Canon Digital Ixus 310 Hs User Guide

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Using Various Functions forShooting Movies
This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the “Shooting 
Movies” and “Viewing Movies” sections  in Chapter 1, and explains how 
to use various functions for shooting and viewing movies.
•This chapter assumes that you have set the mode switch to  4.
• The latter half of the chapter explaining movie playback and editing 
assumes that you have pressed the  1 button to enter Playback mode.
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Just as with still images, you can let the camera select the best settings for 
the scene or add various effects while shooting movies.
Choose a Shooting mode.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose a 
Shooting mode.
Shoot.
zTouch .XDepending on the Shooting mode or movie 
image quality  (p. 116) you choose, black 
bars may appear on the sides of the 
screen. These areas will not be recorded 
when shooting.
zTo stop shooting the movie, touch  .
Other Shooting Modes
You can shoot the following kinds...

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You can shoot movies that look like moving miniature models. You create the 
miniature model effect by choosing the upper and lower portions of the scene 
that will be blurred, and the playback speed, which makes people and objects 
in the scene move quickly during playback. Audio will not be recorded.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  .XA white frame (the area that will not be 
blurred) appears on the screen.
Choose the area to keep in focus.
zTouch the screen to change the area to...

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies
114 Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for 1 Min. 
Clips)
You can shoot fast moving subjects and play them back in slow motion. Audio 
will not be recorded.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on  p. 64 to choose  .
Choose a frame rate.
zAfter touching  ø, drag the menu 
appearing on the left side of the screen up 
or down to choose  , then touch the 
menu item again.
zChoose a frame rate (the number of 
frames per second), then touch the menu 
item again....

Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies
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Shoot.
zTouch .XThe bar showing the shooting time will 
appear. Maximum clip length is approx. 
30 sec.
zTo stop shooting the movie, touch  .
Frame Rates and Playback Times (for 30 Sec. Clips)
Frame RatePlayback Time
 240 fps Approx. 4 min.
 120 fps Approx. 2 min.
Viewing super slow motion movies
• The movie will play back in slow motion when you follow Steps 1 – 3 on  p. 33.
• You can use the included software to change the playback speed of movies shot 
in   mode....

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You can choose among 4 different image quality settings.
Choose the image quality setting.
zTouch ø, then drag up or down the 
menu on the left to choose  .
Choose an option.
zTouch an item you want to set.zTouch the menu item again to complete 
the setting.
XThe option you set will appear on the 
screen.
Image Quality and Shooting  Time per Memory Card
•Based on Canon’s testing standards.
• Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the 
recording time reaches...

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The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Some 
functions, however, may not be available or may not have an effect 
depending on the Shooting mode.
•Zooming in More Closely On Subjects
The sound of zoom operations will be recorded.
• Using the Self-Timer  (p. 58)
• Using the Self-Timer to Prevent Camera Shake  (p. 59)
• Adjusting the White Balance  (p. 86)
• Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors)  (p. 92)
• Shooting with the AF Lock  (p. 99)
• Turning Off the AF...

Editing
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Choose a portion to delete.
zTouch [Cut Beginning] or [Cut End].z[Cut Beginning] will delete from the 
beginning of the movie to the currently 
displayed scene.
z[Cut End] will delete from the currently 
displayed scene to the end of the movie.
Save the edited movie.
zTouch [New File].XThe movie will be saved as a new file.zTo cancel editing, touch [Cancel].zTo reset the editing range, touch Ú.
•When [Overwrite] is chosen in Step 4, the unedited movie is overwritten 
with the edited movie,...

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Using Various Playback andEditing Functions
This chapter explains various  ways to play back and edit images.
•Press the  1 button to enter Playback mode before operating the camera.
•It may not be possible to play back or edit images that have been edited 
on a computer, have had their file names changed, or have been taken 
on a different camera.
• The edit function  (pp. 145 – 150)  cannot be used if the memory card does 
not have enough free space available.
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Searching Images Using Index Display
Displaying multiple images at the same time lets you quickly find the image 
you want.
Display images in an index.
zAfter touching  , touch the number of 
images you want to display.
XImages will display in an index.zYou can also move the zoom lever toward 
g to display images in an index. Move the 
zoom lever toward  k to reduce the 
number of images.
Switch the displayed images.
zIf you drag up or down the screen, images 
will switch with the movement of your...