Canon Digital Ixus 55 User Guide

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To Return to Single Image Playback
Press the zoom lever toward  .
 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine
 (Index Playback)
1Press the zoom lever toward  .
zUp to nine images can be viewed 
at once.
zUse the  ,  ,   or   button 
to change the image selection. 
Switching between Sets of Nine Images
The jump bar will display if you press 
the zoom lever toward   while in 
index playback and you can switch the 
display between sets of nine images.
zUse the   or   button to move to 
the previous or next set of nine 
images.
zHold the FUNC./SET button down 
and press the   or   button to 
jump to the first or last set.
Selected Image
Movie
Jump Bar
 
						

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When you have many images recorded onto a memory card, it is 
handy to use the five search keys below to jump over images to find 
the object of your search.
To Return to Single Image Playback
Press the MENU button.
 Jumping to Images
Jump 10 ImagesJumps over 10 images at a time.
Jump 100 ImagesJumps over 100 images at a time.
Jump Shot DateJumps to the first image of each shooting date.
Jump to MovieJumps to a movie.
Jump to FolderDisplays the first image in each folder.
1In single image playback mode, press the   
button.
zThe camera will switch to jump 
search mode.
zThe screen sample will vary 
slightly according to the search 
key.
2Use the   or   button to select a search 
key and press the   or   button.
Number of images 
matching search key. Location of image 
currently being 
displayed.
 
						

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Operating the Movie Control Panel
zUse the television’s controls to adjust the volume when 
playing a movie on a TV set (p. 88).
zThe sound cannot be played in slow motion playback.
Viewing Movies
Movies cannot be played in the index playback mode.
1Display a movie and 
press .
zImages with a   icon are 
movies.
2Select   (Play) and press  .
zThe movie will pause if you press the FUNC./SET button during 
playback. It will resume when you press the button again.
zWhen playback ends, the movie stops at the last frame 
displayed. Press the FUNC./SET button to display the 
movie control panel.
Ends playback and returns to single image playback
Print (An icon will display when a printer is connected. See the Direct 
Print User Guide for details.) 
Play
Slow Motion Playback (You can use the  button to slow down 
or the   button to speed up playback.)
Displays the first frame
Previous Frame (Rewinds if the FUNC./SET button is held down)
Next Frame (Fast Forwards if the FUNC./SET button is held down)
Displays the last frame
Edit (Switches to movie editing mode) (p. 72)
Volume Level 
(Adjust with the   
or  button)Movie Control Panel
 
						

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You can delete portions of recorded movies.
Editing Movies
Movies 1 second or longer before editing can be edited in 1-
second increments, but those that are protected or less than 
1 second long cannot be edited.
1Select   (Edit) in the 
movie control panel and 
press .
zThe movie editing panel and the 
movie editing bar will display.
2Use the   or   button to select   (Cut 
Beginning) or   (Cut End) and the   or   
button to specify the cut point( ).
zTo check a temporarily edited movie, select   (Play) and 
press the FUNC./SET button.
zSelecting   (Exit) cancels the edit and restores the movie 
control panel. 
3Select   (Save) and press  .
Movie Editing Bar
Movie Editing Panel
 
						

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  Playback/ErasingIt may take approximately 3 minutes to save an edited movie. 
If the battery runs out of charge partway through, edited movie 
clips cannot be saved. When editing movies, it is 
recommended to use a fully charged battery or the separately 
sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 (p. 108).
4Select [New File] or [Overwrite] and press 
.
z[New File] saves the edited movie 
under a new file name. The pre-
edit data is left unchanged.
Note, if you press the FUNC./SET 
button while saving the movie, 
saving is canceled.
z[Overwrite] saves the edited 
movie with its original name. The pre-edit data is lost.
zWhen there is not enough space left on the memory card, 
only [Overwrite] can be selected.
 
						

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Images can be rotated clockwise 90° or 270° in the display. 
Rotating Images in the Display
1 (Play) Menu .
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
2Use the   or   button to select an image to 
rotate and press   to rotate it.
zCycle through the 90°/270°/original orientations with each 
press of the FUNC./SET button.
zThis also can be set in the index playback mode.
zMovies cannot be rotated.
zWhen images are downloaded to a computer, the 
orientation of images rotated by the camera will depend 
upon the software used to download the images.
Original 90° 270°
 
						

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You can select the transition effect displayed when switching 
between images. 
The transition effect will not display when an image is 
switched while the camera is reading an image from the 
memory card.
In playback mode (including single image playback and index 
playback), you can attach sound memos (up to 60 seconds) to an 
image. The sound data is saved in the WAVE format.
Playback with Transition Effects
The displayed image darkens and the next image gradually 
brightens until it is displayed.
Press the   button to have the previous image display from the left 
and the   button to have the next image display from the right. 
1 (Play) Menu / .
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
Attaching Sound Memos to Images
1 (Play) Menu .
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
 
						

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Sound Memo Panel
2Use the   or   button to select an image to 
attach a sound memo to and press  . 
zThe sound memo panel will display.
3Select   (Record) and press  .
zThe elapsed time and the 
remaining time display.
zPressing the FUNC./SET button 
pauses the recording. Pressing it 
again resumes recording. 
zUp to 60 seconds of recordings 
can be added to any one image.
Exit
Record
Pause
Play
Erase
Select [Erase] in the confirmation screen and press the 
FUNC./SET 
button.
zYou cannot attach sound memos to movies.
zSound memos for protected images cannot be erased.
Vo l u m e
(Adjust with the   or 
 button)
Elapsed Time/
Remaining TimeSound Memo Panel
 
						

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Automated Playback of Memory Card Images.
Image settings for slide shows are based on the Digital Print Order 
Format (DPOF) standard (p. 82). 
Automated Playback (Slide Shows)
All ImagesPlays all images on a memory card in order.
DatePlays images bearing a specified date in order.
FolderPlays images in a specified folder in order.
MoviePlays movie files only, in order.
StillsPlays still images only, in order.
–
Custom 1–3Plays the images selected for each slide show, 
Custom 1, Custom 2 or Custom 3, in order
(p. 79).
1 (Play) Menu .
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
2Select , , , ,  or – .
zFor   or  , select the image date 
or folder to be played back (p. 79).
zFor ,  or , select the 
images to be played back (p. 79).
zIf you want to add a transition 
effect to play back images, use 
the   button to select [Effect] 
and choose the type of effect with the   or   button (See 
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Transition Effects
You can select the transition effect used when one image is 
replaced by another.
In single image playback mode (when displaying a still 
image), you can start a slide show from the current image 
displayed by holding the FUNC./SET button while you press 
the   button. Please note that if you do this while the last 
image shot is displayed, the slide show will start from the first 
image using the same date.
3Select [Start] and press  .
zThe following functions are 
available during slide shows.
- Pausing/resuming the slide 
show: press the FUNC./SET 
button
- Fast forwarding/rewinding the 
slide show: press the   or   button (continue to hold the 
button to switch between images more rapidly)
- Stopping the slide show: press the MENU button.
The new image gradually brightens as it moves upward from the 
bottom.
The new image first appears in a cross shape and gradually expands 
to display the full image.
Portions of the new image move horizontally, then the image expands 
to display the full image.