Canon Digital Ixus 220 Hs User Guide

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Learning More
This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the 
screen, as well as the basic operating instructions.
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Components Guide
Lens
Speaker
Zoom Lever
Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide 
Angle) (pp. 25, 29, 55)
Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) 
(pp. 118, 125)
Shutter Button (p. 23)ON/OFF Button (p. 19)
Microphones (p. 30)
Lamp (pp. 58, 77, 173)
Flash (pp. 54, 85)
Tripod Socket
DC Coupler Terminal Cover
Memory Card / Battery Cover (p. 16)
 
						

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Mode Switch
Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode.
Screen (LCD Monitor) (pp. 44, 186, 
188)
Movie Button (pp. 29, 107)
Mode Switch
A/V OUT (Audio/Video Output) / 
DIGITAL Terminal (pp. 34, 130, 152)
HDMI Terminal (p. 131)
Strap Mount (p. 13)
b (Exposure Compensation) (p. 85) / 
o Buttone (Macro) (p. 94) / q Button
m FUNC./SET Button (p. 46)
h (Flash) (pp. 85, 103) / r Button
l (Display) (p. 44) / p Button
Indicator (p. 45)
1 (Playback) Button (pp. 27, 117)
n Button (p. 47)
You can leave it to the camera to select settings for 
fully automatic shooting (p. 24).
You can shoot with the best settings for the scene (p. 64) 
or choose settings yourself to take various types of 
pictures (pp. 53, 83).
 
						

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Switching the Display
You can change the screen display using the p button. Refer to p. 186 for 
details on information that appears on the screen.
Shooting
Playback
Screen Display
No Information Display Information Display
You can also switch the display by pressing the p button while the image 
displays right after shooting. However, Simple Information Display is not 
available. You can change the display that appears first by pressing the 
n button, then choosing [Review info] from the 4 tab (p. 174).
Focus Check 
Display (p. 124) Detailed Information 
Display No Information 
DisplaySimple Information 
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Screen Display in Dark Shooting ConditionsThe display automatically brightens when shooting in dark conditions, 
allowing you to check the composition (Night Display function). However, the 
brightness of the image on the screen, and the brightness of the actual image 
recorded may be different. Screen noise may appear and the movement of 
the subject may appear somewhat jagged on the screen. This has no effect 
on the recorded image.
Overexposure Warning during Playback
In Detailed Information Display (p. 44), overexposed areas of the image flash 
on the screen.
Histogram during Playback
zThe graph that appears in Detailed 
Information Display (p. 188) is called the 
histogram. The histogram shows the 
distribution of brightness in an image 
horizontally, and the amount of brightness 
vertically. When the graph approaches the 
right side, the image is bright, but when it 
approaches the left side, the image is dark, 
and in this way you can judge the 
exposure.
The indicator on the back of the camera (p. 43) will light or blink depending 
on the camera’s status.
Bright DarkHigh
Low
ColorsStatusOperation Status
GreenLights Connected to a computer (p. 34)/Display off (p. 171)
BlinksDuring camera start-up, Recording/Reading/Transmitting 
image data, when Shooting Long Exposures (p. 79)
When the indicator blinks green, do not turn off the power, open the 
memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera. These actions 
may corrupt the image data or cause the camera or memory card to 
malfunction.
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Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu.
The menu items and options differ depending on the Shooting mode (pp. 190 
– 195) or Playback mode (p. 200).
Display the FUNC. menu.
zPress the m button.
Choose a menu item.
zPress the op buttons to choose a menu 
item, then press the m or r button.
zChoosing some menu items changes the 
screen to display further menu options.
Choose an option.
zPress the op buttons to choose an 
option.
zYou can also choose settings by pressing 
the n button on options that display 
.
zTo return to the menu items, press the q 
button.
Complete the setting.
zPress the m button.XThe shooting screen will reappear and the 
setting you chose will display on the 
screen.
FUNC. Menu – Basic Operations
Menu ItemsAvailable Options
 
						

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Various functions can be set from the menus. The menu items are organized 
under tabs, such as for shooting (4) and playback (1). The options differ 
depending on the Shooting mode and the Playback mode (pp. 196 – 199).
Display the menu.
zPress the n button.
Choose a tab.
zMove the zoom lever or press the qr 
buttons to choose a tab.
Choose an item.
zPress the op buttons to choose an item.zSome items require you to press the m or 
r button to display a submenu in which 
you change the setting.
Choose an option.
zPress the qr buttons to choose an option.
Complete the setting.
zPress the n button to restore the 
normal screen.
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You can silence or adjust the volume of camera sounds.
Muting Sounds
Display the menu.
zPress the n button.
Choose [Mute].
zMove the zoom lever to choose the 3 tab.zPress the op buttons to choose [Mute], 
then press the qr buttons to choose [On].
zPress the n button to restore the 
normal screen.
Changing the Sound Settings
•You can also mute camera sounds by holding down the p button and 
turning on the power.
•If you mute camera sounds, the sound will also be muted when playing 
back movies (p. 31). If you press the o button while playing back a 
movie, the sound will play back, and you can adjust the volume with the 
op buttons.
 
						

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Adjusting the Volume
Display the menu.
zPress the n button.
Choose [Volume].
zMove the zoom lever to choose the 3 tab.zPress the op buttons to choose 
[Volume], then press the m button.
Change the volume.
zPress the op buttons to choose an item, 
then press the qr buttons to adjust the 
volume.
zPress the n button twice to restore 
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The screen brightness can be adjusted in two ways.
Using the Menu
Display the menu.
zPress the n button.
Choose [LCD Brightness].
zMove the zoom lever to choose the 3 tab.zPress the op buttons to choose [LCD 
Brightness].
Adjust the brightness.
zPress the qr buttons to adjust the 
brightness.
zPress the n button twice to restore 
the normal screen.
Using the p Button
zPress the p button for more than one 
second.
XThe screen increases to maximum 
brightness regardless of the setting in the 
3 tab.
zPress the p button again for more than 
one second to return the screen to the 
original brightness.
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
•The next time you turn on the camera, the screen will be at the brightness 
setting chosen from the 3 tab.
•When you have set the brightness to its highest setting in the 3 tab, you 
cannot change the brightness with the p button.