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Canon IXUS 850 IS manual

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    The Compon ent s Guide Prep arations Shooting Playback/Erasing Menus and Settings CDI-E295-010 XX06XX X Camer a User Guide Please Read This First This guide ex plains how to prepare the camera and use its basic fe atures. © 2006 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAP AN ENGLISH Basic Downloading Images to a Computer Printing[...]

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    The following guides are available. Re fer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below . Flowc har t and Ref erence Guides 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 St arter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Softwar[...]

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    1  F ront V iew Wrist S trap Mount Microphone ( Advance d Guide pp. p. 42, 86) Viewfinder Window ( Advanced Guide p. 18) AF-assist Beam ( Advanced Guide p. 24) Red-Eye Red uction Lamp ( Advanced Guide p. 34 ) Self-T imer Lamp (p. 16) Flash (p. 14) Lens * When carrying the camera by the strap, be careful not to swing the camera or catch it on oth[...]

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    2  Back View LCD Monitor ( Advanced Guide pp. 12, 15) Viewfi nder ( Advanced G uide p. 18) DIGIT A L T erminal (p. 27) A/V OUT ( Audio/V ideo outp ut) T erminal ( Advanced Gu ide p. 103) T ermi nal Cover Tripod Socket DC Coupler T erminal Cover ( Adva nced Guide p. 125) Memory Card Sl ot/Battery Co ver (p. 6) The interface cable and A V cable ca[...]

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    3  Controls Speaker Power Lamp Power Button (p. 10) Indicators (p. 4) Zoom Lever (p. 14 , Advanced Guide p. 73) Shooting: (Wide Angl e)/ (T el ephoto) Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify) Shutter Butt on (p. 10) Mode Dial (pp. 10, 1 1) (Print/Sha re) Button (pp. 22, 30 ) FUNC./SET (Function/Set ) Button (p. 2 0, Advanced Guid e p. 22) DISP . (Display) B[...]

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    4 Indicators The camera indicators light or blink under the following circumstances.  Upper Indica tor Green: Ready to shoot Blinking Green: Image recording/reading/erasing/transferring (when connected to a computer) Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on) Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)  Low er Indicator Y ellow: Macro mod e[...]

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    5 1. Charging the Battery . Charge the battery before use under the followin g circumstances. • When using the battery for the first time. • When the "Change the battery pack." message displays. 1. Insert the battery into the bat tery charger . 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LX) into a po wer outlet, or attach the power cord to the [...]

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    6 2. Inst alling the Battery . 1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover an d open it ( , ). 2. Push the battery lock in the direction o f the arrow ( ) and insert the battery until it loc ks. T o remove the battery , push the batt ery lock in the direction of the arrow ( ) and hold it while pulling the battery out. 3. Inserting the Memory Card. [...]

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    7  T o Remo ve the Memor y Card Use a finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. Y ou can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These ca rds are colle ctively call ed memory card s in this gu ide. Prep arations[...]

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    8 Fir st Time Settings  Setting the Date/Time 1. Press the power button ( ). 2. Use the or button to select an i tem and the or button to change its value ( ). T o set the daylight sa ving option, select the icon and use the or button to configure the setting. 3. Confirm that the correct time is d isplayed and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). The[...]

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    9  Setting the Display Language 1. T urn the mode d ial to (playback). 2. Hold down the FUNC./SET bu tton 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. 21). Prep arations[...]

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    10 1. 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. • T o switch to the setting that mutes all sounds (except for the warning sound), press and hold the DISP . button while pressing the power button. 2. T urn the mode dial to ([...]

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    11 2. Press the shutter butt on 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.  Re viewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Y ou can continue to d isplay imag[...]

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    12  Shooting Modes AUTO The camera automatically selects settings. MANUAL Manual Allows you t o select setti ngs yourself, suc h as the exposure compensation, white balance, my col ors or ISO speed. Digital Macro Allows you to shoot when t he distance from the lens ( at maximum wide angle) to the subjec t is within 3 – 60 cm (1.2 in. – 2.0 f[...]

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    13 SPECIAL SCENE Beach Shoots without making people appear dark near water or sand where reflected sunli ght is strong. Fireworks Captures fireworks in the sky sharply and at optimal exposure. Aquarium Selects the optimal ISO speed, whit e balance and color balance to capture f ish and other items in an indoor aquarium. Underwater Appropriate for s[...]

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    14 Using the Zoom 1. Press the zoom lever toward or . The zoom can be adjusted from 28 – 105 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. Using the Flash 1. Press the button ( ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( ). Î See the Advanced Guide : Red-Eye Reduct ion Function (p. 34). Î See the Advanced Guide : Setting the Slow Synch[...]

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    15 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots 1. Press the / bu tton ( ) and use the or button to switch between modes ( ). T o Cancel: press the / button and use the or button to display . Macro Use this mode to shoo t close-ups of f lowers or s mall items. Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Sub ject • Maximum wide angle setting:[...]

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    16 Using the Self-Timer 1. Press the button ( ) and use the or button to display , o r ( ). • When the shutter button is pressed fully , the self-timer will activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (when using red-eye reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2 seconds). • Y ou can change the delay time and number of shots with the option (p.[...]

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    17  Changing the Delay T ime and Number of Shots ( ) 1. In the [ (Rec)] menu, select [Self-timer] and press the FUNC./ SET button. 2. Use the or button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the or button to change the setting and press the FUNC./SET button. 3. Press the MENU button. Î See Menus and Settings (p. 21) . If the [ Shots] option i s set t[...]

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    18 1. T urn the mode dial to (playback) ( ). The last image that was played back appears (Resume Playback). If additional images were shot after viewing images in p layback mode, the last image that was shot w ill appear instead. If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer , the newest ima[...]

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    19 1. In the playback mode, use the or button to select an image to erase ( ) and press the button ( ). 2. Confirm that [Erase ] is selected and press the FUNC./SET button ( ). T o exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Erasing Please note that erased images cann ot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution be fore erasing an image. Î See the Adv[...]

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    20 Settings for the shooting or playback modes or such camera settings as the print settings, date/time and sounds are set using the FUNC. menu or the Rec., Play , Print, Set up or My Camera me nu. FUNC. Menu This menu sets many of the common shooting functions. T urn the mode dial to , , or . Press the FUNC./SET butt on. Use the or button to selec[...]

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    21 R ec., Play , Print, Set u p and My Camera Men us Convenient settings for shooting, playback o r printing can be set with these menus. Press the MENU button. Use the or button t o switch between menus. • Y ou can also use the zoom lever to switch between menus. Use the or button to select a menu i tem. • Some items may not be selectable in s[...]

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    22 Y ou can easily print by conn ecting the camera to a direct print compatible printer *1 with a cable and simply pressing the button on the camera. 1. Connect the camera to a direct print comp atible printer and turn on the printer's po wer . *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-com[...]

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    23 2. Set the camera to the playback mode, turn on the power and c onfirm that , or is display ed in the upper left of the LCD monitor ( ). • The button will light blue. • The displayed icon will vary according to the print er model. • will display in th e movie mode. 3. Use the or button to select an image to print ( ) and press the button ([...]

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    24 The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer . Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 25) in advance.  Camera to Computer Connection  Using a Memor y Car d Rea der A memory card reader can be used with all the operating systems listed ab[...]

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    25 System R equir ements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.  W indo ws  Macintosh * EOS Utility (software for EOS DIGIT AL series cameras) is only supported by PowerPC. OS Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Me Windows 2000 Service Pac k 4 Windows XP (including Serv ice Pack 1 and Service [...]

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    26 Preparing to Download Images  Items to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera • Interface cable supplied with the camera 1. Inst all the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Proceed with the instal[...]

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    27 2. Connecting the camera to a computer . 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the compu ter's USB port and to the camera's DIGIT AL t erminal. Slip a fingernail under the top edge of the camera's DIGIT AL terminal cover , lift up and plug the interface cable in all the way . 2. T urn the camera's mode dial to (playback)[...]

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    28 Downlo ading 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 CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first 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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    29 Downloadi ng Images to a Computer The following window will appear when you establish a con nection between the camera and computer . If it fails to appear , click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the deskto p). 1. Download the imag es. • Download the images using the camera or the computer. •[...]

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    30 Downloading Images Using the Camer a (Direct T ransfer) Use this method to download images using camera oper ations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 26). 1. Confirm that the Direct T ransfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor . • The button will ligh[...]

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    31  Select & T r ansfe r/Wallpaper 2. Select or and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). 3. Select images to download and press the button (or the FUNC./SET button). • The images will download. The button will blink blue while downlo ading is in progress. • Images can also be selected during index playback ( Advanced Guide p. 74).[...]

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    32 MEMO[...]

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    Safety Precautions 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 yourself and others. Be sure to also read the safe ty precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide . War nings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or ani[...]