Canon Digital Ixus I Zoom User Guide

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Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
Menus are used to set the shooting and playback settings as well 
as such camera settings as the date/time and electronic beep. The 
following menus are available.
FUNC. Menu
Rec., Play, Set up and My Camera Menus
FUNC. Menu
This menu sets many of the common shooting functions.
Slide the mode switch to   or  .
Press the FUNC./SET button.
Use the   or   button to select a menu item.
Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes.
Use the   or   button...

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Rec., Play, Set up and My Camera Menus
Convenient settings for shooting or playback can be set with these 
menus.
Press the MENU button.
Use the   or   button to switch between menus.
Use the   or   button to select menu items.
Some items may not be selectable in some shooting modes.
Use the   or   button to select an option.
Menu items followed by an ellipsis (...) can only be set after 
pressing the FUNC./SET button to display the next menu.
Press the FUNC./SET button again to confirm the setting....

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Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
FUNC. Menu
Rec. Menu
Menu List
Menu Item Page Menu Item Page
Shooting ModeBasic
p. 7Photo Effectp. 57
Movie Modep. 44My Colorsp. 58
Exposure Compensationp. 51Metering Modep. 50
Long Shutter Modep. 52Compressionp. 37
ISO Speedp. 64Resolution (Still Image)p. 36
White Balancep. 54Resolution (Movie)p. 37
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
AiAF On*/Offp. 49
Self-timer 10 seconds*/  2 
seconds/  Custom 
Timer (Delay: 0–10*, 
15, 20, 30 sec.) (Shots: 
1–3*–10)
p. 41...

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Play Menu
Set up Menu
Vert. Shutter On*/Off Allows the FUNC./SET button to 
release the shutter when the 
camera is held vertically 
(p. 43).
Stitch Assist
 left to right*/
 right to leftp. 46
Menu Item Page Menu Item Page
Protect p. 81Slide Showp. 77
Rotatep. 74Print Orderp. 83
Sound Memop. 75Transfer Orderp. 87
Erase Allp. 82Transitionp. 75
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
Mute On/Off* Set to [On] to silence the start-up, 
operation, self-timer and shutter 
sounds all at once. However, warnings 
still...

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Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
Info Display Switches between info display modes (p. 18).
Shooting Info On/Off* Display mode for the shooting modes
Review Info On/Off*
Display mode for the review period 
immediately after an image is recorded
Replay Info Detailed/
Standard/Off*Display mode in the playback mode
LCD Brightness -7 to 0* to +7 Use the   or   button to adjust the 
brightness. If you press the   or   
button, the display returns to the Set 
up menu. You can check the 
brightness in...

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My Camera Menu
Create Folderp. 66
Create New FolderCheck mark 
(On)/
No check mark 
(Off)Creates a folder for the next shooting 
session.
Auto Create
Off*/Daily/
Monday–Sunday/
MonthlyYou can also set a creation time. 
Auto Rotate On*/Off
p. 65
LanguageBasic Guide (p. 4)
Video System NTSC/PALp. 89
Reset Allp. 35
Menu Item Available Settings  Page
Theme Selects a common theme for each My Camera 
settings item.
p. 90
Start-up Image Sets the image displayed when the camera power 
is turned on.
Start-up...

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Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
zSettings cannot be reset when the camera is connected to a 
computer or to a printer.
zThe following cannot be reset.
- Shooting mode
- The [Time Zone], [Date/Time], [Language] and [Video 
System] options in the   (Set up) menu (pp. 33, 34)
- White balance data recorded with the custom white 
balance function (p. 55)
- Colors specified in the [Color Accent] (p. 61) or [Color 
Swap] (p. 62) modes of My Colors.
- Newly added My Camera settings (p. 91)
Resetting...

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Shooting
Approximate Values for Resolutions
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Changing the Resolution and Compression 
(Still Images) 
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Compression/Resolu-
tion) (Compression)/ (Resolu-
tion).
See Menus and Settings (p. 29)*  Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select 
resolution/compression settings 
and press the FUNC./SET button.
Resolution Purpose
 (Large)
2592 x 1944 
pixelsHigh Print larger than A4-size prints* 210 
x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)
Print larger...

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Shooting
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
zSee Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 118).
zSee Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 117).
You can change the resolution when the movie mode is set to   
(Standard) or   (My Colors).
Resolutions and Frame Rates
* Frame rates indicate the number of frames recorded or played back each 
second. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the appearance of motion. 
zSee Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 118).
zSee Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities...

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You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and 
optical zooms.
zStills: zoom up to approximately 10 times
zMovies (Standard): zoom up to 4.9 times 
Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.
Using the Digital Zoom 
Shooting Mode 
1 (Rec.) Menu [Digital Zoom] [On].
See Menus and Settings (p. 30)
2Press the   button and shoot.
zThe combined digital and optical zoom setting will display in 
the LCD monitor.
zWhen you press the   button all the way to the maximum 
setting, it...