Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera User manual

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DIGITAL

CAMERA

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[Preparations I

[Shooting I

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Basic

Shooting Functions I

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Computer

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.

For information on included

items and items sold separately

Preparations

•

Installing

the

battery

and

memory

card

•Opening the LCD monitor

•

Setting

the

date,

time

and

language

Shooting

PlaybackJErasi

Menus and Settings

IT]Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

Read this first.

Handling precautions,

references to the various

shooting and playback functions IT]Advanced Camera User

Guide

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Software User Guide

•PDF manuals available

the Canon website.

http://web.canon.jp/lmaging/information-e.html

•Installing the software

•Downloading images to a

computer

•Using the software

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You

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

These cards are collectively called memory cards

this guide.

stands

for

Secure Digital, acopyright protection system.

Battery cover lock

Installing

the

Battery

and

Memory

Card

Insert

the batteries.

Open the battery cover

(CD,

@).

2. Insert four AA-size alkaline batteries supplied or separately sold

nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, then close the cover.

(+) Positive end

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See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Battery

Handling

(p.

132)

See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Handling

the

MemoryCard(p.

133)

~See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Formatting

MemoryCards(p.

35)

ITo

Remove the Memory Card

Use your finger to push the memory card

until you hear aclick, then

release it.

LCD

monitor

is opened

the left 180

degrees and tilted 180 degrees

toward

the lens.

The

displayed image is automaticallyflipped

and reversed (the Reverse Display

function).

The

Reverse Display function can be

set

off.

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First

Time

Settings

::::::I

til

IOpening

the LCD Monitor

Use the LCD monitor to confirm images while shooting them, navigate

menus, and play back images.

You

can position the LCD monitor

the

following ways.

1. Opened

from

left

right

180 degrees.

•

mSee

the

Advanced

Guide:

Ree.

(p.

28)

3. Fold the LCD monitor back against the

camera body until it clicks into place.

When you push the LCD monitor until you hear

the clicking sound, the left and right

the

image will display correctly.

See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Using

the

LCD

Monitor

(p.

16)

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Always keep the LCD monitor

c1os~d

with the display facing the camera

LiJ

body when the camera is not in use. When you push the LCD monitor

Iuntil you hear the clicking sound, the LCD monitor will automatically turn

joff, and the image will display in the

viewfinder.·

ITurning

the Power On/Off

1Turn the mode lever to Q

(Shooting)

[E] (Playback)

while pressing the release button.

The power/mode indicator lights orange

green.

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•When switching between shooting and

playback, turn the mode lever to Q

(Shooting) or m(Playback)* while

pressing the

refea'Se

button.

*The camera switches to Playback mode, but the lens does not retract

(the lens will retract

you turn the mode lever to [E] (Playback) once

more).

2Press the OFF button to turn the

power off.

2Select the item you wish to set

using the

.....

button and

set

its

value using

the'"

button

(CD).

3Confirm that the correct time

displayed and press the

SET button (@).

The date/time can also

set

the

Set up menu

(p.

16).

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Setting

the Date/Time

1Turn the camera

(p. 3).

.•

You

will hear a

start:~p

s~Z;nd

a~d

see the start-up image when

you'~l

CjJ

turn

the power (Advanced Guide:

117). However, when starting I

Iwith the viewfinder display, the start-up image is not displayed and I

Ithere is no start-up sound. Also the start-up image does not appear I

when the viewfinder display

Shooting mode (Advanced Guide: I

16) or the

OUT terminal is connected to a

TV.

Turning on the camera without the start-up sound and image.

•Press and hold the

\fJ

button, then turn on the power.

You

can also

turn the power

with the LCD monitor closed.

See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Mute

(p.

31)

See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Time

Zone

settings(p.

24)

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Whe~ou

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fi~~Ttime:an-d;he~n

th~ith~~

dateT-'!

time battery charge

low,

the [Date/Time] menu appears.

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~he

Advanced

GUide:

Replacing

the

~ate

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ISetting the Display Language

1Turn the

mode

lever

[E]

(Playback)

while

pressing

the

release button

(CD).

2Hold

down

the

SET

button

(@)

and

press

the

button (@).

This operation cannot be performed

during movie playback,

the jump

search mode (Advanced Guide:

94) orwhile connected to aprinter

computer.

3Usethe

~, ~,

...

or"

button to select alanguage

(@),

then press

the SET button (@).

The language can also be set

the Set up menu

(p.

16).

Lightly

press

(Pressing

halfway)

1Turn the mode lever

0(Shooting)

while

pressing

the

release

button

(p. 3).

2Set the

mode

dial

fD).

Aim

the

camera at

the

subject.

4Focus and shoot.

1. Press

the

shutter

button

lightly

(halfway)

focus.

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•The Image Stabilizer function is [On]

the default settings. i

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•The beep will sou

one time ifthe subject is difficult to focus on. i

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See

the

Advanced

Guide:

Shooting

Hard-to-Focus

Subjects

(p.

64)

::r

:;.

•Two beeps will sound when the camera

has finished focusing, and the AF frame

appears green.

•Ifthe message "Raise the flash" appears,

shoot with aflash (p.

11).

Press

the

shutter

button

fully

(all

the

way)

shoot.

The shutter sound will play, and the image

will record. The indicator will blink red while

the image is recorded to the memory card.

I •

1_,

Pressing

fully

(Pressing

all

the

way)

~See

Basic

Shooting

Functions(p.

~See

the

Advanced

Guide

verify

the

advanced

shooting

method.

Reviewing

Image

Right

After

Shooting

After ashot is taken, the image appears

the LCD monitor for

approximately 2seconds.

override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one

the following methods:

•Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot.

•Press the

SET

DISP. button while the image is displayed

the LCD

monitor.*

Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it.

*This operation is not available in the Stitch Assist mode (p. 8).

~Seethe

Advanced

Guide:

Ghangingthe

Review

Duration

(p.29)

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92).

I •Attach sound memos (Advanced Guide:

102). !

No matter what position the mode dial is in, you can shoot movies with

just apush

the movie button.

•

Max.

Clip Size: 1

GB*

•Sound is recorded

stereo.

•Pressing the Movie button again stops

recording.

*Even before the recording size reaches

1GB, recording will stop at the moment the

recording time reaches 1hour. Depending

on the storage capacity

the memory card

and the speed at which the data is written,

recording may stop before reaching 1GB or

1hour.

Movie

button

~SeetheAdvancedGuide:

Shooting

Movie

(p.46)

Selecting

Shooting

Mode

Use the mode dial to select the Shooting modes.

IMode

Dial

Image

Composition

Shooting

-----

The camera automatically selects settings

according to the image composition type.

IlmageZone

'i\

Portrait

Blurs

the

background

and

makes

person

stand

out.

Night

Scene

Allows

you

capture

human

subjects

against

the

backdrop

evening

sky

night

scene.

The

flash

directed

the

person

and

the

shutter

speed

slow,

both

the

person

and

the

background

can

beautifully

shot.

SeN Special Scene

scene

modes

shoot

with

the

most

appropriate

settings

for

the

scene

are

available

with

this

camera.

simply

selecting

one

the

following

shooting

modes,

the

camera

selects

the

most

appropriate

settings

for

the

scene.

RJp·9

••

Movie

Configure

settings

for

shooting

movies.

••.

See

the

Advanced

Guide

(p.

46)

Landscape

Shoots

spacious

landscape

scenes.

Sports

Shoots

continuous

images

with

autofocus.

Well

suited

for

shooting

moving

subjects.

(The

continuous

shooting

settings

can

changed

(Advanced

Guide:

42).)

Stitch

Assist

Allows

you

shoot

overlapping

images

that

can

later

merged

(stitched)

create

one

panoramic

image

computer.

See

the

Advanced

Guide(p.

51)

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