Canon 8120A001 - PowerShot G3 Digital Camera Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide This guide explains basic operations for first-time use, how to use the direct print function, and how to install the software and download images to a computer. For more information about usage precautions and detailed instructions...

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2 Content Preparing the Camera............................. 3 Shooting ................................................. 4 Reviewing an Image ............................... 5 Selecting Menus and Settings................. 6 List of Menu Options ........

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3 Preparing the Camera 1 Slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrows. 2 Press the battery lock while inserting the Battery Pack BP-511 and close the battery cover. 3 Charge the battery. • The battery is approximately 90% charged (adequat...

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4 Shooting 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the power on. • Open the LCD monitor and turn the mode lever to (shooting) while pressing the release lever. 2 Turn the mode dial to . 3 Set the date and time. (First time the camera is powered on) • T...

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5 5 Shoot. • Press the shutter button all the way. You will hear the sound of the shutter close when the shot is complete. • The recorded image appears in the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds. Reviewing an Image Displays the recorded image...

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6 Selecting Menus and Settings 1 Press the button. • In Shooting mode, the [ (Rec.)] menu appears. In Replay mode, the [ (Replay)] menu appears. 2 Switch between menu tabs using the B or A arrow on the omni selector. 3 Select a menu item using ...

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7 List of Menu Options Rec. Menu Some items may not appear in certain Shooting modes. Flash Sync Sets the timing at which the flash fires. •1st-curtain* •2nd-curtain Slow Synchro Sets the slow synchro. •On •Off* Flash Adjust Sets whether or n...

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8 Wireless Delay Sets the duration before the self-timer releases the shutter once the remote control shutter button is pressed. •0 seconds •2 seconds* •10 seconds Spot AE Point Sets the Spot AE Point option, Center (the AE point is fixed to th...

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9 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Protect Protects images from accidental erasure. Rotate Rotates images 90 or 270 degrees clockwise in the display. Replay Menu Item Menu Screen Settings Content Digital Zoom Sets whether or not the digital zoom c...

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10 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Beep Sets whether or not the beep sounds when the shutter button is pressed or when a menu operation is performed. •On* •Off (Still beeps to warn of an error even when set to Off) LCD Brightness Sets the brigh...

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11 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Playback Vol. (Replay) Adjusts the sound volume when a sound annotation or a movie is played. • (Off) • (1) • (2)* • (3) • (4) • (5) Auto Power Down Sets whether or not the camera automatically powers ...

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12 Item Menu Screen Settings Content Start-up Vol. Adjusts the sound volume when the camera powers up. • (Off) •(1) • (2)* •(3) •(4) •(5) Operation Vol. Adjusts the sound volume of the Operation Sound. • (Off) •(1) • (2)* •(3) •...

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13 My Camera Menu Item Menu Screen Settings Content Theme Selects a common theme for each My Camera settings item. • (Off) • * • • Start-up Image Sets the start-up image when you turn on the camera. • (Off) • * • • Item Menu Scree...

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14 Start-up Sound Sets the start-up sound when you turn on the camera. • (Off) • * • • Operation Sound Sets the sound when the multicontroller or any button other than the shutter button is operated. • (Off) • * • • Selftimer Soun...

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15 Printing Images by Connecting the Camera Directly to a Printer Printing with a Direct Print Compatible Printer By connecting the camera with a single cable to a direct print function compatible printer (optional), you can easily print your images ...

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16 4 Choose an image using the B or A arrow on the omni selector and press the button. 5 Choose [Print] using the C, D, B or A arrows on the omni selector and press the button. • The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished...

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17 • The camera powers up and the icon appears on the BJ printer's operation panel. • appears on the camera’s LCD monitor and the power/mode indicator lights green. 4 Choose an image using the B or A arrow on the omni selector and press...

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18 Downloading Images to a Computer (Windows) System Requirements Computer Model IBM PC/AT compatible OS Windows 98 (First or Second Edition) Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Windows 2000 Windows XP CPU Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000 :...

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19 • If the installer panel does not appear automatically, use the following procedures to display it. Windows XP 1.Click [My Computer] in the [Start] menu. 2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open]. 3.Double-click the [SETUP.exe] icon. Win...

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20 • The installation starts. • If you installed the WIA driver or the TWAIN driver, the following message will appear once the installation is complete. Click [OK]. 4 When the installation is over, select [Yes, I want to restart my computer now...

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21 Installing the Driver ■ Windows XP 1 Install the driver. • After a few moments, the following dialog will appear at the bottom right of the screen and the WIA driver will automatically install. • After installation, the Event dialog will app...

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22 ■ Windows 2000/ Windows Me/ Windows 98 1 Install the driver. • After a few moments, the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear and automatically install the TWAIN driver (for Windows 98 and Windows 2000) or the WIA driver (for Windows Me). • Af...

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23 • This will display the Camera window. The images on the CF card will display in the Camera window as thumbnails. • Select the images you wish to download in the Camera window and click [Download image]. • A Download Settings dialog allowing...

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24 • Make sure the settings are the same as the following and click [OK]. • At this point the Camera window will close and the main window will open. The downloaded images will appear in the main window. ...

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25 Downloading Images to a Computer (Macintosh) System Requirements Computer Model Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook OS Mac OS 8.6-9.2, Mac OS X (Version 10.1) CPU PowerPC RAM Mac OS 8.6-9.2: 20 MB or more of application memory Mac OS X (Versio...

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26 2 Click [Digital Camera Software Installation]. 3 Select the programs you wish to install and follow the instructions on the screen. • The software required for the camera will be installed. 4 Once the installation is complete and the installer ...

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27 2 Connect the USB cable to the camera’s Digital terminal. • Open the terminal cover and connect the cable. Mac OS 8.6-9.2 • ImageBrowser will start and open the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog. Confirm that [Display Images] is selected...

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28 Create a File Destination Folder Mac OS 8.6-9.2 • Select [Macintosh HD] in the Explorer View section. 1. Create a new folder for saving images from the camera. • Click the [File] menu and select [New Folder]. A folder with the name “Untitled...

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29 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera • Select images in the Camera window and click the [Download] button. The downloaded images are saved to the computer and appear in the Browser area. “RAW” displays on RAW images. Thumbnail The m...

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