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Canon A700 manual

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    ENGLISH Preparation Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Setti ngs Printing Downloading Images to a Computer Basic CDI-E223-010 XXXXXXX © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Camera User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the c amera and use its basic featur es.[...]

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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 Us er Guide is called the Basic Guide , and the Advanced Camera Us er Guide is called the Advanced Guide . Flowcha rt and Refer ence Guides For information on included items and items sold separately Preparations • Inst[...]

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    1 Preparat ions 1. Installing the batteries. 1. Slide the m emory card slot/batte ry cover lock in the direction of the arrow and open the cover. 2. Insert the 2 su pplied AA-size a lkaline batteries, or separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries. 2. Inserting the Memory Card. 1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. 2. Close the memory ca[...]

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    2  To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. You can use SD* memory c ards and MultiMe diaCards with th is camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide. * SD stands for Secure Digital, a co pyright pr otection syste m.[...]

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    3 Preparat ions First Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( a ). 2. Use the or button to select an item and the or button to change its valu e ( b ). 3. Confirm that the correct tim e is displayed an d press the FUNC./SET button ( c ). The date and t ime can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 1 3).  Setting the Disp[...]

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    4 1. Press the pow er 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. • Pressing the power button while pressing and holding the DISP. button will turn on t he mute setting which will mute all sounds except for warning sounds. 2. Set the mode swi[...]

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    5 Shooti ng Reviewing an Image Right Af ter Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. You can continue to display imag es regardless of the review duration setting with the following procedures. • Keeping the shutter button pressed after a shot. • Pressing the FUNC ./SET or DISP. but ton w[...]

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    6 Image zone Night Scene Allows you to capture hu man subject s against t he backdrop o f an evening sky or nigh t scene. The flash is directed at the person and the shu tter speed is slow, so both the person and the background can be beautifully shot. (Spec ial Scen e) You can shoot with th e most appropr iate settings for the scene. Snow Shoots w[...]

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    7 Shooti ng Imag e zone Stitch Assist Allows you to sh oot overlappi ng images that can la ter be merged (stitched ) to create one panoramic i mage on a computer. Movie Shoots a movie wh en you press the shutter button . Apart fro m [ Standard ] mode, you can also select from [ F ast Fram e Rate] which is suitable for shoot ing spor ts or fast m ot[...]

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    8  Using the Zoom 1. Press the zo om lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 35 mm – 210 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. The zoom bar appears when you pre ss t he zo om l ever .  Using the Flash 1. Press the button to cycle through flash sett ings. Red-ey e reduct ion: This feature reduces the e ffect of light refle[...]

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    9 Shooti ng You are r ecommended to shoot with the camer a attached to a tripod or other device i f the camera shake warning icon appears. When the LCD monitor is on and flash recharging begins, the lamp blinks orange and the LCD monitor turns off. When recharging ends, the orange lamp turns off and the LCD monitor turns on. The time required f or [...]

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    10  Shooting Close-ups (Macro) 1. P ress the butt on. When using the zoom in macro mode, a yellow bar appears below the zoom bar to indicate the range i n which you cannot use macro mode to sh oot the subject. If the zoom bar enters the yellow bar range, the macro mode icon will turn gray. You can stil l shoot the image, however, the shot will b[...]

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    11 Playback/ Erasing 1. Set the mode switch to (playback)( a ) . The last recor ded image will appear in the LCD monitor. 2. Use the or button to display the imag e yo u wish to v iew ( b ). Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move the next image. Holding the button down advances the ima ges more rapidly, but shows them l[...]

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    12 Settings for the shooting, playback or print modes or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using t he FUNC., Rec., Play, Print, Set up or My Camera menu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. a Set t he mode s witch t o (sho oting) . b Press the FUNC./SET button. c Use the or button to select a menu[...]

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    13 Menus and Setti ngs Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera Menus Convenient settings for shooting, playback or printing can be set with these menus. a Press the MENU button. b Use the or button to switch between menu s. • You can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. c Use the or button to select a menu item. • Some items may not[...]

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    14 Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer* 1 with a cable and simply pres s the button on the camera. 1. Connect the camera to a dir ect print comp atible prin ter and turn on the printer’s po wer. * 1 Since th is camer a uses a standard protocol (PictBri dge), you can us e it with ot her PictB ridge-com pliant p rinters in addit[...]

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    15 Prin ting 2. Turn on the pow er in pl ayback mod e and confirm that , or is dis played in th e upper le ft of the LCD monitor ( a ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the printer model. 3. Select an im age to pri nt using the or button ( b ) and press the button ( c ). The button will bl ink blue and p[...]

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    16 The following methods can be used to download images recor ded by the camera to a computer. S ome methods, dep ending on the O S used, may not be av ailable. Please read System Requirements ( p. 17) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memory Card Reader A memory card read er can be used with all the operating s ystems liste[...]

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    17 Downloadin g Images to a Computer System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.  Windows  Macintosh OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Ser vice Pac k 4 Windows XP (incl uding Se rvice Pack 1 and Se rvice Pack 2) Computer Mode l The above OS s hould b e pre-i[...]

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    18 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied wit h the camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Install the so ftware. 1. P lace the C anon Digital Camera S olution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Cl ick [Easy In stallation]. Proceed with the ins[...]

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    19 Downloadin g Images to a Computer 2. Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer’s USB port t o the camera’s DIGI TAL terminal. Slip your fingernail under the right edge of the camera’s terminal cover, lift it open and plug the interface cab le in all the way. 2. Set the camera’s mode [...]

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    20 Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1. Select [Canon Ca meraWindow] and click [OK] (firs t time only). 2. Download the images . • Download the images using the camera or the computer. • By default, the downloaded images are[...]

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    21 Downloadin g Images to a Computer Downloading Images to a Comput er The following window will appear w hen you establish a connection between the camera and computer. If it fails t o appear, click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the des ktop). 1. Download the images. • D ownload the images usin[...]

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    22 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use this metho d to download image s using camera ope rations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 18). 1. Confirm that the Direct Transfer menu is disp layed o n the camera ’s LCD monitor. • The button will light [...]

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    23 Downloadin g Images to a Computer  Select & Transfer/Wallpaper 2. Select or , and p ress the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select image s to downlo ad and pr ess the button (or the FUNC./SET butto n). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. • Im ages can also be selected during i[...]

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    24 Safety Pr ecauti ons Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera , in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to y ourself and others. Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . Warnin gs • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human o[...]