Canon Digital Ixus Wireless User Guide

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Before Using the Camera
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. 32).
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 will advance by 
1hour.
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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 
destination time zone .
zAs in Step 3, you can set the 
daylight saving option.
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. 32).
2Use the   or   button to 
select 
.
zTo change the destination time 
zone, use the  FUNC./SET button.
Time Difference from the 
Home Time Zone
 
						

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Before Using the Camera
Menus are used to set the shooting and playback settings as well 
as such camera settings as the date/time, electronic beep and 
wireless connection. The following menus are available.
zFUNC. Menu
z Rec., Play, Wireless, 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 the menu
item.
You can select further options with the  MENU button for some 
options.
After selecting an option, you can press the shutter button to 
shoot immediately. After shooting, this menu will appear again, 
allowing you to adjust the settings easily.
Press the FUNC./SET button.
Menus and Settings
 
						

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Rec., Play, Wireless, Set up and My Camera 
Menus
Convenient settings for shooting or playback can be set with these 
menus.
Press the MENU button.
Use the   or   button to switch between menus.
You can also use the zoom lever 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 menu.
Press the FUNC./SET button again to confirm the setting.
• When selecting items from the   (Wireless) menu, the 
method of operation depends on the menu item. Please 
confirm precise instructions on the appropriate operational 
procedure page.
Press the MENU button.
 (My Camera) Menu
• This example shows the Rec. menu.
• In playback mode, the Play menu displays.
You can switch 
between menus with 
the  or  button 
when this part is 
selected.
 (Rec.) Menu
 (Play) Menu (Set up) Menu
 (Wireless) Menu
 
						

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Before Using the Camera
FUNC. Menu 
Rec. Menu 
Menu List
Menu Item Page Menu Item Page
Shooting ModeBasic
p. 5My Colorsp. 63
Movie Modep. 47Meter ing Modep. 55
Exposure Compensationp. 56Compressionp. 39
Long Shutter Modep. 57Frame Rate (Movie)p. 40
White Balancep. 59Recordi ng Pi xels (Still  Image)p. 38
Photo Effectp. 62Recording Pixels (Movie)p. 40
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
AiAF On*/Offp. 51
Self-timer
 10 seconds*/  
2 seconds/  Custom 
Timer (Delay: 0–10*, 15, 20, 
30 sec.) (Shots: 1–3*–10)
p. 45
AF-assist Beam On*/Off –
Digital Zoom On/Off*
(On in standard movie 
mode.)p. 42
Review Off/2*–10 seconds/HoldBasic Guide p. 6
Save Original On/Off*p. 65
Grid Li nes On/Off* You can display gri d l ines 
(splits screen into nine 
areas) to make it easier to 
judge the horizontal and 
vertical ali gnment of a 
photogr aphi c subject and to 
make composition easier. 
The l ines wi ll not be 
recorded in the images.
Date Stamp Off*/Date/Date & Timep. 44
Long Shutter On/Off*p. 57
The icons shown below are the default settings.
* Default setting
 
						

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Play Menu
Wireless Menu 
Set up Menu 
Stitch Assist  Left to right*/
 Right to leftp. 49
Menu Item Page
Protectp. 87
Rotatep. 80
Sound Memop. 81
Erase Allp. 87
Slide Showp. 83
Print Orderp. 88
Transfer Orderp. 91
Transitionp. 81
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
Connect/Disconnectp. 100, Softwar e & Wir eless Gui de
Reg. Target Devicep. 102, Softwar e & Wir eless Gui de
Delete Registrationp. 104, Softwar e & Wir eless Gui de
Auto Transfer On*/OffSoftware & Wireless Guide
Menu Item Options Page/Topic
Mute On/Off* Set to [On] to silence the start-up, 
operation, self-timer and shutter 
sounds all at once. However, warnings 
still sound even when the mute is set 
to [On]. (Basic Guide p. 5)
* Default setting
* Default setting
 
						

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Before Using the Camera
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 pl ays when any button 
other than the shutter button is 
pressed.
Selftimer Vol. Adjusts the volume of the self-timer 
sound played 2 sec. befor e the shutter  
is released.
Shutter Volume Adjusts the volume of the sound 
played when the shutter releases. The 
shutter sound does not play when a 
movie is recording.
Playback Vol. Adjusts the volume of movie sounds 
and sound memos.
LCD Brightness -7–0*–+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 on the LCD monitor while 
you are adj usting the setting.
Power Savingp. 27
Auto Power 
DownOn*/Off Sets whether or not the camera 
automatically powers down after a set 
peri od of time elapses wi thout the 
camera bei ng oper ated.
Display Off 10 sec./20 sec./
30 sec./1 min.*/
2 min./3min.Sets the length of time before the LCD 
monitor turns off when no camera 
operation is performed.
Time Zone Home*/Worldp. 29
Date/TimeBasic Guide p. 4
Clock Display0–5*–10 sec./20 
sec./30 sec./1 
min./2 min./3 
min.p. 20
 
						

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My Camera Menu 
Formatp. 28
File Numbering Auto Reset/
Continuous*p. 72
Cr eate Folderp. 71
Cr eate New Folde rCheck mark 
(On)/
No check mark 
(Off)Creates a folder for the next shooting 
session.
Auto Create
Off*/Daily/Monday–Sunday/Monthly
You can also set a creation time.
Auto Rotate On*/Offp. 70
LanguageBasic Guide p. 4
Video System NTSC/PALp. 93
Reset Allp. 37
Menu Item Available Settings  Page
Theme Selects a common theme for each My Camera 
settings item.
p. 94 Star t- up Image Sets the image display ed when the camera power  
i s turned on.
Star t- up Sound Sets the sound played when the camera power is 
turned on.
Oper ation Sound Sets the sound played when any button other than 
the shutter button is pressed.
Selftimer  Sound Sets the sound played 2 seconds before the shutter 
releases in self-timer mode.
Shutter  Sound Sets the sound played when the shutter button is 
pressed. There is no shutter sound for movies.
My Camera 
Menu Contents(Off)/ *
/  / 
* Default setting
 
						

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Before Using the CamerazSettings cannot be reset when the camera is connected to a 
computer or to a printer.
zThe following cannot be reset.
- Shooting mode
- Item chosen from the   (Wireless) menu
- The [Time Zone], [Date/Time], [Language] and [Video 
System] options in  the  (Set  up)  menu  (pp. 35, 36)
- White balance data recorded with the custom white  balance function  (p. 60)
- Colors specified in the [Color Accent]  (p. 66) or [Color 
Swap]  (p. 67) modes of My Colors.
- Newly added My Camera settings  (p. 95)
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
1 (Set up) Menu [Reset All].
See Menus  and  Settings  (p. 32).
2Select [OK] and press  .
 
						

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Shooting
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression(Still Images) 
Shooting Mode 
1FUNC. Menu * (Recording Pixels)/ * 
(Compression).
See 
Menus  and Settings  (p. 31).*  Default setting.
zUse the   or   button to select 
recording pixels/compression 
settings and press the  FUNC./
SET  button.
Recording Pixels Purpose
 (Large)
2592 × 1944  pixels High Print larger than A4-size prints* 
210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)
Print larger than Letter-size prints* 
216 × 279 mm (8.5 × 11 in.)
 (Medium 1)2048 × 1536 pixels Print up to A4-size prints* 210 × 
297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)
Print up to Letter-size prints* 
216 × 279 mm (8.5 × 11 in.)
 (Medium 2)1600 × 1200 
pixels Print postcard-size prints 
148×100mm (6 × 4 in.)
Print L-size prints 119 × 89 mm 
(4. 7 × 3. 5 in. )
 (Small)640 × 480 
pixels LowSend images as e-mail attachments
Shoot more images 
(Postcard Date 
Imprint Mode)1600 × 1200 
pixels When printing to postcards 
(p. 44).