Canon PowerShot A550 Manual de usuario

ENGLISH

The Components Guide

Preparations

Shooting

Single Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Printing

Basic

Downloading Images

to a Computer

Camera User Guide

Please Read This First

This guide explains how to prepare the camera and use its basic features.

The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary

according to the flowchart below.

In this guide, the Basic Camera User Guide is called the Basic Guide,

and the Advanced Camera User Guide is called the Advanced Guide.

Flowchart and Reference Guides

For information on included items

and items sold separately

The Components Guide

Preparations

• Installing the batteries and memory card

• Setting the date, time and language

Shooting

Playback/Erasing

Menus and Settings

Handling precautions, references

to the various shooting and

playback functions

Printing

• Installing the software

• Downloading images to a

computer

• Using the software

System Map

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

• Read this first.

Advanced Camera User

Guide

Direct Print User Guide

Basic Camera User

Guide (This Guide)

Software Starter Guide

ZoomBrowser EX/

ImageBrowser

Software User Guide

• PDF manuals available on

the Canon website.

http://web.canon.jp/

Imaging/information-e.html

You may not be able to achieve the

full performance of this camera with

the included memory card.

The Components Guide

Front View

aMicrophone (Advanced Guide pp. 37, 64)

bAF-assist Beam (Advanced Guide p. 21)

cRed-Eye Reduction Lamp (p. 15)

dSelf-Timer Lamp (p. 17)

eViewfinder Window (Advanced Guide p. 16)

fFlash (p. 14)

gTerminal Cover

hA/V OUT (Audio/Video output) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 67)

iDIGITAL Terminal (p. 27)

jDC IN (Power input) Terminal (Advanced Guide p. 98)

kLens

The Components Guide

Back View

aLCD Monitor (Advanced Guide p. 12)

bViewfinder (Advanced Guide p. 16)

cSpeaker

dWrist Strap Mount

eMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover Lock (p. 5)

fMemory Card Slot / Battery Cover (p. 5)

gTripod Socket

In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend

attaching the wrist strap before using the camera.

The LCD monitor may be covered with a thin plastic film for

protection against scratches during shipment. If so, remove

the film before using the camera.

Attaching the

Wrist Strap

The Components Guide

Controls

aIndicators (p. 4)

bPower Button (p. 9)

cZoom Lever (p. 14, Advanced Guide p. 58)

Shooting: (Wide Angle)/ (Telephoto)

Playback: (Index)/ (Magnify)

dShutter Button (p. 10)

eShooting Mode Dial (pp. 9, 11)

f(Print/Share) Button (p. 22)

FUNC./SET

(Function/Set) Button (p. 20

,Advanced Guide

p. 18)

hMENU Button (p. 21, Advanced Guide p. 19)

iDISP. (Display) Button (Advanced Guide p. 12)

j(Playback)/ (Shooting) Button (p. 7)

k(Macro)/ Button (p. 16)

l/ (Jump)/ Button (Advanced Guide pp. 52, 60)

m(Flash)/ Button (p. 14)

n(Continuous)/ (Self-timer)/ (Single Image Erase)/

Button (pp. 17, 19, Advanced Guide p. 31)

Indicators

The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.

Upper Indicator

Lower Indicator

Never do the following while the indicator blinks green. These

actions may corrupt image data.

- Shake or jolt the camera

- Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery

cover

Green: Ready to shoot (camera beeps twice)/when

connected to a computer

Blinking Green: During camera startup/image recording/reading/

erasing/transferring (when connected to a

computer/printer)

Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)

Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning),

charging flash

Yellow: Macro mode/AF lock mode

Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)

Preparations

Installing the batteries.

1. Slide the memory card slot/battery cover lock (

) and

open the cover (

2. Insert the 2 supplied AA-size alkaline batteries, or

separately sold AA-size NiMH batteries.

Inserting the memory card.

1. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

2. Close the memory card slot/battery cover (

), pressing

down and sliding it until it clicks into place (

Preparations

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Battery Handling (p. 91)

Positive end (+)Negative

end (–)

Front

To Remove the Memory Card

Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks

and then release it.

Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before

inserting it in the camera. It may damage the camera, or

the camera may not recognize the card, if it is inserted

incorrectly.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Handling the Memory Card (p. 93).

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Formatting Memory Cards (p. 25).

You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and

MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are

collectively called memory cards in this guide.

Preparations

Turning the Power On/Off

Turning the Camera On/Off in Shooting Mode

1. Press the power button.

The indicators blink while the

camera turns on.

2. Pressing the power button again

turns the power off.

Turning the Camera On/Off in Playback Mode

1. Press the / button.

The indicators blink while the

camera turns on.

2. Press the power button to turn

the power off.

Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback

Mode

Power Button

Indicators

/ ButtonIndicators

Press the

/ button.

Press the power button.

Press the shutter

button halfway.

Press the

/ button.

Shooting

Mode

Playback

Mode

Power Off

Press the power

button.

First Time Settings

Setting the Date/Time

1. Press the power button (

2. Use the or button to select an item and the or

button to change its value (

3. Confirm that the correct time is displayed and press the

FUNC./SET button (

The date and time can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

Setting the Display Language

1. Press the / button.

2. Hold down the FUNC./SET button and press the MENU button.

3. Use the , , or button to select a language and

press the FUNC./SET button.

The display language can also be set in the Set up menu (p. 21).

The date/time setting screen will appear when the camera

power is turned on for the first time, or when the capacity

of the lithium date battery is depleted.

ÎSee the Advanced Guide: Replacing the Date Battery (p. 101).

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