Canon Digital Ixus Wireless User Guide

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Shooting
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
z See  Image Data  Sizes (Estimated)  (p. 132).
z  See  Memory  Cards and Estimated Capacities  (p. 131).
Compression Purpose
 Superfine
High Qualit y  Shoot higher qualit y images
 FineShoot normal quality images
 NormalNormal Shoot more images
 

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You can change the recording pixels and frame rate when the 
movie mode is set to   (Standard) or   (My Colors).
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.
* The recording pixels and frame rate are fixed in the   and   modes.
z  See  Image Data Sizes  (Estimated)  (p. 132).
z  See  Memory  Cards and  Estimated  Capacities  (p. 131).
Changing Recor ding Pixels and...

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Shooting
You can shoot a subject 3 – 10 cm (1.2 – 3.9 in.) from the end of the 
lens at the maximum wide angle setting. With the digital zoom, the 
image area is 9 × 7 mm (0.36 × 0.27 in.) at maximum zoom 
(approximately 4 times).
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro) 
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Auto)  (Digital Macro).
See Menus  and  Settings  (p. 31).
* Default setting.
2Choose the angle of view with the zoom 
lever and shoot.
 

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You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and 
optical zooms.
zStills: zoom up to approximately 12 times
z Movies (Standard): zoom up to approximately 12 times 
Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.
Using the Digital Zoom 
Shooting Mode  
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is 
turned off.
1 (Rec.) Menu [Digital Zoom] [On].
See 
Menus  and Settings  (p. 32).
2Press the zoom lever toward   and shoot.
zThe combined digital and optical zoom setting will...

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Shooting
In this mode, the camera shoots continuously while the shutter 
button is held down.
If you use the recommended memory card*, you can shoot 
continuously (smooth continuous shooting) at a set shooting 
interval until the memory card is full (p. 131).
*Recommended Memory Card
Super high speed SDC-512 MSH memory card (sold separately) 
immediately after a low level format (p. 28).
• This reflects standard shooting criteria established by Canon. Actual results 
may vary according to the subject...

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You can shoot images with the optimal settings for postcards by 
composing them inside the print area (width-to-height ratio of 
approximately 3:2) shown on the LCD monitor.
 
For printing instructions, refer to the Direct Print User Guide.
Postcard Date Imprint Mode
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Recording Pixels)   
(Post Car d Date Imprint).
See 
Menus  and Settings  (p. 31).* Default setting.
zThe recording pixels are set to   
(1600 × 1200) and the 
compression to  (Fine).
z When you press the...

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Shooting
You can set a 10 sec. ( ) or 2 sec. ( ) delay, or a custom delay 
time and the number of shots (  Custom Timer), for shooting after 
the shutter button is pressed.
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Press the   button to display  .
You can change the self-timer sound (p. 36).
zEnsure that the camera’s date/time is set 
beforehand  (p. 35).
z The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image 
data once it has been set.
 Using the Self-Timer
Shooting Mode  
1Press the   button to display  ,   or  ....

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Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ().
You can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and 
number of shots (1–10). These settings, however, cannot be 
set for the Stitch Assist mode, movie mode or My Colors 
modes.
1 (Rec.) Menu [Self-timer] .
See Menus  and Settings  (p. 32).
2Change [Delay]/[Shots] .
zThe self-timer sound will 
behave as follows.
- The self-timer sound will  start 2 seconds before the 
specified delay for 
shooting is over.
- If multiple shots have  been specified...

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Shooting
The following four movie modes are available.
• The maximum recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use  (p. 131).
 Movie Shooting
Shooting Mode  
Standard
You can select the recording pixels and frame rate and record until t he 
memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, 
such as t he recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be 
used
 while shooting  in this  mode (p.  42).
• Recording Pixels:   (640 × 480),   (320 × 240)
• Frame...

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1FUNC. Menu * (Standard).
See Menus  and Settings  (p. 31).
* Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select 
a movie mode and press the 
FUNC./SET  button.
z In   or   mode, you can 
change the recording pixels and 
frame rate  (p. 40).
2Shoot.
zPressing the shutter button halfway automatically sets the 
exposure, focus and white balance settings.
z Pressing the shutter button fully starts recording video and 
sound simultaneously.
z During shooting the recording time (in seconds) and [ zRec]...