Canon Ixus 170 User Guide

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Using the FUNC. Menu
Configure commonly used functions through the FUNC. menu as follows.
Note that menu items and options vary depending on the shooting mode 
(=
  105 – 106) or playback mode (=  109).
1	 Access	the	FUNC.	menu.
zzPress the  button.
2	 Choose	a	menu	item.
zzPress the  buttons to choose a 
menu item, and then press the < m> or 
 button.
zzDepending on the menu item, functions 
can be specified simply by pressing the 
 or  button, or another screen is 
displayed for configuring the...

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Using Menus
Configure a variety of camera functions through other menus as follows. 
Menu items are grouped by purpose on tabs, such as shooting [4], 
playback [1], and so on. Note that available menu items vary depending 
on the selected shooting or playback mode ( =
  107 – 109).
1	 Access	the	menu.
zzPress the  button.
2	 Choose	a	tab.
zzMove the zoom lever to choose a tab.
zzAfter you have pressed the  
buttons to choose a tab initially, you can 
switch between tabs by pressing the 
 buttons.
3...

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Indicator Display
The indicator on the back of the camera (=  3) lights up or blinks 
depending on the camera status.
Color Indicator	Status Camera	Status
Green On
Connected to a computer (
=
  86), or display off 
(=  19, 34, 56, 74)
Blinking Starting up, recording/reading/transmitting images, or 
shooting long exposures (
=
  45)
•	When the indicator blinks green, never turn the camera off, open the 
memory card/battery cover, or shake or jolt the camera, which may 
corrupt images or damage the...

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Auto Mode
Convenient mode for easy shots with greater control over shooting
Shooting	with	Camera-Determined	Settings	............................................................25Shooting  (Smart Auto) ...........................................25
Scene Icons .......................................................... 28
Image Stabilization Icons ...................................... 28
On-Screen Frames ................................................ 29Common,	Convenient	Features...

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3	 Compose	the	shot.
zzTo zoom in and enlarge the subject, move 
the zoom lever toward  (telephoto), 
and to zoom away from the subject, move 
it toward  (wide angle). (A zoom bar 
showing the zoom position is displayed.)
4	 Shoot.
Shooting
	Still	Images
Focus.
zzPress the shutter button halfway. The 
camera beeps twice after focusing, and 
AF frames are displayed to indicate 
image areas in focus.
zzSeveral AF frames are displayed when 
multiple areas are in focus.
Zoom Bar
Shooting with...

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Shoot.
zzPress the shutter button all the way 
down.
zzAs the camera shoots, a shutter sound 
is played, and in low-light conditions, the 
flash fires automatically.
zzKeep the camera still until the shutter 
sound ends.
zzAfter displaying your shot, the camera will 
revert to the shooting screen.
Shooting	Movies
Start	shooting.
zzPress the movie button. The camera 
beeps once as recording begins, and 
[
Rec] is displayed with the elapsed 
time.
IXUS 170 IXUS 165
zzBlack bars are displayed on the top...

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Still	Images/Movies
•	If the camera is turned on while the < p> button is held down, the 
camera will no longer sound. To activate sounds again, press the 
 button and choose [Mute] on the [3] tab, and then press 
the  buttons to choose [Off].
Still	Images
•	 A blinking [] icon warns that images are more likely to be blurred 
by camera shake. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take 
other measures to keep it still.
•	 If your shots are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to the...

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Still ImagesMovies
Scene Icons
In [] mode, shooting scenes determined by the camera are indicated 
by the icon displayed, and corresponding settings are automatically 
selected for optimal focusing, subject brightness, and color.
Subject
Background
People Other	SubjectsIcon	Background	ColorIn	Motion*1Shadows	on	Face*1In	Motion*1At	Close	Range
BrightGray
Backlit–
With	Blue	SkyLight Blue
Backlit–
Sunsets –– Orange
Spotlights
Dark Blue
DarkTripod	Used*2–*2–
*1
 Not displayed for movies.
*2 Displayed in...

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Still ImagesMovies
On-Screen Frames
A variety of frames are displayed once the camera detects subjects you ar\
e 
aiming the camera at.
•	A white frame is displayed around the subject (or person’s face) 
determined by the camera to be the main subject, and gray frames are 
displayed around other detected faces. Frames follow moving subjects 
within a certain range to keep them in focus.
However, if the camera detects subject movement, only the white frame 
will remain on the screen.
•	 When you are...

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Common, Convenient Features
Still ImagesMovies
Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using optical zoom, 
use digital zoom for up to about 48x (IXUS 170) or 32x (IXUS 165 IXUS 160) 
enlargement.
1	 Move	the	zoom	lever	toward	.
zzHold the lever until zooming stops.
zzZooming stops at the largest possible 
zoom factor (before the image becomes 
noticeably grainy), which is then indicated 
on the screen.
2	 Move	the	zoom	lever	toward		again.
zzThe...