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 
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  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.
On*
Offp. 44
   Digital ZoomSets the digital zoom to on or off.
On*
Offp. 42
  ReviewSets the duration images display on the LCD 
monitor after the shutter button releases.
Off
 2* to 10 secondsp. 56
  Date Stamp
Sets the date stamp for postcard prints with 
embedded date stamps.
Off*
Date
Date & Timep. 67
  Long Shutter
Sets the shutter speed to slow settings.On
Off*p. 80
  Stitch AssistImages are shot in overlapping series to create 
single panoramic images.
  Left to right*
  Right to leftp. 72
 
						

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Play Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
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  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. 108
  Transfer OrderSpecifies settings for images before 
downloading to a computer.p. 114
Set up Menu
Menu Item OptionsReference 
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  Mute
Set to On to silence the start-up, shutter, 
operation and self-timer sounds all at once.
See How the [Mute] option in the   (Set up) 
Menu and Sounds in the    (My Camera) Menu 
Interact (p. 53). 
On
Off*
(Still beeps to warn of an error even when set 
to On.)–
 Volume
Adjusts the volume of the start-up sound, 
operation sound, self-timer sound, shutter 
sound and playback sound. The volume 
cannot be adjusted if [Mute] is set to [On].
Off    1    2*   3    4    5-
 Start-up Vol.Adjusts the volume of the start-up sound when 
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 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 between display modes for the 
Shooting Info, Review Info and Replay Info 
options.
p. 35
 Shooting InfoOnOff*
 Review InfoOnOff*
 Replay InfoDetailedStandardOff*
 LCD Brightness
Adjusts the LCD brightness of the LCD monitor. -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 the LCD monitor 
while you are adjusting the setting.–
 Power SavingSets the [Auto Power Down] and [Display Off] 
options.
p. 33
 Auto Power Down
Sets whether or not the camera automatically 
powers down after a set period of time elapses 
without something being pressed.
On*
Off
 Display OffSets the length of time before the LCD monitor 
goes off when no camera operation is 
performed.
 10 sec.
20 sec.30 sec.
 1 min.*2 min.3 min.
  Date/TimeSets the date and time and the date format. p. 27 Menu Item Options
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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 monitor.
• English*
• Deutsch (German) • Русский (Russian)
• Français (French) • Português (Portuguese)
• Nederlands (Dutch) • Ελληνικά (Greek)
• Dansk (Danish) • Polski (Polish)
• Suomi (Finnish) • Čeština (Czech)
• Italiano (Italian) • Magyar (Hungarian)
• Norsk (Norwegian) • Türkçe (Turkish)
• Svenska (Swedish) • 
• Español (Spanish)   (Traditional Chinese)
• •  (Korean)
  (Simplified Chinese) • 
 (Japanese)You can also change the language in playback 
mode by holding the SET button and pressing 
the MENU button.p. 30
   Video SystemSets the video output signal standard.
NTSC
PALp. 127 Menu Item Options
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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 turn off each sound, such as the start-up sound, shutter sound, 
operation sound and self-timer sound, [Mute] must first be set to [On] in 
the   (Set up) menu. When [Mute] is set to [On], each sound option will 
not sound even if they are set individually to [On]. The warning sound, 
however, will emit even when [Mute] is set to [On]. 
My Camera Menu
Menu Item Available SettingsReference 
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 ThemeSelects a common theme for each My 
Camera settings item.
p. 128  Start-up ImageSets the image displayed when the 
camera power is turned on.
 Start-up SoundSets the sound emitted when the camera 
power is turned on.
 Operation SoundSets the sound emitted when any button 
other than the shutter button is pressed.
 Selftimer SoundSets the sound emitted 2 seconds before 
the shutter releases in self-timer mode.
 Shutter SoundSets the sound emitted when the shutter 
button is pressed. There is no shutter 
sound for movies.
My Camera Menu Contents•  (Off)• * 
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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 the mode switch to any position.
2Press and hold the MENU button for 
more than 5 seconds.
3Use the   or   button to select 
[OK] and press the SET button.
To exit without resetting, select [Cancel].
 
						

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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 
monitor.
3Aim the camera at the subject.
4Press the shutter button halfway (p. 43).
 Two beeps will sound when the camera 
has finished metering, and the upper 
indicator beside the viewfinder will light 
green or orange. If the LCD monitor is on, 
the AF frame will appear green.
 If the subject is difficult to focus on, a single 
beep will sound.
5Press the shutter button fully (p. 43).
 You will hear the sound of the shutter 
when the shutter activates.
 The picture appears for two seconds on 
the LCD monitor.
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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 pressed after a shot.
 Pressing the SET/FUNC. button while the image is displayed on the LCD 
monitor. (It will not operate in the   mode.)
Press the shutter button halfway to stop displaying it so that you can shoot the 
next frame.
 You can do the following while the image is displayed. (It will not 
operate in the   mode.)
- Display the image’s review information (p. 37).
- Erase the image (p. 104).
- After pressing the SET/FUNC. button, magnify the image (p. 92).
Changing the Review Duration
The default review time is 2 seconds. The review function can be set to [Off] or 
changed to any time in the range of 2 to 10 seconds in one-second increments.
1In the   (Rec.) menu, select  .
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 45).
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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 
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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.) 
 Print up to Letter-size prints* 
216 x 279 mm (8.5x 11 in.)
 (Medium 2) 
1600 x 1200 pixels Print postcard-size prints 148 x 
100 mm (6 x 4 in.)
 Print L-size prints 119 x 89 mm 
(4.7 x 3.5 in.)
 (Small) 640 x 480 pixelsSmall Send images as e-mail 
attachments
 Shoot more images
   (Postcard Date Imprint Mode) 1600 x 1200 pixels
The resolution is set to  (1600 x 1200) and the compression to  (Fine).See Postcard Date Imprint Mode (p. 66).
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Compression Purpose
SuperfineHigh 
Quality Shoot higher quality images
Fine Shoot normal quality images
NormalNormal
 Shoot more images
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels
Shooting Mode