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4 Shooting Menu
Menus
Shooting modes
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3 Set up Menu
ItemOptions/SummaryRef. Page
Mute On/Off*p. 49
Volume Set all operation sounds (5 levels).p. 49
Sound OptionsSet the sounds played for each camera 
operation.p. 141
LCD Brightness Set within a range of ±2.p. 50
Start-up Image Add an image as start-up image.
pp. 141, 142Hints & Tips On*/Offp. 134
Format Formats card, erasing all data.pp. 22, 52
File Numbering Continuous*/Auto Resetp. 134
Create Folder Create New Folder/Auto Createp. 135
Auto Rotate On*/Offp. 135
Lens Retract 1 min.*/0 sec.p. 136
Power SavingAuto Power Down: On*/Off
Display Off: 10, 20 or 30 sec./1*, 2 or 3 min.pp. 53, 132
Time Zone Home/Worldp. 133
Date/Time Date and time settings.p. 20
Video System NTSC/PALp. 111
Language Select displayed language.p. 21
Reset All Returns camera to default settings.p. 51
* Default setting
 
						

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1 Playback Menu
2 Print Menu
ItemOptions/SummaryRef. Page
Slideshow Plays back images automatically.p. 107
My Category Categorizes images.p. 118
Erase Erases images.p. 112
Protect Protects images.p. 116
i-Contrast Corrects dark portions of images.p. 124
Red-Eye Correction Corrects red eyes in images.p. 125
Trimming Trims portions of images.p. 122
Resize Resizes and saves images.p. 121
My Colors Adjusts colors in images.p. 123
Rotate Rotates images.p. 120
Active Display On*/Offp. 140
Resume Last seen*/Last shotp. 140
Transition Scroll/Slide/Fade/Offp. 110
* Default setting
ItemOptions/SummaryRef. Page
Print Displays printing screen. p. 30
Select Images & Qty. Selects individual images for printing.p. 128
Select Range Selects starting and ending images for printing.p. 129
Select All Images Selects all images for printing.p. 129
Clear All Selections Cancels all settings for printing.p. 130
Print Settings Sets the printing style.p. 127
 
						

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Equipment
•This camera is a high-precision electronic device. Do not drop it or subject 
it to strong impacts.
•Never place the camera close to magnets or motors that generate strong 
electromagnetic fields. Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause 
malfunctions or corrupt image data.
•If water droplets have fallen or dirt is stuck on the camera or LCD monitor, 
wipe with a dry soft cloth or eyeglass wiper. Do not rub or apply force.
•Never use cleaners containing organic solvents to wipe the camera or 
LCD monitor.
•Use a commercially available blower brush to remove dust from the lens. 
For stubborn dirt contact the closest Canon Customer Support Help Desk 
as listed in your Warranty System Booklet.
•When you move the camera rapidly from cold to hot temperatures, 
condensation may form on the internal or external surfaces of the camera. 
To avoid condensation, put the camera in an airtight, resealable plastic 
bag and let it adjust to temperature changes slowly before removing it 
from the bag.
•If condensation has formed, stop using the camera immediately. 
Continued use may damage the camera. Remove the battery and 
memory card, and wait until the moisture has completely evaporated 
before resuming use.
Memory Cards
•A memory card is a high-precision electronic device. Do not bend, apply 
force or subject it to strong impacts. Doing so may corrupt image data 
recorded on the memory card.
•
Do not spill liquids on the memory card. Do not touch the memory card’s 
terminals with your hands or metallic objects.
•Do not store memory cards near a TV, speakers or other devices that 
generate magnetic fields or static electricity. Doing so may corrupt image 
data recorded on the memory card.
•Do not store memory cards in hot, humid or dusty locations.
Handling Precautions
 
						

							
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Camera Effective Pixels. . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 12.1 million
Image Sensor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 12.4 million)
Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 (W) – 33.0  (T) mm
35mm film equivalent: 37 (W) – 185 (T) mm
f/3.2 (W) – f/5.7 (T)
Digital Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 20x in combination  with the optical zoom)
LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor with wide  viewing angle
Approx. 461,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%
AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Face AiAF/Center
Servo AF  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On/Off
Focusing Range (from end of lens) . . Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity Macro: 2 – 50 cm (W) (0.79 in. – 1.6 ft.)
Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity
Digital Macro: 2 – 10 cm (0.79 – 3.9 in.) (W)
Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
Shutter Speed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 1/1600 sec. 15 – 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Image Stabilization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lens-shift type
Metering Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO speed
(Standard Output Sensitivity, 
Recommended Exposure Index) . . . . Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,  Fluorescent H, Custom
Built-in Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
• Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction settings available
Built-in Flash Range  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 cm – 3.5 m (1.0 – 11 ft.) (W)/ 30 cm – 2.0 m (1.0 – 6.6 ft.) (T)
Shooting Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto, Program AE, Portrait, Night Snapshot,  Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Creative Light Effect, 
Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Aquarium, 
Foliage, Snow, ISO 3200, Digital Macro, Zoom 
Blur, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, 
Movie
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1.0 images/sec.
Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 10 sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom  Timer, FaceSelf-Timer
i-Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Off/Auto
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Recording Media  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC 
MMCplus memory card
File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF  compliant
Data Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: 
Linear PCM) (Monaural)
Compression  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels
(Still images)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Large: 4000 × 3000 pixels Medium 1: 3264 × 2448 pixels
Medium 2: 2592 × 1944 pixels
Medium 3: 1600 × 1200 pixels
Small: 640 × 480 pixels
Widescreen: 4000 × 2248 pixels
(Movies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1280 × 720 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 640 × 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
320 × 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Number of Possible Shots . . . . . . . . .Approx. 270 images (Based on CIPA standardized  measurement)
Playback Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Image, Movie, Magnified Focus, Index,  Magnified, Filtered, Slideshow, Active Display
Editing Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors,  i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction
Direct Print Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PictBridge
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with unified  type of digital, audio and video*)
HDMI (HDMI Mini Connector)
* mini-B compatible
Video/Audio output: NTSC and PAL capable, 
monaural
Communication Settings  . . . . . . . . . . MTP, PTP
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Pack NB-5L (rechargeable lithium-ion  battery)
AC adapter kit ACK-DC30
Operating Temperatures  . . . . . . . . . . 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Operating Humidity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 – 90%
Dimensions (excluding protrusions) . . 94.8 × 56.8 × 26.3 mm (3.73 × 2.24 × 1.04 in.)
Weight (camera body only)  . . . . . . . .Approx. 160 g (5.64 oz.)
 
						

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Battery Pack NB-5LType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V DC
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120 mAh
Charging cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 300 times
Operating temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Dimensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.0 × 44.9 × 7.9 mm (1.26 × 1.77 × 0.31 in.)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 25 g (0.88 oz.)
Battery Charger CB-2LX/CB-2LXERated input  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 – 240 V AC (50/60 Hz), 0.085 A (100 V) – 
0.05 A (240 V)
Rated output  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 V DC, 0.7 A
Charge time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 2 hours 5 min.
Operating temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Dimensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.5 × 81.6 × 21.0 mm (2.26 × 3.21 × 0.83 in.)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 65 g (2.29 oz) (CB-2LX)
Approx. 59 g (2.08 oz.) (CB-2LXE, excluding 
power cord)
•All data is based on tests by Canon.
•The finished product, or exterior may differ from this report.
About MPEG-4 LicensingThis product is licensed under AT&T patents for the MPEG-4 standard and may be used 
for encoding MPEG-4 compliant video and/or decoding MPEG-4 compliant video that 
was encoded only (1) for a personal and non-commercial purpose or (2) by a video 
provider licensed under the AT&T patents to provide MPEG-4 compliant video.
No license is granted or implied for any other use for MPEG-4 standard.
* Notice displayed in English as required.
 
						

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Numerics3:2 Guide ................................................  138
AAC Adapter Kit..................................  40, 144
Accessories ..............................................  38
AE Lock ....................................................  87
AF Assist Beam......................................  137
AF Frame .................................................  25
AF J Focus
AF Lock ....................................................  84
Aquarium ..................................................  57
AV Cable ............................................  2, 111
BBattery
Battery Charger...........................  2, 14, 40
Charge Indicator ...................................  15
Charging ...............................................  14
Date/Time Battery .................................  20
Power Saving ........................................  53
Beach .......................................................  57
Black and White Images...........................  77
CCamera
Default Settings.....................................  51
Holding ..................................................  13
Camera Shake .................................  59, 139
Clock Functions........................................  53
Color Accent.......................................  93, 98
Color Swap .........................................  94, 98
Components Guide ..................................  42
Compression Ratio
 J Image Quality (Compression Ratio)
Continuous Shooting ................................  76
Control Dial...............................................  43
Creative Light Effect .................................  65
DDate and Time
Adding to Image ....................................  62
Changing...............................................  20
Date/Time Battery .................................  20Setting ...................................................  19
Date/Time J Date and Time
Default Settings ........................................  51
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk .........  2, 35
Digital Macro ............................................  71
Digital Tele-Converter ..............................  61
Digital Zoom .............................................  60
Direct Print Button ............................  30, 139
Disp. Overlay ..........................................  138
Display Language.....................................  21
DPOF .............................................  126, 127
EEditing
i-Contrast ............................................  124
My Colors ............................................  123
Red-Eye Correction ............................  125
Resizing (Making Images Smaller) .....  121
Trimming .............................................  122
Enlarged Display ....................................  110
Erasing .............................................  29, 112
Erasing All Images .................................  112
Error Messages ......................................  148
Estimated Shooting Times .................  33, 99
Exposure
AE Lock.................................................  87
Compensation .......................................  76
FE Lock .................................................  88
FFace AiAF.................................................  82
Face Selection..........................................  86
Face Self-Timer ........................................  64
FE Lock ....................................................  88
File Number ............................................  134
Fireworks ..................................................  57
Flash
Off .........................................................  59
On .........................................................  69
Slow Synchro ........................................  88
Supplementary Flash ............................  40
Focus
AF Frame ..............................................  25
AF Frame Mode ....................................  82
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