Canon Digital Ixus I7 User Guide

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1FUNC. Menu * (Standard).
See Menus and Settings (p. 22).*Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select a 
movie mode and press the FUNC./
SET button.
zIn , 
 or  mode, you can 
change the recording pixels and 
frame rate (p. 41).
zSee Changing Colors (p. 56) for the procedures for using 
 and  .
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...

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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.
zYou are recommended to use a memory card that has 
been formatted in your camera to shoot movies (p. 29). 
The card supplied with the camera may be used without 
further formatting.
zBe careful of the following while...

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Changing Recording Pixels and Frame 
Rates
You can change the recording pixels and frame rate when 
the movie mode is set to   (Standard),   (Color Accent) 
or   (Color Swap). 
1FUNC. Menu * (Recording Pixels/
Frame Rate).
See Menus and Settings (p. 22).* Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to 
select recording pixels/frame 
rate settings and press the 
FUNC./SET button.
Recording Pixels and Frame Rates
Frame rates indicate the number of frames recorded or 
played back each second. The...

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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].
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
2Select a shooting direction.
zYou can select from the following 
two shooting directions.
-  Left to right horizontally
-  Right to left horizontally
The overlapping 
seams of several 
adjacent images 
can be joined into a 
single panoramic 
image.
 

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Use PhotoStitch, a supplied software program, to merge the 
images on a computer.
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 return-
ing to the previously recorded image screen.
zMinor discrepancies in the overlapping portions can be cor-
rected when the images are stitched together....

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Select from among the following three focusing methods.
zThe AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway.
- Green: Shooting preparations complete
- Yellow: Focusing difficulty (AiAF set to [Off])
zThe following occurs when [Face Detect] is selected. 
- Up to three AF frames display. At this point, the frame the 
camera judges to be the main subject appears in white 
while the others appear in gray. Pressing the shutter 
button halfway displays up to 9 green AF frames.
- If...

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zIn [Face Detect] mode, faces may not be detected under 
the following circumstances.
- If the faces appear small, large, dark or bright relative to 
the overall composition. 
- If the subjects are looking sideways or lying down, or 
their faces are partially obscured.
It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.
zSubjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings
zScenes with a mixture of near and far subjects.
z
Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center...

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Shooting with the AF Lock
The AF lock can be used in the  ,  ,   or   mode.
To Release the AF Lock 
Press the   button.
zThe AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the 
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF 
lock is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you 
to capture a second image with the same focus.
zIn   mode the AF frame does not display.
1Aim the camera so that an object at the 
same focal distance as the main subject is 
centered in the AF frame.
2Press...

Shooting
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Switching between Metering Modes
Shooting Mode 
1(Rec.) Menu [Light Metering] */ / .
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
*Default setting.
Evaluative
Appropriate for standard shooting conditions, 
including backlit scenes. The camera divides 
images into several zones for metering. It evaluates 
complex lighting conditions, such as the position of 
the subject, the brightness, the direct light, and the 
backlighting, and adjusts the settings to the correct 
exposure for the main...

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Adjust the exposure compensation to a positive value to avoid 
making the subject too dark when it is backlit or shot against a 
bright background. Adjust the exposure compensation to a negative 
value to avoid making the subject too bright in night shots or when 
shot against a dark background.
To Cancel the Exposure Compensation
Restore the compensation value to [0]. 
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Exposure Compensation).
See Menus and Settings (p. 22).* Default...