Canon PowerShot SX160 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

AAAlkalineBatteries(x2)

InterfaceCable

IFC-400PCU

WristStrap

WS-800

DIGITALCAMERA

SolutionDisk

*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStarted

(thisguide)

WarrantyCard

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



23).

• Amemorycardisnotincluded(seebelow).

Compatible Memory Cards

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

capacity.

• SDmemorycards

*

• SDHCmemorycards

*

• SDXC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

 Microphone

 Lamp

 Lens

 Zoomlever

 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

 Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Strapmount

 Shutterbutton

 Powerbutton

 Modedial

 Flash

 Speaker

 Date/timebatteryholder

 Tripodsocket

 Memorycard/batterycover

 Lockreleaseswitch

 DCcouplercableport

• 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

<q> Leftbutton onback

<r> Rightbutton onback

 Downbutton onback

<5> Controldial onback

• 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.

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

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

<h(Flashup)>button

<b(Exposurecompensation)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 Moviebutton

<1(Playback)>button

 HDMI

TM

terminal

 DIGITALterminal

< (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

 Indicator

<l(Display)>button

<n>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.

• 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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Table of Contents

PackageContents.........................4

CompatibleMemoryCards............4

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................5

OrganizationofCameraUser

Guide.............................................5

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................6

TableofContents...........................8

SafetyPrecautions.........................9

InitialPreparations.......................12

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

IncludedSoftware,PDF

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

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

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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.

Date/timebattery:Dangerousifswallowed.Ifthisoccurs,contactadoctor

immediately.

•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.

•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batteries.

•Useonlytherecommendedbatteries.

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

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

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

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

immediatelyushwithwater.

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SafetyPrecautions

•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.

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batteries,

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

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

forprolongedperiods.

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SafetyPrecautions

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.

•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batterieswhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteriesareleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay

occur.

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

otherinsulators.

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

•Donotchargebatteriesofdifferenttypesatthesametime,oruse

olderbatteriestogetherwithnewerbatteries.

•Donotinsertthebatterieswiththe+and–terminalsreversed.

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

•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

 Threadtheendofthestrapthroughthe

straphole(

),andthenpulltheother

endofthestrapthroughthelooponthe

threadedend(

).

 Thestrapcanalsobeattachedtotheleft

sideofthecamera.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourwrist.

 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

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteries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switch( )andopenthecover

(

).

3 Insertthebatteries.

 Insertthebatteriesasshown.

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.

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InitialPreparations

5 Closethecover.

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

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

position(

).

CompatibleBatteries

UseAAalkalinebatteriesorCanonAANiMHbatteries(soldseparately,see

Camera User Guide).

• Duetotheinconsistentperformanceofotherbatteries,useofspecied

batteriesonlyisrecommended.

• NiMHbatterieslastlongerincamerasthanalkalinebatteriesdo,especially

incoldweather.

• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingarepossiblewith

variousbatteries,see“Specications”intheCamera User Guide.

RemovingtheMemoryCard

 Openthecoverandpushthememory

cardinuntilitclicks,andthenslowly

releasethememorycard.

 Thememorycardwillpopup.

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InitialPreparations

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.

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whennished.

Afteraconrmationmessage,thesetting

screenisnolongerdisplayed.

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

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•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.

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

=



15toadjustthesettings.

 Pressthe<

n

>buttontoclosethemenu.

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

youturnthecameraon.Followthestepson

=



15tosetthedateandtime.

• Ifthe[Date/Time]screenisdisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon,

evenafteryouhavesetthedateandtimecorrectly,replacethedate/time

batterywithanewone(seeCamera User Guide).

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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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TryingtheCameraOut

4 Shoot.

ShootingStillImages

Focus.

 Presstheshutterbuttonlightly,halfway

down.Thecamerabeepstwiceafter

focusing,andgreenframesaredisplayed

toindicateimageareasinfocus.

 If[Raisetheash]appearsonthescreen,

pressthe<h>buttontoraisetheash.It

willrewhenshooting.Ifyouprefernot

tousetheash,pushitdownwithyour

nger,intothecamera.

Shoot.

 Presstheshutterbuttonalltheway

down.

 Asthecamerashoots,ashuttersound

isplayed,andinlow-lightconditions,the

ashresautomatically.

 Keepthecamerastilluntiltheshutter

soundends.

 Yourshotremainsdisplayedonthe

screenforabouttwoseconds.

 Evenwhiletheshotisdisplayed,youcan

takeanothershotbypressingtheshutter

buttonagain.

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TryingtheCameraOut

ElapsedTime

ShootingMovies

Startshooting.

 Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera

beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and

[

Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.

 Blackbarsdisplayedonthetopand

bottomedgesofthescreenindicate

imageareasnotrecorded.

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

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

 Oncerecordingbegins,youcantakeyour

ngeroffthemoviebutton.

Finishshooting.

 Pressthemoviebuttonagaintostop

shooting.Thecamerabeepstwiceas

recordingstops.

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