Canon PowerShot S45 User manual

Quick Start Guide

This guide explains basic operations for first-time use, how to

use the direct print function, and how to install the software

and download images to a computer. For more information

about usage precautions and detailed instructions, please

refer to the other related manuals. (p. 2)

You must install the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera

Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer.

Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Software Starter Guide if

you have trouble installing the software or downloading images.

ENGLISH

Content

Preparing the Camera............................. 3

Shooting ................................................. 4

Reviewing an Image ............................... 5

Selecting Menus and Settings................. 6

List of Menu Options and Messages....... 7

Printing Images by Connecting ............ 14

the Camera Directly to a Printer

Downloading Images to a Computer

(Windows)........................................... 17

Downloading Images to a Computer

(Macintosh) ......................................... 24

For detailed instructions, see

the other manuals below.

▼

Camera User Guide

Printer User Guide

(Included with your Canon

printer)

Software Starter

Guide

Preparing the Camera

Charge the battery.

• Charge the battery using the supplied battery

charger. The charging is complete when the

charge indicator turns from red to green.

• Charging the battery pack takes approximately

80 minutes.

Open the card slot/battery cover.

Install the battery.

• Press the battery lock while inserting the battery

pack.

Install the CF card and close the CF card

slot/battery cover.

• Insert the CF card with the label facing out and

push the card in until the CF card eject button

fully extends.

Open the lens cover.

The camera powers up into Shooting mode.

Charge indicator

Battery lock

CF card eject button

Shooting

Turn the Shooting Mode dial to .

Set the date and time. (First time the

camera is powered on)

• The Set Date/Time menu will appear on the LCD

monitor.

• Select the items you wish to set using Bor Aon

the multicontroller and set the value using Cor

Don the multicontroller.

• To put the settings into effect, press .

Focus.

• Aim the camera and lightly press the shutter

button halfway. Two beeps will sound when the

autofocus is set.

Shoot.

• Press the shutter button all the way. You will hear

the sound of the shutter close when the shot is

complete.

• The recorded image appears in the LCD monitor

for approximately 2 seconds.

Reviewing an Image

Displays the recorded images on the LCD monitor.

Slide the power/replay lever to the

right.

• The camera powers up in Replay mode.

• The power/mode indicator lights green.

• The last recorded image appears.

Move between images using Bor Aon

the multicontroller.

To Immediately Delete the Displayed Image

1. Press the button while the image is displayed.

2. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press on

the multicontroller.

Selecting Menus and Settings

Press the button.

• In Shooting mode, the [ (Rec.)] menu appears.

In Replay mode, the [ (Replay)] menu appears.

Switch between menu tabs using Bor

Aon the multicontroller.

Select a menu item using Cor Don the

multicontroller.

Select setting contents using Bor Aon

the multicontroller.

• Press for items followed by an ellipsis (...)

then select a setting. Press again to confirm

the setting.

Press the button to close the

menu.

List of Menu Options and Messages

Rec. Menu

Some items may not appear in certain Shooting modes.

Flash Sync Sets the timing at which the flash fires.

•1st-curtain*

•2nd-curtain

Slow Synchro Sets the slow synchro.

•On

•Off*

Flash Adjust Sets whether or not the flash is adjusted

automatically.

•Auto*

•Manual

Red-eye Sets whether or not the red-eye reduction

lamp fires.

•On*

•Off

Spot AE Point Sets the Spot AE Point option, Center (the

AE point is fixed to the center) or AF Point

(the AE point corresponds to the AF point).

•Center*

•AF Point

MF-Point Zoom Sets whether or not the focusing point is

magnified when using the manual focus.

•On*

•Off

Item Menu Screen Settings Content

*Default setting

AF-assist Beam Sets the output of the AF-assist beam

according to shooting conditions when

using the auto focus.

•On*

•Off

Digital Zoom Sets whether or not the digital zoom

combines with the optical zoom to zoom

images.

•On

•Off*

Review Sets the duration images display on the LCD

monitor after the shutter button is released.

•Off

•2 sec.* to 10 sec.

Intervalometer Shoots automatically at set intervals.

Save Settings Saves settings selected in the shooting

menu and the function menu to the

shooting mode dial's C mode.

Item Menu Screen Settings Content

*Default setting

Item Menu Screen Settings Content

Protect Protects images from accidental erasure.

Rotate Rotates images 90 or 270 degrees clockwise

in the display.

Erase all Erases all images from a CF card (excluding

protected images).

Slide Show Plays images in an automated slide show.

Print Order Sets the images that will be printed on a

DPOF-compatible printer or at a photo lab

service, the number of copies and other

parameters.

Transfer Order Sets the images that will be transferred with

your e-mail software.

Replay Menu

Item Menu Screen Settings Content

Beep Sets whether or not the beep sounds when

the shutter button is pressed or when a

menu operation is performed.

•On*

•Off

(Still beeps to warn of an error even when

set to Off)

LCD Brightness Sets the brightness level of the LCD

monitor.

• (Normal)*

• (Bright)

Auto Power Down Sets whether or not the camera

automatically powers down after a specified

period of time elapses without something

being pressed.

•On*

•Off

Date/Time Sets the date, time and date format.

Format Formats (initializes) a CF card.

Shutter Volume Adjusts the sound volume when the shutter

button is pressed all the way. There is no

shutter sound in Movie mode.

•(Off)

•(1)

• (2)*

•(3)

•(4)

•(5)

*Default setting

Set up Menu

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