Acknowledgments 13 Introduction 14 Chapter 1: Preliminary Setup Chapter 2: Basic Operations Chapter 3: Th e Shooting Modes

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1 Contents Acknowledgments 13 Introduction 14 Chapter 1: Preliminary Setup 17 Setting Up the Camera 17 Charging and Inserting the Battery 17 Inserting the Memory Card 19 Setting the Language, Date, and Time 24 Chapter 2: Basic Operations 26 Taking Pictures 26 Fully Automatic: Auto Mode 26 Basic Variations from Fully Automatic 29 Focus 30 Autofocus 30 Manual Focus 32 Exposure 33 Exposure Compensation 33 Flash 36 Movie Recording 38 Viewing Pictures 40 Review While in Recording Mode 41 Reviewing Images in Playback Mode 41 Playing Movies 41 Chapter 3: The Shooting Modes 43 Auto Mode 44 Program Mode 45 Aperture Priority Mode 46 Shutter Priority Mode 50 Manual Exposure Mode 53 Scene Mode 56 Portrait 57 Landscape 58 Kids & Pets 58 Smart Shutter 59 Super Vivid 60 Poster Effect 60 Color Accent 61 Color Swap 62 HDR 63 Nostalgic 65

2 Fish-eye Effect 66 Miniature Effect 67 Beach 68 Underwater 68 Foliage 68 Snow 69 Fireworks 69 Stitch Assist 69 Low Light Mode 70 Custom Mode 72 Chapter 4: Recording Menu, Function Menu, and My Menu 75 The Recording Menu 75 AF Frame 78 Face AiAF 78 Center 78 Tracking AF 79 Digital Zoom 80 AF-Point Zoom 82 Servo AF 83 AF-assist Beam 83 MF-Point Zoom 84 Safety MF 84 Flash Settings 85 Flash Mode 85 Flash Exposure Compensation and Flash Output 87 Shutter Sync. 87 Red-Eye Correction 88 Red-Eye Lamp 88 ISO Auto Settings 88 Safety Shift 89 Review 90 Review Info 90 Blink Detection 92 Custom Display 92 IS Mode 93 Date Stamp 93 Set Shortcut button 94 Unassigned 95 Face Select 95 i-contrast 95 ISO Speed 96 8

3 White Balance 96 Custom White Balance 96 My Colors 97 Bracketing 97 Drive Mode 97 Light Metering 97 Aspect Ratio 97 RAW or JPEG 98 REC Pixels/Compression 98 Movie Quality 98 Servo AF 99 Red-Eye Correction 99 AF Lock 99 AEL 100 Digital Tele-converter 100 Display Off 100 Save Settings 101 The Function Menu 102 i-contrast 103 ISO 104 White Balance 106 My Colors 109 My Colors Off 110 Vivid 110 Neutral 111 Sepia 111 B/W 112 Positive Film 112 Lighter Skin Tone 113 Darker Skin Tone 113 Vivid Blue 113 Vivid Green 114 Vivid Red 114 Custom Color 115 Bracketing 115 Exposure bracketing 116 Focus bracketing 117 Continuous Shooting 118 Metering Method 120 Aspect Ratio 121 Image Type 124 Image Size and Quality 126 My Menu 128 9

4 Chapter 5: Other Controls 131 Mode Dial 131 Shutter Release Button 132 Zoom Lever 132 Power Button 133 Control Ring and Ring Function Button 133 Lamp 136 Shortcut Button 137 Playback Button 137 Display Button 138 Menu Button 139 Control Dial and its Buttons 139 Control Dial 140 Func./Set Button 141 Direction Buttons 142 Top Button 143 Right Button: Flash Settings 145 Bottom Button: Self-timer/Trash 146 Indicator 147 Chapter 6: Playback and Printing 149 Normal Playback 149 Index View and Enlarging Images 150 Scroll Display 152 Different Playback Screens 152 Filtered Playback and Jumping 156 The Playback Menu 159 Smart Shuffle 160 Slideshow 160 Erase 162 Protect 163 Rotate 164 Favorites 164 My Category 165 People 165 Scenery 165 Events 166 i-contrast 167 Red-Eye Correction 168 Trimming 169 Resize 170 My Colors 171 Scroll Display 172 Resume

5 Transition 172 Printing Images from the Camera 173 Printing Directly from the Camera 173 The Print Menu 175 Chapter 7: Setup Menu 176 Mute 177 Volume 177 Sound Options 178 Hints & Tips 178 LCD Brightness 178 Start-up Image 179 Format 179 File Numbering 180 Create Folder 180 Lens Retract 181 Power Saving 181 Time Zone 182 Date/Time 183 Distance Units 183 Video System 184 CTRL via HDMI 184 Eye-Fi Settings 184 Language 185 Reset All 186 Chapter 8: Motion Pictures 187 Movie-making Overview 187 Quick Guide to Recording a Movie Clip 188 Other Settings for Movies 191 Recording Menu 192 Digital Zoom 192 AF-assist beam 193 Safety MF 194 Wind Filter 194 Custom Display 194 IS Mode 194 Set Shortcut Button 194 Function Menu 195 Movie Mode 195 Miniature Effect 195 Color Accent and Color Swap 196 White Balance 197 My Colors 197 Image Quality

6 Other Settings and Controls 198 Exposure Compensation and Exposure Lock 198 Self-timer 200 Control ring 200 Movie Playback 200 Chapter 9: Other Topics 203 Macro (Closeup) Shooting 203 Using RAW Quality 205 Using Flash 207 Other Flash Settings 211 Infrared Photography 212 Street Photography 215 Making 3D Images 217 Connecting to a Television Set 219 APPENDIX A: Accessories 222 Cases 222 Batteries 223 AC Adapter 224 Hand Grip 226 Add-on Filters and Lenses 226 Flash 228 APPENDIX B: Quick Tips 232 APPENDIX C: Resources for Further Information 238 Books 238 Web Sites 238 Digital Photography Review 239 Reviews of the PowerShot S The Official Canon Site 240 Flickr Discussion Group 240 Ken Rockwell 241 Infrared Photography 241 Kleptography 241 Lensmate 241 CHDK: Experimental Tinkering 242 Index