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 downloading with 
this method. For more details, please refer to the supplied leaflet entitled For 
Windows
® XP and Mac OS X Users.
Downloading Directly from an SD Card
1Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computers 
USB port to the cameras DIGITAL terminal.
See steps 2-4 and onward starting on p.134.
2Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with 
downloading.
1Eject the SD card from the camera and insert it into an SD 
card reader connected to the computer.
Refer to your card adapter’s or card reader’s manual for information 
regarding the connection between the computer and card adapter or 
card reader.
2Double-click the icon of the drive containing the SD card.
Depending on the operating system, the drive containing the SD card 
may display automatically.
3Copy the SD card’s images to the desired folder on the 
hard disk.
The images are contained in the [xxxCANON] folder, which is a 
subfolder of the [DCIM] folder on the SD card. The xxx represents a 
number from 100 to 998 (p. 101).
 
						

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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 AV cable. 
3Plug the other ends of the AV cable 
to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks 
on the TV.
4Turn on the TV and switch it to 
Video mode.
VIDEO
AUDIOINYellow
Black
 
						

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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 others
- PAL: Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), Oceania and others
If the video system is set incorrectly, the camera output may not 
display properly.
5Slide the mode switch to   
(Shooting),  (Movie) or  
(Playback).
6Press the ON/OFF button until the 
power lamp lights green.
 The image will appear on the TV. Shoot or 
play back images as usual.
 Press the DISP. button when images are 
not being displayed on the TV when 
shooting.
Power Lamp
 
						

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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 EX/ImageBrowser) 
to add the default settings to the camera. 
Registering SD Card Images and Sounds
1Slide the mode switch to   
(Playback).
2Select the   (My Camera) menu.
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 49).
3Use the   or   button to select an 
item.
4Use the   or   button to select 
 or  .
The   icon will display.
 
						

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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 
the FUNC./SET button.
 Select   (End) to return to the My 
Camera menu without registering.
 Select   (Play) to play the recorded 
sound.
7Use the   or   button to select 
[OK] and press the FUNC./SET 
button.
To cancel the change, select [Cancel].
 
						

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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 Image
 Recording Format: JPEG (Baseline JPEG)
 Sampling Rate: 4:2:0 or 4:2:2
 Dimensions: 320 x 240 pixels
 File Size: 20 KB or less
Start-up, Operation, Self-timer and Shutter Sounds
 Recording format: WAVE (monaural)
 Quantization Bits: 8 bit
 Sampling Frequency: 11.025 kHz or 8.000 kHz
 Recorded Length
* Any file formats other than those described above cannot be used with this camera.
An example of this function is to record “Say Cheese” as a self-timer sound 
so that the camera will replay this sound 2 seconds before the photo is 
taken. You could also record cheerful music to bring out the natural smiles 
of your subjects, or so they can strike a pose fitting the music. In these 
ways you can customize your camera by creating and adding new My 
Camera settings.
See the supplied Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk 
for more information on creating and adding to the My Camera files.
11.025 kHz 8.000 kHz
 Start-up Sound 1.0 sec. or less 1.3 sec. or less
 Operation Sound 0.3 sec. or less 0.4 sec. or less
 Selftimer Sound 2.0 sec. or less 2.0 sec. or less
 Shutter Sound 0.3 sec. or less 0.4 sec. or less
 
						

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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 attach a sound 
memo to a movie.
Memory card error!SD card has experienced an anomaly.
Memory card fullSD card is full of images and no more can be 
recorded or saved. Or no more image settings 
(slide show and printing settings, etc.) or sound 
memos can be recorded.
Naming error!The file could not be created because there is a 
file with the same name as the directory that the 
camera is attempting to create, or the highest 
possible file number has already been reached. In 
the   Rec. Menu, set the File Reset option to 
[On]. Save all the images you wish to retain onto 
a computer, then reformat the SD card. Please 
note that formatting will erase all the existing 
images and other data.
Change the battery pack.Battery charge is insufficient to operate the 
camera. Replace it at once with a charged one or 
recharge the battery pack.
No image.No images recorded on SD card.
Image too large.You attempted to play back an image larger than 
4064 x 3048 pixels or with a large file size.
Incompatible JPEG format.You attempted to play back an incompatible JPEG 
file.
Corrupted Data.You attempted to play back an image with 
corrupted data.