Canon PowerShot SX620 HS User manual

Camera User Guide

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●Make sure you read this guide, including the “Safety

Precautions” (=

21) section, before using the camera.

●Reading this guide will help you learn to use the camera

properly.

●Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future.

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Initial Information

Package Contents

Before use, make sure the following items are included in the

package.

If anything is missing, contact your camera retailer.

Camera Battery Pack

NB-13L*

Battery Charger

CB-2LH/CB-2LHE

Wrist Strap

* Do not peel off the adhesive covering from a battery pack.

●Printed matter is also included.

●A memory card is not included (=

3).

Before Use

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Compatible Memory Cards

The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used,

regardless of capacity.

●SD memory cards*

●SDHC memory cards*

●SDXC memory cards*

* Cards conforming to SD standards. However, not all memory cards have

been veried to work with the camera.

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Preliminary Notes and Legal

Information

●Take and review some test shots initially to make sure the

images were recorded correctly. Please note that Canon Inc.,

its subsidiaries and afliates, and its distributors are not liable

for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction

of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that result

in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a

way that is machine readable.

●Images recorded by the camera shall be for personal use.

Refrain from unauthorized recording that infringes on copyright

law, and note that even for personal use, photography

may contravene copyright or other legal rights at some

performances or exhibitions, or in some commercial settings.

●The camera warranty is valid only in the area of purchase. In

case of camera problems while abroad, return to the area of

purchase before contacting a Canon Customer Support Help

Desk.

●Although the screen (monitor) is produced under extremely

high-precision manufacturing conditions and more than

99.99% of the pixels meet design specications, in rare cases

some pixels may be defective or may appear as red or black

dots. This does not indicate camera damage or affect recorded

images.

●When the camera is used over an extended period, it may

become warm. This does not indicate damage.

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Conventions in This Guide

●In this guide, icons are used to represent the corresponding

camera buttons and switches on which they appear or which

they resemble.

●The following camera buttons and controls are represented

by icons. Numbers in parentheses indicate the numbers of

corresponding controls in “Part Names” (=

6).

[ ] Up button (6) on back

[ ] Left button (7) on back

[ ] Right button (12) on back

[ ] Down button (13) on back

●Shooting modes and on-screen icons and text are indicated in

brackets.

●: Important information you should know

●: Notes and tips for expert camera use

●=

xx: Pages with related information (in this example, “xx”

represents a page number)

●Instructions in this guide apply to the camera under default

settings.

●For convenience, all supported memory cards are simply

referred to as the “memory card”.

●The symbols “ Still Images” and “ Movies” below titles

indicate how the function is used—whether for still images or

movies.

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Part Names

(14)(13)(12)

(

(4)(3)(2) (5) (7)(6) (8) (10)

(11)

(9)

(1) Lens

(2) Speaker

(3) Zoom lever

Shooting:[ (telephoto)] /

[(wide angle)]

Playback:[ (magnify)] /

[(index)]

(4) Shutter button

(5) Lamp

(6) Power button

(7) Microphone

(8) Wi-Fi antenna area

(9) Flash

(10) [ (Flash pop up)] switch

(11) (N-Mark)*

(12) Tripod socket

(13) Memory card/battery cover

(14) Strap mount

* Used with NFC features (=

194).

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(1) (2) (3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(1) Screen (monitor)

(2) DIGITAL terminal

(3) HDMITM terminal

(4) Mode switch

(5) [ (Playback)] button

(6) [ (Auto Zoom)] /

[(Story Highlights)] / Up

button

(7) [ (Macro)] / Left button

(8) Indicator

(9) [ (Wi-Fi)] button

(10) Movie button

(11) FUNC. (Function) / SET

button

(12) [ (Flash)] / Right button

(13) [ (Information)] / Down

button

(14) [ ] button

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Table of Contents

Before Use

Initial Information ............... 2

Package Contents .................2

Compatible Memory Cards... 3

Preliminary Notes and Legal

Information............................. 4

Conventions in This Guide... 5

Part Names............................. 6

Common Camera

Operations ...........................17

Safety Precautions ..............21

Basic Guide

Basic Operations.............. 27

Initial Preparations ..............28

Attaching the Strap .... 28

Holding the Camera ... 28

Charging the Battery

Pack............................. 29

Inserting the Battery

Pack and Memory

Card ............................. 31

Removing the Battery

Pack and Memory

Card......................... 33

Setting the Date and

Time............................. 33

Changing the Date

and Time.................. 35

Display Language ...... 36

Trying the Camera Out........ 38

Shooting

(Smart Auto)................ 38

Viewing........................ 42

Erasing Images........ 44

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics.................. 45

On/Off ...................................46

Power-Saving Features

(Auto Power Down) .... 47

Power Saving in

Shooting Mode ........ 47

Power Saving in

Playback Mode........ 47

Shutter Button .....................48

Shooting Display

Options................................. 49

Using the FUNC. Menu........ 50

Using the Menu Screen....... 52

On-Screen Keyboard........... 54

Indicator Display ................. 55

Clock..................................... 56

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode ......... 57

Shooting with

Camera-Determined

Settings ................................58

Shooting

(Smart Auto)................ 58

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Shooting in Hybrid

Auto Mode................... 63

Digest Movie

Playback .................. 65

Still Images/Movies

... 65

Still Images.............. 65

Movies ..................... 66

Scene Icons ................ 67

Image Stabilization

Icons............................ 69

On-Screen Frames ..... 70

Common, Convenient

Features ...............................71

Zooming In Closer on

Subjects

(Digital Zoom) ............. 71

Auto Zooming in

Response to Subject

Movement

(Auto Zoom)................ 73

Using

the Self-Timer ............. 75

Using the Self-Timer to

Avoid Camera

Shake ...................... 76

Customizing

the Self-Timer .......... 77

Adding a Date

Stamp .......................... 78

Continuous

Shooting...................... 80

Image Customization

Features ...............................81

Changing the Aspect

Ratio ............................ 81

Changing the Number

of Recording Pixels

(Image Size) ................ 82

Guidelines for Choosing

Recording Pixel Setting

Based on Paper Size

(for 4:3 Images) ....... 83

Changing Movie Image

Quality ......................... 84

Helpful Shooting

Features ...............................85

Displaying Grid

Lines............................ 85

Magnifying the Area

in Focus ...................... 86

Changing the IS Mode

Settings ....................... 88

Deactivating Image

Stabilization ............. 88

Recording Movies with

Subjects at the Same

Size Shown before

Shooting .................. 89

Customizing Camera

Operation .............................90

Deactivating the

AF-Assist Beam.......... 90

Deactivating the Red-Eye

Reduction Lamp

.......... 91

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Changing the Image

Display Style after

Shots ........................... 92

Changing the Image

Display Period after

Shots ....................... 92

Changing the Screen

Displayed after

Shots ....................... 93

Other Shooting Modes..... 94

Enjoying a Variety of

Images from Each Shot

(Creative Shot)..................... 95

Image Display during

Playback...................... 96

Choosing Effects........ 97

Specic Scenes ...................98

Applying Special

Effects ................................101

Shooting with

a Fish-Eye Lens Effect

(Fish-Eye Effect)....... 102

Shots Resembling

Miniature Models

(Miniature Effect)...... 103

Playback Speed and

Estimated Playback

Time (for One-Minute

Clips) ..................... 104

Shooting with a Toy

Camera Effect (Toy

Camera Effect).......... 106

Shooting in

Monochrome............. 107

Special Modes for Other

Purposes ............................108

Auto Shooting after

Face Detection

(Smart Shutter) ......... 108

Auto Shooting after

Smile Detection

(Smile) ................... 108

Auto Shooting after

Wink Detection

(Wink Self-Timer)... 109

Auto Shooting after

Detecting New Person

(Face Self-Timer)....111

Shooting Long

Exposures (Long

Shutter) ..................... 112

High-Speed Continuous

Shooting (High-Speed

Burst)......................... 114

P Mode............................. 115

Shooting in Program AE

([P] Mode)........................... 116

Image Brightness

(Exposure).......................... 117

Adjusting Image

Brightness (Exposure

Compensation) ......... 117

Changing the Metering

Method ...................... 118

Changing the ISO

Speed ........................ 119

Correcting Image

Brightness

(i-Contrast)................ 120

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