Canon Digital Ixus 310 Hs User Guide

							
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Learning More
This chapter explains the parts of the camera and what appears on the 
screen, as well as the basic operating instructions.
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42 Mode Switch
Use the mode switch to change the Shooting mode.
Components Guide
Lens
Microphones (p. 32)
Zoom Lever
Shooting:  i (Telephoto) /  j (Wide 
Angle)  (pp. 26, 31 , 55)
Playback:  k (Magnify) /  g (Index) 
(pp. 120 , 127)
Shutter Button  (p. 24) ON/OFF button 
(p. 20)
Mode Switch
Lamp  (pp. 58 , 78 , 171)
Flash  (pp. 54 , 85)
Speaker
Tripod Socket
DC Coupler Terminal Cover
Memory Card / Battery Cover  (p. 17)
You can leave it to the camera to select settings for fully 
automatic shooting (p. 25).
You can shoot with the best settings for the scene  (p. 64) or 
choose settings yourself to take various types of pictures 
(pp. 53 , 83) .
 
						

							
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Screen (LCD Monitor) (pp. 44, 187 , 
189)
Strap Mount  (p. 13)
HDMI Terminal  (p. 134) A/V OUT (Audio/Video Output) / 
DIGITAL Terminal 
(pp. 36, 133 , 152)
1  (Playback) Button  (pp. 28, 119)
Indicator  (p. 45)
 
						

							
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Switching the Display
You can change the screen display by touching l. Refer to  p. 187 for 
details on information that appears on the screen.
Shooting
Playback
Screen Display
No Information Display
Information Display
• Touching   while in Playback mode will hide all image information and 
icons, but you can still switch images  (pp. 28, 29) . Touch the screen to 
restore the original display.
• You can also switch the display by touching  l while the image 
displays right after shooting. However, Simple Information Display is not 
available, and image information will not display. You can change the first 
screen that displays by choosing the  4 tab, then [Review Info]  (p. 172).
Focus Check 
Display  (p. 126)
Detailed Information 
Display
Simple Information 
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Indicator
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Screen Display in Dark Shooting ConditionsThe display automatically brightens when shooting in dark conditions, 
allowing you to check the composition (Night Display function). However, the 
brightness of the image on the screen, and the brightness of the actual image 
recorded may be different. Screen noise may appear and the movement of 
the subject may appear somewhat jagged on the screen. This has no effect 
on the recorded image.
Overexposure Warning during Playback
In Detailed Information Display (p. 44), overexposed areas of the image flash 
on the screen.
Histogram during Playback
zThe graph that appears in Detailed 
Information Display  (p. 189) is called the 
histogram. The histogram shows the 
distribution of brightness in an image 
horizontally, and the amount of brightness 
vertically. When the graph approaches the 
right side, the image is bright, but when it 
approaches the left side, the image is dark, 
and in this way you can judge the 
exposure.
The indicator on the back of the camera  (p. 43) will light or blink depending 
on the camera’s status.
Bright
Dark High
Low
ColorsStatusOperation Status
Green Lights Connected to a computer 
(p. 36)/Display off  (p. 169)
Blinks During camera start-up, Recording/Reading/Transmitting 
image data
When the indicator blinks green, do not turn off the power, open the 
memory card slot/battery cover, shak
e or jolt the camera. These actions 
may corrupt the image data or cause the camera or memory card to 
malfunction.
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Commonly used functions can be set with the FUNC. menu.
The menu items and options differ depending on the Shooting mode (pp. 192 
–  195)  or Playback mode  (p. 200).
Display the FUNC. menu.
zTouch ø.
Choose a menu item.
zDrag up or down the menu on the left, or 
touch a menu item to choose it.
zYou can also choose menu items by 
dragging on the screen outside of the 
menu.
zTouch the menu item you chose again, or 
touch the menu on the right.
Choose an option.
zDrag up or down the menu on the right, or 
touch an item to choose it.
zYou can also choose menu items by 
dragging on the screen outside of the 
menu.
zTouch the menu item you chose again, or 
touch Ú.
XThe item will be set, and the original 
screen will reappear.
zTo choose a different item from the menu 
on the left, touch the appropriate item.
zIn the screen in Step 2, you can also touch 
items to choose them in the menu to the 
right.
FUNC. Menu – Basic Operations
The options on the right will not appear if you have selected any of the 
following items from the FUNC. menu while in Playback mode:  \ (p. 144) , 
c  (p. 159) , :  (p. 137) ,  (p. 141) , a  (p. 30) ,  (p. 122) ,  (p. 130) , 
;  (p. 143) .
 
						

							
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Various functions can be set from the menus. The menu items are organized 
under tabs, such as for shooting (4) and playback ( 1). The options differ 
depending on the Shooting mode and the Playback mode  (pp. 196 – 199) .
Display the menu.
zTouch  ø, then touch  n.
Choose a tab.
zTouch a tab, or move the zoom lever 
(p. 42) left or right to choose a tab.
Choose an item.
zDrag up or down the screen, or touch an 
item to choose it.
zSome items require you to touch the item 
to display a submenu in which you change 
the setting.
MENU – Basic Operations
 
						

							
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Choose an option.
zFor items that display qr to the left and 
right, touch  qr to change settings.
zFor items that display a bar, touch the spot 
on the bar where you want to make the 
setting.
Complete th e setting.
zTouch Ú.XThe normal screen will reappear.
 
						

							
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You can silence or adjust the volume of camera sounds.
Muting Sounds
Display the menu.
zTouch ø, then touch  n.
Choose [Mute].
zTouch the  3 tab.zDrag up or down the screen to choose 
[Mute], then touch  qr to choose [On].
Adjusting the Volume
Display the menu.
zTouch  ø, then touch  n.
Choose [Volume].
zTouch the  3 tab.zDrag up or down the screen to touch 
[Volume].
Change the volume.
zDrag up or down the screen to choose an 
item, then touch the point on the bar where 
you want to change the volume.
Changing the Sound Settings
If you mute camera sounds, the sound will also be muted when playing 
back movies  (p. 33). If you drag up the screen while viewing a movie, the 
sound will turn on. You can then adjust the volume by dragging up or down 
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You can adjust the brightness of the screen.
Display the menu.
zTouch ø, then touch  n.
Choose [LCD Brightness].
zTouch the  3 tab.zDrag up or down the screen to choose 
[LCD Brightness].
Adjust the brightness.
zTouch the point on the bar where you want 
to change the brightness.
Adjusting the Screen Brightness