Canon Digital Ixus 230 Hs User Guide

							Tagging Images as Favorites
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Complete the setting.
zIf you press the n  button, a 
confirmation screen will appear.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose [OK], then 
press the  m button.
If you switch to Shooting mode or turn off the camera before completing the 
setting in Step 3, images will not be tagged as favorites.
If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista and transfer tagged images to the 
computer, they will be given a star rating of 3 ( ) (except for 
movies).
 
						

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You can organize images into categories. You can display the images in a 
category in filtered playback (p. 115) and process all images at once by using 
the functions below.
•“Viewing Slideshows” (p. 117), “Protecting Images” (p. 124), “Erasing 
Images” (p. 128), “Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF)” (p. 149), 
“Choosing Images for a Photobook” (p. 154)
Choose  ;.
zAfter pressing the  m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose ; , then press the 
m  button again.
Choose a category.
zPress the op  buttons to choose a 
category, then press the  m button.
X will appear on the screen.zPress the  m button again to deselect the 
image.   will disappear.
Complete th e setting.
zIf you press the n  button, a 
confirmation screen will appear.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose [OK], then 
press the  m button.
Organizing Images by Category 
(My Category)
Images are automatically categorized  by shooting condition as they are 
shot.
: Images with detected faces, or images shot in  I or V.
: Images detected as  ,   or   in  A mode, or images shot in 
 or O .
: Images shot in  w, P  or t .
If you switch to Shooting mode or turn off the camera before completing the 
setting in Step 3, images will not be tagged as My Category.
 
						

							Organizing Images by Category (My Category)
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Choose [My Category].
zPress the n button to choose 
[My Category] in the 1 tab, then press the 
m  button.
Choose a selection method.
zPress the op  buttons to choose a 
selection method, then press the  m 
button.
zPress the n  button to restore the 
menu screen.
Choose [Select].
zFollow Step 2 above to choose [Select], 
then press the  m button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image.
Choose a category.
zPress the op  buttons to choose a 
category, then press the  m button.
X will appear on the screen.zPress the  m button again to deselect the 
image.   will disappear.
zTo choose additional images, repeat the 
above procedure.
Using the Menu
Choosing Images Individually
 
						

							Organizing Images by Category (My Category)
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Complete the setting.
zIf you press the n  button, a 
confirmation screen will appear.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose [OK], then 
press the  m button.
Choose [Select Range].
zFollow Step 2 on p. 133 to choose [Select 
Range], then press the  m button.
Choose images.
zFollow Steps 2 and 3 on p. 126 to choose 
images.
Choose a category.
zPress the p  button to choose an item, 
then press the  qr buttons to choose a 
category.
Complete th e setting.
zPress the p button to choose [Select], 
then press the  m button.
If you switch to Shooting mode or turn off the camera before completing the 
setting in Step 4, images will not be tagged as My Category.
Selecting a Range
If you choose [Deselect] in Step 4, y ou can deselect all of the images in the 
[Select Range] category.
 
						

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You can change the orientation of an image and save it.
Choose \.
zAfter pressing the  m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose  \, then press the 
m  button again.
Rotate the image.
zPress the qr  buttons to rotate the image 
90° in the chosen direction.
zPress the m  button to complete the 
setting.
Choose [Rotate].
zPress the n  button to choose [Rotate] 
in the 1  tab, then press the m  button.
Rotate the image.
zPress the qr buttons to choose an image.zThe image will rotate 90° with each press 
of the m button.
zPress the n  button to restore the 
menu screen.
Rotating Images
Using the Menu
• Movies with an image quality setting of   or   cannot be rotated.
• Images cannot be rotated (p. 168) if [Auto Rotate] is set to [Off].
 
						

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You can resize images to a lower pixel setting and save the resized image as 
a separate file.
Choose [Resize].
zPress the n button to choose 
[Resize] in the 1  tab, then press the  m 
button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image, 
then press the  m button.
Choose an image size.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an option, 
then press the  m button.
X[Save new image?] will appear on the 
screen.
Save the new image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose [OK], then 
press the  m button.
XThe image will be saved as a new file.
Display the new image.
zWhen you press the  n button, 
[Display new image?] will appear on the 
screen.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose [Yes], 
then press the  m button.
XThe saved image will be displayed.
Resizing Images
•You cannot resize an image to a larger size.
• Images saved as   in Step 3 cannot be edited.
• Movies cannot be edited.
 
						

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You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file.
Choose [Trimming].
zPress the n button to choose 
[Trimming] in the  1 tab, then press the  m 
button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image, 
then press the  m button.
Adjust the trimming area.
XA frame will appear around the portion of 
the image to be trimmed.
XThe original image will display in the upper 
left and the trimmed image will display in 
the lower right.
zMove the zoom lever to change the frame 
size.
zPress the opqr  buttons to move the 
frame.
zPress the m  button to change the frame 
orientation.
zPress the n  button.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on p. 136.
Trimming
Trimming Area
Trimming Area Display
Recorded pixels after 
trimming
 
						

							Adding Effects with the My Colors Function
138
You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate image. 
Refer to p. 88 for details on each menu item.
Choose [My Colors].
zPress the n button to choose 
[My Colors] in the  1 tab, then press the 
m  button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image, 
then press the  m button.
Choose an option.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an option, 
then press the  m button.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on p. 136.
•Images recorded at a pixel setting of   (p. 60), or images resized to   
(p. 136) cannot be edited.
• Images that can be trimmed will have the same width and height ratio 
after trimming.
• The number of recorded pixels in a trimmed image will be smaller than 
before trimming.
• Movies cannot be edited.
Adding Effects with the My Colors 
Function
If you repeatedly change the color of the same image, the quality will 
gradually deteriorate and you may not achieve the expected color.
•The color of images changed with this  function may vary from those 
recorded with the My Colors function (p. 88).
• My Colors settings cannot be applied to movies.
 
						

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The camera can detect areas in an image, such as faces or backgrounds, that 
are too dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness. Also, 
when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically 
correct the image for a sharper impression. You can choose from 4 levels of 
correction, and save the image as a new file.
Choose [i-Contrast].
zPress the n button to choose 
[i-Contrast] in the  1 tab, then press the 
m  button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image, 
then press the  m button.
Choose an option.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an option, 
then press the  m button.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on p. 136.
Correcting the Brightness (i-Contrast)
•Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or may not be 
corrected properly.
• Repeatedly adjusting the same image may cause it to appear coarse.
What if the image wasn’t corrected by the [Auto] option as 
well as you would like?
Choose [Low], [Medium] or [High] and adjust the image.
Movies cannot be corrected.
 
						

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You can automatically correct red eyes in images and save them as new files.
Choose [Red-Eye Correction].
zPress the n button to choose [Red-
Eye Correction] in the 1  tab, then press 
the  m button.
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an image.
Correct the image.
zPress the m button.XRed-eye detected by the camera will be 
corrected and a frame will appear around 
the corrected portion.
zYou can magnify or reduce the size of the 
image using the procedures in “Magnifying 
Images” (p. 120).
Save as a new image and display.
zPress the opqr  buttons to choose [New 
File], then press the  m button.
XThe image will be saved as a new file.zFollow Step 5 on p. 136.
Correcting the Red-Eye Effect
•Some images may not be corrected properly.
• When [Overwrite] in Step 4 is  chosen, the uncorrected image is 
overwritten with the corrected data, erasing the original image.
• Protected images cannot be overwritten.
Movies cannot be corrected.