Canon PowerShot S5 IS User manual

ENGLISH

The Components Guide

Preparations

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.

Pending

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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

• Installing the batteries and memory card

• Opening the LCD monitor

• 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

You may not be able to achieve the

full performance of this camera with

the included memory card.

The Components Guide

Front View

aZoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 104, 105)

Shooting: (Telephoto) / (Wide Angle)

Playback: (Magnify) / (Index)

bShutter Button (p. 9)

c(Continuous) / (Self-Timer) Button

(Advanced Guide p. 46, Basic Guide p. 18)

dNeck Strap Mount

ePower/Mode Indicator (p. 4)

fSelf-Timer Lamp/Red-Eye Reduction Lamp/Tally Lamp

(p. 18, Advanced Guide pp. 42, 51)

gFlash (p. 14)

hMicrophone (Advanced Guide pp. 119, 121)

iAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide pp. 29, 148)

jSpeaker

kMF (Manual Focus) Button (Advanced Guide p. 75)

l(Macro) Button (p. 16)

mLens

nRing Release Button (Advanced Guide p. 169)

The Components Guide

Back View

aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 13)

bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 13)

cDC IN (Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 166)

dTerminal Cover

eA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 130)

fDIGITAL Terminal (p. 28)

gMemory Card Slot/Battery Cover (p. 5)

hMemory Card Slot/Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)

iTripod Socket

Attaching the Neck Strap

Attach the strap as illustrated.

Check that the strap does not

come loose from the strap mount

when pulled. Perform the same

steps on the other side of the

camera.

In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend

attaching the neck strap before using the camera.

The Components Guide

Controls

a(Print/Share) / (Shortcut) (p. 23, Advanced Guide p. 98)

b(Flash) / (Microphone) Button

(p. 14, Advanced Guide pp. 119, 121)

cDiopter Adjustment Dial (Advanced Guide p. 14)

dHot Shoe (Advanced Guide p. 172)

eMovie Button (p. 10, Advanced Guide p. 50)

fMode Dial (pp. 9, 11)

gOFF Button

hMode Lever (p. 7)

iOmni Selector

S(Up) / (Exposure) Button (Advanced Guide p. 83)

T(Down) Button

W(Left) Button

X(Right) Button

jSET/ (AF Frame Selector) Button

(p. 21, Advanced Guide pp. 26, 69)

kMENU Button (p. 22, Advanced Guide p. 27)

lIndicator (p. 4)

mDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 13)

nISO/ (Jump) Button (Advanced Guide pp. 80, 107)

oFUNC. (Function) / (Single Image Erase) Button

(p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 26)

Indicators

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

zPower/Mode Indicator

zIndicator

Attaching/Removing the Lens Cap

Squeeze both sides of the lens cap

(a), and remove (b).

Always replace the lens cap after

use.

• Attach the lens cap cord to the strap.

• Remove the lens cap before turning on the camera’s

power.

Never do the following while the indicator blinks red.

These actions may corrupt image data.

- Shake or jolt the camera

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

cover

Orange: Shooting mode

Green: Playback mode/Printer connection

Yellow: Computer connection

Blinking Red: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring

(when connected to a computer)

Preparations

Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock (a) and

open the cover (b).

2. Insert the 4 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or

separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

Inserting the memory card.

1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover (a), pressing

down and sliding it until it clicks into place (b).

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 159).

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. 161).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 37).

Memory card slot/battery

cover lock

Front

To Remove the Memory Card

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

and then release it.

Opening the LCD Monitor

You can position the LCD monitor in the following ways.

1. Move it right or left 180 degrees.

2. Tilt it forward 180 degrees

toward the lens or backward

90 degrees.

When the LCD monitor is tilted

180 degrees toward the lens,

the displayed image is

automatically flipped and

reversed (the Reverse Display

function).

*The Reverse Display function can be set to off.

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are

collectively called memory cards in this guide.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Rec. Menu (p. 29).

Preparations

3. Fold the LCD monitor back against the

camera body until it clicks into place.

When the LCD monitor clicks into

place, the image will display normally

(not reversed).

Turning the Power On/Off

1. Turn the mode lever to

(Shooting) or (Playback)

while pressing the release

button.

The power/mode indicator lights

orange or green.

• When switching between

shooting and playback, turn the

mode lever to or * while

pressing the release button.

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

(the lens will retract if you turn the mode lever to once more).

• In Playback mode, you can also switch to Shooting mode by

pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing the Movie

button.

2. Press the OFF button to turn

the power off.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor and the

Viewfinder (p. 13).

Always keep the LCD monitor closed with the display facing

the camera body when the camera is not in use. When you

push the LCD monitor until you hear the clicking sound, the

LCD monitor will automatically turn off, and the image will

display in the viewfinder.

Power/Mode

Indicator

Mode Lever

Release

button

First Time Settings

Setting the Date/Time

1. Turn the camera on (a) in Shooting mode

( ) or Playback mode ( ).

2. Select the item you wish to set

using the Wor Xbutton and set

its value using the Sor T

button (b).

To set daylight saving time, select

and set it with the Sor T

button.

3. Confirm that the correct time is

displayed and press the SET

button (c).

The date/time can also be set in

the Set up menu (p. 22).

Setting the Display Language

1. Turn the camera on (a) in Playback mode ( ).

2. Hold down the SET button and press the MENU button.

3. Use the S, T, Wor Xbutton to select a language, then press

the SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 22).

When you turn on the camera the first time, or when the

lithium date battery charge is low, the [Date/Time] menu

appears.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 177).

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