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The camera will determine the subject and shooting conditions, and select the 
best settings for the scene.
The audio will record in stereo.
If you continue shooting for a long time, the camera may become warm. 
This is not a malfunction.
Enter A mode and compose the 
shot.
zFollow Steps 1 – 3 on p. 26 to compose the 
shot.
zYou can check the amount of time you can 
shoot on the screen.
Shoot.
zPress the movie button.zBlack bars appear at the top and bottom of 
the screen. These areas cannot be 
recorded.
XThe camera will beep once, recording will 
start, and [ Rec] and the elapsed time will 
appear on the screen.
zOnce shooting begins, take your finger off 
the movie button.
zIf you change the composition of your shot 
during shooting, the focus, brightness and 
tone will automatically adjust.
zDo not touch the microphones while 
shooting.
zDo not press any buttons other than the 
movie button while shooting. The sound 
the buttons make will be recorded in the 
movie.
Shooting Movies
Remaining Time
Elapsed Time
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Stop shooting.
zPress the movie button again.XThe camera will beep twice and stop 
shooting the movie.
XShooting will automatically stop when the 
memory card fills.
Shooting Time
•Maximum clip length is approx. 10 minutes.
• Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some 
memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
Zooming while shooting
Moving the zoom lever while shooting will zoom in on or out from the subject. 
However, operation sounds will be recorded.
• When the mode switch is set to  A, the icon for the determined scene 
will appear (p. 184). “When Moving” icons will not appear, however. 
Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual 
scene.
• If you change the composition while shooting and the white balance is not 
optimal, press the movie button to stop recording, then start recording 
again (only when the image quality is set to   (p. 108)).
• Movies can be shot by pressing the movie button even when the mode 
switch is set to  4 (p. 103).
Memory Card 4GB 16GB
Shooting TimeApprox. 14 min. 34 sec. Approx. 59 min. 40 sec.
 
						

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You can view the movies you have shot on the screen.
Enter Playback mode.
zPress the 1 button.XThe last image you took will appear.X appears on movies.
Choose a movie.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose a movie, 
then press the  m button.
Play the movie.
zPress the  op buttons to choose  , then 
press the  m button.
XThe movie will play.zPress the op  buttons to adjust the volume.zIf you press the m  button, the movie will 
pause and the movie control panel will 
appear. Press the  qr buttons to choose 
, then press the  m button to resume 
playback.
XAfter the movie finishes,   appears.
Viewing Movies
How can I play back movies on a computer?
Install the included software (p. 35).
• When watching a movie on a computer, frames may drop, it may not play 
smoothly, and the audio may stop suddenly depending on the computer’s 
capabilities. Use the supplied software to copy the movie back onto the memory 
card, then play back the movie with the camera. If you connect the camera to a 
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You can use the included software to transfer images you have shot with the 
camera to a computer for viewing. If you are already using software included 
with another Canon-brand compact digital camera, install the software from 
the included CD-ROM, overwriting your current installation.
Windows
* For Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (max. 500 MB) must be installed. Installation may take some time dep ending on your computer’s capabilities.
Macintosh
Transferring Images to a Computer for 
Viewing
System Requirements
OSWindows 7 (Including SP1)
Windows Vista SP2
Windows XP SP3
Computer Model
The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in 
USB ports.
CPUPentium 1.3 GHz or higher (still images), Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or 
higher (movies)
RAMWindows 7 (64 bit): 2 GB or more
Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit, 32 bit): 1 GB or more (still 
images), 2 GB or more (movies)
Windows XP: 512 MB or more (still images), 2 GB or more (movies)
Interface
USB
Free Hard Disk 
Space420 MB or more*
Display
1,024 x 768 pixels or higher
OSMac OS X (v10.5 – v10.6)
Computer ModelThe above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in 
USB ports.
CPU
Intel Processor (still images), Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher (movies)
RAMMac OS X v10.6: 1 GB or more (still images), 2 GB or more (movies)
Mac OS X v10.5: 512 MB or more (still images), 2 GB or more 
(movies)
Interface
USB
Free Hard Disk 
Space480 MB or more
Display
1,024 x 768 pixels or higher
 
						

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Windows Vista and Mac OS X (v10.5) are used for these explanations.
Place the CD-ROM in the 
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
zPlace the supplied CD-ROM (DIGITAL 
CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) into the 
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
zWhen the CD-ROM is placed in a 
Macintosh, a CD-ROM icon will appear on 
the desktop. Double-click the icon to open 
the CD-ROM, then double click   when 
it appears.
Install the software.
zFor Windows, click [Easy Installation], and 
for Macintosh click [Install], then follow the 
on-screen instructions to proceed with the 
installation.
zIf the [User Account Control] window 
appears in Windows, follow the on-screen 
instructions to proceed.
Complete the installation.
zFor Windows, click [Restart] or [Finish], 
then remove the CD-ROM when your 
desktop screen appears.
zFor Macintosh, click [Finish] in the screen 
that appears when the installation is 
complete, then remove the CD-ROM when 
your desktop screen appears.
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Connect the camera to the 
computer.
zTurn off the camera.zOpen the cover ( ) and insert the 
included interface cable’s smaller plug 
(p. 2) firmly into the camera terminal in the 
direction shown ( ).
zInsert the interface cable’s larger plug into 
the computer’s USB port. For details on 
the computer’s USB port, refer to the user 
guide provided with the computer.
Turn on the camera to open 
CameraWindow.
zPress the 1 button to turn on the camera.
zFor Windows, click [Downloads Images 
From Canon Camera using Canon 
CameraWindow] when it appears on the 
screen. CameraWindow will appear when 
a connection is established between the 
camera and computer.
zFor Macintosh, CameraWindow will 
appear when a connection is established 
between the camera and computer.
Transfer Images.
zClick [Import Images from Camera], and 
then click [Import Untransferred Images].
XImages will transfer to the computer. 
Images will be sorted by date and saved in 
separate folders in the Pictures folder.
Transferring and Viewing Images
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zWhen image transfer is complete, close 
CameraWindow and press the 1 button 
to turn the camera off, then unplug the 
cable.
zFor details on how to view images using a 
computer, refer to the Software Guide .
•If CameraWindow does not appear even after following Step 2 for 
Windows, click the [Start] menu and choose [All Programs], followed by 
[Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow].
• If CameraWindow does not appear even after following Step 2 for 
Macintosh, click the CameraWindow icon on the Dock (the bar which 
appears at the bottom of the desktop).
• For Windows 7, use the following steps to display CameraWindow.
Click   on the task bar.
In the screen that appears, click the   link to modify the program.
Choose [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using Canon 
CameraWindow] and click [OK].
Double click  .
• You can transfer images even without using the image transfer function 
in the included software by simply connecting your camera to a computer. 
There are, however, the following limitations.
-It may take a few minutes from when you connect the camera to the computer 
until you can transfer images.
- Images shot in the vertical orientation may be transferred in the horizontal 
orientation.
- Protection settings for images may be lost when transferred to a computer.
- There may be problems transferring images or image information correctly 
depending on the version of the operating system in use, the file size, or the 
software in use.
- Some functions in the included software may not be available, such as editing 
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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. 26, 32, 53)
Playback:  k (Magnify) /  g (Index) 
(pp. 114, 120)
Shutter Button (p. 25) ON/OFF button (p. 20)
Microphones (p. 31)
Lamp (pp. 55, 73, 74, 75, 165, 165)
Flash (pp. 52, 83, 100)
Tripod Socket
DC Coupler Terminal Cover (p. 174)
Memory Card / Battery Cover (p. 17)