Canon Powershot N2 User Guide

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Choosing Effects
You can choose effects for images captured.
 ●Choose the [] mode and touch [].
 ●Choose the effect and touch.
Auto All effects
Retro Images resemble old photos
Monochrome Images are generated in one color
Special Bold, distinctive-looking images
Natural Subdued, natural-looking images
Realizing the Joy of Movies
If a movie is recorded, the camera will determine the subject and 
shooting conditions, and add various effects such as slow motion or fast-
forward. It also records a short movie of approximately 15 to 25 seconds\
 
(creative shot movie) which can make you realize the joy of movies 
by automatically combining up to four movies. Note that sound is not 
recorded.
1 Enter [] mode.
 ●Set the mode switch to [].
 ● Simultaneous display of the six images as shown in step 2 is only 
available immediately after you shoot.
Image Display during Playback
The six images from each shot are managed together as a group, and 
only the normal images are displayed during playback.
 ●If you erase a grouped image ( = 72), all images in the group 
are also erased. Be careful when erasing images.
 ● Grouped images can be played back individually ( = 68) and 
ungrouped ( = 68). ●
Grouped images can be viewed individually when played 
back using Image Search ( = 67). In this case, images are 
temporarily ungrouped.
 ● The following actions are not available for grouped images: 
editing Face ID information ( = 69), magnifying (= 70), 
tagging as favorites ( = 75), editing (= 77), printing 
( = 117), or adding to a photobook ( = 119). To do these 
things, either view grouped images individually ( = 68) or 
cancel grouping ( = 68) first.

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2 Record the first movie.
 ●If you touch [], recording will start and 
the bar based on the recording time will 
be displayed.
 ● If a movie of three to six seconds is 
recorded, recording will automatically 
stop.
3 Record the second to fourth movies.
 ●Repeat the operation of step 2 three 
times to record the fourth movie.
 ● Even if the number of movies does not reach four, they will be 
saved in a different file when the date changes.
 ●Although the effects for movies from the first to fourth movies 
are the same, it is possible to change separately for each movie 
(=
 31). ●
Individual chapters can be edited ( = 79).
About Playback of Creative Shot Movies
You can choose a creative shot movie recorded in the [] mode to play 
( = 65).

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4Other Shooting Modes
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7Wi-Fi Functions
8Setting Menu
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10Appendix
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Shooting with Camera-Determined 
Settings
For fully automatic selection of the optimal settings for specific scenes, 
simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
 Still Images  Movies
1 Turn the camera on.
 ●Press the power button.
 ●The startup screen is displayed.
2 Enter [] mode.
 ●Set the mode switch to [].
 ●Touch [] and [] or [], drag the 
screen vertically, and touch [].
 ● To confirm your choice, touch [OK].
 ●Aim the camera at the subject. The 
camera will make a slight clicking noise 
as it determines the scene.
3 
Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode
Convenient mode for easy shots with greater control over shooting

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2) Shoot.
 ●Press the shutter ring all the way down.
 ●As the camera shoots, a shutter sound 
is played, and in low-light conditions, the 
flash fires automatically.
 ●After displaying your shot, the camera will 
revert to the shooting screen.
Shooting Movies
1)
 Start shooting.
 ●Touch []. The camera beeps once 
as recording begins, and [Rec] is 
displayed with the elapsed time (1).
 ● Black bars are displayed on the top and 
bottom edges of the screen, and the 
subject is slightly enlarged. The black 
bars indicate image areas not recorded.
 ●Frames displayed around any detected 
faces indicate that they are in focus.
2)   Resize the subject and recompose 
the shot as needed.
 ●To resize the subject, repeat the 
operations in step 3 ( = 33).  
However, note that the sound of camera 
operations will be recorded. Note that 
movies shot at zoom factors shown in 
blue will look grainy.
 ● When you recompose shots, the 
focus, brightness, and colors will be 
automatically adjusted.
(1)
 ●Icons representing the scene and image 
stabilization mode are displayed in 
the upper left of the screen ( =
 37, 
= 39).
 ● Frames displayed around any detected 
subjects indicate that they are in focus.
3 Compose the shot.
 ●If the zoom ring is turned in the direction 
of [], the subject gets larger. If the 
zoom ring is turned in the direction of 
[
], the subject gets smaller (A zoom 
bar (1) showing the zoom position is 
displayed).
4 Shoot.
Shooting Still Images
1)
 Focus.
 ● Press the shutter ring halfway. The 
camera beeps twice after focusing, and 
AF frames are displayed to indicate 
image areas in focus.
 ●Several AF frames are displayed when 
multiple areas are in focus.
(1)

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Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode
 Still Images  Movies
You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The 
camera records 2 – 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which a\
re 
later combined in a digest movie.
1 Enter [] mode.
 ●Follow step 2 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)” 
(= 33) and choose [].
2 Compose the shot.
 ●
Follow steps 3 – 4 in “Shooting (Smart 
Auto)” ( = 33) to compose the shot and 
focus.
 ● For more impressive digest movies, 
aim the camera at subjects about four 
seconds before shooting still images.
3 Shoot.
 ●Follow step 4 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)” 
(= 33) to shoot a still image.
 ●
The camera records both a still image 
and movie clip. The clip, which ends with 
the still image and a shutter sound, forms 
a single chapter in the digest movie.
3) Finish shooting.
 ●Touch []. The camera beeps twice as 
recording stops.
 ● Recording will stop automatically when 
the memory card becomes full.

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Digest Movie Playback
Display a still image shot in [] mode to play a digest movie, or specify 
the date of the digest movie to play ( = 66).
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 subject. For details on the flash range, see “Flash Range” 
(=
 134). ●
The subject may be too close if the camera only beeps once 
when you press the shutter ring halfway. For details on the 
focusing range (shooting range), see “Shooting Range” ( =
 135). ●
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may be 
activated when you press the shutter ring halfway in low-light 
conditions.
 ●The shutter sound will not be played when the Sleeping and 
Babies (Sleeping) icons ( = 37) are displayed. ●
Although you can shoot again before the shooting screen 
is displayed, your previous shot may determine the focus, 
brightness, and colors used.
 ●You can change how long images are displayed after shots 
(= 51).
 ●
Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [] mode, because 
digest movies are recorded for each shot.
 ● A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image 
immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [] mode, or 
turning the camera upside down.
 ● Camera operating sounds will be recorded in digest movies.
 ●Digest movie quality is [] and cannot be changed. ●Sounds ( = 106) are not played when you press the shutter ring 
halfway or trigger the self-timer.
 ● Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following 
cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [] mode. -The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the 
total recording time reaches approximately 13 minutes and 20 
seconds.
 - Daylight saving time ( = 17) or time zone (= 107) settings 
are changed.
 ● Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased. ●If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust 
the setting in advance. Choose MENU ( = 28) > [] tab > 
[Digest Type] > [No Stills] ( = 28). ●
Individual chapters can be edited ( = 79).

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4Other Shooting Modes
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8Setting Menu
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Scene Icons
 Still Images  Movies
In [] and [] modes, shooting scenes determined by the camera 
are indicated by the icon displayed, and corresponding settings are 
automatically selected for optimal focusing, subject brightness, and col\
or. 
Depending on the scene, continuous images may be shot ( =
 38).
SubjectBackground
Normal BacklitDark*1SunsetsSpotlights
People
*2*3–
Moving People*3*3– – –
Shadows on Face
*2– – – –
Smiling
*3*3– – –
Sleeping
*2*3– – –
Babies
*3*3– – –
Smiling Babies
*3*3– – –
Sleeping Babies
*2*3– – –
Moving Children
*3*3– – –
Other Subjects
*2*3
Other Moving Subjects*3*3– – –
Other Close-Range 
Subjects
*2*3– –
*1 Tripod Used
*2 The background color of icons is light blue when the background is a blue sky , 
dark blue when the background is dark, and gray for all other background\
s.
*3
 The background color of icons is light blue when the background is a blue sky

, 
and gray for all other backgrounds.
 ● The background color of [], [], [], [], and [] is dark blue, 
and the background color of [] is orange.
 ● For movies, only People, Other Subjects, and Other Close-Range 
Subjects icons are displayed.
Movies
 ● The camera may become warm when shooting movies repeatedly 
over an extended period. This does not indicate damage.
 ●Keep your fingers away from the microphone (1) while shooting 
movies. Blocking the microphone may prevent audio from being 
recorded or may cause the recording to sound muffled.
 ●Avoid touching camera controls other than the screen when 
shooting movies, because sounds made by the camera will be 
recorded.
 ●Once movie recording begins, the image display area changes 
and subjects are enlarged to allow for correction of significant 
camera shake. To shoot subjects at the same size shown before 
shooting, adjust the image stabilization setting ( =
 61).
 ●
Audio is recorded in stereo.

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Continuous Shooting Scenes
If you shoot a still image when the following scene icons are displayed,\
 
the camera will shoot continuously. If you press the shutter ring halfway 
when one of the icons in the table below is displayed, one of the follow\
ing 
icons will be displayed to inform you that the camera will shoot continu\
ous 
images: [
], [], or [].
Smiling
(including Babies)Consecutive images are captured, and the camera 
analyzes details such as facial expressions to save 
the image determined to be the best.
Sleeping
(including Babies)
Beautiful shots of sleeping faces, created by 
combining consecutive shots to reduce camera 
shake and image noise.  
The AF-assist beam will not light up, the flash will 
not fire, and the shutter sound will not be played.
Children
So you don’t miss a photo opportunity of children 
who move around, the camera will capture three 
consecutive images for each shot.
 ● In some scenes, expected images may not be saved, and images 
may not look as expected.
 ●Focus, image brightness, and color are determined by the first 
shot.
 ●When you want to shoot single images only, touch [], 
choose [] in the menu, and then select [].
 ● In [] mode, icons are only displayed for People, Shadows on Face, 
Other Subjects, and Other Close-Range Subjects.
 ● For self-timer shots, icons are not displayed for the following subjects\
: 
moving, smiling, or sleeping people; smiling or sleeping babies; 
moving children; and other moving subjects.
 ●When the drive mode is set to other than [] (= 38,  = 43), 
icons are not displayed for the following subjects: smiling, or sleeping\
 
people; smiling or sleeping babies; and moving children.
 ● Backlit icons are not displayed for moving children and smiling people 
when the flash is set to [].
 ●Icons for babies (including smiling and sleeping babies) and moving 
children are displayed when [Face ID] is set to [On] and faces of 
registered babies (less than two years old) or children (2 – 12 ye\
ars 
old) are detected ( =
 44). Confirm beforehand that the date and time 
are correct ( = 17).
 ●
Try shooting in [] mode ( = 58) if the scene icon does not 
match actual shooting conditions, or if it is not possible to shoot 
with your expected effect, color, or brightness.

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On-Screen Frames
 Still Images  Movies
In [] mode, a variety of frames are displayed once the camera 
detects subjects you are 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 pressing the shutter ring halfway and the camera 
detects subject movement, a blue frame is displayed, and the focus 
and image brightness are constantly adjusted (Servo AF).
 ● Try shooting in [] mode ( = 58) if no frames are displayed, 
if frames are not displayed around desired subjects, or if it is not 
possible to shoot with your expected effect, color, or brightness.
 ● To choose subjects to focus on, touch the desired subject on the 
screen. [] is displayed, and the camera enters Touch AF mode 
( = 42). Pressing the shutter ring halfway will display a blue AF 
frame, and the camera will keep the subject in focus and image 
brightness adjusted (Servo AF).
 ● Touch AF is not available when shooting movies.
Image Stabilization Icons
 Still Images  Movies
Optimal image stabilization for the shooting conditions is automatically\
 
applied (Intelligent IS). Additionally, the following icons are displayed in 
[
] and [] modes.
Image stabilization for still images (Normal)
Image stabilization for still images when panning (Panning)*
Image stabilization for macro shots. During movie recording, [] 
is displayed, and image stabilization for macro movie recording is 
used (Hybrid IS).
Image stabilization for movies, reducing strong camera shake, as 
when shooting while walking (Dynamic)
Image stabilization for slow camera shake, such as when 
shooting movies at telephoto (Powered)
No image stabilization, because the camera is mounted on 
a tripod or held still by other means. However, during movie 
recording, [
] is displayed, and image stabilization to counteract 
wind or other sources of vibration is used (Tripod IS).
* Displayed when you pan, following moving subjects with the camera. When you 
follow subjects moving horizontally
, image stabilization only counteracts vertical 
camera shake, and horizontal stabilization stops. Similarly, when you follow 
subjects moving vertically, image stabilization only counteracts horizontal camera 
shake.
 ● To cancel image stabilization, set [IS Mode] to [Off] ( = 61). In 
this case, an IS icon is not displayed.
 ● In [] mode, no [] icon is displayed.

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 ●Turning the zoom ring will display the zoom bar (which indicates 
the zoom position). The color of the zoom bar will change 
depending on the zoom range.
 -White range: optical zoom range where the image will not 
appear grainy.
 -Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not 
noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
 -Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear 
grainy.
 ● Because the blue range will not be available at some resolution 
settings ( = 49), the maximum zoom factor can be achieved by 
following step 1.
Using the Self-Timer
 Still Images  Movies
With the self-timer, you can include yourself in group photos or other 
timed shots. The camera will shoot about 10 seconds after you press the 
shutter ring.
1 Configure the settings.
 ● Touch [], choose [] in the menu, 
and then choose [] ( = 27).
 ●
Once the setting is complete, [] is 
displayed.
Common, Convenient Features
Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
 Still Images  Movies
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom\
, 
use digital zoom for up to about 32x enlargement.
1 Turn the zoom ring.
 ● Turn and hold the ring in the arrow 
direction until zooming stops.
 ●Zooming stops at the largest possible 
zoom factor (before the image becomes 
noticeably grainy), which is then indicated 
on the screen.
2 Turn the zoom ring in the same 
direction again.
 ●The camera zooms in even closer on the 
subject.
 ●(1) is the current zoom factor.
(1)

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