Canon Digital Ixus 230 Hs User Guide

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Choosing Settings Yourself
In this chapter you will learn how to use the various functions in G 
mode to progressively advanc e your shooting skills.
•This chapter assumes that you have set the mode switch to  4 and the 
camera is in G  mode.
• G stands for Program AE.
• Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in 
modes other than  G mode, check if the function is available in those modes 
(pp. 188 – 193).
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You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences.
AE stands for Auto Exposure.
The focusing range is approximately 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity at maximum wide 
angle (j), and approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity at maximum telephoto 
( i ).
Enter  G mode.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 62 to choose  G.
Adjust the settings according to 
your purposes (pp. 83 – 102).
Shoot.
Shooting in Program AE
What if the shutter speed and ap erture value appear in orange?
If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button 
halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value appear in orange. Try the following 
settings to obtain the correct exposure.
•Turn on the flash (p. 83)
• Choose a higher ISO speed (p. 85)
 
						

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You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop 
increments in the range of –2 to +2.
Enter Exposure Compensation 
mode.
zPress the o button.
Adjust the brightness.
zWhile watching the screen, press the  qr 
buttons to adjust the brightness, then 
press the  m button.
XThe exposure compensation amount will 
appear on the screen.
You can make the flash fire every time you shoot.
The effective flash range is approximately 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) at 
maximum wide angle ( j), and approximately 50 cm – 2.0 m (1.6 – 6.6 ft.) at 
maximum te lephoto (i).
Choose  h.
zAfter pressing the  r button, press the qr  
buttons to choose  h, then press the  m 
button.
XOnce set, h  will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the Brightness 
(Exposure Compensation)
Turning the Flash On
 
						

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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural 
looking colors to match the shooting conditions.
Choose the white balance 
function.
zAfter pressing the m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose  , then press the 
m  button again.
Choose an option.
zPress the op  buttons to choose an 
option, then press the  m button.
XThe setting will appear on the screen.
You can adjust the white balance to match the light source at the shooting 
location. Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of 
the actual scene you will shoot.
zIn Step 2 above, choose  .zMake sure the entire screen is filled with a 
plain, white colored subject, then press the 
n  button.
XThe tint on the screen will change when 
white balance data is set.
Adjusting the White Balance
Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting 
conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors, in fine weather conditions.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy, shady or twilight conditions.
Tungsten For shooting under tungsten and bulb-type (3-wavelength) 
fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent For shooting under warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent 
and warm-white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent and daylight-type (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
Custom For manually setting a custom white balance.
Custom White Balance
 
						

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Choose the ISO speed.
zAfter pressing the m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose  , then press the 
m  button again.
Choose an option.
zPress the op  buttons to choose an 
option, then press the  m button.
XThe setting will appear on the screen.
If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the tone 
may not turn out properly.
Changing the ISO Speed
Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to the Shooting mode and 
shooting conditions.
Low
High For shooting outdoors, in fine weather conditions.
For shooting in cloudy or twilight conditions.
For shooting nightscapes or in dark interiors.
Changing the ISO speed
•
Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an 
increased chance of image blurring in certain shooting conditions.
• Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing image blurring 
and letting the flash reach greater di stances to the subject. The images, 
however, will appear coarse.
When the camera is set to  , you can press the shutter button halfway to 
display the automatically set ISO speed.
 
						

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The camera can detect areas in the scene, such as faces or backgrounds, 
that are too bright or dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum 
brightness when shooting. Also, when the overall image is lacking in contrast, 
the camera will automatically correct the image for a sharper impression 
when shooting.
Choose [i-Contrast].
zPress the n button to choose 
[i-Contrast] in the  4 tab, then press the 
qr  buttons to choose [Auto].
XOnce set, @  will appear on the screen.
Correcting the Brightness and Shooting 
(i-Contrast)
•Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or may not be 
corrected properly.
• You can correct recorded images (p. 139).
 
						

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You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of approximately 
3.5 images/second while the shutter button is pressed fully and held.
Choose a Drive mode.
zAfter pressing the m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose  , then press the 
m  button again.
Choose an option.
zPress the  op buttons to choose  W, then 
press the  m button.
XOnce set, W  will appear on the screen.
Shoot.
XAs long as you hold the shutter button 
down, the camera will shoot successive 
images.
Continuous Shooting
•Cannot be used with the self-timer (p. 55).
• Continuous shooting speed increases in   mode (p. 63).
• For continuous shooting, the focus and exposure are locked when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Depending on the shooting conditions, camera settings and the zoom 
position, the camera may stop shoo ting momentarily, or the shooting 
speed may slow down.
• As the number of images increases, the shooting speed may slow down.
• If the flash fires, the shooting speed may slow down.
 
						

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You can change the tone of an image, for example to sepia or black and 
white, when shooting.
Choose My Colors.
zAfter pressing the m button, press the 
op  buttons to choose  , then press the 
m  button again.
Choose an option.
zPress the op  buttons to choose an 
option, then press the  m button.
XThe setting will appear on the screen.
Changing the Tone of an Image 
(My Colors)
My Colors Off —
Vivid Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation for a vivid 
impression.
Neutral Tones down the contrast and color saturation for neutral 
hues.
Sepia Changes the image to sepia tones.
B/W Changes the image to black and white.
Positive Film Combines the effects of Vivid Red, Vivid Green and Vivid 
Blue to produce intense natural appearing colors like those 
obtained with positive film.
Lighter Skin Tone Makes skin tones lighter.
Darker Skin Tone Makes skin tones darker.
Vivid Blue Emphasizes blue tints. Makes the sky, ocean and other 
blue subjects more vivid.
Vivid Green Emphasizes green tints. Makes mountains, foliage and 
other green subjects more vivid.
Vivid Red Emphasizes red tints. Makes red subjects more vivid.
Custom Color You can adjust contrast, sharpness, and color saturation 
etc. to your preference (p. 89).
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The white balance cannot be set in   and   (p. 84).
• In   and  , colors other than people’s skin color may change. 
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The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in 
an image can be chosen and set at 5 different levels.
zFollow Step 2 on p. 88 to choose  , then 
press the n button.
zPress the op  buttons to choose an 
option, then press the  qr buttons to 
choose a value.
zThe more to the right, the stronger/darker 
(skin tone) the effect gets, the more to the 
left, the weaker/lighter (skin tone) the 
effect gets.
zPress the n  button to complete the 
setting.
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If you set the camera to e, it focuses on close subjects only. The focusing 
range is approximately 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens at 
maximum wide angle ( j).
Choose  e.
zAfter pressing the  q button, press the  qr 
buttons to choose  e, then press the  m 
button.
XOnce set, e  will appear on the screen.
If you set the camera to  u, it focuses on far-away subjects only. Set the 
camera to  u to focus more reliably on far away subjects (3 m (9.8 ft.) or more 
away from the camera).
Choose  u.
zAfter pressing the  q button, press the  qr 
buttons to choose  u, then press the m  
button.
XOnce set, u will appear on the screen.
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
How can I take better close-ups?
Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in  [ to prevent the camera from 
moving and blurring the image (p. 56).
e  will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow bar underneath the 
zoom bar, and the camera will not focus.
Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity)