Canon Digital Ixus 230 Hs User Guide

Adding Effects and Shooting
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Specify the range of colors to be 
swapped.
zPress the op buttons to adjust the range 
of colors to be swapped.
zChoose a negative value to limit the range 
of colors. Choose a positive value to 
extend the range of colors to similar colors.
zPress the m  button to complete the 
setting and restore the shooting screen.
• Using the flash may cause unexp ected results in this mode.
• Depending on shooting conditions, the image may become coarse, or the 
colors may not come...

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You can make a short movie of a day just by taking still images.
Each time you take a picture, the scene just before taking your shot will be 
recorded as a movie. All the movies recorded that day will be saved as a 
single file.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  .
Shoot.
zPress the shutter button fully to shoot a still 
image.
XA movie of approx. 2 – 4 sec. will be 
recorded just before the image is taken.
Making Short Movies Automatically 
(Movie Digest)
What if a movie is not...

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The camera will shoot, even without pressing the shutter button, when it 
detects a smile.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  , 
then press the p button.
zPress the  qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the  m button.
XThe camera will enter shooting stand-by, 
and [Smile Detection on] will appear on the 
screen.
Point the camera at a person.
zEach time the camera detects a smile it will 
shoot after the lamp lights.
zPress the q  button to pause smile 
detection. Press the  q button again...

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter)
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Point the camera at a person and press the shutter button fully. The camera 
will shoot approximately 2 seconds after it detects a wink.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  , 
then press the p button.
zPress the  qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the  m button.
Compose the shot and press the 
shutter button halfway.
zConfirm that a green frame appears 
around the face of the person who will 
wink.
Press the shutter button fully.
XThe camera...

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter)
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The shutter will release approximately 2 seconds after the camera detects a 
new face (p. 92). You can use this when the photographer wants to be in the 
image, such as a group photo.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  , 
then press the p button.
zPress the  qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the  m button.
Compose the shot and press the 
shutter butto n halfway.
zMake sure a green frame appears on the 
face focused on and white frames...

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter)
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Join the subjects and look at the 
camera.
XWhen the camera detects a new face, the 
lamp and self-timer sound will speed up 
(the lamp remains lit when the flash will 
fire), and approximately 2 seconds later 
the shutter will release.
zTo cancel shooting with the timer after 
countdown has started, press the n 
button.
Changing the number of shots
After choosing   in Step 1, press the  op buttons.
Even if your face is not  detected after joining the...

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You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot 
long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to prevent 
the camera from moving and blurring the image.
Choose N.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  N.
Choose the shutter speed.
zPress the o  button.zPress the qr  buttons to choose the 
shutter speed, then press the  m button.
Confirm the exposure.
zWhen you press the shutter button 
halfway, the exposure for the chosen 
shutter speed will appear on...

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You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of approximately 
8.7 images/second while the shutter button is pressed fully and held.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  .
Shoot.
XAs long as you hold the shutter button 
down, the camera will shoot successive 
images.
Since each set of continuous images will become a single group, only the first 
image captured in that group will be displayed. To indicate that the image is 
part of a group,   will appear in the upper left of the screen....

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The camera takes 5 continuous shots, then detects various aspects of the 
shot such as facial expressions, and saves only one picture detected as the 
best.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  .
Shoot.
XWhen the shutter button is pressed fully, 
the camera takes 5 continuous shots, and 
saves one picture only.
Capturing the Best Facial Expressions 
(Best Image Selection)
•The recording pixel setting will be fixed at   (1984 x 1488 pixels).
• The focus, brightness and white bal ance will...

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Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged 
together using the included software on a computer to create a panoramic 
image.
Choose x or v .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  x 
or  v.
Take the first shot.
XThe exposure and white balance will be set 
with the first shot.
Take subsequent shots.
zOverlap part of the first shot when taking 
the second shot.
zMinor discrepancies in the overlapping 
portions will be corrected when the images 
are merged.
zUp to 26 shots...