Canon Digital Ixus 30 User Guide

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Components Guide
Indicators
The indicators light or blink when the ON/OFF button or shutter button is pressed.
Upper Indicator
Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green:
Recording to SD card / Reading SD card / Erasing from SD 
card/Transmitting data (during a computer connection)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)
Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode / Infinity mode/ AF lock
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (single beep). 
Although you can still...

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The following operations are accessible through one easy press of the 
 (Print/Share) button.
 Printing: See the Direct Print User Guide (supplied with the camera)
 Downloading images (Windows only): See p.132 of this guide and the 
Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk (supplied with the 
camera)
The indicator blinks or lights during a printer or computer connection.
Blue: Ready to print/Ready to transfer images
Blinking blue: Printing/Transferring
The following cables are used to...

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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Charging the Battery Pack
Use the following procedures to charge the battery pack the first time you 
use the camera or when the “Change the battery pack” message displays. 
To protect the battery pack and prolong its life, do not charge it for 
longer than 24 hours continuously.
1Insert the battery pack into the 
battery charger.
Align the   on the battery pack and 
battery charger and insert it correctly. 
2Battery charger model names and types 
vary by...

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 Since this is a lithium-ion battery pack, you need not completely 
discharge it before recharging. It can be recharged at any point. 
However, since the maximum number of charge cycles is 
approximately 300 times (battery life based on Canon’s testing 
standards), you are recommended to charge the battery pack after 
having discharged it completely to prolong battery life.
 It takes approximately 90 minutes to fully charge the battery pack 
from a fully discharged state (based on Canon’s testing...

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Preparing the Camera
zDo not allow any metal objects such as key rings to touch the   and   
terminals (Fig. A), as this can damage the battery pack. To carry the battery 
pack or store it during periods of disuse, always replace the terminal cover 
(Fig. B). You may be able to check the charge state when Battery Pack NB-
4L is used depending upon how the terminal cover is attached (Fig. C, D).     
zEven charged battery packs continue to discharge naturally. You are 
advised to charge the battery on...

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Installing the Battery Pack
Install Battery Pack NB-4L (supplied).
Please recharge the battery pack (p. 21) before you use it for the first 
time.
1Slide the SD card slot/battery cover 
in the direction of the arrows.
2Press the battery lock while 
inserting the battery pack all the 
way in until the lock clicks.
Align the   on the battery pack and 
battery chamber and insert it correctly. 
To remove the battery pack, press the 
battery lock in the direction of the arrow and 
hold it while pulling the...

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Preparing the Camera
 Please watch the loading slot area carefully as you insert and 
remove the battery pack. 
 Do not turn off the power or open the SD card slot/battery cover 
while the indicator blinks green. The camera is writing, reading, 
erasing or transmitting an image to or from the SD card.
 Remove the battery pack when the camera is not in use. Please 
note, however, that the date, time and other camera settings may 
reset to the default settings if the battery pack has been removed for...

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Installing the SD Card
Write Protect Tab
The SD card has a write protect tab. Sliding the tab downward prevents 
recording of data and protects existing data (e.g. images). When recording 
to, erasing from or formatting the SD card, slide the tab upward.
Turn the camera power off and insert the SD card with the following 
procedures.
1Slide the SD card slot/battery cover 
in the direction of the arrows.
2Insert the SD card.
 Push it in with your finger or the white 
portion of the wrist strap, as...

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Preparing the Camera
To Remove the SD card
Push the SD card with your finger or the toggle on the wrist strap until it 
clicks and then release it. 
 Please watch the loading slot area carefully as you insert and 
remove the SD card. 
 Since the camera is writing, reading, erasing or transmitting data to 
or from the SD card when the indicator blinks green, never perform 
the following actions during this time. It could corrupt the image 
data.
- Subject the camera body to vibration or shocks.
-...

28Formatting SD Cards
You should always format a new SD card or one from which you wish to 
erase all images and other data.
Please note that formatting (initializing) an SD card erases all data, 
including protected images and other file types.
1Press the ON/OFF button until the 
power lamp lights green.
2Press the MENU button.
The   (Rec.) or   (Play) menu is 
displayed.
3Use the   button to select the   
(Set up) menu.
4Use the   or   button to select 
[Format] and press the FUNC./SET 
button.
Power...