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Shooting   Mode
FunctionGIP t N
Review image after shooting ( =
 59)
Display 
Time Off/ 
Quick/ 
2 sec./ 
4 sec./ 
8 sec./
Hold
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Display 
Info
OffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ODetailed
–O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Blink Detection (
= 37)
OnO O O–O O O– – – –O O O– –
Off
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Grid Lines (= 57)
On –O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OOffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Date Stamp  (= 35)
OffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ODate /  
Date & TimeO O O–O O– – – – – – –O O O
O
 Available or set automatically.  –
 Not available.
*1 Operation when no faces are detected varies by shooting mode.
*2 [On] when subject movement is detected in [
] mode.
4 Shooting Menu
Shooting   Mode
FunctionGIP t N
AF Frame (=
 53)
Face AiAF*1O O O O O O O– –O O O O O–OTracking AF –O O O O–O– – –O O O O–OCenter–O O O O–O O–O O O O O O O
Digital Zoom (
= 32)
OnO O O–O O– – – – – – –O O OOff –O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
AF-Point Zoom (= 58)
On –O O O O O O– – –O O O O–OOffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Servo AF (= 54)
On –O O O O–O– – –O O O O– –
Off*2O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Continuous AF  (= 55)
OnO O O O O O–O O O O O O O–OOff –O O O O–O O O O O O O O O O
Lamp Setting (= 38)
OnO O O O O O O O O O O O O O–OOffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Red-Eye Corr. (= 36)
OnO O–O O O O– – – – – –O–OOffO O O O O O O O O O O O O O–O
i-Contrast (= 50)
AutoO O– – – –O– – – – – – – – –
Off –
O O O O O–O O O O O O O O O
 
						

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2 Print Menu
Item Ref. Page ItemRef. Page
Print –
Clear All Selections
=
 88
Select Images & Qty. =
 87Print Settings
= 86
Select All Images =
 88
Playback Mode FUNC. Menu
ItemRef. Page ItemRef. Page
Rotate =
 68Play Movie
= 61
Protect =
 65Image Search
= 63
Print =
 86Slideshow
= 64
3 Set up Menu
ItemRef. Page
ItemRef. Page
Mute =
 73Format
= 74
Volume =
 73File Numbering
= 75
Hints & Tips =
 73Create Folder
= 75
Date/Time =
 12Video System
= 81
Time Zone =
 76Eye-Fi Settings
= 90
Lens Retract =
 75Certification Logo 
Display
= 77
Power Saving =
 23,  76Language = 14
LCD Brightness =
 73Reset All
= 78
Start-up Image =
 74
1 Playback Menu
ItemRef. Page ItemRef. Page
Slideshow =
 64Red-Eye Correction
= 71
Erase =
 67Resize
= 69
Protect =
 65Auto Rotate
= 69
Rotate =
 68Resume
= 61
Photobook Set-up =
 88Transition
= 61
i-Contrast =
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Specifications
Camera	Effective	Pixels (Max.) Approx. 16 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 5x zoom: 5.0 (W) – 25.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 140 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor 2.7 type color 
TFT LCD
Effective Pixels: Approx. 230,000 dots
File Format Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) 
compliant
Data Type Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM 
(monaural))
Interface Hi-speed USB
Analog audio output (monaural)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power
	 Source Battery Pack NB-11L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90
Dimensions (Based 
on CIPA Guidelines) 97.7×56.0×20.9 mm (3.85 x 2.20 x 0.82 in.)
Weight (Based on 
CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 125 g (approx. 4.41 oz.; including the battery and 
memory card)
Approx. 110 g (approx. 3.88 oz.; camera body only)
Handling Precautions
•	
The camera is a high-precision electronic device. Avoid dropping it or 
subjecting it to strong impact.
•	 Never bring the camera near magnets, motors, or other devices that 
generate strong electromagnetic fields, which may cause malfunction or 
erase image data.
•	 If water droplets or dirt adheres to the camera or screen, wipe with a d\
ry 
soft cloth, such as an eyeglass cloth. Do not rub hard or apply force.
•	 Never use cleaners containing organic solvents to clean the camera or 
screen.
•	 Use a blower brush to remove dust from the lens. If cleaning is difficult, 
contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
•	 To prevent condensation from forming on the camera after sudden 
temperature changes (when the camera is transferred from cold to warm 
environments), put the camera in an airtight, resealable plastic bag an\
d 
let it gradually adjust to the temperature before removing it from the b\
ag.
•	 If condensation does form on the camera, stop using it immediately. 
Continuing to use the camera in this state may damage it. Remove the 
battery and memory card, and wait until the moisture has evaporated 
before resuming use.
•	 Before long-term battery storage, use up the battery’s remaining charge, 
remove it from the camera, and store it in a plastic bag or similar 
container. Storing a partially charged battery over extended periods 
(about a year) may shorten its life or affect performance.
 
						

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Recording Time per Memory Card
Image Quality Recording Time per Memory Card
8   GB32
  GB
49 min. 15 sec.3 hr. 19 min. 00 sec.
1 hr. 28 min. 53 sec. 5 hr. 59 min. 05 sec.
•
 
The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and ma\
y change 
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
•

 
Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the 
recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shoo\
ting in  
[
], or approximately 1 hour when shooting in [].
•
 Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached \
on some 
memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
Flash Range
Maximum wide angle ( j)50 cm – 3.0 m (1.6 – 9.8 ft.)
Maximum telephoto ( i)1.2 m – 2.0 m (3.9 – 6.6 ft.)
Shooting Range
Shooting Mode Focusing Range Maximum Wide Angle 
(j) Maximum Telephoto 
(i)
– 3 cm (1.2 in.) – infinity 1.2 m (3.9 ft.) – infinity
Other modes
5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity 1.2 m (3.9 ft.) – infinity
e* 3 – 50 cm  
(1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) –
u* 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity
*
 
Not available in some shooting modes.
Number	of	Shots/Recording	Time,	Playback	Time
Number of Shots Approx. 220
in 	 Eco 	 mode Approx. 300
Movie Recording Time*
1Approx. 50 minutes
Continuous Shooting*2Approx. 1 hour, 30 minutes
Playback Time Approx. 5 hours
*1
 
T

ime under default camera settings, when normal operations are performed, such as 
shooting, pausing, turning the camera on and off, and zooming.
*2
 
T

ime available when shooting the maximum movie length (until recording stops 
automatically) repeatedly.
•
 
The number of shots that can be taken is based on measurement guidelines\
 of the 
Camera & Imaging Products 

Association (CIPA).
•
 
Under some shooting conditions, the number of shots and recording time m\
ay be less 
than mentioned above.
•

 
Number of shots/time with a fully charged battery

.
Number of Shots per Memory Card
Recording Pixels Number of Shots per Memory Card (Approx. shots)
8   GB32
  GB
 (Large)
16M/4608x3456 1903
7684
 (Medium 1)
8M/3264x2448 3721
15020
 (Medium 2)
2M/1600x1200 12927
52176
 (Small)
0.3M/640x480 40937
165225
 (Widescreen)
4608x2592 2531
10219
•
 
The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and ma\
y change 
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
 
						

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Battery Pack NB-11L
Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Nominal V oltage:  3.6   V DC
Nominal Capacity:
 
680 mAh
Charging Cycles:

 
Approx. 300 times
Operating 

Temperatures:  
0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Dimensions:

 
34.6 x 40.2 x 5.2
   mm (1.36 x 1.58 x 0.20   in.)
Weight:
 
Approx. 13
   g (approx. 0.46   oz.)
Battery	Charger	CB-2LF/CB-2LFE
Rated Input: 100 – 240 V AC (50/60 Hz)  8.0 V
A, 0.07 A (100 V) – 0.04 A (240 V)
Rated Output:
 
4.2 V / 0.41 
 A
Charging Time:
 
Approx. 2 hr
 . (when using NB-11L)
Charge Indicator:
 Charging: orange / Fully charged: green (two-indicator system)
Operating 

Temperatures:  
5 – 40 °C (41 – 104 °F)
•	All data is based on tests by Canon.
•	 Camera specifications or appearance are subject to change without 
notice.
USA and Canada only:
The Lithium ion/polymer battery that powers the product is 
recyclable.
Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this 
battery.
Continuous Shooting Speed
Shooting Mode Speed
G Approx. 0.8 shots/sec.
Approx. 2.9 shots/sec.
Shutter Speed
[] mode, automatically set range
1 – 1/2000 sec.
Range in all shooting modes 15 – 1/2000 sec.
Aperture
f/numberf/2.8 / f/7.9 (W), f/6.9 / f/20 (T)
 
						

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A
Accessories  ......................................... 80
AE lock   ................................................ 49
AF frames
 
............................................ 53
AF lock

................................................. 55
AUTO mode (shooting mode)
 

........14, 29
AV cable
  .............................................. 81
B
Batteries" Date/time (date/time battery)
Power saving  ................................. 23
Battery Charging
 

........................................ 10
Level
 ..................

............................97
Power saving
 

................................. 23
Battery charger
 
...................................... 2
Blink detection 

..................................... 37
C
Camera
Reset all .... .................................... 78
Center (AF frame mode)...................... 54
Color (white balance)........................... 51
Continuous shooting
 

............................52
Creative filters (shooting mode) ........... 42
Custom white balance
 

.........................51
D
Date/time
Adding date stamps  ......................35
Changing
 

................................. 13, 59Date/time battery
  ...........................
13
Settings   .........................................
12
World clock
 
 ....................................
76
Defaults"   Reset all
Digital zoom
 
 .........................................
32
Display language
 ................................. 14
DPOF
  
...................................................
86
Drive mode 
 ..........................................
52
E
Eco Mode ......................................35, 57
Editing i-Contrast
 
..................
 .....................70
Red-eye correction
 

........................71
Resizing images
 

............................69
Erasing
 

................................................ 67
Error messages
 

................................... 95
Exposure AE lock
  .......................................... 49
Compensation
 ..................

.............48
FE lock
 
....
 ...................................... 56
Eye-Fi cards
  .................................... 2, 90
F
Face AiAF (AF frame mode) ................53
Face self-timer (shooting mode)  ..........45
FE lock................................................. 56
File numbering
 

..................................... 75
Fireworks (shooting mode)
 .................. 40
Fish-eye ef

fect (shooting mode)
 ..........42 Flash
Deactivating flash
 
 ..........................
34
On   .................................................
56
Focusing AF frames   ......................................
53
AF lock  
....
 ......................................
55
AF-point zoom   .........................
58, 59
Servo AF   .......................................
54
Focusing range Infinity   ............................................
53
Macro  
....
 ........................................
52
Focus lock   ...........................................
54
FUNC. menu Basic operations
 
 ............................
25
Table
 ..................
 ..................
100, 102
G
Grid lines ....................................... 57, 58
I
i-Contrast ....................................... 50, 70
Image quality 
"
  Compression ratio (image quality)
Images Erasing
 

.......................................... 67
Playback "
  Viewing
Protecting
 
..................
 ....................65
Indicator
  ............................................... 27
Infinity (focus mode)
  ............................53
ISO speed............................................ 50
L
Live View Control (shooting mode)  ......41
Long shutter (shooting mode).............. 46
Low light (shooting mode)
 

...................40
M
Macro (focus mode)............................. 52
Magnified display 
................................. 64
Memory cards
  .............2"
  Memory cards
Recording time
 ..................

..........104
Menu Basic operations
 

............................26
Table
 ..................

............................99
Metering method.................................. 49
microSDXC/microSD/microSDHC/
microSDXC memory cards 
"
  Memory cards
Miniature effect (shooting mode)
 

.........43
Monochrome (shooting mode)............. 44
Movies Image quality (resolution/ 
frame rate)
 
..................
 ...................37
Recording time
 ..................

..........104
P
Package contents .................................. 2
Photobook set-up  ................................ 88
PictBridge
 ...................................... 80, 83
Playback "

  Viewing
Portrait (shooting mode)
 ...................... 40
Poster ef

fect (shooting mode)
 .............42
Power

"  
AC adapter kit
  
  

"   Batteries 
  

"   Battery 
  

"   Battery and charger kit 
  

"   Compact power adapter
Power saving
 ....................................... 23
Printing 

................................................ 83
Program AE
 
......................................... 48
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Protecting ............................................ 65
P  (shooting mode)  ............................... 48
R
Red-eye correction ........................36, 71
Reset all............................................... 78
Resizing images
 

.................................. 69
Resolution (image size)
 

.......................36
Rotating
 

............................................... 68
S
Screen
Display language  ...........................14
Icons
  ........................................ 97, 98
Menu"
  FUNC. menu, Menu
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards 
"
  Memory cards
Searching
 

............................................ 63
Self-timer
  ............................................. 33
2-second self-timer
 ..................

......33
Customizing the self-timer
 ............. 34
Face self-timer (shooting mode) 

...45
Servo AF
  .............................................. 54
Shooting Shooting date/time "
  Date/time
Shooting information
 ....

.................97
Slideshow
 

............................................ 64
Snow (shooting mode)......................... 40
Sounds
 

................................................ 73
Stereo AV  cable
 ................................... 81
Strap

 
................................................ 2, 10
Super vivid (shooting mode) 

................42
T
Terminal ......................................... 81, 83
Toy camera effect (shooting mode)  .....44
Tracking AF
  ......................................... 54
Traveling with the camera
 

...................76
Troubleshooting
 ................................... 93
TV display

  ............................................ 81
V
Viewing ................................................ 15
Image search  ................................ 63
Index display
 

................................. 62
Magnified display
 

..........................64
Single-image display
 

.....................15
Slideshow
 

...................................... 64
TV display
  ..................................... 81
W
White balance (color)........................... 51
Widescreen (resolution)....................... 36
World clock
 .......................................... 76
W

rist strap"   Strap
Z
Zoom ....................................... 15, 29, 32
 
						

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Battery Charger CB-2LF
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS-
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
DANGER-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF 
FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY 
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
For connection to a supply not in the U.S.A., use an attachment plug ada\
pter of the 
proper configuration for the power outlet, if needed.
Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3 (B)
For CA, USA only
Included lithium battery contains Perchlorate Material - special handlin\
g may apply.
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/ for details.
To ensure proper operation of this product, use of genuine Canon accessor\
ies is 
recommended.
Battery Charger CB-2LFE
In normal use, keep the LED side face-up. The adapter can be used with a power 
supply between 100 and 240 V AC. Contact your Canon dealer for information about 
plug adapter for overseas use. 
For U.S.A. customers only: For areas where 120 V AC power is not used, you will 
need a special plug adapter.
For only United States
Use a UL listed, 1.8-3m(6-10ft), Type SPT-2 or NTSPT-2, AWG no.18 power supply 
cord, rated for 125V 7A, with a non-polarized NEMA 1-15P plug rated for 125V 15A.
CAUTION
RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. 
DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO LOCAL REGULATION.
FCC Notice
(Digital Camera, Model PC1963 systems)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions;
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class 
B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed 
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause 
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined 
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 
interference by one or more of the following measures:
•
 
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•

 
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
 .
•
 
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif
 ferent from that to which the 
receiver is connected.
•
 
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The cable with the ferrite core provided with the digital camera must be used with this 
equipment in order to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC 
rules.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise 
specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could 
be required to stop operation of the equipment.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
One Canon Park, Melville, New 

York 11747, U.S.A.
Tel No. 1-800-OK-CANON (1-800-652-2666).
 
						

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Trademark Acknowledgments
•	 The SDXC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
•	 This device incorporates exFAT technology licensed from Microsoft.  
About MPEG-4 Licensing 
•	This product is licensed under AT&T patents for the MPEG-4 standard 
and may be used for encoding MPEG-4 compliant video and/or decoding 
MPEG-4 compliant video that was encoded only (1) for a personal and 
non-commercial purpose or (2) by a video provider licensed under the 
AT&T patents to provide MPEG-4 compliant video. No license is granted 
or implied for any other use for MPEG-4 standard.  
Disclaimer
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without prior notice.
•	 Illustrations and screenshots in this guide may differ slightly from the 
actual equipment.
•	 The above items notwithstanding, Canon accepts no liability for damages 
due to mistaken operation of the products.