Canon Digital Ixus 990 Is User Guide

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You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and 
messages.
Set the playback mode.
●Press the 1 button.
Display the settings screen.
●Press and hold the m button  , then 
immediately press the n button  .
Set the display language.
●Press the opqr buttons or turn the  
dial to select a language, then press the 
m button.
XOnce the display language has been set, 
the language menu will close.
The clock will display if too much time passes between pressing the m button 
and the n button in Step 2. If the clock appears, press the m button to 
remove the clock and repeat Step 2.
Setting the Display Language
What if the clock appears when the m button is pressed?
You can also change the display language by pressing the n button, 
selecting the 3 tab, and selecting the [Language] menu item.
 
						

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Before you use a new memory card or one that has been used in other 
devices, you should format the card with this camera. Formatting (initializing) 
a memory card erases all data on the memory card. As you cannot retrieve 
the erased data, exercise adequate caution before formatting the memory 
card.
Display the menus.
●Press the n button.
Select [Format].
●Press the qr buttons to select the 3 tab.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select [Format], then press the 
m 
button.
Format the memory card.
●Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial 
to select [OK], then press the m button.
XThe memory card will be formatted.
XWhen formatting has finished, the menu 
screen will reappear.
Formatting Memory Cards
Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the file 
management information on the card and does not ensure its contents 
are completely erased. Be careful when transferring or disposing of a 
memory card. When disposing of a memory card, take precautions such 
as physically destroying the card to prevent personal information leaks.
The total capacity of the memory card displayed in the formatting screen 
may be less than indicated on the memory card.
 
						

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The shutter button has two stops. To take images that are in focus, be sure 
to first press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus, then take the shot.
Press halfway (lightly to the first 
stop)
.
XThe camera focuses and automatically 
selects the necessary settings for 
shooting, such as the brightness.
XWhen the camera focuses, it will beep 
twice and the indicator will light green.
Press fully (to the second stop).
XThe camera plays the shutter sound and 
takes the shot.
●Since the shot is being taken while the 
shutter sound plays, be careful not to 
move the camera.
•Since the time required to shoot differs according to the scene you want to take, 
the length of the shutter sound may change.
•If the camera or subject moves while the shutter sound is playing, the recorded 
image may be blurry.
Pressing the Shutter Button
Does the length of the shutter sound change?
If you just press the shutter button fully without pausing halfway, the 
image may not be in focus.
 
						

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Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you 
can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. 
The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and 
brightness to optimal levels.
Turn on the camera.
●Press the power button.
XThe start-up sound will play, and the 
startup screen will appear.
●Pressing the power button again will turn 
the camera off.
Select the A mode.
●Set the mode switch to A.●When you point the camera toward the 
subject, the camera will make a slight 
noise as it determines the scene.
XThe camera focuses on the subject it 
judges to be the main subject, and 
displays the icon for the determined scene 
in the upper right of the screen.
XWhen faces are detected, a white frame 
appears on the face of the main subject, 
while gray frames appear on other 
detected faces.
XEven if the detected faces move, the 
camera will follow the faces within a 
certain range.
Compose the shot.
●Moving the zoom lever toward i will 
zoom in on your subject, making it appear 
larger. Moving the lever toward j will 
zoom out from your subject, making it 
appear smaller.
A Taking Pictures
 
						

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Focus.
●Press the shutter button halfway to focus.XWhen the camera focuses, it will beep 
twice and the indicator will light green 
(orange when the flash will fire).
XGreen AF frames appear where the 
subject is in focus.
XSeveral AF frames will appear when the 
camera focuses on more than one point.
Shoot.
●Press the shutter button fully.XThe camera will play the shutter sound 
and shoot. The flash will automatically fire 
in low light conditions.
XThe indicator will blink green while the 
image is recorded to the memory card.
XThe image will appear on the screen for 
about two seconds.
●You can take a second picture even while 
an image is displayed by pressing the 
shutter button.
•The camera does not play any sounds?
Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all 
sounds except for warning sounds. To turn the sounds on, press the n 
button, select the 3 tab, and then select [Mute]. Use the
 qr buttons to select 
[Off].
AF Frames
What if...
 
						

							
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•The image comes out dark even if  the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash  to reach. Shoot within the effective flash 
range of approximately 30 cm – 3.5 m (1.0 – 11 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and 
approximately 30 cm – 2.0 m (1.0 – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
• The camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move 
about 2 cm (0.79 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about 
50 cm (1.6 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
• The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in 
dark areas.
• The  h icon blinks when you try to take an image?
The flash is charging. You ca n shoot when recharging ends.
Scene Icons
The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then 
automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject 
brightness and color.
* Displays when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Background
Subject
BrightIncluding Blue SkiesSunsetsDark
BacklitBacklitWhen Using 
Tripod
People –*
Subjects Other 
Than People
Landscapes *
Close Subjects
––
Icon Background 
ColorGray Light Blue Orange Dark Blue
Under certain conditions, the icon that displays may not match the actual 
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a 
wall for example),   or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may 
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try 
shooting in the  G mode  (p. 68).
 
						

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You can view your images on the screen.
Select the playback mode.
●Press the 1 button.
XThe last image you took will appear.
Select an image.
●Pressing the q button will cycle through 
the images in reverse order.
●Pressing the r button will cycle through 
the images in the order they were taken.
●If you hold the qr buttons pressed, the 
images advance continuously.
●Turning  counter-clockwise displays 
images in the reverse order they were 
taken, while turning it clockwise displays 
images in the order they were taken.
●Pressing the 1 button while the lens is 
extended will cause the shooting screen 
to reappear.
●The lens will retract after approximately 1 
minute elapses. If you press the 1 button 
with the lens retracted, the power will turn 
off.
If you hold the q button pressed and tilt the camera 
as shown in the illustration, the images advance 
quickly. However, the images appear coarse. 
When you hold the r button pressed tilt the camera 
to the opposite direction.
1 Viewing Images
Switching images quickly
 
						

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Active DisplayIf you tilt the camera gently from your wrist as shown in the illustration below, 
you can switch the images you are viewing.
•Depending on how you tilt the camera, images may not switch.
•Be careful not to accidentally bang people.
•Be sure to hold the camera with the strap around your wrist to avoid 
dropping it.
Switch to the next imageHold the camera without 
touching the shutter button.
Switch to the previous image
 
						

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You can select and erase images one at a time. Please note that erased 
images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an 
image.
Select the playback mode.
●Press the 1 button.
XThe last image you took will appear.
Select an image to erase.
●Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial 
to display an image to erase.
Erase the image.
●Press the p button.
X[Erase?] appears on the screen.●Press the qr buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select [Erase], then press the 
m 
button.
XThe displayed image will be erased.●To exit instead of erasing, press the qr 
buttons or turn the  dial to select 
[Cancel], then press the m button.
/ Erasing Images
 
						

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You can easily print the images you have taken if you connect the camera to 
a PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately).
Items to Prepare
•Camera and PictBridge compliant printer (sold separately)
•Interface cable supplied with the camera (p. 2)
Turn off the camera and printer.
Connect the camera to the printer.
●Open the cover, and insert the small end 
of the plug firmly into the camera terminal 
in the direction shown.
●Insert the cable’s larger plug into the 
printer. For connection details, refer to the 
user guide provided with the printer.
Turn on the printer.
Turn on the camera.
●Press the 1 button to turn on the camera.XThe c button will light blue.
Select an image to print.
●Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial 
to select an image.
c Printing Images