Canon Digital Ixus 30 User Guide

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Basic Functions
Selecting Menus and Settings
Menus are used to adjust shooting and playback settings, as well as other 
camera settings like the Date/Time and sounds. Menus are displayed by 
pressing the FUNC./SET or MENU button according to the circumstances. 
Use the following procedures to select settings.
Selecting Menu Settings with the FUNC./SET Button 
(Shooting Mode only)
1Slide the mode switch to   
(Shooting) or   (Movie).
2Press the FUNC./SET button.
3Use the   or   button to select an...

50Selecting Menu Settings with the MENU Button
1Slide the mode switch to   
(Shooting),  (Movie) or  
(Playback).
() Resolution (Movie) (p. 63)
FUNC. Menu
() ISO Speed (p. 98)
() Photo Effect (p. 97)
() Frame Rate (p. 81)
() Resolution (p. 62)
() Exposure Compensation (p. 91)
( ) Long Shutter Mode (p. 92)
() White Balance (p. 94)
( ) Items in parentheses show default settings.
() Compression (p. 62)
() Shooting Mode (p. 66)
() Movie Mode (p. 78)
 

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Basic Functions
See Setting the DPOF Print Settings for the procedures for the   
(Print Order) item in the Play menu.
2Press the MENU button.
In Shooting mode, the  (Rec.) menu 
appears.
In Playback mode, the  (Play) menu 
appears.
3Use the   or   button to select 
the Rec./Play, Set up, or My 
Camera menu.
 Select the menu with the  / ,   or 
 icon in the upper left corner of the 
LCD monitor selected.
 The zoom lever lets you select the menu 
even if the  / ,   or   icon is 
not selected.
4Use...

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Rec. MenuPlay Menu
Set up Menu
(The menu will appear 
slightly different depending 
on the Shooting mode
)
Shooting Mode Playback Mode
My Camera Menu
Shooting Mode
Playback Mode
When the My Camera menu 
is displayed, pressing the 
 button displays the 
Rec./Play menu.
When the Rec./Play menu 
is displayed, pressing the 
 button displays the My 
Camera menu. 
/: Selects items.
/: Selects options.
 

53
Basic Functions
Menu Settings and Factory Defaults
This chart shows the options and default settings for each menu.* Default setting  
Rec. Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
Page
  AiAF
Sets whether or not the camera automatically 
selects the AF frame or a fixed center AF frame.
On*
Offp. 85
  Self-timerSets the duration of the self-timer delay.
  10 seconds*
  2 secondsp. 76
  AF-assist BeamSets the AF-assist Beam to on or off.
On*
Offp. 48
  Digital ZoomSets the digital zoom to on or off.
On...

54
Play Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
Page
  ProtectProtects images from accidental erasure. p. 118
  RotateRotates images clockwise 90° or 270° in the 
display.p. 111
   Sound MemoAdds sound memos to images. p. 112
  Erase allDeletes all images from an SD card
 (except for protected images).p. 120
  Slide ShowPlays images automatically one after the other. p. 114
   Print OrderSelects images and the number of print copies 
for output to a direct print compatible printer 
or photo developing...

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Basic Functions
   Operation Vol.Adjusts the volume of the operation sound that 
beeps when any button other than the shutter 
button is pressed.–
   Selftimer Vol.Adjusts the volume of the self-timer sound 
played 2 sec. before the shutter is released.p. 76
   Shutter VolumeAdjusts the volume of the sound played when 
the shutter releases. The shutter sound does 
not play when a movie is recording.p. 47
   Playback Vol.Adjusts the volume of movie sounds and 
sound memos.p. 106
p. 112
  LCD...

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   File No. ResetSets how file numbers are assigned to images 
when new SD cards are inserted.
On
Off*p. 100
   Auto RotateSets whether or not images shot with the 
camera held vertically are automatically 
rotated in the display.
On*
Offp. 99
   LanguageSets the language used in menus and 
messages on the LCD monitor.
• English*
• Deutsch (German) • Русский (Russian)
• Français (French) • Português (Portuguese)
• Nederlands (Dutch) • Ελληνικά (Greek)
• Dansk (Danish) • Polski (Polish)
• Suomi...

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Basic Functions
You can select the start-up image and sound, operation sound, self-timer 
sound and shutter sound used on this camera.
These are called the My Camera settings. You can also customize the   
and   options for each item with images recorded on the SD card and 
newly recorded sounds or by using the supplied software.
See the Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk for details.
 How the [Mute] option in the   (Set up) Menu and Sounds in the   
(My Camera) Menu Interact
To turn...

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Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
You can reset the menu and button settings to the default settings in one 
operation.
 Settings cannot be reset when the camera is connected to a 
computer or to a printer.
 The following cannot be reset.
- Shooting mode
- The Date/Time, Language and Video System options in the
  (Set up) menu (p. 55, p. 56)
- White balance data recorded with the custom white balance 
function (p. 94)
- Newly added My Camera settings (p. 144)
1Press the ON/OFF button.
Set...