Canon Digital Ixus I7 User Guide

Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
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This camera is equipped with a power saving function. The power 
will shut off in the following circumstances. Press the power button 
again to restore power.
* This time can be changed.
zThe power saving function will not activate during a slide 
show or while the camera is connected to a computer.
zThe power saving function settings can be changed (p. 26).
Power Saving Function
Shooting ModePowers down approximately 3 minutes after the last 
control is...

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When traveling abroad, you can record images with local dates and 
times simply by switching the time zone setting if you pre-register 
the destination time zones. You can enjoy the convenience of not 
having to switch the Date/Time settings. 
Setting the Home/World Time Zones
Setting the World Clock
1 (Set up) Menu [Time Zone] .
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
2.
3Use the   or   button to 
select a home time zone 
.
zTo set the daylight saving option, 
use the   or   button to display 
. The time...

Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
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Switching to the Destination Time Zone
If you change the date and time when the World option is 
selected, the Home date and time will also change 
automatically.
5Use the   or   button to select a destina-
tion time zone .
zAs in Step 3, you can set daylight 
saving time.
6Use the   or   button to select [Home/
World], and the   or   button to select   
.
1 (Set up) Menu [Time Zone] .
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
2Use the   or   button to 
select 
.
zTo...

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Menus are used to set the shooting, playback and print settings as 
well as such camera settings as the date/time and electronic beep. 
The following menus are available.
zFUNC. Menu
zRec., Play, Print, 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 to select an option for...

Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
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Rec., Play, Print, Set up and My Camera 
Menus
Convenient settings for shooting, playback or printing 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...

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FUNC. Menu
Rec. Menu 
Menu List
Menu Item Page Menu Item Page
Shooting ModeBasic
p. 12Drive Modep. 34, 
Basic
p. 18 
Movie Modep. 38My Colorsp. 54
Exposure Compensationp. 48Compression (Still Image)p. 30
Long Shutter Modep. 49Recording Pixels (Still Image)p. 30
ISO Speedp. 61Recording Pixels/Frame Rate (Movie)p. 41White Balancep. 51
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
AiAF Face Detect*/On/Offp. 44
Slow Synchro On/Off*p. 32
Red-Eye On*/Offp. 32
Light Metering */ /p. 47
AF-assist Beam On*/Offp. 104
Digital...

Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
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*1They are classified according to the following categories.
People: ,  ,   or images with faces detected if [Face Detect] has 
been selected in [AiAF] mode.
Scenery: 
, 
Events:, , , , , 
Play Menu 
Print Menu 
Long Shutter On/Off*p. 49
Stitch Assist
 left to right*/
 right to leftp. 42
Menu Item Page Menu Item Page
Slide Showp. 82Sound Memop. 80
My Categoryp. 69Rotatep. 76
Erasep. 89Transfer Orderp. 95
Protectp. 87Transitionp. 77
My Colorsp. 78
Menu Item Page...

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Set up Menu 
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
Mute On/Off* Set to [On] to silence all sounds except 
warning sounds. (Basic p. 12) 
Volume Off/1/2*/3/4/5 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].
Start-up Vol.  Adjusts the volume of the start-up 
sound when the camera is turned on.
Operation Vol. Adjusts the volume of the operation 
sound that plays when any button other 
than...

Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations
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*1 Default setting is 5 seconds.
*2 You can change the printer connection method. There is usually no need to 
change the settings, but select   when you print an image recorded in 
the   (Widescreen) mode at the full page setting for wide paper using a 
Canon SELPHY CP730/CP720/CP710/CP510 Compact Photo Printer. 
Since this setting is saved even when the power is turned off, ensure that 
you return the setting to [Auto] to print other image sizes. (However, it...

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My Camera Menu 
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 (p. 27)
- White balance data recorded with the custom white 
balance function (p. 52)
- Colors specified in the [Color Accent] (p. 56) or [Color 
Swap] (p. 58) modes.
- Newly added My Camera settings (p. 99)
Menu Item Available Settings  Page
Theme Selects a...