Canon PowerShot SD430 DIGITAL ELPH WIRELESS User manual

Preparations

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Wireless Connection

CDI-E206-010 XX05XXX

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

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

ENGLISH

Basic

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary

according to the flowchart below.

Flowchart and Reference Guides

System Map

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

Advanced Camera

User Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Software & Wireless

Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/

ImageBrowser

Software User Guide

• PDF manuals available

on the Canon website.

http://web.canon.jp/

Imaging/information-

e.html

For information on included

items and items sold separately

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 images via a wireless

connection*

Using a wireless connection to

transfer images to a computer

• Installing the software

• Getting your camera and computer

ready for wireless connection

• Downloading images to a computer

• Using the software

In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide, and the

Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide. Also, “battery” refers to

the battery pack.

For customers

wanting to use a

wireless connection

• Read this first

Confirming what you can do

with a wireless connection

Advanced Camera

User Guide

* You can also print and transfer images by using

the interface cable provided to connect the camera

to a printer or computer instead of using a wireless

connection. Please refer to the same guide even if

you wish to use the interface cable for connection.

Preparations

Charge 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-2LV) into a power outlet, or

attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB-2LVE) and

plug it into a power outlet.

• Battery charger model names and types vary by region.

The charge indicator will light orange while the battery is

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

Charging takes approximately 90 minutes.

Preparations

To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it

for longer than 24 hours continuously.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 119).

Charge Indicator

For CB-2LV For CB-2LVE

Align these symbols

Install the Battery.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover and open it ( ,

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 ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out.

Insert the Memory Card.

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

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

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera if

inserted incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 121).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 28).

Battery Lock

Front

Preparations

To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger or the toggle on the wrist strap until

the memory card clicks and then release it.

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

These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.

*SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.

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, use the or button to

display .

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. 13).

Setting the Display Language

1. Slide the mode switch to (playback).

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

button.

3. Use the , ,or button to select a language and

press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 13).

• 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 pur-

chase the camera, place the main battery in it for approx-

imately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10

(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. 29).

Shooting

Press the power button.

The start-up sound will play and the

start-up image will display in the LCD

monitor.

• Pressing the power button again

turns the power off.

• To switch to the setting that mutes

all sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the

DISP. button while pressing the power button.

Set the shooting mode to (auto).

1. Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) ( ).

2. Press the FUNC./SET button ( ) and use the or

button ( ) to select (auto).

3. Press the FUNC./SET button ( ).

Aim the camera at the subject.

Focus and shoot.

1. Press the shutter button

halfway to focus.

When the camera focuses, the

camera beeps twice and the

indicator lights green.

Shooting

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p. 19).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Power Saving Function (p. 27).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Set up Menu (p. 34).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: My Camera Menu (p. 36).

Power Button

Indicators

2. Press the shutter button fully

to shoot.

The shutter sound will play and

the image will record. The

indicator will blink green while

the image is recorded to the

memory card.

Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting

After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for

approximately 2 seconds.

You can continue to display images regardless of the review duration

setting with the following procedures.

• Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot.

• Pressing the FUNC./SET button while the image is displayed in the LCD

monitor.

To stop displaying the image, press the shutter button halfway.

Basic Shooting Functions

Selecting a Shooting Mode

1. Slide the mode switch to (Rec.) or (Movie) ( ).

2. Press the FUNC./SET button ( ) and use the or

button ( ) to select a shooting mode.

For a scene mode (p. 7), select the mode (default setting)

and press the MENU button to select the desired mode.

3. Press the FUNC./SET button ( ).

ÎSee Basic Shooting Functions (p. 6).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Indicators (p. 26).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide for the various shooting methods

available.

ÎSee Erasing (p. 11).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Review (p. 33).

Shooting

Shooting Modes

Still Images

Auto

The camera automatically selects settings.

Manual

Allows you to select settings yourself, such as the exposure compensation, white balance or

photo effect.

Stitch Assist

Allows you to shoot overlapping images that can later be merged

(stitched) to create one panoramic image on a computer. Select

[Stitch Assist] from the [ (Rec.)] menu.

Digital Macro

Allows you to shoot when the

distance from the lens (at

maximum wide angle) to the

subject is within 3 – 10 cm

(1.2 – 3.9 in.). The subject

can be shown larger than in

standard macro mode because the camera trims the

image edges and zooms in with the digital zoom.

Portrait

Produces a soft

effect when

photographing

people.

Night Snapshot

Allows you to take snapshots

of people against twilight or

night backgrounds by

reducing the effects of

camera shake even without

using a tripod.

My Colors

Allows you to

change the image

colors easily with 9

modes.

Scene Mode

By simply selecting one of the following shooting modes, you can shoot with the most

appropriate settings for the scene.

Kids&Pets

Allows you to capture

subjects that move

around, such as

children and pets,

without missing photo

opportunities.

Indoor

Prevents camera

shake and

maintains the

subject’s true color

when shooting

under florescent or

tungsten lighting.

Foliage

Shoots trees and

leaves—such as new

growth, autumn leaves

or blossoms—in vivid

colors.

Snow

Shoots without a

blue tinge and

without making

people appear dark

against a snowy

background.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 49).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 41).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 63).

Movie

Using the Zoom

Press the zoom lever toward or .

The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 105 mm (focal length) in

35mm film equivalent terms.

Beach

Shoots without making

people appear dark

near water or sand

where reflected

sunlight is strong.

Fireworks

Captures fireworks

in the sky sharply

and at optimal

exposure.

Movie

Shoots a movie when you press the shutter button.

You can select from four modes: [Standard], [Fast Frame Rate] suitable for sports or fast

motion, [Compact] convenient for email attachments and [My Colors] which allows you to

change color effects.

•The shutter speed is slow in mode. Always use a tripod

to avoid camera shake.

•In , , or mode, the ISO speed may increase

and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being

shot.

• In mode, shoot with the subject 1 m (3.3 ft.) or more from

the end of the lens.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide (p. 47).

Wide Angle:

Zooms out from the subject.

Telephoto:

Zooms in on the subject.

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