Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Operating instructions

Getting Started

Guide de mise en route

Please refer to the complete user guide included

on the CD-ROM for more detailed information.

Pour plus de détails, reportez-vous au guide de

l’utilisateur complet inclus sur le CD-ROM.

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• Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety

Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera.

• Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethe

cameraproperly.

• Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthe

future.

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Package Contents

Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage.

Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer.

Camera

BatteryPackNB-6L

(withterminalcover)

BatteryCharger

CB-2LY/CB-2LYE

InterfaceCable

IFC-400PCU

NeckStrap

NS-DC11

LensCap

(withcord)

DIGITALCAMERA

SolutionDisk*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStarted

(thisguide)

WarrantyCard

*ContainssoftwareandPDFmanuals(=



23).

• Amemorycardisnotincluded.

• Anysupplementsorrevisionstothe

CameraUserGuide

areincludedatthe

endofthisguide.

Compatible Memory Cards

Thefollowingmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeused,regardlessofcapacity.

• SDmemorycards* • SDXCmemorycards*

• SDHCmemorycards* • Eye-Ficards

*ConformstoSDspecications.However,notallmemorycardshavebeenveriedto

workwiththecamera.

AboutEye-FiCards

ThisproductisnotguaranteedtosupportEye-Ficardfunctions(including

wirelesstransfer).IncaseofanissuewithanEye-Ficard,pleasecheck

withthecardmanufacturer.

AlsonotethatanapprovalisrequiredtouseEye-Ficardsinmanycountries

orregions.Withoutapproval,useofthecardisnotpermitted.Ifitisunclear

whetherthecardhasbeenapprovedforuseinthearea,pleasecheckwith

thecardmanufacturer.

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Preliminary Notes and Legal

Information

• Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere

recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand

afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages

arisingfromanymalfunctionofacameraoraccessory,includingmemory

cards,thatresultsinthefailureofanimagetoberecordedortobe

recordedinawaythatismachinereadable.

• Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain

fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat

evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother

legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial

settings.

• Thecamerawarrantyisvalidonlyintheareaofpurchase.Incaseof

cameraproblemswhileabroad,returntotheareaofpurchasebefore

contactingaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

• AlthoughtheLCDmonitorisproducedunderextremelyhigh-precision

manufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthepixelsmeet

designspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybedefectiveormay

appearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicatecameradamageor

affectrecordedimages.

• TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotection

againstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore

usingthecamera.

• Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.

Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.

Organization of Camera User Guide

Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.

BasicGuide(thisguide)

• Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(PDFmanual)

• Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This

Guide

 Zoomlever

 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Shutterbutton

 Strapmount

 Modedial

 Powerbutton

 Flash

 Lamp

< (FramingAssist–Seek)>

button

 Lens

 Tripodsocket

 DCcouplerterminalcover

 Memorycard/batterycover

• Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.

•

:Importantinformationyoushouldknow

•

:Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause

• =xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,“xx”representsa

pagenumber)

• Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.

• Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas

“thememorycard”.

• Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill

images,movies,orboth.

StillImages

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingstillimages.

Movies

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingmovies.

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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

 Microphone

 Speaker

<1(Playback)>button

 Moviebutton

 AVOUT(Audio/videooutput)/

DIGITALterminal

 HDMI

TM

terminal

<b(Exposurecompensation)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 Indicator

<l(Display)>button

<n>button

< (ISOspeed)>/

<

(Filterimagedisplay)>/

Upbutton

<e(Macro)>/<f(Manual

focus)>/Leftbutton

 Controldial

 FUNC./SETbutton

<h(Flash)>/Rightbutton

<Q(Self-timer)>/Downbutton

 Turningthecontroldialisonewayto

choosesettingitems,switchimages,and

performotheroperations.Mostofthese

operationsarealsopossiblewiththe

<o><q><r>buttons.

• Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera

buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.

• Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.

<o> Upbutton

onback  Downbutton onback

<q> Leftbutton

onback <5> Controldial onback

<r> Rightbutton

onback

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Table of Contents

Safety Precautions

•Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafety

precautionsdescribedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisused

correctly.

•Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintended

topreventinjuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetothe

equipment.

•Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold

accessoriesyouuse.

Warning

Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.

•Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.

Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.

Inparticular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhen

usingtheash.

•Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.

Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.

•Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.

•Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.

•Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.

•Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif

ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.

•Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange

smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.

PackageContents.........................2

CompatibleMemoryCards............2

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................3

OrganizationofCamera

UserGuide.....................................3

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................4

TableofContents...........................6

SafetyPrecautions.........................6

InitialPreparations.......................10

TryingtheCameraOut................18

IncludedSoftware,PDF

Manuals.......................................23

Accessories..................................30

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SafetyPrecautions

•Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto

cleantheproduct.

•Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)

orotherliquids.

•Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.

Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.

Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,

immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebattery.

Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult

yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

•Useonlytherecommendedbattery.

•Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame.

•Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway

anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe

poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.

•Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.

•Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstherated

capacityoftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseif

thepowercordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintothe

outlet.

•Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact

theterminalsorplug.

Thebatterymayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.This

couldcauseinjuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatabattery

leaksandthebatteryelectrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,

immediatelyushwithwater.

•Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.

Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe

operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate

cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesis

restricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.

•DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot

supportdataCD-ROMs.

Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe

loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).

Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.

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SafetyPrecautions

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.

•Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,

subjectittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonother

objects.

•Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.

Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.

•Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.

Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.

•Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor

clothing.

Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

•Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:

-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight

-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)

-Humidordustyareas

Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebattery,

resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.

Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterycharger

casing.

•Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed

forprolongedperiods.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.

•Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona

clearday).

Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.

•Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful

nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

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SafetyPrecautions

•Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe

ash.

Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign

materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove

dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand

damagetotheunit.

•Removeandstorethebatterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay

occur.

•Beforeyoudiscardthebattery,covertheterminalswithtapeorother

insulators.

Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

•Unplugthebatterychargerfromthepoweroutletafterchargingis

complete,orwhenyouarenotusingit.

•Donotplaceanything,suchascloth,ontopofthebatterycharger

whileitischarging.

Leavingtheunitpluggedinforalongperiodoftimemaycauseitto

overheatanddistort,resultinginre.

•Donotplacethebatterynearpets.

Petsbitingthebatterycouldcauseleakage,overheatingorexplosion,

resultinginreordamage.

•Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,ensurethathardobjectsdo

notcomeintocontactwiththescreen.

•Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.

Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.

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Initial Preparations

Prepareforshootingasfollows.

Attaching the Strap

1 Attachthestrap.

 Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera

asshown.

 Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach

thestrapthesameway.

2 Attachthelenscaptothestrap.

 Removethelenscapfromthecamera

andattachthelenscapcordtothestrap.

 Alwaysremovethelenscapbefore

turningthecameraon.

 Keepthelenscaponthelenswhenthe

cameraisnotinuse.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourneck.

 Whenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto

yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely

topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhave

raisedtheash,donotrestyourngers

onit.

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InitialPreparations

Charging the Battery

Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger.Besuretocharge

thebatteryinitially,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.

1 Removethebatterycoverand

insertthebatteryinthecharger.

 Removethecoverfromthebattery,align

themarksonthebatteryandcharger,

andinsertthebatterybypushingitin(

)

anddown(

).

CB-2LY

CB-2LYE

2 Chargethebattery.

 CB-2LY:Flipouttheplug( )andplug

thechargerintoapoweroutlet(

).

 CB-2LYE:Plugthepowercordintothe

charger,thenplugtheotherendintoa

poweroutlet.

 Thecharginglampturnsorangeand

chargingbegins.

 Whenthechargingisnished,thelamp

turnsgreen.

3 Removethebattery.

 Afterunpluggingthebatterycharger,

removethebatterybypushingitin(

)

andup(

).

•Toprotectthebatteryandkeepitinoptimalcondition,donot

chargeitcontinuouslyformorethan24hours.

•Forbatterychargersthatuseapowercord,donotattach

thechargerorcordtootherobjects.Doingsocouldresultin

malfunctionordamagetotheproduct.

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InitialPreparations

• Fordetailsonchargingtimeandthenumberofshotsandrecordingtime

possiblewithafullychargedbattery,see“Specications”(=



217)inthe

CameraUserGuide

.

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately).

Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformattedin

anotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera(see

CameraUserGuide

).

1 Checkthecard’swrite-protect

tab.

 Recordingisnotpossibleonmemory

cardswithawrite-protecttabwhenthe

tabisinthelocked(downward)position.

Slidethetabupuntilitclicksintothe

unlockedposition.

2 Openthecover.

 Slidethecover( )andopenit( ).

Terminals Battery

Lock

3 Insertthebattery.

 Whilepressingthebatterylockinthe

directionofthearrow,insertthebattery

asshownandpushitinuntilitclicksinto

thelockedposition.

 Ifyouinsertthebatteryfacingthewrong

way,itcannotbelockedintothecorrect

position.Alwaysconrmthatthebattery

isfacingtherightwayandlockswhen

inserted.

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InitialPreparations

Label

4 Insertthememorycard.

 Insertthememorycardfacingasshown

untilitclicksintothelockedposition.

 Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe

rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting

memorycardsfacingthewrongwaymay

damagethecamera.

5 Closethecover.

 Lowerthecover( )andholditdownas

youslideit,untilitclicksintotheclosed

position(

).

• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingcanbesavedon

onememorycard,see“Specications”(=



217)inthe

CameraUserGuide

.

RemovingtheBatteryandMemoryCard

Removethebattery.

 Openthecoverandpressthebattery

lockinthedirectionofthearrow.

 Thebatterywillpopup.

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InitialPreparations

Removethememorycard.

 Pushthememorycardinuntilitclicks,

andthenslowlyreleaseit.

 Thememorycardwillpopup.

Setting the Date and Time

Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/Time]screen

isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway

isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhenyou

manageimagesbyshootingdateorprintimagesshowingthedate.

Youcanalsoaddadatestamptoshots,ifyouwish(see

CameraUser

Guide

).

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 The[Date/Time]screenisdisplayed.

2 Setthedateandtime.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonstochoosean

option.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtospecifythedateandtime.

 Whennished,pressthe<m>button.

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InitialPreparations

3 Setthehometimezone.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochooseyourhometime

zone.

4 Finishthesetupprocess.

 Pressthe<m>buttontocompletethe

setting.Thesettingscreenisnolonger

displayed.

 Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepower

button.

•Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/

Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.

Specifythecorrectinformation.

• Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen

choose[

]bypressingthe<o>buttonsorturningthe<5>dial.

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InitialPreparations

ChangingtheDateandTime

Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows.

1 Accessthecameramenu.

 Pressthe<n>button.

2 Choose[Date/Time].

 Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]

tab.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochoose[Date/Time],and

thenpressthe<m>button.

3 Changethedateandtime.

 Followstep2on=



14toadjustthe

settings.

 Pressthe<n>buttontoclosethe

menu.

• Date/timesettingscanberetainedforabout3weeksbythecamera’sbuilt-in

date/timebattery(backupbattery)afterthebatterypackisremoved.

• Thedate/timebatterywillbechargedinabout4hoursonceyouinserta

chargedbatteryorconnectthecameratoanACadapterkit(soldseparately,

see

CameraUserGuide

),evenifthecameraisleftoff.

• Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbe

displayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=



1 4 toset

thedateandtime.

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InitialPreparations

Display Language

Thedisplaylanguagecanbechangedasneeded.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.

 Pressthe<1>button.

2 Accessthesettingscreen.

 Pressandholdthe<m>button,and

thenimmediatelypressthe<n>

button.

3 Setthedisplaylanguage.

 Pressthe<o><q><r>buttonsor

turnthe<5>dialtochoosealanguage,

andthenpressthe<m>button.

 Oncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,

thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

• Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressingthe

<

m

>buttonbeforeyoupressthe<n>button.Inthiscase,pressthe

<

m

>buttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.

• Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthe<n>button

andchoosing[Language

]onthe[3]tab.

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StillImages Movies

Trying the Camera Out

Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor

movies,andthenviewthem.

Shooting (Smart Auto)

Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,

simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Enter<A>mode.

 Setthemodedialto<A>.

 Aimthecameraatthesubject.The

camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

 Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen.

 Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

3 Composetheshot.

 Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move

thezoomlevertoward(telephoto),

andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward<j>(wideangle).

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