Canon Digital Ixus 55 User Guide

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Shooting
You can set a 10 sec. ( ) or 2 sec. ( ) delay, or a custom delay 
time and the number of shots (  Custom Timer), for shooting after 
the shutter button is pressed.
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Press the   button to display  .
You can change the self-timer sound (p. 31).
zEnsure that the camera’s date/time is set 
beforehand (p. 30).
zThe date stamp cannot be deleted from the image 
data once it has been set.
 Using the Self-Timer
Shooting Mode 
1Press the   button to display  ,   or  .
2Shoot....

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Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ().
You can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and 
number of shots (1–10). These settings, however, cannot be 
set for the Stitch Assist mode, movie mode or My Colors 
modes.
1 (Rec.) Menu [Self-timer] .
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
2Change [Delay]/[Shots].
zThe self-timer sound will 
behave as follows.
- The self-timer sound will 
start 2 sec. before the 
specified delay for shoot-
ing is over.
- If multiple shots have 
been specified for the...

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Shooting
The following four movie modes are available.
• The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card 
you use (p. 116).
 Movie Shooting
Shooting Mode 
Standard
You can select the resolution and frame rate and record until the 
memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, 
such as the recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be 
used while shooting in this mode. (p. 36)
• Resolution:   (640 x 480),   (320 x 240)
• Frame Rate:   (30 frames/sec.),...

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1FUNC. Menu * (Standard).
See Menus and Settings (p. 26).* Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select 
a movie mode and press the 
FUNC./SET button.
zIn   or   mode, you can 
change the resolution and frame 
rate (p. 34).
2Shoot.
zPressing the shutter button halfway automatically sets the 
exposure, focus and white balance settings.
zPressing the shutter button fully starts recording video and 
sound simultaneously.
zDuring shooting the recording time (in seconds) and [zRec] 
appear on the LCD...

43
Shooting
zBefore recording, you can set the AE lock (p. 47) and 
exposure shift.
1. Press the   button.
The exposure will lock (AE lock) and the exposure shift 
bar will appear in the LCD monitor.
2. Use the   or   button to adjust the exposure.
Press the   button again to release the setting. Also, 
the setting will be canceled if you press the MENU button 
or change the white balance, photo effect or shooting 
mode settings.
zQuickTime 3.0 or later is required to play back movies 
(Data type:...

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Use PhotoStitch, a supplied software program, to merge the 
images on a computer.
2Select a shooting direction.
zYou can select from the following 
two shooting directions.
-  Left to right horizontally
-  Right to left horizontally
3Shoot the first image in 
the sequence.
zThe exposure and white balance 
are set and locked with the first 
image.
4Compose the second image so that it over-
laps a portion of the first and shoot.
zYou can retake a shot by pressing the   or   button and return-
ing to the...

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Shooting
You can select between the following two focusing modes 
according to the AiAF setting.
zThe focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital 
zoom is used.
z
The AF frame appears as follows (when the LCD monitor is on) 
when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
- Green: Shooting preparations complete
- Yellow: Focusing difficulty (AiAF set to [Off])
Switching between Focusing Modes
Shooting Mode  
(No frame)  On The camera detects the subject and highlights the AF 
frames, from 9...

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It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.
zSubjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings
z Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects.
z
Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the compositionz Subjects that are moving quickly
zSubjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as 
possible to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass.
Shooting with the Focus Lock
The focus lock can be used in any shooting mode.
Shooting...

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Shooting
To Release the AF Lock 
Press the  /  button.
zWhen shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD 
monitor, setting [AiAF] to [Off] (p. 28) makes shooting easier 
since the camera focuses using the center AF frame only.
z The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the 
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF 
lock is still effective after the  picture is taken, allowing you 
to capture a second image with the same focus.
You can set the exposure and focus...

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zAE lock can also be set and released in   mode (p. 43).
zYou can use the FE lock when using the flash.
You can lock the flash exposure so that the exposure settings are 
correctly set regardless of the composition of your subject. 
To Release the FE Lock 
Press the   button.
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting
(FE Lock) 
Shooting Mode 
1Turn on the LCD monitor.
2Press the   button and set it to   (flash 
on).
3Focus on the part of the subject on which 
you wish to lock the flash exposure setting....