNC. menu item (p. 20)

• Selecting the movie mode (Advanced Guide p. 54)

• Selecting the shooting direction in Stitch Assist mode (Advanced Guide p. 52)

• Selecting a shutter speed in (Advanced Guide p. 48)

• Selecting an aperture value in (Advanced Guide p. 50)

• Selecting the shutter speed and the aperture value in (Advanced Guide p. 51)

• Selecting the AF Frame (Advanced Guide p. 61)

• Adjusting the focus in manual focus mode (Advanced Guide p. 65)

• Program Shift (Advanced Guide p. 69)

• Adjusting the exposure (Advanced Guide p. 41)

When this arrow is

displayed, operation is

carried out using the

control dial.

The Components Guide

The Playback Functions

• Selecting an image in Playback mode (p. 18, Advanced Guide pp. 89,

90, 92)

• Operating when viewing/editing movies (Advanced Guide pp. 94, 95)

• Operating the sound memos or sound recorder (Advanced Guide

pp. 101, 102)

• Operating DPOF (Advanced Guide pp. 111, 115)

The Shooting and Playback Functions

• Selecting a menu item (pp. 20, 21)

• Selecting a time zone (Advanced Guide p. 22)

• Changing the clock display color (Advanced Guide p. 13)

• Registering My Camera contents (Advanced Guide p. 118)

Indicators

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

• Upper Indicator

Green: Ready to shoot

Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/

erasing/transferring (when

connected to a computer)

Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)

Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera

shake warning), charging flash

• Lower Indicator

Never do the following while the indicator blinks green.

These actions may corrupt image data.

• Shake or jolt the camera

• Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery

cover

Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode/AF lock mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

Indicators

Charging the Battery.

Charge the battery before use under the following circumstances.

• When using the battery for the first time.

• When the "Change the battery pack." message displays.

1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.

2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LW) into a power outlet, or

attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LWE, not

shown) and plug it into a power outlet.

The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is

charging. It will change to green when the charge is complete.

Charging takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

Installing the Battery.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock in the

direction of the arrow (

), and open the memory card slot/

battery cover (

2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (

) and

insert the battery until it locks.

To remove the battery, push the battery lock in the direction of

the arrow (c) and hold it while pulling the battery out.

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 134)

Charge Indicator

Battery Lock

Preparations

Inserting the Memory Card.

1. Insert the memory card until it

clicks into place.

2. Close the memory card slot/battery

cover.

To Remove the Memory Card

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

and then release it.

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or

the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted

incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 136).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 33).

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera.

These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

Back

First Time Settings

Setting the Date/Time

1. Press the power button (

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

button to change its value (

To set the daylight saving option, select the icon and use the

or button to configure the setting.

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. 21).

• A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera

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

charges when the main battery is in the camera. When

you purchase the camera, place the main battery in it

for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit

ACK-DC20 (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 battery. Reset the

date/time settings if this occurs.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Setting the World Clock (p. 22).

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