Canon Digital Ixus I5 User Guide

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Basic Functions
Menu Settings and Factory Defaults
This chart shows the options and default settings for each menu.* Default setting  
Rec. Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
Page
  Quick ShotSets the Quick Shot option to on or off.
On*
Offp. 44
  AiAF
Sets whether or not the camera automatically 
selects the AF frame or a fixed center AF frame.
On*
Offp. 75
  Self-timerSets the duration of the self-timer delay.
  10 seconds*
  2 secondsp. 68
  AF-assist BeamSets the AF-assist Beam to on or off....

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Play Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
Page
  ProtectProtects images from accidental erasure. p. 103
  RotateRotates images clockwise 90° or 270° in the 
display.p. 98
   Sound MemoAdds sound memos to images. p. 99
  Erase allDeletes all images from an SD card
 (except for protected images).p. 105
  Auto PlayPlays images automatically one after the other. p. 102
   Print OrderSelects images and the number of print copies 
for output to a direct print compatible printer 
or photo developing service.p....

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Basic Functions
 Operation Vol.Adjusts the volume of the operation sound that 
beeps when any button other than the shutter 
button is pressed.–
 Selftimer Vol.Adjusts the volume of the self-timer sound 
played 2 sec. before the shutter is released.p. 68
 Shutter VolumeAdjusts the volume of the sound played when 
the shutter releases. The shutter sound does 
not play when a movie is recording.p. 43
 Playback Vol.Adjusts the volume of movie sounds and 
sound memos.p. 94
p. 99
 Info DisplaySwitches...

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   Clock DisplaySets the length of time for which the clock 
displays.
  0 – 5* – 10 sec. 20 sec. 30 sec. 
  1 min.  2 min.  3 min.p. 29
  FormatFormats (initializes) SD cards. p. 24
   File No. ResetSets how file numbers are assigned to images 
when new SD cards are inserted.
On
Off*p. 89
  Auto RotateSets whether or not images shot with the 
camera held vertically are automatically 
rotated in the display.
On*
Offp. 88
  LanguageSets the language used in menus and 
messages on the LCD...

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Basic Functions
You can select the theme, start-up image and sound, shutter sound, 
operation sound and self-timer sound used on this camera.
These are called the My Camera settings. You can also customize the   
and   options for each item with images recorded on the SD card and 
newly recorded sounds or by using the supplied software.
See the Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk for details.
 How the [Mute] option in the   (Set up) Menu and Sounds in the   
(My Camera) Menu Interact
To...

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Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
You can reset the menu and button settings to the default settings in one 
operation.
 Settings cannot be reset when the camera is connected to a 
computer or to a printer.
 The following cannot be reset.
- Shooting mode
- The Date/Time, Language and Video System options in the
  (Set up) menu (p. 51, p. 52)
- White balance data recorded with the custom white balance 
function (p. 82)
- Newly added My Camera settings (p. 130)
1Press the ON/OFF button.
Set...

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Shooting
Shooting
Shooting in Auto Mode
In this mode, all you have to do is press the shutter button and let the 
camera do everything else.
1Slide the mode switch to   
(Shooting). In the FUNC. menu, 
select  (Auto).
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 45).
 You can shoot right after selecting an 
option. The menu displays again after the 
shot, allowing you to change the settings 
easily.
2Press the SET/FUNC. button.
The display will return to the shooting 
screen and  will appear on the LCD...

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 See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 160).
 With the Review function, you can change the length of time images 
show on the LCD monitor after shooting, or set it so they do not show 
at all (p. 56).
Reviewing an Image Right after Shooting
Right after a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for 2 
seconds. In addition, the images will keep on displaying regardless of the 
review duration setting if one of the following operations is performed.
 Keeping the shutter button...

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Shooting
2Use the  or   button to select the 
review setting and press the MENU 
button.
 With the [Off] option, the image will not 
automatically display.
 In the [2 sec.] to [10 sec.] range, the 
image will continue to display for the 
specified time even if the shutter button is 
released.
 

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Changing Resolution/Compression Settings 
You can change the compression (excluding movies) and resolution 
settings to suit the purpose of the image you are about to shoot.
Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.
Resolution Purpose
 (Large) 2592 x 1944 pixelsLarge
 Print larger than A4-size prints* 
210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)
 Print larger than Letter-size prints* 
216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)
 (Medium 1) 2048 x 1536 pixels
 Print up to A4-size prints* 210 
x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)...