ENGLISH Safety Precautions Be sure to read, understand and follow the safety precautions below when using the camera, in order to prevent injury, burns or electrical shock to yourself and others. Be sure to also read the safety precautions listed in the Advanced Camera User Guide. Warnings • Do not trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal eyes. • Store this equipment out of the reach of children and infants. • Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impacts.
Flowchart and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. For information on included items and items sold separately System Map Preparations • Installing the battery and memory card • Setting the date, time and language Basic Camera User Guide (This Guide) • Read this first.
Preparations Installing the Battery and Memory Card 1 Open memory card slot/battery cover. c a b into place, then close the cover. (–) Negative end Front (+) Positive end a b Î See the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 85) Î See the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 87) Î See the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 29) Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera if inserted incorrectly.
To Remove the Memory Card Use your finger to push the memory card in until you hear a click, then release it. Preparations First Time Settings Setting the Date/Time 1 Press the power button. Upper indicator Power button The upper indicator blinks green. To turn the power off, press the power button once more. Hold down the DISP. button, and press the power button to turn on the mute setting and turn off all operation sounds except the warnings. Î See the Advanced Guide: Using the LCD Monitor (p.
2 Select the item you wish to set using the W or X button and set its value using the S or T button (a). a b 3 Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the FUNC./SET button (b). The date/time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 11). Preparations Setting the Display Language 1 Set the mode dial to (Playback) (a). a d 2 Hold down the FUNC./SET button (b) and press the MENU b e c button (c). 3 Use the S, T, W or X button (d) to select a language and press the FUNC./SET button (e).
Shooting 1 Set the mode dial to (Auto). 2 Aim the camera at the subject. Be careful not to block the flash with your finger. 3 Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. Upper indicator Lightly press (Pressing halfway) The camera beeps twice and the upper indicator lights green when the camera focuses. Shooting The beep will sound one time if the subject is difficult to focus on. Î See the Advanced Guide: Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (p.
Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting After a shot is taken, the image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. To override this time limit and continue displaying the image, use one of the following methods: z Keep the shutter button fully depressed after taking the shot. z Press the FUNC./SET or DISP. button while the image is displayed in the LCD monitor.* Press the shutter button halfway again to stop displaying it. * This operation is not available in the Stitch Assist mode (p. 6).
Selecting a Shooting Mode In the , , and modes, the same procedure is used for selecting shooting modes. The following explanation uses the mode as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to (a). 2 Press the FUNC./SET button (b). 3 Use the W or X button to a c bd select a shooting mode (c). 4 Press the FUNC./SET button (d). Shooting mode Shooting Mode Items Manual Allows you to select settings yourself, such as the exposure compensation, white balance or My Colors settings.
Special Scene Mode Items By selecting a shooting mode, you can capture scenes with optimal shooting. Night Snapshot Allows you to take snapshots of people against twilight or night backgrounds by reducing the effects of camera shake even without using a tripod. Kids&Pets Allows you to capture subjects that move around, such as children and pets, without missing photo opportunities. Indoor Prevents camera shake and maintains the subject's true color when shooting under fluorescent or tungsten lighting.
Using the Zoom The zoom can be adjusted to the following in 35 mm film equivalent terms. PowerShot A430: 39 mm - 156 mm PowerShot A420: 39 mm - 125 mm Telephoto Zooms in on the subject. Wide Angle Zooms out from the subject. Using the Flash Auto Shooting Auto with red-eye reduction* Flash on with red-eye reduction* Flash on Flash off Slow Synchro button Press this button to cycle through flash settings. (Flash settings cannot be used in some shooting modes.
z You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon appears. z blinks while recharging. You can shoot after lights without blinking. Î See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 112) Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity Shots button When you press this button, or appears on the LCD monitor. To cancel the macro/infinity mode: press the button to remove or from the display.
Playback 1 Set the mode dial to a (Playback) (a). b 2 Display the image you wish to view. Use the W or X button to select the image (b). Use the W button to move to the previous image and the X button to move the next image. Î See the Advanced Guide to verify the advanced playback function. Î See the Advanced Guide: Viewing Movies (p. 59) Erasing Playback/Erasing 1 Set the mode dial to a b (Playback) (a). 2 Use the W or X button to c e select the image you wish to erase (b).
Menus and Settings Settings for shooting, playback modes or printing, or such camera settings as the date/time and sounds are set using the FUNC., Rec., Play, Print, Set up, or My Camera menus. FUNC. Menu From this menu you can specify self-timer, recording pixels, and other settings for shooting. a b When the camera is set to shooting mode, press the FUNC./SET button. To select an item (a) Press the S or T button. To change the setting (b) Press the W or X button. Press the FUNC./SET button.
Rec./Play/Print/Set up/ My Camera Menus You can specify settings related to camera functions from these menus: [ Rec. Menu], [ Play Menu], [ Print Menu], [ Set up Menu], and [ My Camera Menu]. From shooting mode To switch between menus (a) When the menu icon is selected, press the W or X button. Setup a My Camera Press the MENU button. Print b c To select an item (b) Press the S or T button. To change the setting (c) Menus and Settings From playback mode Press the W or X button. When "...
Printing Connect the camera to a direct print compatible printer*1 with a cable and simply press the button. 1 Connect the camera to a Canon Direct Print compatible printer and turn on the printer's power. Canon Brand Printers SELPHY CP Series Compact Photo Printers*2 Interface Cable Camera PIXMA Series/SELPHY DS Series Bubble Jet Printers *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to Canon-brand printers.
Downloading Images to a Computer The following methods can be used to download images recorded by the camera to a computer. Some methods, depending on the OS used, may not be available. Please read System Requirements (p. 15) in advance. Camera to Computer Connection Supplied Software Downloading Method Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Downloading Images to a Computer Windows XP Mac OS X Install It Computer Procedure Camera Procedure z z z z z Computer System Requirements z Basic Guide (p.
System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. OS Computer Model CPU RAM Display OS Computer Model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display USB z Canon Utilities - ZoomBrowser EX : 200 MB or more - PhotoStitch : 40 MB or more z Canon Camera TWAIN Driver : 25 MB or more z Canon Camera WIA Driver : 25 MB or more z ArcSoft PhotoStudio : 50 MB or more 1,024 × 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better Mac OS X (v10.2–v10.
Preparing to Download Images Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer. Items to Prepare z Camera and computer z Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera z Interface cable supplied with the camera (always use the supplied interface cable) 1 Install the software. 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive.
2 Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Use the supplied interface cable to connect the computer's USB port to the camera's DIGITAL terminal. With your fingernail on the left edge of the camera's DIGITAL terminal cover, gently pull it open and plug the interface cable in all the way. USB Port DIGITAL Terminal 2. Set the mode dial to (Playback) (a) and turn on the power (b). The camera and computer will be able to communicate.
Downloading Images to a Computer A window allowing you to set the preferences will appear when a connection is established between the camera and computer. 1 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK] (first time only). If the window to the right does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [PowerShot - IXY - IXUS -DV 6] and [CameraWindow]. Downloading Images to a Computer 2 Download the images.
Downloading Images to a Computer The following window opens when you establish a connection between the camera and computer. If it fails to appear, click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar that displays at the bottom of the desktop). 1 Download the images z Download the images using the camera or the computer. z By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the [Pictures] folder.
Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Use this method to download images using camera operations. Install the supplied software and adjust the computer settings before using this method for the first time (p. 16). When communication between the camera and computer is enabled, the button will light blue and the Direct Transfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor. At this point, images can be transferred using camera operations.
All Images/New Images/DPOF Trans. Images Select , or (a) with the S or T button and press the button (b). c a The images will download. e f bd z The images will download. The Downloading Images to a Computer button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. z The display will return to the Direct Transfer menu when the download is complete. z To cancel the download, press the FUNC./SET button (f).