Canon Digital Ixus 30 User Guide

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Connecting the Camera to a Computer
Connecting the Camera to the Computer to 
Download Images without Installing Software
If you are using Windows XP or Mac OS X (v10.1.5 – v10.3), you can use 
the software distributed with these operating systems to download images 
without installing the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera 
Solution Disk. This is useful for downloading images to a computer in which 
the software is not installed.
However, please note that there are certain limitations to...

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Viewing Images on a TV set
Viewing Images on a TV set
You can use a video-compatible television as a monitor to shoot or play 
back images when it is connected to the camera with the supplied AV Cable 
AVC-DC300. 
1Turn off the Camera and the TV. (p. 
36)
2Connect the AV cable to the 
camera’s A/V OUT terminal.
 Use the toggle on the wrist strap to open 
the terminal cover (pp. 13, 16) and insert 
the AV cable all the way. 
 Treat the connector area with great care 
while you attach and remove the...

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Viewing Images on a TV set
 A TV set cannot be used in Stitch Assist mode.
 No image will appear on the LCD monitor when the camera is 
connected to a TV.
 If the TV is a stereo model, you can plug the audio plug into either 
the left or right Audio In jack. Please refer to the TV’s manual for 
details.
The video output signal can be switched (NTSC or PAL) to 
accommodate different regional standards (p. 56). The default setting 
varies between regions.
- NTSC: Japan, U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan and...

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Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
My Camera allows you to customize the start-up image and start-up, 
operation, self-timer and shutter sounds. Each menu item has three 
choices.
The   option features science fiction related images and sounds. The   
option features animals.
Changing My Camera Settings
1Select the   (My Camera) menu.
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 49).
2Use the   or   button to select an 
item.
3Use the   or   button to select an 
option.
Example: Start-up Image
 

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Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
 If you select   (Theme) in Step 2, you can select a consistent 
theme for each of the My Camera settings.
 The beep will not play but the start-up image will display if the [Mute] 
option in the   (Set up) menu is set to [On] even if a setting has 
been selected in the My Camera menu.
4Press the MENU button.
 The menu will close.
 In Shooting mode, the menu can be 
closed by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
 

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Registering My Camera Settings
Images recorded onto the SD card and newly recorded sounds can be 
added as My Camera settings to the  and   menu items. You can also 
use the supplied software to upload your computer’s images and sounds to 
the camera.
The following menu items can be saved to the camera.
 Start-up Image Shutter Sound Selftimer Sound Operation Sound Start-up Sound
A computer is required to restore the My Camera Settings to the 
defaults. Use the supplied software (ZoomBrowser...

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Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
5Press the DISP. button.
6Select an image or record a sound.
Start-up Image
Use the   or   button to select the image 
you wish to register and press the FUNC./
SET button.
Start-up, Operation, Self-timer and Shutter 
Sounds
 Use the   or   button to select   
(Record) and press the FUNC./SET 
button. Recording will start and 
automatically stop when the time is 
exceeded.
 After recording, use the   or   button 
to select   (Register Sound) and press...

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 The following cannot be registered as My Camera Settings.
-Movies
- Sounds recorded with the sound memo function (p. 112)
 The prior setting is erased when a new My Camera setting is added.
File Format of My Camera Settings
My Camera settings should conform to the file formats below. However, SD 
card images shot with this camera can be registered as My Camera settings 
regardless of the below formats. (Excluding sounds recorded as a movie or 
with the sound memo function (p. 112).)
Start-up...

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Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
 

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List of Messages
List of Messages
The following messages may appear on the LCD monitor during shooting or 
playback. Please refer to the Direct Print User Guide for the messages that 
display during a printer connection.
Busy...Image is being recorded to, or read from, SD 
card.
No memory cardYou attempted to shoot or play back images 
without an SD card installed.
Card locked!The SD card is write-protected.
Cannot recordYou attempted to shoot an image without an SD 
card installed, or attempted to...