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- Page 1 SX30 Camera User Guide Make sure guide, including the "Safety Precautions" section before using the camera. use it in the future.
- Page 2 Choosing Settings Yourself in this chapter you wiii ieam how to use the various functions in p mode to progressively advance },our shooting skills. This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dial to P. P stands for Program Before attempting to shoot using a function...
- Page 3 You can choose the settings for various functions to suit your preferences. AE stands for Auto Exposure. The focusing range is approximately 5 cm (2_0 in.) = infinity at maximum wide angle (_]), and approximately 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) = infinity at maximum telephoto (Eel).
- Page 4 You can adjust the standard exposure set by the camera in 1/3ostop increments in the range of -2 to +2. Enter Exposure Compensation mode. Press the ,_ buttom ..Adjustthe bHghtness. While watching the screen turn the _:iii _:dial to adjust the brightness, then press the ,_ button.
- Page 5 You can choose from five recording pixel (image size) settings. Choose the recording pi×el setting. After pressing the _ button, press the buttons to choose chooseanoption. Press the { _ buttons or turn the dial to choose an option, then press the @ button. The setting will appear on the screen.
- Page 6 (Widescreen) 2024 1856 7602 3744x2104 3771 15443 The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. Approximate Values for Paper Size Suitable for sending images as e=mai! attachments.
- Page 7 Choose the ISO speed. After pressing the @ button, press the _ buttons or turn the _!:_i dial to choose option, then press the @ button. The setting will appear on the screen. Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to the Shooting mode and shooting conditions.
- Page 8 The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural looking colors to match the shooting conditions. Choose the white balance function. iiili ¸¸ After pressing the @ button, press the buttons to choose _WB. choose an option. Press the { _ buttons or turn the _i_: dial to choose...
- Page 9 As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot continuousBy. choose a Drive mode. After pressing the @ button, press the buttons to choose choose an option. Press the _ _' buttons or turn the dial to choose _ or _, then press the @ button.
- Page 10 You can change the tone of an image to sepia or black and white when shooting. Choose My Colors..iii_ii!ii!i!i' After pressing the _ button, press the buttons to choose _FF. Choose anoption. Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the !_::i_ dia! to choose an option, then press The setting...
- Page 11 Using the SeifoTimer to Prevent Camera Shake Custo_ Color The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in an image can be chosen and set at 5 different levels. Follow Step 2 on p. 79 to choose _:_, then DISR press the...
- Page 12 You can set the time delay (0 - 30 seconds) and the number of shots (1 - 10 shots). Choose t_..::iiii!_!ii!_:_ ¸¸ After pressing the ,v button, press the buttons or turn the _:i: dial to choose MENU £<_,then press the button immediately.
- Page 13 You can use a TV to display the camera screen content while shooting. To connect the camera to a TV, follow the Steps in "Viewing _mages on a TV" (p. 127). Shooting procedures are the same as when using the camera screen.
- Page 14 Getting More Out of Your This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and explains how to take pictures using various functions= This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dial to P. The sections "Setting the Shutter Speed"...
- Page 15 You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you want to shoot. Choose [AF Frame]. MENU After pressing button, choose [AF Frame] in the _ tab, then press the _ buttons to choose an option. The AF frame is locked to the center.
- Page 16 When the AF frame mode is set to [FlexiZone] (p, 84) you can change position and size of the AF frame......,ho bo oo. Move the AF frame. Turn the _!i_ dial to move the AF frame. Press the ,_'_ buttons to make fine adjustments.
- Page 17 Bfyou press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can check the focus. Choose [AFoPoint Zoom]. MENU Press the button to choose [AF= Point Zoom] in the _ tab, then press the 4 _ buttons to choose [On].
- Page 18 Shooting with the AF Lock ocus. The focus and exposure will be maintained where the blue AF frame appears wNle you press the shutter button halfway. The focus can be locked. After locMng the focus, the focal distance will not change even when you release your finger from the shutter...
- Page 19 You can choose a specific person's face to focus on and then shooL Set the AF frame to [Face Detect] [p. 84]. Enter FaceSelect mode. Point the camera toward the face of the subject and press the _ button. After [Face Select: On] appears, a face frame :L _ will appear around the face...
- Page 20 You can use manuaB focus when auto focus is not possible. If you press the shutter button haffway after roughly focusing manually, you can fine tune the focus. Choose _. After pressing the _ button, press the 4_ buttons or turn the i_ii_' dia! to choose then press the @ button.
- Page 21 The camera automatically takes three continuous shots in the following order: one at the position set in manual focus, and one each with focus positions preset farther and nearer, The focus adjustment can be set in 3 levels, Choose _..
- Page 22 ff you lose track of your subject while zoomed in, zooming out will make it easier to find. Look for the subject. Press and hold the [D] button. The camera wiJl zoom out, and the area that appeared on the screen before pressing the [D: button wi!l appear as a...
- Page 23 You can change the metering method (brightness measuring function) match the shooting conditions..Choose the metering method. After pressing the _ button, press the buttons to choose Choose an option. :::::::::::: Press the _ _' buttons or turn the dial to choose an option, then press the _ button.
- Page 24 You can lock the exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposure separately to shoot. AE stands for "Auto Exposure". Lock the exposure. Point the camera toward the subject press the A button while pressing shutter button halfway. When appears, the exposure will be...
- Page 25 Auto Exposure Bracketing IAEB Mode) composethesceneandshoot. The camera takes 3 continuous shots while automatically adjusting exposure to standard exposure, underexposure and overexposure, in that order. Choose ..:i_ii!ii!!i!!_ ,¸ After pressing the @ button, press the buttons to choose then press the _ buttons or turn the ,iiii:_i d ial to choose set the e×posu_e oompensat_on...
- Page 26 You can set the shutter to the speed at which you want to shoot. The camera will set the appropriate aperture value for the shutter speed you set. stands for "Time value". Set the mode dial to Tv..Make the setting. Turn the ,_:_i dial to set the shutter speed, Shoot.
- Page 27 You can set the aperture to a value at which you want to shooL The camera will set the appropriate shutter speed for the aperture value you set. stands for "Aperture value", which refers to the size of the aperture opening inside the lens.
- Page 28 You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to shoot images. JVJ stands for "Manua!". Setthe raodediai toJVJ. Make the setting. Press the ._ button to choose the shutter speed or aperture value. Turn the _:::S dial to set a value. The set exposure level appears on the...
- Page 29 The camera can detect areas in the scene, such as faces or backgrounds, that are too bright or dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness when shooting. Also, when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically correct the image for a sharper...
- Page 30 iiiiiiiii_ iiiiiiiii_ iiiiiiiii_ iiiiiiiii_ You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light from the flash cannot reach.
- Page 31 Just like with Exposure Compensation (p. 73), you can adjust the exposure ±2 stops in 1/3ostop increments when using the flash. choose _1. After pressing the @ button, press the buttons to choose setting. Make Press the _ _ buttons or turn the !iii_'_ dial to choose the amount...
- Page 32 Checking for Shut Eyes M..e these .g. Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _i[i_:dia! to choose the amount of flash output, then press the @button. Once set, _ will appear on the screen. When the camera detects the possibility that people have their eyes shut, D appears_ Choose...
- Page 33 You can register commonly used shooting modes and settings to your )reference. To switch between registered settings, simply turn the mode dia! to Cl or C2_ Even if you switch shooting modes or turn off the power, settings that usually cancel (self timer, etc.) will be saved.
- Page 34 You can change the look of an image when shooting. However, depending shooting conditions the image may become coarse, or the colors may not come out as expected. Choose fA..::ii!i!!i!!i!!_ ¸' Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 63 to choose _fA.
- Page 35 Changing the Co,or and Shooting Color Swap You can swap one color in an image for another when recording it= You can only swap one color. choose !s. Follow Steps 1 = 2 on p. 63 to choose PresstheDISRburro.. The unchanged image and the Color Swap image will alternately display.
- Page 36 Changing the Co,or and Shooting Specify the range of colors to be swapped. Press the _v buttons or turn the ((!::: dia! to adjust the range of colors to be changed, Choose a negative value to limit the range of colors, Choose a positive value to...
- Page 37 Large subjects can be split into several shots that can later be merged together using the inctuded software on a computer to create a panoramic image, choose @ or c_. Follow Steps 1 = 2 on p. 63 to choose oral] Take the first shot.
- Page 38 Using Various Functions Shooting Movies This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the "Shooting Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections in Chapter 1, and explains to use various functions for shooting and viewing movies. This chapter assumes that the mode dial has been set to _ mode.
- Page 39 Enter'_ mode. Set the mode switch to "_................Adjust the settings according your purposes (pp. 108 - 115). Shoot. Press the movie button. To stop shooting the movie, press the movie button again. You can choose between four Movie modes. Choose a Movie mode.
- Page 40 You can shoot movies that look like moving miniature models, You create the miniature model effect by choosing the upper and lower portions of the scene that will be blurred and the playback speed, which makes people and objects in the scene move quickly during playback, Audio will not be recorded.
- Page 41 Shoot Movies That Look Like a Miniature Model (Miniature Effect) Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for 1 Min. C_ips) 12 sec. 6 seo. 3 sec.
- Page 42 1 hr. 58 min. I9 sec. 8 hrs. 4 min. 30 sec. Based on Canon's testing standards. Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in _, and approximately 1 hour when shooting in '_ or _.
- Page 43 You can shoot still images while shooting a movie, Focus while shooting a movie..::!ii_ii!!i!!i_ ,¸ Make sure that _ appears on the screen and press the shutter button hatfway. The focus and exposure wil! readjust (the camera wil! not beep), The movie wil! continue shooting, ..Shoot.
- Page 44 AE Lock!Exposure Shift You may not be able to take still images when the writing speed to the memory card is Mow, or when there is insufficient internaJ memory. (blinking): Processing recorded image. You can shoot when the icon stops blinking.
- Page 45 Adjusting Recording Vo|u_e You can manually set the recording volume for shooting movies, MENU Press the button to choose [Movie Audio] from the _ tab, then press the @ button. Press the ,_v buttons or turn the dial to choose [Mic Leve!], then press the 4_ buttons to choose...
- Page 46 The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images. Functions marked with a * can be used in the same way as for still images when in _,, _;_ or ,_ Zooming in More Closely On Subjects - The optical and digital zooms (p.
- Page 47 The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images, Erasing _mages (po 29) Quickly Searching mmages (p, 120) Viewing _mages in Filtered Playback (p. 121) Viewing Slideshows (po t23) Changing _mage Transitions (p, 126) Viewing Images on a TV (p, 127) Viewing...
- Page 48 You can trim the beginnings and ends of recorded movies. Choose _. i:iii!iiii!i!!i i¸ Foi!ow Steps 1 = 3 on p. 32 to choose _}_, then press the _ button. The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar wil! appear_ Movie Editing Panel Set the editing range.
- Page 49 Editing To cancel editing, press the ,_'_ buttons, and choose b _ After pressing the @ button, press the 4_ buttons or turn the ;:_! : : dial to choose [OK], then press the @ button again. Save the edited movie. Press the _'_ buttons to choose L_,, then...
- Page 50 Using Various Playback Editing Functions This chapter explains various ways to play back and edit images. Press the El button to enter Playback mode before operating the camera.
- Page 51 Searching l_ages Using index Display Disp!aying multiple images at the same time lets you quickly find the image you want Move the zoom lever toward _. Images wil! display in an index. The number of images increases each time you move the lever toward The number of images decreases...
- Page 52 When there are many images on the memory card, you can filter and display them by a specified fi_ter. You can also protect (p. 129) or delete (p. 132) aH images at once while filtered. _u_,p 10 _,a_es _umps over 10 _mages atat_me: choose a target filter.
- Page 53 Viewing _mages in Filtered P_ayback Filters that do not have any corresponding images cannot be chosen. In filtered playback (Step 2), you can view filtered images with "Quickly Searching Images" (p. !20), "Viewing Slideshows" (p. 123), and "Magnifying Images" (p. 125). You can process alI filtered images at once while performing operations in "Protecting Images"...
- Page 54 You can automatically play back images recorded to a memory card Choose[Slideshow]. Press the MENU button to choose [S/ideshow] from the F#'q tab, then press the button. Make the setting. Press the ,_v buttons or turn the i_ !, dial to choose an item, then press the 4_ buttons...
- Page 55 You can magnify the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF Frame, or the area of a face that was detected, to check the focus. Press the DiS R button to switch to the focus check display (p.
- Page 56 Move the zoom lever toward The display will zoom in on the image. you continue to hold the zoom lever, it will zoom in up to a maximum factor of 10x. If you press the ,_v_ buttons, you can move the location of the displayed area.
- Page 57 Changing _mage Transitions Choose an image. Press the ,_'_ buttons to choose the image you want to view next, The chosen }mage will be displayed in the middle, and the next four possibilities will appear. Pressing the @ button will display middle image at full size.
- Page 58 Using the supplied stereo AV came (p. 2), you can connect the camera to a TV to view images you have shot. Turn off the camera and TV° .._ ..........Connect the camera to the TV. Open the camera's terminal cover and fully insert the cabte plug into the camera's...
- Page 59 Use the separately sold HDMI Cable HTCol00 to connect the camera to a highodefinition TV for an enhanced viewing experience, ..Turn off the camera and TV. Connect the camera to the TV. Open the camera's terminal cover and fully insert the cabte plug into the camera's terminal= Fully insert the cable plug into the TV's...
- Page 60 You can protect important images so that they cannot be accidentally erased with the camera (pp. 29, 132). Choose a selectien method Choose [Protect]. Press the M E N U button to choose [Protect] in the [] tab, then press the @ button.
- Page 61 Protecting images Protect the image. MENU If you press the button, confirmation screen will appear_ Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _iii'i dial to choose [OK], then press the @ button. ii!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i![_!:!_i_i_ii_i_!i_i_ii:_i!_i_ii_ ¸ _:iiii!i!i!i!ii;; Select Range choose [select Range]. Follow Step 2 on p.
- Page 62 Protecting images Press the 4 I_ buttons or turn the ;ii/_ dial to choose an image, then press the @ button. You cannot choose images before the first image_ Protect images. Press the v button to choose [Protect], then press the @ button.
- Page 63 You can choose images and then erase them in groups. Since erased images cannot be recovered, exercise adequate caution before erasing= Protected images (p. 129) cannot be erased. Choos_ S_l_Ct_On Pn_hod Choose[Erase]. MENU :: Press the button to choose [Erase] in the [] tab, then press the @ button.
- Page 64 Erasing images Erase. MENU If you press the button, confirmation screen wilI appear. Press the _ _ buttons or turn the iii._ dial to choose [OK], then press the @ button. Select Range choose [select Range]. Follow Step 2 on p. 132 to choose [Select Range], then press the @...
- Page 65 When you tag images as favorites, you can easily categorize just those images. You can also filter out just those images for viewing, protecting erasing (p. 121). Choose [Favorites]..,¸ Press the M E N U button to choose [Favorites] in the [] tab, then press the @...
- Page 66 You can organize images into categodes. You can display the images in a category in Filtered Playback (p. 121 ) and process all images at once by using the functions below. Viewing Slideshows (p. 123), Protecting Images (p. 129), Erasing images (p.
- Page 67 Organizing images by Category (My Category) Chooseanimage. Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the ,_i:_idial to choose an image. Choose a category. Press the ,_'_ buttons to choose category, then press the @ button. will appear on the screen. Pressing the @ button again deselects...
- Page 68 Rotating images choose a category. Press the v button to choose an item, then press the 4_ buttons or turn the ,_:_i dia! to choose a category. choose the setting. Press the v button to choose [Select], then press the @ button.
- Page 69 You can resize images to a lower pixel setting and save the resized image as a separate file. Choose [Resize]..::i!i:!ii!iiiiii Press the M E N U button to choose [Resize] in the DE] tab, then press the @ button.
- Page 70 You c an cut out a portion ofarecorded image and s ave i tas anew image file. Choose [Trimming]. Press the M E N U button to choose [Trimming] in the [] tab, then press the @ button. Choose an image....
- Page 71 You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate image. Refer to p. 79 for details on each menu item. Choose [My Colors]..iii!i:!ii!iiiii_; ¸¸ Press the MENU button to choose Colors] in the DE] tab, then press the @ button.
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The camera can detect areas in an image, such as faces or backgrounds, that are too dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness. ABso, when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically correct the image for a sharper impression. -
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You can automatically correct red eyes in images and save them as new files. Choose [Red-Eye Correction]..,¸ MENU Press the button to choose [Red- Eye Correction] in the DE] tab, then press the @ button= Choose an mage. Press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _ i:_idial to choose...