Canon Digital Ixus 990 Is User Guide

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You can zoom in on close subjects. The possible shooting range is 
approximately 2 – 10 cm (0.79 – 3.9 in.) from the end of the lens. However, 
you can zoom in even closer on the subject using the digital zoom.
The digital zoom may cause images to appear coarse at some recording 
pixel settings (p. 72).
Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 42).
Select R.
●Select R in Steps 1 – 3 on p. 47 and 
press the m button.
XThe optical zoom will lock at the maximum 
wide angle.
Use the zoom lever to compose 
the shot....

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You can select the recording pixels (image size) from six settings.
Select the recording pixels.
●Press the m button and select  , 
then press the m button.
Select an option.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select an option, then press the 
m 
button.
XThe setting you selected will display on 
the screen.
You can select from the following two levels of image quality:
 (Fine),   (Normal).
Select the compression ratio.
●Press the m button and select  , 
then press the m button.
Select an...

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality)
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Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Image Quality
•The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change 
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
Approximate Values for Paper Size
● Suitable for sending images as e-mail 
attachments.
● For printing on wide size paper.
Recording PixelsCompression 
RatioSingle Image 
Data Size
 (Approx. KB)Number of Recordable Images
2 GB8 GB
 (Large)
12 M/4000 ×...

74Select the ISO speed.
●Press the m button and select  , 
then press the m button.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select an option, then press the 
m 
button.
XOnce set, the ISO speed will appear on 
the screen.
Approximate Values for ISO Speed
•Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an 
increased chance of image blurring in certain shooting conditions.
•Raising the ISO speed results in a faster shutter speed, reducing camera shake 
and letting the flash reach...

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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural 
looking colors.
Select the white balance.
●Press the m button and select  , 
then press the m button.
Select an option.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select an option, then press the 
m 
button.
XThe setting you selected will display on 
the screen.
 Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location. 
Make sure that you set the white balance under the lighting...

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You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3-stop 
increments in the range of –2 to +2.
Select the exposure 
compensation.
●Press the o
 button.
Adjust the brightness.
●While watching the screen, press the qr 
buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the 
brightness and press the m button.
You can shoot continuously at about 1.0 images/second.
Select the drive mode.
●Press the m button to select  , then 
press the r button.
●Press the op buttons to select W, then 
press the m button....

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You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when 
shooting.
Select My Colors.
●Press the m
 button and select  , then 
press the 
m button.
Select an option.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select an option, then press the 
m 
button.
XThe setting you selected will display on 
the screen.
●After shooting, return the setting to  .
Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors)
My Colors Off –
VividEmphasizes the contrast and color saturation for a vivid 
impression....

Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer
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 Custom Color
The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in 
an image can be selected and set from 5 different levels.
●Follow Step 2 on p. 77 and select  , then 
press the l button.
●Press the op buttons to select an option, 
then use the qr buttons or turn the 
 
dial to select a value.
●The more to the right, the stronger/deeper 
the effect gets, the more to the left, the 
weaker/lighter the effect gets.
●Press the l...

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You can set the time delay (0 – 30 seconds) and the number of shots taken 
(1 – 10 shots).
Select $.
●After pressing the p button, press the 
op buttons or turn the  dial to select 
$, then immediately the press the n 
button.
Select the settings.
●Press the op buttons to select [Delay] or 
[Shots].
●Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial 
to select a value, then press the m 
button.
●Follow Step 3 on p. 63 to shoot.
•Exposure and white balance settings are set with the first shot.
•When you set the...

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You can use a TV to display the camera screen content.
•Connect the camera to a TV as described in “Viewing Images on a TV” 
(p. 111).
•Shooting procedures are the same as when using the camera’s monitor.
While you press and hold the shutter button halfway, the focus and exposure 
are fixed. You can now recompose and shoot. This is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
●Center the subject you want in focus, and 
press the shutter button halfway.
●Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject 
is green.
Recompose....