Canon Digital Ixus I Zoom User Guide

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Shooting
In this mode, the camera shoots continuously while the shutter 
button is held down. 
If you use the recommended memory card*, you can shoot 
continuously (smooth continuous shooting) at a set shooting 
interval until the memory card is full (p. 117).
*Recommended Memory Card
Super high speed SDC-512 MSH memory card (sold separately) 
immediately after a low level format (p. 26).
• This reflects standard shooting criteria established by Canon. Actual results 
may vary according to the subject...

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You can shoot images with the optimal settings for postcards by 
composing them inside the print area (width-to-height ratio of 
approximately 3:2) shown in the LCD monitor.
 
For printing instructions, refer to the Direct Print User Guide.
Postcard Date Imprint Mode
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Compression/Resolu-
tion)  (Post Card Date Imprint).
See Menus and Settings (p. 29)* Default setting.
zThe resolution is set to   (1600 
x 1200) and the compression to 
(Fine).
zWhen you press the shutter...

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Shooting
You can set a 10 sec. ( ) or 2 sec. delay ( ), or a custom delay time 
and the number of shots (  Custom Timer), for shooting after the shutter 
button is pressed.
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Press the   button to display  .
You can change the self-timer sound (p. 34).
zEnsure that the camera’s date/time is set 
beforehand (p. 33).
zThe date stamp cannot be deleted from the image 
data once it has been set.
 Using the Self-Timer
Shooting Mode
1Press the   button to display  ,   or  .
2Shoot....

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Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ().
You can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and 
number of shots (1–10). These settings, however, cannot be 
set for the Stitch Assist mode, movie mode or My Colors 
modes.
1 (Rec.) Menu [Self-timer] .
See Menus and Settings (p. 30).
2Change [Delay]/[Shots].
zThe self-timer sound will 
behave as follows.
- The self-timer sound will 
start 2 sec. before the 
specified delay for shoot-
ing is over.
- If multiple shots have 
been specified for the...

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Shooting
With the camera held vertically, you can release the shutter by 
pressing the FUNC./SET button in place of the shutter button. You 
can also shoot with the shutter button.
To use the FUNC. menu (p. 29) to make settings, hold the 
camera horizontally.
Shooting Ver tically
(Vertical Shutter Release) 
Shooting Mode 
1 (Rec.) Menu [Ver t. Shutter] [On].
See Menus and Settings (p. 30).
zThe default setting is [On].
2Select a shooting mode.
3Hold the camera verti-
cally, aim at the subject 
and...

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The following three movie modes are available.
• The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card 
you use (p. 117).
 Movie Shooting
Shooting Mode 
Standard
You can select the resolution and record until the memory card is full 
(when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the 
recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be used while 
shooting in this mode 
(p. 38).
• Resolution:  (640 x 480) [10 frames/sec.]
 (320 x 240) [20 frames/sec.]
• Maximum Size: 1...

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Shooting
1FUNC. Menu * (Standard).
See Menus and Settings (p. 29)*Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select 
a movie mode and press the 
FUNC./SET button.
zIn   or   mode, you can 
change the resolution and frame 
rate (p. 37).
2Shoot.
zPressing the shutter button halfway automatically sets the 
exposure, focus and white balance settings.
zPressing the shutter button fully starts recording video and 
sound simultaneously.
zDuring shooting the recording time (in seconds) and [zRec] 
appear on...

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QuickTime 3.0 or later is required to play back movies (Data 
type: AVI/Compression method: Motion JPEG) on a computer. 
QuickTime (for Windows) is included on the Canon Digital 
Camera Solution Disk. On the Macintosh platform, this 
program is standard with Mac OS X or later.
Stitch Assist can be used to shoot overlapping images that can later 
be merged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a 
computer.
Shooting Panoramic Images 
(Stitch Assist) 
Shooting Mode 
1 (Rec.) Menu [Stitch Assist]....

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Shooting
Use PhotoStitch, a supplied software program, to merge the 
images on a computer.
2Select a shooting direction .
zYou can select from the following 
two shooting directions.
-  Left to right horizontally
-  Right to left horizontally
3Shoot the first image in 
the sequence.
zThe exposure and white balance 
are set and locked with the first 
image.
4Compose the second image so that it over-
laps a por tion of the first and shoot.
zYou can retake a shot by pressing the   or   button and...

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You can select between the following two focusing modes 
according to the AiAF setting.
zThe focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital 
zoom is used.
z
The AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway.
- Green: Shooting preparations complete
- Yellow: Focusing difficulty (AiAF set to [Off])
Switching between Focusing Modes
Shooting Mode 
(No frame)  OnThe camera detects the subject and highlights the AF 
frames, from 9 available points, that it will use to...