User manual CANON POWERSHOT A2100 IS

[. . . ] Camera User Guide ENGLISH · Make sure you read this guide before using the camera. · Store this guide safely so that you can use it in the future. Checking the Package Contents Check if the following items are included in your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer from which you purchased the camera. Camera AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x2) Memory Card Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC400 Wrist Strap WS-800 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Canon Warranty System Booklet DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk Also refer to the manuals on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk. · Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the camera's many features to shoot more challenging photos. [. . . ] The more to the right, the stronger/deeper the effect gets, the more to the left, the weaker/lighter the effect gets. Press the l button to accept the setting. 71 Shooting Using a TV Monitor You can use a TV to display the camera screen content. · Connect the camera to a TV as described in "Viewing Images on a TV" (p. · Shooting procedures are the same as when using the camera's monitor. Î Shooting Using the Two Second Self-Timer You can set the self-timer to a delay of approximately two seconds. Select Î. After pressing the p button, press the op buttons to select Î, then press the m button. 60 to shoot. 72 $ Customizing the Self-Timer You can set the time delay (0 ­ 30 seconds) and the number of shots taken (1 ­ 10 shots). Select $. After pressing the p button, press the op buttons to select $, then immediately press the n button. Select the settings. Press the op buttons to select [Delay] or Press the qr buttons to select a value, then press the m button. What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots? · Exposure and white balance settings are set with the first shot. · When you set the time delay for more than 2 seconds, the self-timer lamp and sound speed up 2 seconds before the shutter releases (when the flash will fire, the lamp lights). · If you set a high number of shots, the shooting interval may be longer. · If the memory card becomes full, shooting stops automatically. 73 Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock While you press and hold the shutter button halfway, the focus and exposure are fixed. This is called Focus Lock. Focus. Center the subject you want in focus, and press the shutter button halfway. is green. Confirm that the AF Frame on the subject Recompose. Hold the shutter button pressed halfway and recompose the scene. Shoot. Press the shutter button fully. 74 5 Getting More Out of Your Camera This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains how to take pictures using various functions. · This chapter assumes that the mode dial is set to G (p. · Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in modes other than G mode, check if the function is available in those modes (pp. 120 ­ 123). 75 Changing the AF Frame Mode You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions you want to shoot. Select [AF Frame]. Press the n button, select the 4 tab, select [AF Frame], then press the qr buttons to select an option. Face AiAF · Detects people's faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only) and white balance ( only). · When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will appear on faces on which the camera focuses. · If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, up to 9 green frames will appear on the areas the camera focuses on when the shutter button is pressed halfway. · Examples of faces that cannot be detected: · Subjects that are far away or extremely close. · Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden. · The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face. · If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will not appear. 76 % Shooting with the AF Lock Center The AF frame is fixed at the center. This is effective for focusing on a specific point. You can reduce the AF frame size · Press the n button, select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Frame Size] menu item and [Small] option. · The setting is configured to [Normal] when the Digital Zoom (p. If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will turn yellow. % Shooting with the AF Lock The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, the focal distance will not change even when you release your finger from the shutter button. Lock the focus. Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and press the q button. [. . . ] 68 D Date and Time Adding to Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Date/Time Date and Time Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Menu Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 ­ 125 Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 MMCplus/HC MMCplus Memory Card Memory Cards Mode Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Movies Image Quality (Frame Rate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Recording Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Shooting Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]