Canon Powershot A530 Users Manual

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Operating Guide for

CANON POWERSHOT

Lens

Ring Release

Button

Microphone

Ring Terminal

Cover

USB

Terminal

A/V Out

Terminal

AF-assist beam

Red-eye reduction Lamp

Self-Timer Lamp

Zoom Lever

Shutter Button

Speaker

Shooting Mode Dial

Flash

Viewnder Window

On/Off Button

Power Lamp

DC in

SET Button

Viewnder

Indicators

Mode Switch

Strap Mount

LCD Monitor

CD Card Slot Cover

Flash/Up Button

Right Button

Left Button

Macro/Manual Focus/

Down Button

Function/Single Image

Erase Button

Battery

Cover

Print/Share Button

Battery Cover Lock

Display

Button

Tripod Socket

Menu Button

A95

WARNINGS!

Do not aim the camera directly into the sun or other intense

light sources.

Do not immerse camera in liquid or allow to get wet. Wipe

dry with soft, absorbent cloth if exterior contacts liquid or salt

air.

Do not use, place or store in direct sunlight or in places

subject to high temperatures such as the dashboard or trunk

of a car.

Do not place camera on speakers, electric motors or other

equipment generating strong electromagnetic elds.

FUNC MENU

The mode dial will determine what options are available. Press the FUNC

button, then use the Up/Down buttons to select a function to change, and

left/right to set the function. When done setting up the camera, press the

FUNC button to return to shooting mode.

N

N

N

N

SHOOTING

Make sure camera is in

shooting mode, and then

turn the shooting dial to

the desired setting (AUTO

is easiest). Aim the camera

and use the zoom lever

to frame the shot to your

desires. Press the shutter

button down halfway to let

the camera adjust focus

and exposure. When ready

press the button down

complete to take the

image.

LCD MONITOR

(A95 only)

Use the LCD monitor to

check an image during

shooting, to play back

recorded images or to

adjust menu settings.

The LCD monitor will

automatically turn off

when it clicks shut against

the camera body. For

protection, always close

the LCD monitor after use.

Pressing the DISP button

switches the LCD monitor

display mode. The AF

frame changes according

to its setting (LCD monitor

On).

AF Frame set to [AiAF]

Green: Focusing

complete (focused AF

frame)

Does not appear:

Focusing difculty

Af Frame set to

[Center] or [Flexizone]

Green: Focusing

complete

Yellow: Focusing

difculty

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Microphone

AF-assist beam/

Red-eye reduction lamp/

Self-timer lamp

Viewnder window

Flash

A/V out/ USB/

DC in

Lens Ring

Mode dial

Viewnder

Speaker

Mode switch

Macro/manual focus/

"down" button

Flash/ "up" button

LCD monitor Exposure/ single

image erase

FUNC./SET

A530 & A550

SHOOTING MODE DIAL

Use the shooting mode dial to switch

between the shooting modes.

AUTO

The camera Automatically selects settings.

IMAGE ZONE

The camera automatically selects settings

according to the image composition type.

: Portrait – Use this mode when you want the

subject to appear sharp and the background to

blur.

: Landscape – Use this mode to shoot spacious

landscape scenes.

: Night Scene – Use this mode to capture human

subjects against the backdrop of an evening sky

or night scene.

: Fast Shutter – Use this mode to shoot fast moving

objects.

: Slow Shutter – Use this mode to shoot moving

objects to make them appear blurred.

SCN : Special Scene – Select from 8 scene modes

to shoot with the most appropriate settings for the

scene.

: Stitch Assist – Use this mode when taking shots

that you want to combine into a panorama.

: Movie– Use this mode to shoot movies. Sound is

also recorded simultaneously.

CREATIVE ZONE

The user selects exposure, aperture or other settings

to achieve special effects.

P : Program AE

Tv : Shutter-speed priority AE

Av : Aperture priority AE

M : Manual exposure

C : Custom

PLAYBACK & ZOOMING

Slide the mode switch to the camera icon, and

using the left/right buttons move between images.

To magnify an image, use the zoom lever.

When zoomed, use the left/right/up/down buttons

to move around the image. Use the zoom lever

again to return to full view.

SWITCHING BETWEEN

SHOOTING AND

PLAYBACK

To enter Shooting mode,

slide the mode switch to the

camera icon. To view images,

slide the mode switch to the

play icon

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TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO A COMPUTER

(Using Windows Vista, XP or Mac OSX (v 10.3/10.4)

1. Plug camera USB cable into Camera USB port

2. Plug other end of cable into an available USB port

3. Turn camera on and wait follow on-screen

prompts

It may take a few minutes for the initial install before

you can transfer your photos.

DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA

Make sure no information is being transferred

(green light is not ashing). Then unplug the usb

cable and turn off the camera.

Please note: For some older versions of Mac

OS you must unmount the camera drive by

dragging it to the trash bin before disconnecting

the USB cable or turning the camera off.

VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV MONITOR

Using a video-compatible television as a monitor to

shoot or play back images when it is connected to

the camera with the supplied AV cable.

1. Turn off the camera and the TV

2. Connect the AV cable to the camera's AV OUT

terminal

3. Plug the other ends of the AV cable to the VIDEO

IN and AUDIO IN jacks on the TV

4. Tun on the TV and switch it to Video mode.

5. Turn on the camera

RESETTING TO DEFAULTS

After you're done using the Powershot, please return

the settings to their default values.

1. Press the Menu (set up) button and scroll down to

RESET ALL.

2. Select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button.

Settings cannot be reset when the camera is

connected to a computer or printer.

The following cannot be reset: Shooting mode,

Date/Time, White balance data recorded with the

custom white balance func., Colors specied in the

[color accent] or [color swap] modes (A530 model

only)

FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS

You should always format a new memory card or

one from which you wish to erase all

images and other data.

Please note: Formatting (initializing)

a memory card erases all (past and

present) data.

1. Press MENU and select the Format option.

2. Select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button.

LOW LEVEL FORMAT

We recommend you select [Low level format] when

you think that the recording/reading speed of a

memory card has dropped. This may require up to 2

or 3 minutes for some cards.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Storage Audio Format Video Image sizes Power

SD (& mul-

timedia for

A550) up to

2GB

Note: Camera

comes w/512

card, please

do not remove

this card.

WAVE, only as

1 minute clips

or with video.

A530: 640 x 480 @ 10

FPS, 320 x 240 @ 20

FPS and 160 x 120 @ 15

FPS.

A550: 640 x 480 @ 30

or 15 FPS, 320 x 240 @

30 or 15 FPS Sequen-

tial motion JPEG AVI

(not the more efcient

MPEG).

2,592 x 1,944 pix-

els native.

2,592 x 1,456

(16:9 cropped)

2,048 x 1,536,

1,600 x 1,200,

640 x 480.

(A550 adds

3072 x 2304 &

3072 x 1728)

Two AA Batter-

ies (four for A95),

Alkaline/recharge-

able. Rated only

90 shots with

alkaline batteries.

Rated 360 shots

with rechargeable.

(140, and 550 for

A550).

Please note: If the camera is malfunctioning or not working, please do not attempt to x the

problem yourself. Take it back to media loan and discuss the problem with a media loan staff

member. Do not clean the camera using thinners, benzine, Synthetic cleaning substances or

water. All the above substances may distort or damage the camera.

For more information please visit www.canon.com or ask for Media Loan assistance.