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 simultaneously.
zDuring shooting the recording time and [zRec] appear on 
the LCD monitor.
zPressing the shutter button fully again stops recording.
Recording will stop automatically under the following circum-
stances.
- When the maximum recording time elapses
- When the built-in memory or memory card become full
 
						

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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 recording.
- Try not to touch the microphone.
- Do not press any buttons other than the shutter button. The 
sound that buttons make will be recorded in the movie.
- The camera will automatically adjust the exposure and 
white balance to suit the shooting conditions during 
recording. Please note, however, that the sounds made 
by the camera automatically adjusting the exposure may 
also be recorded.
z
The focus and optical zoom settings remain fixed for 
subsequent frames at the values selected for the first frame.
zDo not aim the camera toward the sun to shoot. 
 
						

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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 higher the frame rate, the 
smoother the appearance of motion. 
*1 Default setting
*2 The recording pixels and frame rate are fixed.
z See Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 130).
zSee Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities 
(p. 129).
Recording PixelsFrame Rate 
(frames/sec.)
 Standard
 Color Accent
 Color Swap
*1640 x 480 pixels30
15
320 x 240 pixels30
15
 Fast Frame Rate*2320 x 240 pixels60
 Compact*2160 x 120 pixels15
 
						

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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.
5Repeat the procedure for additional images.
zA sequence may contain up to 26 images.
zPress the MENU button after the last shot.
The settings for the first image are applied to the second 
image onward. 
 
						

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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 no white frame displays and all the frames appear in 
gray, images will be shot using the [On] option rather 
than [Face Detect].
- The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects 
as a face. If this occurs, switch to the [On] or [Off] option. 
- When a face is not detected, images will be shot using 
the [On] option.
Switching between Focusing Modes
Shooting Mode 
Face 
DetectYou can have the camera automatically detect 
the position of a face and use this data to set the 
focus and exposure* while shooting. 
*Only in evaluative metering mode (p. 47).
(No frame)OnThe camera detects the subject and highlights 
the AF frames, from 9 available points, that it will 
use to determine the focus.
OffThe camera focuses using the center AF frame. 
This is convenient for focusing on a specific part 
of a subject with greater certainty.
1(Rec.) Menu [AiAF]
[Face Detect]*/[On]/[Off].
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
* Default setting.
 
						

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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 of the compositionzSubjects that are moving quickly
zSubjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as 
possible to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass.
Shooting with the Focus Lock
The focus lock can be used in any shooting mode. Set the [AiAF] 
function to [Off] beforehand (p. 44).
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock) 
Shooting Mode
 
1Aim the camera so that an object at the 
same focal distance as the main subject is 
centered in the AF frame.
2Press the shutter button halfway to set the 
focus.
3Keep the button pressed, re-aim the camera 
to compose the shot as desired and press 
the shutter button fully. 
 
						

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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 the shutter button halfway and press 
the  button.
zThe   icon will display.
3Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as 
desired and shoot.
 
						

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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 subject.
Center 
Weighted 
AverageAverages the light metered from the entire frame, 
but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the 
center.
Spot
Meters the area within the spot AE point at the 
center of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when 
you want to set the exposure on the subject in the 
center of the monitor.
 
						

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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 setting.
zUse the   or   button to adjust 
the exposure compensation and 
press the FUNC./SET button.