Canon Camera Powershot Sx170 Is User Manual

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Before Use
Common Camera 
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting 
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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Basic Guide
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Battery Pack NB-6LH
Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Nominal	Voltage:	 3.7	V	DC
Nominal Capacity: 1060 mAh
Charging Cycles: Approx. 300 times
Operating Temperatures: 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Dimensions: 34.4 x 41.8 x 6.9 mm (1.35 x 1.65 x 0.27 in.)
Weight: Approx. 22 g (approx. 0.78 oz.)
Battery Charger CB-2LY/CB-2LYE
Rated	Input:		100	–	240	V	AC	(50/60	Hz),	0.085	A	(100	V)	–	0.05	A	(240	V)
Rated	Output:	 4.2	V	DC,	0.7	A
Charging Time: Approx. 2 hr. (when using NB-6LH)
Charge Indicator: Charging: orange / Fully charged: green (two-indicator system)Operating Temperatures: 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)  
						

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Common Camera 
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Auto Mode
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Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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Basic Guide
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H
Household power................................. 99
I
i-Contrast ....................................... 54, 84
Image quality  
→
 Compression ratio (image quality)
Images Display period
 ............................... 41
Erasing .......................................... 78
Playback  →	Viewing
Protecting ...................................... 75
Indicator ............................................... 25
ISO speed............................................ 53
L
Lamp.................................................... 40
Live	View	Control	(shooting	mode) ...... 43
Low light (shooting mode) ................... 43
M
Macro (focus mode)............................. 57
Magnified	display ................................. 73
Manual focus (focus mode) ................. 58
Memory cards ........................................ 2
Recording time ............................ 129
Menu Basic operations
 ............................ 24
Table ............................................ 120
Metering method.................................. 53
Miniature effect (shooting mode)
 ......... 47
Monochrome (shooting mode)............. 48
A
AC adapter kit ................................ 97, 99
Accessories ......................................... 97
AE lock ................................................ 52
AF frames ............................................ 59
AF lock................................................. 62
Aspect ratio.......................................... 36
AUT

O mode (shooting mode)
 ..16, 22, 28
AV	cable .............................................. 98
Av (shooting mode) ............................. 66
B
Battery charger ................................ 2, 97
Battery pack Charging
 ........................................ 12
Eco mode ...................................... 90
Level ............................................. 11 8
Power saving ................................. 21
Black and white images ....................... 55
Blink detection ..................................... 39
C
Camera
Reset all ........................................ 94
Camera shake ..................................... 64
Center (AF frame mode)...................... 59
Clock.................................................... 26
Color (white balance)

........................... 54
Compression ratio (image quality)
 ....... 64
Continuous shooting ............................ 56Creative
	filters	(shooting	mode)
........... 45
Cropping ...................................... 82, 105
Custom white balance ......................... 55
D
Date/time
Adding date stamps ...................... 35
Changing ....................................... 15
Date/time battery ........................... 15
Settings ......................................... 14
World clock .................................... 89
DC coupler........................................... 99
Defaults  →
 Reset all
Digital tele-converter............................ 59
Digital zoom
 ......................................... 32
Discreet mode (shooting mode) .......... 49
Display language ................................. 15
DPOF ................................................. 107
Drive mode .......................................... 56
E
Eco mode ............................................ 90
Editing Cropping
 ........................................ 82
i-Contrast ....................................... 84
My Colors ...................................... 83
Red-eye correction ........................ 84
Resizing images ............................ 82
Erasing ................................................ 78
Error messages .................................. 11 6
IndexExposure
AE lock .......................................... 52
Compensation ............................... 52
FE lock .......................................... 63
Eye-Fi cards ................................... 2 ,  111
F
Face AiAF (AF frame mode) ................60
Face self-timer (shooting mode) .......... 44
Favorites .............................................. 81
FE lock................................................. 63
File numbering
 ..................................... 92
Fireworks (shooting mode) .................. 44
Fish-eye effect (shooting mode) .......... 46
Flash Flash exposure compensation
 ...... 63
On ................................................. 62
Focusing AF frames
 ...................................... 59
AF lock .......................................... 62
AF-point zoom ............................... 39
Servo AF ....................................... 61
Focusing range Macro
 ............................................ 57
Manual focus ................................. 58
Focus lock ........................................... 59
FUNC. menu Basic operations
 ............................ 23
Table .................................... 122, 127
G
Grid lines ............................................. 38  
						

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Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
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Basic Guide
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Terminal ....................................... 98, 103
Toy camera effect (shooting mode) ..... 48
Tracking AF ......................................... 60
Traveling with the camera ................... 89
Troubleshooting .................................. 11 4
TV	display ............................................ 98
Tv (shooting mode).............................. 66
V
Viewing ................................................ 18
Image search ................................ 72
Index display ................................. 71
Magnified	display .......................... 73
Single-image display ..................... 18
Slideshow ...................................... 73
Smart	Shuffle ................................ 74
TV	display ..................................... 98
W
White balance (color)........................... 54
Widescreen (resolution)....................... 36
World clock
 .......................................... 89
Wrist strap  → Strap
Z
Zoom .......................................
17, 28, 32
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Saving images to a computer ............102
Screen Display language
 ........................... 15
Icons ..................................... 118, 119
Menu  → FUNC. menu, Menu
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards 
→
 Memory cards
Searching ............................................ 72
Self-timer ............................................. 33
2-second self-timer ........................ 34
Customizing the self-timer ............. 34
Face self-timer (shooting mode) ... 44
Sepia tone images ............................... 55
Servo AF .............................................. 61
Shooting Shooting date/time  →
 Date/time
Shooting information .................... 11 8
Slideshow ............................................ 73
Smart	Shuffle ....................................... 74
Snow (shooting mode)......................... 44
Software Installation
 ................................... 101
Saving images to a computer ...... 102
Sounds ................................................ 88
Stereo	AV	cable ................................... 98
Strap ................................................ 2, 12
Super vivid (shooting mode) ................ 46
Movies
Editing
 ........................................... 85
Image quality  
(resolution/frame rate)
 ................... 37
Recording time ............................ 129
M (shooting mode)............................... 67
My Colors
 ...................................... 55, 83
P
Package contents ..................................2
Photobook set-up ............................... 11 0
PictBridge .................................... 98, 103
Playback  →	Viewing
Portrait (shooting mode) ...................... 43
Poster effect (shooting mode) ............. 46
Power .................................................. 97  
→ AC adapter kit 
→ Battery pack
Power saving ....................................... 21
Printing .............................................. 103
Program AE ......................................... 52
Protecting ............................................ 75
P (shooting mode) ............................... 52
R
Red-eye correction ........................37, 84
Reset all............................................... 94
Resizing images
 .................................. 82
Resolution (image size) ....................... 36
Rotating ............................................... 80  
						

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Battery Charger CB-2LY
 
 
 
 
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