Canon G3 manuale d’uso

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) Y ou must install the software bundled on the C[...]

2 Content Preparing the Camera ............................. 3 Shooting ................................................. 4 Reviewing an Image ............................... 5 Selecting Menus and Settings ................. 6 List of Menu Options .............................. 7 Printing Images by Connecting the Camera Directly to a Printer .......[...]

3 Pr eparing the Camera 1 Slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrows. 2 Press the battery lock while inserting the Battery Pack BP-511 and close the battery cover . 3 Charge the battery . • The battery is appr oximately 90% charged (adequate charge for use) when the orange indicator beside the viewfinder stops blinking and lights stea[...]

4 Shooting 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the power on. • Open the LCD monitor and tur n the mode lever to (shooting) while pressing the r elease lever . 2 T urn the mode dial to . 3 Set the date and time. (First time the camera is powered on) • The Set Date/T ime menu will appear on the LCD monitor . • Select the items you wish to set using [...]

5 5 Shoot. • Press the shutter button all the way . Y ou will hear the sound of the shutter close when the shot is complete. • The r ecor ded image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Reviewing an Image Displays the recor ded images on the LCD monitor . 1 Open the LCD monitor . • The LCD monitor can be freely opened to var[...]

6 Selecting Menus and Settings 1 Press the button. • In Shooting mode, the [ (Rec.)] menu appears. In Replay mode, the [ (Replay)] menu appears. 2 Switch between menu tabs using the B or A arrow on the omni selector . 3 Select a menu item using the C or D arrow on the omni selector . 4 Select setting contents using the B or A arrow on the omni se[...]

7 List of Menu Options 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. •O n •O f f * Flash Adjust Sets whether or not the flash is adjusted automatically . • Auto* • Manual Red-eye Sets whether or not the [...]

8 Wireless Delay Sets the duration before the self-timer releases the shutter once the r emote contr ol shutter button is pressed. • 0 seconds • 2 seconds* • 10 seconds 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 ND F[...]

9 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Protect Protects images from accidental erasur e. Rotate Rotates images 90 or 270 degr ees clockwise in the display . Replay Menu Item Menu Screen Settings Content Digital Zoom Sets whether or not the digital zoom combines with the optical zoom to zoom images. •O n •O f f * Review Sets the duration images dis[...]

10 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* •O f f (Still beeps to warn of an error even when set to Off) LCD Brightness Sets the brightness level of the LCD monitor . • (Normal)* • (Bright) Set up Menu Item Menu Screen Settings[...]

11 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Playback V ol. (Replay) Adjusts the sound volume when a sound annotation or a movie is played. • (Off) • (1) • (2)* • (3) • (4) • (5) Auto Power Down Sets whether or not the camera automatically powers down after a specified period of time elapses without something being pressed. • On* •O f f Dat[...]

12 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Start-up V ol. Adjusts the sound volume when the camera powers up. • (Off) •( 1 ) • (2)* •( 3 ) •( 4 ) •( 5 ) Operation V ol. Adjusts the sound volume of the Operation Sound. • (Off) •( 1 ) • (2)* •( 3 ) •( 4 ) •( 5 ) Selftimer V ol. Adjusts the sound volume of the Selftimer Sound. • (O[...]

13 My Camera Menu Item Menu Screen Settings Content Theme Selects a common theme for each My Camera settings item. • (Off) • * • • Start-up Image Sets the start-up image when you turn on the camera. • (Off) • * • • Item Menu Screen Settings Content Language Sets the language used in the menus and messages on the LCD monitor . The me[...]

14 Start-up Sound Sets the start-up sound when you turn on the camera. • (Off) • * • • Operation Sound Sets the sound when the multicontroller or any button other than the shutter button is operated. • (Off) • * • • Selftimer Sound Sets the sound informing you that the photo will be taken in 2 seconds. • (Off) • * • • Shutte[...]

15 Printing Images by Connecting the Camera Dir ectly to a Printer Printing with a Dir ect Print Compatible Printer By connecting the camera with a single cable to a direct print function compatible printer (optional), you can easily print your images with simple operations. 1 Load the ink cassette and the paper cassette into the printer . 2 Connec[...]

16 4 Choose an image using the B or A arrow on the omni selector and press the button. 5 Choose [Print] using the C , D , B or A arrows on the omni selector and press the button. • The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to standard r eplay mode. Printing with a Direct Print Function Compatible B[...]

17 • The camera powers up and the icon appears on the BJ printer's operation panel. • appears on the camera’ s LCD monitor and the power/mode indicator lights green. 4 Choose an image using the B or A arrow on the omni selector and press the button. 5 Choose [Print] using the C , D , B or A arrows on the omni selector and press the butto[...]

18 Downloading Images to a Computer (Windows) System Requir ements Computer Model IBM PC/A T compatible OS Windows 98 (First or Second Edition) Windows Millennium Edition (W indows Me) Windows 2000 Windows XP CPU Windows 98 / W indows Me / W indows 2000 : Pentium 150MHz or better Windows XP : Pentium 300MHz or better RAM Windows 98 / W indows Me / [...]

19 • If the installer panel does not appear automatically , use the following procedur es to display it. Windows XP 1. Click [My Computer] in the [Start] menu. 2. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open]. 3. Double-click the [SETUP .exe] icon. Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 98 1. Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop. 2. Right-clic[...]

20 • The installation starts. • If you installed the WIA driver or the TW AIN driver , the following message will appear once the installation is complete. Click [OK]. 4 When the installation is over , select [Y es, I want to restart my computer now .] in the screen below and click [Finish]. • Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk onc[...]

21 Installing the Driver ■ Windows XP 1 Install the driver . • After a few moments, the following dialog will appear at the bottom right of the screen and the WIA driver will automatically install. • After installation, the Event dialog will appear , allowing you to select an application program to start. 2 Select an application to start. •[...]

22 ■ Windows 2000/ Windows Me/ Windows 98 1 Install the driver . • After a few moments, the Add New Har dwar e Wizard will appear and automatically install the TW AIN driver (for Windows 98 and W indows 2000) or the WIA driver (for Windows Me). • After installation, the Event dialog will appear , allowing you to select an application program [...]

23 • This will display the Camera window . The images on the CF card will display in the Camera window as thumbnails. • Select the images you wish to download in the Camera window and click [Download image]. • A Download Settings dialog allowing you to select the image destination folder will display . “RAW” displays on RAW images. The mo[...]

24 • Make sure the settings ar e the same as the following and click [OK]. • At this point the Camera window will close and the main window will open. The downloaded images will appear in the main window .[...]

25 Downloading Images to a Computer (Macintosh) System Requir ements Computer Model Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook OS Mac OS 8.6-9.2, Mac OS X (V ersion 10.1) CPU PowerPC RAM Mac OS 8.6-9.2: 20 MB or more of application memory Mac OS X (V ersion 10.1): 128 MB or mor e of RAM Interface USB: Only systems equipped with genuine Apple-brand bui[...]

26 2 Click [Digital Camera Software Installation]. 3 Select the programs you wish to install and follow the instructions on the screen. • The software r equired for the camera will be installed. 4 Once the installation is complete and the installer panel appears, click [Quit]. 5 Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk from the CD- ROM drive[...]

27 2 Connect the USB cable to the camera’ s Digital terminal. • Open the terminal cover and connect the cable. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 • ImageBrowser will start and open the ImageBr owser Automation Wizard dialog. Confirm that [Display Images] is selected and click the [OK] button. Mac OS X • Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop[...]

28 Create a File Destination Folder Mac OS 8.6-9.2 • Select [Macintosh HD] in the Explorer View section. 1. Create a new folder for saving images from the camera. • Click the [File] menu and select [New Folder]. A folder with the name “Untitled” will be created. Click it to change the folder name as you wish. 2. In the Explorer View Section[...]

29 Downloading and Saving Images fr om the Camera • Select images in the Camera window and click the [Download] button. The downloaded images are saved to the computer and appear in the Br owser area. “RAW” displays on RAW images. Thumbnail The movie icon displays on movie thumbnails.[...]

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